Young Athletes League – Newport

Sunday 25th June 2006

B&R’s young athletes travelled to Newport in Gwent to compete in the penultimate Young Athletes League fixture. We narrowly missed second place by ten points due to athletes not turning up on the day. Luke Evans was awarded Male Track Runner of the Match for his run in the U/17 200m in 23.3 seconds. He was also third in the 100m in 11.6 seconds.

Other U/17 Boys results:

James Mobley 2nd 100m B 11.9, 2nd Long Jump A 5.06m

Tom Wedgbury 3rd 800m 2-14.5, 1st Javelin A 25.12m, 3rd Shot A 7.75m

James Hood 1st 3000m A 10-02.7

Simon Lanckham 2nd 1500m S/C A 5.19-8, 2nd 800m B 2-33.7, 1st Javelin B 19.61m

Ben Richardson 1st 3000m B 10-48.3, 3rd Shot B 5.09m, 3rd 400m A 66.3

4 x 400m relay 1st (James, Simon, Tom & Luke) 4-11.4

Outstanding in U/15 Boys were Kota Suzuki (1st 100m 12.3, 3rd 200m 26.0 and 1st Long Jump 5.23m) and Sean Bowden (1st 1500m 4-23.6 and 2nd 200m B 27.2).

In the U/13 Boys competition, Dewi Hammond shone, winning the 100m A (13.9s) and coming second in the Long Jump (4.01m).

Other U/13 Boys results:

Ben Peat 1st 100m B 15.0, 3rd Long Jump 3.15m

Jack Morley 2nd High Jump A 1.10m, 2nd 800m B 2-39.6, 2nd 75m Hurdles 17.6

Jamie Scoltock 4th 200m A 35.3, 4th 1500m A 5-47.7

Chris Warren 2nd 800m A 2-33.5, 1st 75m Hurdles B 18.6

Only one U/17 girl turned up to compete: Sam Laffan 3rd Discus A 10.92m and 3rd Shot A 5.28m.

At U/15 Girls level, Tomasina Ball impressed with a PB of 4.33m to win the Long Jump and another PB (2-39.3) in coming third in the 800m A race. She was also second in the 75m Hurdles in 13.9 seconds.

Other U/15 Girls results:

Melissa Benton 3rd 100m A 13.3 (PB), 3rd 200m A 27.6 (PB)

Kelly Duffill 3rd 100m B 14.1, 2nd 200m B 29.1

Laura Porter 2nd 1500m A 5-42.9, 2nd Long Jump B 3.52m, 1st Javelin B 12.14m

Amy Laffan 2nd Discus A 14.09m, 2nd 800m B 2-58.5

Holly Chapman 2nd Discus B 9.25m, 2nd Javelin A 15.40m (PB), 1st Shot B 6.17m (PB)

Kelly Oliver 3rd Shot A 6.62 m (PB)

In the U/13 Girls, B&R’s best performance came from Georgie Savage in knocking six seconds off her 800m PB to finish second in 2-32.4 (Grade 2 standard) and winning both the High Jump B (1.10m) and Shot B (4.90m).

Other U/13 Girls Results:

Sally Hogan 2nd 1200m A 4-22.7 (PB), 4th 150m A 24.3 (PB), 3rd 75m A 12.2

Hayley Oliver 2nd High Jump A 1.20m (PB), 1st 800m B 2-48.6

Olivia Newell 1st 70m Hurdles A 14.1 (PB), 2nd Long Jump B 3.18m

Olivia Laxton 2nd Shot A 5.77m, 1st 70m Hurdles B 14.7, 1st Long Jump A 3.94m (PB)

(Report from Rita Brownlie)