Its all systems go for the first-ever staging of the New York Next Gen Relays set for the Memorial Stadium in Mount Vernon on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

Among the participating schools will be top Jamaican track and field high school, Jamaica College, which will be among five Jamaican schools participating in the event. JC joins St Elizabeth Technical, Holmwood Technical, Vere Technical, and Herbert Morrison High.
JC is among more than 24 schools, including those from the tri-state area, competing in the one-day event, with most of the schools preparing for the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, which runs off a few days later.
Among the confirmed schools from New York City, Lower Westchester, and the Tri-State area are Danbury High School, De Paul Catholic High School, Erasmus Hall High School, and many more..
The event will run from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm.

Next Gen Relays CEO and former Jamaica College Manning Cup player Sean Falconer provides an overview.
Along with the traditional relays, which will be ‘open’ to the best runners irrespective of age from each school, there will also be competition in a number of individual or ‘flat’ events, including the 100 meters dash, the sprint hurdles (110 m), 400 meters, and 800 meters.
Schools will be limited to a maximum of three (3) athletes per individual event and one relay team per event.
As for the scoring system, the top three finishers in the individual events will receive the traditional gold, silver, and bronze medals.
Medals will be presented only to relay winners.
The Jamaican schools will be fed and taken care of, including being transported to the Penn Relays after the event, beginning on Monday and Tuesday.
