Photo: Lushane Brown of St. Jago goes clear at 2.15m to set a new personal best in the Boys Under-18 High Jump at the Carifta Trials in Kingston Jamaica on Saturday. Brown won the event ahead of Ryan Cole-Brown and Peter Clarke.
St Jago High’s Lushane Wilson was in a class all by himself as he produced a new personal best of 2.15m to secure the Boys Under 18 high jump ahead of Ryan Cole-Brown of Old Harbour High ( 1.95) and Peter Clarke of Wolmers ( 1.95) on day one of the Carifta Trials at the National Stadium on Saturday.
Wilson, who has been in superb form this season, consistently scaling 2.00m in the development meets, took three attempts to clear 2.05m which saw him sealing victory ahead of Cole-Brown, who failed in his three attempts to clear 2.00m.
The ‘basketballer’ then had the bar raised to new height 2.15 metre, 0.3m higher than his previous personal best of 2.13m.
With the crowd getting behind him and cheering him on he went clear on his second attempt.
The bar was again advanced to a new height of 2.18, at which he came very close to clearing on all three attempts.
Speaking with Yardie Sports after his victory, Wilson expressed his satisfaction with the days performance despite not being able to go clear at the higher height.
“Entering the competition I was expecting a new personal best. I really wanted to clear 2.18, but I hope I can clear it before champs. But I am really happy with today’s jump”
He also revealed that he has high hopes for the upcoming Boys and Girls Championships later this month and Carifta Games. One of his main object is to take aim at Germaine Mason’s junior high jump record of 2.27m.
“Looking forward to Champs and the Carifta Games, I will just go back home and start some weight training to help improving my strength which can help me to go close or even past the national junior record.”
Wilson said he believes with his basketball skills he can become Jamaica’s best Junior high jumper.
Speaking about how the game of basketball has helped his high jumping thus far, he said “In basketball, things like the Halli oops, the number of steps needed for executing a dunk and just the fact that one has to have good speed and height when driving to the hoop, these have really helped me and will help me to go higher in the future”.
Wilson is the defending Class Two high jump champion winning last year with 2.01m and will be looking to retain his crown at the upcoming Boys and Girls Championship scheduled for march 24- 28 inside the National Stadium.
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