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VI finishes 6th in 4 x 100m @ Penn Relays
In the women’s event, the USA Red team of Tianna Bartoletta, Candyce McGrone, Kimberlyn Duncan and Carmelita Jeter, raced to 42.61 seconds in nabbing first place, whilst the [British] Virgin Islands, led by veteran Harrigan-Scott, were sixth in 44.97 while St Kitts and Nevis finished last in 45.75.
“Not the race we wanted because of bad handoffs but we came out to Penn Relays and fought. The energy here is always amazing. When everything falls in place we will have an amazing time. It's the beginning,” noted Harrigan-Scott on her Facebook page.
Jamaica, spearheaded by reigning World and Olympic sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, finished second in 42.90 while Trinidad and Tobago, with Kelly Ann Baptiste on board, were third in 43.43.
Jamaica upset USA
Running in the USA vs the World Men’s sprint relay, the Jamaican side of Jermaine Hamilton, Julian Forte, Rasheed Dwyer and Oshane Bailey clocked 38.70 seconds to cross the line first.
The USA Blue team, comprising Sean McLean, Wallace Spearmon, Calesio Newman, and Remontay McClain, finished second in 39.02 seconds.
St Kitts and Nevis, with the impressive Jason Rogers and Antoine Adams in the line-up, clinched third in 39.49.
“Beating the USA, you know, they are our main rivals. So this is a good sign for this time of the year, and we can only get stronger,” Forte said.
The highly favoured USA Red team, boasting the marquee duo of Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay, crossed the line fourth in 39.74 but were eventually disqualified for an illegal exchange on the final hand-over.
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