All island schools athletic meet:

Fernando, Senanayake the best

Yasaratne GAMAGE and Priyan DE SILVA -(Matara Sports Correspondent) reporting from Beliatta.

A.D.A. Fernando of Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa and S.R.J.P. Senanayake were adjudged the best male and female athletes at the 2012 All Island Schools Athletic meet while the Western Province won the championship with 874 points and Central Province were runners up with 612 points. Sabaragamuwa were third with 577 points.

Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa and Maris Stella College, Negombo were the joint boys champions with 117 points each while A. Rathnayake Central College Walala took third spot with 90 points. St Joseph’ Balika Vidyalaya Kegalle and A. Rathnayaka Central College Walala were joint women’s champions with 167 points each with Sumana Balika Vidyalaya coming in third with 161 points.

Athletes from St. Josephs’ Girls College Kurunegala were responsible for the only two records to fall on the final day of the 2012 All Island Schools Athletics Championship which concluded today.

S.R.J.P. Senanayake of St. Joseph’s Balika Vidyalaya won the 100 meter dash for girls under 21 in a record time of 12.30 seconds to erase the 12.31 second mark set by schoolmate J.A.N. Shashipraba Jayasingha in 2009. Not to be out done the 4 x 100 relay quartet of St Josephs’ Balika Kegalle bettered their All island schools record clocking 4:12.01 minutes. The previous mark stood at 4:16.77 minutes.

In the first event of the day W.W.M. Tharindu Madushan of Lunuwatta Central College won the 21.098 Kilometer half marathon for boys under 19 with a time of one hour 13 minutes and 53 seconds at the All Island Schools Athletic meet yesterday. Tharindu led from the start at the 184 kilometer post near Nakulugamuwa on the Colombo – Tangalla Road. This was Tharindu’s second gold of the meet. He established a new record in the 5000 meters on the second day of the meet.

D.M. Maheshika Madushani of Polpithigama National School won the half marathon for girls under 19 with a time of one hour twenty seven minutes and fifty five seconds. She won the 1500 meter event yesterday. Milina Kumari Senevirathna of Sri Rahula NS holds the record for the event with a time of 1 hr 21 mts and 18 secs established last year.

Half Marathon Under-19 Boys:

1. W.W.M. Tharindu Madushan (Lunuwatta Central College, Uva) 1 : 13 : 53.0, 2. H. H. Prabath Anuradha (Makandura Central College, Southern) 1:15:12.0, 3. P.G.C. Laxman (Henegama Central College, Western) 1:16:07.0, 4. G.P. Kasun Akiranga (Taxila Central College, Horana Western) 1:16:15.0, 5. H.M. Lahiru Nishantha (Lunuwatta Central College Uva) 1 :17:07.0.

Half Marathon Under-19 Girls:

1. D.M. Maheshika Madshani, (Polpithigama National School North Western) 1:27:55.0, 2. U.G.L.J. Ranasingha Rivisanda (Central College Ussapitiya Sabaragamuwa) 1:32:04.0, 3. R.D. Hasini Pramodani (Kandegedara Central College Uva) 1:32:44.0, 4. Y.G. Lasanthika Dilrukshi (Doragala Vidyalaya Central) 1 :33:02.0, 5. R. Shalini (Puththukulam MV Northern) 1 :33:05.0

High jump boys under-17:

1. Sachin Eranga Janith (Maristella MV Negombo, Western) 1.93 M, 2. C.M.J.P. Fonseka (Rajasingha CC Hanwella Western) 1.89 m, 3. R. Senthuran (Jafna Hindu College Northern) 1.85 m,

100 m Hurdles Girls under-15:

1. K.A.I.I. Abeyrathna (St Joseph’s BMV Kegalle Sabaragamuwa) 16.02 seconds, 2. M.G.D.S.K. Perera (Nugawela CC Central) 16.39 seconds, 3. K. Malsha Sewwandi (Mary Immaculate Convent Western) 17.66 seconds

100 m Hurdles Girls under-17:

1 N.P.I. Thathsara (Wickremashila NS Giriulla North Western) 15.8 seconds, 2. P. Komuk (Chattiypalam MV Eastern) 16.0 seconds, 3 K.P.L.A. Kumarasingha (Bandaranayaka Vidyalaya Veyangoda Western) 16.20 seconds

100 M Hurdles Girls under-19:

1. Ireshani Rajasingha (Gateway I.S. Rajagiriya Western) 15.98 seconds, 2. A. Keshani Perera (Gateway I.S Rajagiiya Western) 16.63 seconds, 3. G.V.H. Wathsala Kumari (Sumana BV Rathnapura Sabaragamwa) 16.70 seconds

100 m Hurdles under 21-Girls

1. J.A.I.S. Dayananda (Fergueson High School Sabaragamuwa) 15.38 m, 2. L.D.N.G. Jayathillaka (Sumana BV Rathnapura Sabaragamuwa) 16.58 m, 3. H.A.S. Kaushalya Rajarata MV North Central 17.42 m

100 m Hurdles under 15-Boys:

1. D.S.M. Perera (Lyceum IS Wattala Western) 14.25 seconds, 2. Sonet H. Dhanushika (Richmond College Galle Southern) 14.67, seconds, 3. S Imanga Alahakoon St Servatius College Matara 14.85 seconds

110 m Hurdles Boys Under-17:

1. K.H.S. Manoj Kaushan (Seevali MMV Rathnapura Sabaragamuwa) 14.78 seconds, 2. K.V.D. Kalatuarachchi (Gateway IS Rajagiriya Western) 14.79 seconds, 3. H.A.T. Dilshan (Kuliyapitiya MMV North Western) 15.50 seconds

110 m Hurdles under 19-Boys:

1. W.K.M. Udaya Kumara (Prince College Rathnapura Sabaragamuwa) 14.66 seconds, 2. Akila Nilaweera (St Servatius College Colombo Southern) 14.67 seconds, 3. C. Madon Elvis (St Patricks College Jaffna Northern) 15.52 seconds

110 m Hurdles Boys under-21:

1. A.A. Sadun Sandaruwan (Henegama CC Western) 15.42 seconds, 2. Prasad Jood (Low St Peters’ College Western) 15.42 seconds, 3. L. Sanjaya Fernando (Maristella College Negombo Western) 16.00 seconds

Triple Jump under 19-girls:

1. S. A. Nadeesha Madhubashini (Welimada CC Uva) 10.94 m, 2. M. D. Tharaka Ashwini (Sacred Heart Convent Galle Southern) 10.80 m, 3. S.P.R. Sulekna (Debarawewa NS Southern) 10.80 m

Discuss Throw Girls under-21:

1. W.D.M.R. Priyadarshini (Rajapaksa CC Weeraketiya Southern) 33.49 m, 2. A.W. Dileepa Chamali (Sumana BV Rathnapura Sabaragamuwa) 31.44 m, 3. K. Priyanthi Kumari (Rajapaksa CC Weeraketiya Southern) 30.83 m

Javelin Throw Girls under-19:

1. Heshendri Dharmadasa (Visakha Vidyalaya Western) 36.35 m, 2. P.G. Sandamali Pitagampala (Sumana BV Rathnapra Sabaragamuwa) 35.16 m, 3. H. D. Sayuri Kaushika (Dharmapala CC Pannipitiya Western) 33.46 m

4 X 400 Relay Girls under-17:

1. St Josephs BMV Kegalla Sabaagamuwa 4:01.6 minutes, 2. A. Rathnayaka CC Walala Central 4:01.8 minutes, 3. Pihitiwewa MV North Central 4:08.8 minutes

100M Girls under-21:

1. S.R.J.P. Senanayaka St Joseph’s BMV Kegalle Sabaragamuwa 12.30 seconds, 2. J.A.I.S. Dayananda Ferguson High School Sabaragamuwa 12.69 seconds , 3. T.M. Sethwaya Mudalige Vidura College Western 13.02 seconds

100 m Girls under-15:

1. D.M. Yamqani Dulanjali Am bagamuwa CC Udubulathgama Central 12.91 seconds, >2. M.R.M. Sandamini St Joseph’s BMV Sabaragamuwa 13.25 seconds, 3. Salmi Ranpatabendi Meauseaus College Western 13.31 seconds