 Yeah, four overseas teams, two from Canada and two from Trinidad and Tobago, competed at Saturday's Gibson McCook Relays in Kingston, Jamaica. But it was Flying Angels, a Toronto-based club that had tongues wagging the angels, sore to two championship titles, winning the 4x200 for classes one and two boys. It was the first time they were competing at the meet since 2012, and this was their best ever performance, two gold medals, and we couldn't allow them to fly back to Canada without giving them a tour of our beautiful studio. I'm going to throw across to Lance Whittaker because he has the ankle leg runner on the 4x200 class two boys winning team, sure he had a grand time on Saturday and is probably still celebrating Lance. Yeah, Jaleel Haley, very, very impressive runner, only 15 years old, how great was it for you over the weekend because usually the Jamaican schools dominate Gibson Relays, but you Canadians gave them a lot to think about over the weekend. How was it for you? For me personally, it was a good experience, good exposure to go to Jamaica and run because usually when I travel for a run and I only go to the States and stuff like that. So for me, it felt good to be able to come to Jamaica and win the 4x2 class two boys with my guys. Talk to us about your development as an athlete, you're still only 15 years old, but you're already six feet, two inches tall. You may get as tall as you say in both six, five. So when I was in grade four, I ran my first school track meet back in Canada and after my races, I came first in the 200 and I did the hurdles, but I don't do hurdles anymore. After I ran those races, I went to cities and won at cities in the 200 and my dad, he saw that he had a vision that I could be good in track. So he put me in a club and ever since then I've been training and now I'm here. Your dad is Jamaican and actually ran for Jamaica College here, I'm told. Your mom is also Jamaican, but you were born in Toronto, weren't you? So my dad, back when he used to live in Jamaica, he ran for Jamaica College. His nickname was Dog. Dog? Yeah. He said when he steps on the track. I won't ask why, but go ahead. When he steps on the track, they just start barking. He told you that or you saw evidence of that? He told me that. Oh, he told you that. But you believe him though. Yeah, for sure. His friends tell me all the time. His friends tell you. All right. How serious are you about track and field? Because at 15, 2207, your PB for 200 meters, you look to have a lot of quality. And as I said, you have the size and you look to have the desire. How far do you want to take this? Um, well, after high school, I want to go to university, try and get a D1 scholarship for track. And then the goal is to go pro. And yeah, who are your idols who are the athletes that that inspire you at the moment? Well, my main three, of course, first, you same boat. Second is Andre de Grasse and third is Noel Ios. Well, three big names there for sure. And the grass being a Canadian is not, is in your territory. So you can, you can look closely at him for inspiration. Talk to us quickly about your training and how difficult is training. I know there are athletes who love training. Some athletes don't like training. And sometimes coaches push you really hard. Is there at 15 years old for you, a love for training or is your, your big moment just competing in front of crowds? Well, me personally training, I know it's going to make me better. So I thrive and I like training. Um, sometimes after school, because we have training after school for about like two to three hours. Sometimes the workouts, hard, really hard, but you got to push through and just get through the workout to get better every day and keep doing what I'm doing. In the past year, you were a voted flying angels, high school athlete of the year, but you had won a similar award before, didn't you? Could you talk to us about that? Um, I think it was 20, 21, that I had won the athlete of the year for elementary boys. Which, and you were probably 11 years, 12 years old at the time. I think about, about 12, yeah. So I had won that award for elementary boys and I had ran a couple of records that year for elementary in the 260 and yeah, I think that's it. About Saturday, it was very evident from the heats that the flying angels team would be a force to be reckoned with. Can you talk to us about your experience on Saturday and how things went from the heats because I thought based on your performances in the heats, the fans really recognized that, you know, your team would have been a handful in the final later in the evening. So for me and my team, we came in knowing that we could win because we trained, we made sure we're ready for everything that we go through and we came into the race confident. Um, obviously my first leg, Jordan, you know, he's a confident guy. He's always happy, always ready to run. Kerwin, he's my guy right there. He just moved to Canada a couple days, a couple months ago, actually. And then Nishan, you know, he always does his thing on the third leg. Just kill it right there. But yeah, we came into the race and as the race started, our handoffs were kind of shaky. But once I see Nishan coming around the bend on the third leg and he was winning it once I got the baton. The only thing that was in my head was to get it to the line in first. So that's what I did. All right, well, Jaleel, we'll be looking out for the name Jaleel Haley because we see a lot of quality in your performances and your team overall. And we wish you the best of luck. Ricardo and Mariah with your coach and some others from the Flying Angels who we're anxious to hear from. Take it away, guys. Thank you. Yeah, thanks very much to you, Alans. Yeah, we're pleased to be joined by head coach and founder Earl Letford. And of course, assistant head coach, Justice MacKinnis, lady and gentleman. How are you doing, first of all? Let me start with coach Earl. How big a deal was it to come to Jamaican when two relay events at Gibson Mako on Saturday? It was a big deal. These young people have been practicing for this, preparing for this. Since we mentioned it after we saw an episode that you aired. Yeah. Yes, yes, yes. Hold on, hold on there, coach. Hold on there, coach. Let's give the people a reminder of what happened. Yeah? Yes, let's do it. Well, that was 2012 and Flying Angels, the leading track and field club in Canada, certainly in the Toronto region, came to the Gibson Mako relays. They have been to the Gibson Mako relays on a few occasions. They haven't been in a while, but I know coach Letford and coach Justice over there in Canada. We want to see you back at the Gibson Mako relays and maybe you can hang on for the victory the next time you come. So that was a challenge, coach. Yes. Brother Chamber is here throughout the gauntlet, so we had to make sure the young people were ready. And I feel that they came ready, even though we went through a few obstacles, they kept their mind straight, focused on what they had to do and they came and they delivered. Yeah, and coach Justice, you almost didn't get here. I know coach Letford got in early, he's a smart man, but the rest of the team coming in a day after him, and you almost didn't make it. Talk to us about that. Yeah, that was very challenging for us. We had, we're supposed to leave it on Thursday, got to the airport, first the flight was delayed, and then it was cancelled. We got back on Friday, and then it was also delayed again. So we didn't get in until after 11 o'clock, got to the hotel after one. The athletes were on probably four hours sleep. Yeah, that must be tough. It was, it was, but we just had to keep them composed and let them understand that we still have a job to get done. Yeah, and you definitely did, and coach, you know this question goes to you because seeing that you had that hurdle to cross, and then your athletes got here, does this go down as one of the best gifts in McCook Relay, so do you have another special one? This one was the best because of the obstacles that they had to go through. The fact that they kept their composure, they kept their eyes on the vision, and they went out and they delivered. We had to make adjustments throughout the day to ensure that we had the performance that we had in the finals. You saw it come out. The 4x100, I have to ask about that because I thought you had a cracking class one, boys, 4x100 team, second fastest going into the final, and you didn't finish. How disappointed were you about that? Yeah, we were disappointed, but you know what, when they came off the track, they said, you know, coach, let's get it in the 4x2, right? Many times an obstacle came up. We looked at it, brushed it off, and thought about what is next. And that's what we did. Yeah, and talk to us a little bit about the flying angels, the track and field, the club, and what you do and what makes flying angels so special. Coach Justice. Well, we start from age five and up, and we have an after-school program where the kids can come out. We make it a place for them to feel, but like they belong to. And our main goal for the athletes is that by the end of grade 12, they are going out on a scholarship. So we have a goal, and that's what we work towards. Yeah, and you've clearly been doing a fantastic job so far. Talking about obstacles, by the way, you were disqualified on Saturday at the gifts of McCook Relays. I think from the class, two boys was it, 4x100, but somehow you got that overturned. Yes, they were saying that we caught in early. Now, I knew that that didn't happen, but we have put things in place that if there's a disqualification called or anything, we have protocols. So I was right there ready to deal with that. And they listened to what we had to say and they reviewed certain things, and they came up with the right thing. Two more before we have to go. Gonna put you under a little bit of pressure here. Can't let you come to the studio and not put you under any pressure. So after you won on Saturday, I was seeing on social media where some individuals were saying, because Flying Angels is a club, that they shouldn't be allowed to compete against high schoolers at gifts of McCook. What say you? I say these are high schoolers. High schoolers competing against other high schoolers. Now, when we ran our first race and we failed to qualify for the finals, no one was talking then. They were saying, welcome Flying Angels, come and have fun. And then as we started winning, then it was okay, this is on fear. Well, these kids are running against their same age groups. They're running against the things. So I feel it's just emotion. People letting their emotions get the best of them. But all in all, it's all in fun. Yeah, are you coming back for the four by one title next year? We're coming back next year. Game on. They're coming back next year, Flying Angels. It's been a pleasure to have them here in our Sportsmax studio. Thank you very much. And yeah, let's go to a quick break on the Sportsmax zone. So much more for us to discuss on today's show. So stay with us.