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Whyte a double winner at All-comers meet
Robert Bailey, Freelance Writer
Rosemarie Whyte
Rosemarie Whyte of GC Foster College was the only double winner at the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association's (JAAA) All-comers development meet at the Stadium East field on Saturday.
Whyte, a former Holmwood Technical standout, clocked 53.48 seconds to win the women's 400 metres ahead of Christine Day (54.64) and Shana-Gay Tracey (54.65).
She returned later to capture the 200m in 23.88 ahead of her teammate Schillonie Calvert (23.92) and Andrea Reid of Holmwood Technical (24.81).
Calvert took the 100m in 11.95. Danielle Jeffery (12.54) was second and Nicole Wilson (12.87) finished third.
André Drummond of MVP captured the men's 800m in 1:50.91 in front of Ricardo Cunningham (1:51.61) and Kayan Lawrence (1:59.39). Michael Mason of GC Foster College won the men's 400m in 46.66 beating teammate Ryan Lawrence (47.29) and Chumaine Fitten of MVP (47.37).
Marlon Robinson of MVP won the men's 100m in 10.76 from University of Technology's Jacques Harvey (10.93) and MVP's Winston Smith (10.97).
Warren Weir of Calabar took the men's 200m in 21.43. The MVP duo, Robinson (21.56) and Winston Smith (21.57), were second and third, respectively.
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