Former Jamaican high school athletes look well set to dominate the three-day National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships set for this week in Hobbs, New Mexico.

The meet, which begins this Thursday, will see nine of these athletes ranked number one in their respective events, led by former Jamaica College jumper Chavez Penn of Barton County College. Penn is the leader in the men's high jump with a clearance of 2.16 metres and also tops the triple jump with 16.17m.

Three other field event athletes, Rajay Hemmings, LeBron James and Celine Riddle, are also highly ranked in their respective events.