21 KERRON STEWART: “So many memories. I competed at the Penn Relays for 18 years from 2000 to 2018. Definitely one of my favorite places to compete, the fans make the atmosphere magical. But, if I must pick a favourite memory, I would say 2018. Why? That was the last time I would compete at the Penn Relays and we won the 4x1 relays, which made the fair, well, even more special.” CARRIE RUSSELL: “My best moments at Penn Relays were 2011 and 2012. Those are the two years I won the 100m women, that’s one of the reasons why. I was only primarily focused on the relay, we did have a strong relay team in 2011. And I shifted the focus to 100m and I actually won it, and I came back the following year and won it again. I think I’m the second person to do the back-to-back win at that event at the Penn Relays.” TYQUENDO TRACEY: « For me, it would be hard to really differentiate between my favourite moments at Penn Relays because, personally for me, the first time I went to Penn Relays, in 2015, it was my first time ever travelling internationally and, for that moment, that whole trip was, everything was like just a moment, just an experience. But, to be honest, just being at the Penn Relays in itself was a dream come true because trust me, me and my teamwere really looking forward to it. But, outside of that, you know, everybody wanted to win so I would say my number one favourite moment out of all would be the first time I actually won an event at the Penn Relays. That would be my all-time favorite moment, it was really magical and, trust me, I was ecstatic and happy. I got the chance to know that I was on top, me and my team at the time. So that would be my number one favourite moment out of the few I had.” THE MONTHLY GLEANER | APRIL 4 - 30, 2022 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | PENN RELAYS FEATURE JANIEVE RUSSELL: “It would be 2013, it was my first Penn Relays with the team winning the 4 by 4 as a Class Three. It was my first time representing Holmwood Technical High School at that level at the Penn Relays and, coming out there as the youngest on their team along with Chrissan Gordon, winning that 4 by 4 was just magnificent, getting in the field of winning the Girls and Boys’ Champs and going overseas, not only running against high schools that are locally based but also international (and) to come out on top. So it was just a great feeling for me at the time, because I was very young, inexperienced, but it was a moment to remember.”
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