UTech, Jamaica 2016-17 Annual Report

University of Technology, Jamaica ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 Page 86 Excellence Through Knowledge Department of Sport cont’d. 2017 Penn Relays Twenty six students and seven members of the management team represented the university at the annual Penn Relays, held in Philadelphia, US o in April. The team did well with some student achieving personal best performances, while some won individual events. The results were as follows: Table 4 Achievement These students and their coaches were honoured at a Pep Rally held on September 22, 2016. *graduated November 2016 Team Relays College Women 4 x 400 3rd place, time: 3:32 College Women 4 x 100 4th place, time: 44.25 College Men 4 x 100 5th place, time: 39.64 College Men 4 x 400 6th place, time: 3:08.57 Individual events College Men 100m dash Michael Campbell 1st place time: 10.09 Men 110 hurdles Ronald Levy 1st place time: 13:33 Elaine Thompson clinched gold in the women’s 100m final at 2016 Rio Olympics when she crossed the finish line in a time of 10.71secs ahead of Tori Bowie of the United States and fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Name Achievement Megan Simmonds* Olympian, 100m hurdles Her first Olympic Games Ranked 5 th at Semi Finals Shericka Jackson Olympian at Rio winning silver for the 4 x 400m and 400m bronze Julian Forte Olympian at Rio, 200m reserve for the Olympic team Simoya Campbell Olympian at Rio, 800m, ranking 42, in her first Olympics Shericka Jackson Olympian at Rio, winning silver for the 4 x 400m and 400m bronze Christania Williams Olympian at Rio, winning silver in the 4 x 100m Janieve Russell Olympian at Rio 400m hurdles, 2 nd place in semi-finals and ranking 7 th in the finals Elaine Thompson Olympian, 100m and 200m gold and silver in the 4 x 100m