Toco top Schools Relay Festival

Toco Secondary won the overall crown with 172.5 points, while Sangre Grande Secondary displaced Queen’s Royal College (QRC) in second place with 113 and 91 points respectively. QRC took the top boys school category, while Bishop Anstey High snatched the top girls school. In the mixed schools category, Toco and Sangre Grande Secondary went home with trophies.

This year, Toco were dethroned in some of the girls categories, winning only the Under-16 and Under-21 age groups with 34 and 24 points respectively. Arima Central took the honours in the girls Under-14 with 16 points, while Bishop Anstey High ran away with the girls Under-18 with 36 points.

In the boys grouping, QRC took the Under-21 category with 30 points, Holy Cross College the Under-14 category with 20 points and Fatima College the Under-16 age group with 28 points. The mighty team of Sangre Grande Secondary captured the top spot in the Under-18 category with 32 points.

A special exhibition relay involving the University of Trinidad and Tobago Fast Track Team, All Stars Athletes, the University of the Southern Caribbean, the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force and St Anthony’s College interested all present. In attendance were President of Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Carmona and 1976 Olympic 100-metre gold medallist Hasely Crawford.

Many of the participating schools use the Relay Festival to prepare for the Penn Relays in Pennyslvania, USA in April.

Blue Waters was the official water for the Relay Festival, which was hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Secondary Schools Track and Field Association. Sports- Max held the official media rights for the competition, which was broadcasted live across the Caribbean.