THE Faculty of Social Sciences put up a sturdy fight to retain their title as champions of the University of Guyana Inter-Faculty Track and Field Championships, which ended last week Friday at the University’s Turkeyen, Campus ground. Social Sciences ended with 257 points to win their third consecutive title, finishing with points, to move ahead of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry who ended with 215 points.
Coming in for third were the Faculty of Natural Sciences with 212 points, the Faculty of Technology were fourth with 137 points. School of Education and Humanities (SEH) ended with 112 points. The UG Berbice Campus (UGBC) had 80 points, Faculty of Health Sciences collected 37 points and the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences captured 28 points.
National distance runner Cleveland Forde for another year bagged wins for Social Sciences in all of the men’s distance events. The Little Kenyan clocked the winning times in the 800m, 1500m and 5 000m.
The women’s 3 000m was won by SEH’s Alexis Williams, who also took third in the 800m and 1500m runs. The 1500m was won by Health Sciences Nikita Wilson, for another year. UGBC picked up the win in the women’s 800m, which was won by Kenisha Lashley, Natural Sciences’ Rushella Hanover placed second.
In the sprints, Education’s Fiona Mentis and Agriculture’s Emanuel Archibald took sprint double wins in the women’s and men’s respectively. Archibald also prevailed in the men’s long jump.
Social Sciences again captured the top spot in the 400m races. Travis Poole won the men’s race, while on the distaff side was Kiswanna Jefford, who also finished second in the 100m.
Natural Sciences finally picked up wins in the relays, winning the men’s 4x100m and women’s 4x400m.