Trudy-Ann Cleary (left) of Oberlin celebrates a certain victory as she nears the finish line, while running the anchor leg of her team's Class Two sprint relay, on yesterday's final day of the Eastern Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. - Ian Allen/Staff Photographer

Oberlin High emerged champions of Eastern Athletics Championships after amassing 526.5 points at the meet, which ended at the National Stadium yesterday.

At the end of the two-day Championships, Oberlin finished way ahead of Glengoffe, who made a late afternoon surge.

Glengoffe ended with 431 points to finish ahead of Morant Bay (394), Buff Bay (391) and Yallahs (235).

Oberlin also dominated the girls' section, tallying 368 points to beat Glengoffe (261.5) and Buff Bay (187).

However, on the male side, Morant Bay with 215 were the kings of the east. Buff Bay (204) and Glengoffe (169.5) also finished ahead of Oberlin (158.5).

Twelve records were broken yesterday, adding to the six which fell on Monday's first day.

Record performances

Individual record performances came from Javere Bell of Seaforth (22.16), boys' Class Two 200m; Richard Gavin of Glengoffe (21.79), boys' Class One 200m; Glengoffe's Nashee Campbell (57.02), girls' Class two 400m; Tonique Sobah of Morant Bay (14.79), girls' 100m hurdles Class Two; Juwayne Moore of Morant Bay (15.20), boys' Class Two 110m hurdles; Kevin Grant (12.31m), Class Three boys' shot put; Morant Bay's Ashantia Hayden (11.08m), girls' shot put open; Owen Watson of Buff Bay (15.74m), boys' Class One shot put; and Shawn Porter of St Mary's College (13.65m), boys' Class Two shot put.

Two other records

The day's two other records came in the sprint relays, with Oberlin (51.59) taking the girls' Class One event and Glengoffe (42.45) running away with the boys' equivalent.

Bell, who won the 400m (49.48), 200m (22.16) and 100m (10.98), all in Class Two, was the overall champion boy, while Morant Bay's Hayden, winner of the girls' javelin (26.49m) and shot put (11.08m), both open events, was the top female.

Everton Leslie, coach of Oberlin, said despite the points accumulated by the boys, he was always confident of victory.

"The girls did it and I am proud of them, but the boys played their part. The boys team was very weak, but the girls pulled it off," he said.

He also uttered praises to the other schools, saying "... they gave us good competition".