Breathtaking to heartbreaking to a possible redemption—that would sum up the 115 ISSA/GraceKennedy Athletics Championships for a Jamaican high schooler. On March 27, 2025, she lined up in the National Stadium and ran a 100-meter sprint in what seemed like her own league. And boy, was she not quick? The teenager was the first to run through the finish tape with a world under-20 leading time of 11.08 seconds – the fifth-fastest Jamaican junior female. What she had next in mind was to double the distance and repeat the success, so she ran the qualifiers, eventually going to the semi-finals. Result? Disqualification! Yes, that’s right! But still, there’s some hope…

Rori Dunk tweeted, “🚨BREAKING🚨Sabrina Dockery, who had earlier been disqualified for a false start in the girls’ 200-meter race, will now be competing in a makeup race after winning her appeal. The race is said to be run at 7 p.m. local time.” The Lacovia High student was disqualified from the semi-finals of the 200m race alongside Shevi-Anne Shim of Immaculate Conception for a false start on Friday, the fourth day of the event. It wasn’t just two sprinters! But even Wolmer’s Girls Abidgali Wolfe was shown the red card for the same reason in the second semifinal heat. Also, was it the first time?

Sadly for Sabrina Dockery, this was the second time that she was facing such disqualification. Previously, she had false-started in the Class Two 200m final last year and faced disqualification. Coming back to this year, following the DQ, appeals were made from each of Sabrina Dockery’s and Shevi-Anne Shim’s schools against the decision. And the appeals worked in their favor. The Jury of Appeals ruled that the two of them would be racing in a special race later on Friday.

The criteria for Dockery and Shim to go ahead is for them to finish in the top 8 of the Girls’ Class 1, 200m. That would require them to beat the 24.30 seconds that were recorded by STETHS’ Rihana Allen and the 24.39 seconds run by Tianna Rhoomes of Vere Technical. In the 200m qualifiers, Dockery led the race with 23.22 seconds, and for Shin, it was 24.66 seconds. Needless to say, Dockery coming back is a threat not only to Allen’s position but to the number 1 as well.

Hydel High School had put on quite a performance in the semis with Jody-ann Daley and Shemonique Hazle finishing 1st and 3rd, respectively. Daley recorded a 23.53 on the clock while Hazle clocked a 23.79. These might have won them the semis, but they still fall short of Dockery’s qualifying performance. And in case she manages to make a comeback, the finals are going to be interesting!

Till then, let’s take a look at Sabrina Dockery’s previous records…

Sabrina Dockery is a rising track and field athlete

Sabrina Dockery is one of the biggest school prospects in Jamaica as of now. She is even referred to as one of the fastest schoolgirls on the island. She even won bronze in the Jamaican U20 Championships back in 2024 for both 100m (11.29) and 200m (23.24). The student-athlete is a World U20 champion in 2024 in 4×100 and a Pan American U20 Championships 2023 bronze medalist in 4×400.

In the 2025 season, she had a strong performance in the 2025 Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Carifta Trials. She won the Under-20 girls’ 100 meters final in 11.30 seconds, ahead of world Under-20 4x100m relay gold medalist Shanoya Douglas. This was in February, and then came March, and with it, the record.

The 11.08 recorded by Dockery in the 100m on March 27 is her career best. In a video that surfaced over the internet, the 18-year-old is just purely dominating the race. A second or two goes by, and Dockery is running ahead of her competitor. None of them, yes, none of them were even parallel to the athlete as she ran those hundred meters. This run brought some valuable nine points to her school, but they just won’t be satisfied with this. The 200m is the next prize that she must be looking for.

What do you think? Can she win it?