Bert Cameron - file

The maroon-and-gold clad Wolmer's Boys, under head coach Bertland Cameron, are eyeing their first win at Champs in over 50 years.

Wolmer's have not finished in the top three since 2005, when they scored 143 points behind eventual winners Kingston College (198) and St Jago (143.5); however, Cameron, the 1983 Helsinki 400m World Championships gold medallist, warns they are not going to Champs with just the aim of competing this year.

"We are expecting good things this year. It will be better than the last two years," Cameron said.

Competitive team

At the last five Championships, Wolmer's Boys held their own among the top-five schools, scoring 128 points for fifth last year, 137.5 for fourth in 2007 and 118.5 for fourth in 2006. In 2004, they were also fourth with 88.5 points.

The Heroes Circle-based school, has on more than one occasion in the past, lost out by two or less points.

It was in light of this that Cameron, while acknowledging Calabar, the reigning champions as favourites, believes any slip in any of their strong areas could give his team a shot.

"I see them (Calabar) as the favourites and I see ourselves as a good team, a very competitive team," he said

"I believe that they are not that far ahead of everybody else, so if they slip up with their main points, KC, JC, St Jago and ourselves could make it very, very interesting," he added.

Making mention of the Gibson Relays where all his 4x100m teams reached finals, Cameron promised his rivals that should it come down to those events, his team would definitely have a chance.

"We have a well-rounded team," he said.

"We are strong in all classes ... . there is not one particular class we expect more points than the other," he added.

"We expect to score evenly in all three classes, especially in the jumps and the hurdles."

Carifta Trials

Dwayne Extol is the best schoolboy 400m hurdler around and he is expected to win his event. But Cameron believes that he is just one of many expected winners at the Heroes Circle-based institution.

He also made special mention of his Class Two long jumper, Julian Forte, who leapt 7.05m to win the under-17 event at Carifta Trials.

"It's going to be good, its not just one and two athletes who can score, it's many people; all our jumpers," he added while saying good things are also expected from Ramone Bailey in the jumps.

"You know Champs is all about coming with your full team and things happening, so we are not just going out there to compete, we are trying to win, but its not like we expect it."