KAYMALLY Lacon was the top individual performer but it was Christianburg-Wismar Secondary School (C-WSS) that took the lion’s share of the spoils on Saturday when the Secondary Schools Athletics League staged their first event, a cross-country race at the scenic Botanical Gardens.

Tutorial High School’s Lacon proved supreme in the feature boys’ grade 10-11 5k run as he clinched the win in 19 minutes and 35 seconds in the Botanical Gardens over the weekend.

Second place went to Malachi Melville of Christianburg-Wismar Secondary school with Bygeval Secondary’s Zackrey Favourite third.

Bygeval’s Leroy Henry was fourth.

Alkila Blucher showed her ability in the girls’ grade 10-11 4k race as Christianburg-Wismar Secondary again took the top four spots.

Behind Blucher who finished in 17 minutes and 42 seconds was C-WSS Savannah Hyles, Shalona Mingo and Shanelia Gould.

The Linden sides took the majority of spoils as their school dominated the race that saw 25 finishers.

The boys 4k run also saw an almost exclusive Linden affair as Mackenzie and Christianburg-Wismar battled to take the top five places in the race for grades 8-9.

Mackenzie copped first place, compliments of multi-discipline athlete Ebo McNeil, who finished in a fast 14 minutes and 46 seconds.

Christianburg-Wismar Secondary School’s Bryson McBean and Omar Luther copped second and third places with their school mate Joseph Charles fourth and Mackenzie High’s Hajvaunte Adams fifth.

In the boys 3k run, Akeem Blucher of C-WSS pipped school mate Omarion Peters to the line in 12 minutes 12 seconds, stopping the clock at 12 minutes and 33 seconds ahead of third-placed Kyle Nurse of Mackenzie High.

The girl’s equivalent 3k race featured the emergence of Golden Grove Secondary’s Amisa Brutus for the win.

While Linden duo Keyare Whitfield of Christianburg-Wismar and Tiffuann David of Mackenzie High took the silver and bronze medal positions.

Christianburg-Wismar ladies dominated the 2000 metres run, making a clean sweep of the podium.

Holiyann Jarvis was first in eight minutes 37 seconds, followed by Amiyah Johnson and Lynicia Barclay.

In the team tally it was Christianburg-Wismar Secondary that dominated the six-race programme, winning five of the six races with Golden Grove picking up the other.

However, it was McKenzie High that was the second best school on show, giving Christianburg-Wismar stiff competition in every race.