As the ISSA Boys and Girls Champs draws near for its 105th staging and athletes fine tune their preparation for the event’s show piece, the most victorious girls team will be banking on one their most prolific female sprinters, Renee Medley, to help in their bid for a higher placing from their 5th position last year.
Medley who has been racking up some quality performances since the start of the 2015 track season, will be seeking to emulate the achievements Former Vere stars such as many time Olympian and World Championship medalist Veronica Campbell- Brown, legendary Merlene Ottey, Jura Levy and more recently Shericka Jackson.
Medley who was an eighth place finisher and a semi-finalist in the 100m and 200m for Class One girls respectively and will be seeking to make the final eight of both short sprints at this year’s Championship.
She has shown that she has grown and matured and looks to be prepared than in 2014 and now is amongst the favourites for gold in both event.
All the top names that made the finals for both event last year, save Saqukine Cameron, have moved on to higher studies or completed their high school track and field career, hence Medley will be looking to cash in big on her opportunity this year.
Medley gave a prelude of her intentions at champs as she had top finishes at the recent national Carifta Trials. She finished second in the 200m( 23.81 PB), to Cameron of Edwin Allen, using her top end speed to her advantage in getting the better of 200 youth Olympic Champion and one of the leading favourites Natalliah Whyte of St Jago.
She had earlier played second fiddle to Whyte in the 100m, in a time of 11.76 seconds, ahead of the likes of Shauna Helps of Wolmers Girls. Medley was named in the female squad of junior track and field stars who will represent the country at the Carifita Games in April.
She has been frequent in the winner’s enclosure since the start of the season, securing the 100m crown at the Central Championships, Kirkvine, in 11.72 seconds. She also scored big at the Camperdwon Classics winning in a time of 11.74 seconds.
Renee has proven that she can go the distance, and could be a major player in the Vere Technical bid to secure the 4×400 relay, if she is called upon on for service.
Speaking with Yardie Sports shortly after crowning herself 200m champion of the Digicel Grand Prix Series the 18 year old said, “It was a good race, I just need to get out the blocks faster. I want to give my school the maximum points and get the gold medal at champs.”
So if and when you turn up at “Champs” 2015, keep an eye of for rising star from the Plains of Vere, Renee Medley.
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