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parish of St. Mary has produced athletes that are among the great
names in the athletic All-of- fame.
Nikole
Mitchell
who attended St. Mary's High School, was a gold medalist for Jamaica
at the World Junior Track and Field Championship, in Germany,
1992. Nikole received numerous scholarship offers to attend universities
in the United States, after which she settled for The University
of Texas, in Austin. During her tenure at the university she represented
Jamaica at the 1996 Olympics, where she got a bronze medal in
the (4X1) sprint relay, for which Merlene Ottey ran the anchor
leg.
Jimmy
Adams
who was borned in Port Maria, St. Mary - played for the West Indies
Criket team, and was elected as the World number one Batsman for
a period.
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