Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Athletic Club

Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow Athletic Club young athletes travelled once again to Guildford for the third match in the Alder Valley Girls League. With holidays and the EA U15/U17 Championships in Bedford, many of our regular athletes were unavailable for this match, and so, it fell to the other young athletes the club has to offer, to compete. In an extremely close fought match, the local team emerged victorious by just 5 points with Guildford & Godalming finishing second. The team management were extremely proud of the way the athletes took on unfamiliar events, and also by the team commitment shown.

U13 Girls
Becca Croft ran a spirited race to come in second in the 600m, gaining a new personal best (PB), and equaling the club record with 1m43.0. Not to be outdone, Tilly Compton-Stewart also ran a new PB time of 1m54.7. Emily Reeves took on the 1000m, also achieving a PB in 3m26.0 with Eloise Milbourne gaining a first in 3m35.9. Croft also featured in the 70m hurdles, running in second (12.3secs) with Bryone Wilson supporting in 14.7secs. New signing, Chantal Banton, grabbed a brace of PB’s in the Long Jump (3m53 PB) and the Javelin (3m27 PB). Ellie Jackson had covered three events with the High Jump (1m20), Shot Putt (5m91) and the Discus (12m54 PB). Fair results came in the sprints with Emily Hancock covering the 200m (21.6secs) and Sasha Hollenbeck (21.5secs PB). Jess Judd competed in the 100m (11.5secs) along with Hope White 11.4secs PB). White also featured in the Long Jump (3m91) and the Discus (10m81 PB). Hollenbeck, another athlete with a full day, also competed in the High Jump (1m33) and Javelin (10m49). The relay team of Judd, Hancock, Croft and Hollenbeck came in 4th with a time of 58.2secs.

U15 Girls
This age group also saw athlete’s multi-tasking. Hannah James had a very good day achieving three PB’s. In the Hammer she achieved 9m53, next came a sprint in the 100m with 14.4secs, finishing off with the Discus with 12m04. Competing again after a long layoff, Olivia Lawson made a welcome return taking on the Shot with 5m39 PB. Ellie Wallis, a middle distance athlete, ran the 800m in 2m39.3 PB and then took on the Javelin gaining 10m51 PB. Emily Haberfield showed her team commitment by tackling the Hammer for the first time, when the original selected athlete was unable to compete. She bravely entered the circle with only limited practice to achieve a 2nd placing and valuable points for the club with 6m27 PB. She then went on to compete in the High Jump (1m35) and the 800m (2m31.1 PB). Emma Croft was another athlete who deserves special mention. She suffered a bout of tonsillitis mid-week, but turned out to compete in the 200m (27.9secs PB) and then running in first in the 1500m in 5m21.4. Yet another member of the team with three events was Sarah Hing. She competed in the 200m (30.3secs SB), the Long Jump (4m18) and the Discus (14m89). Ana Inverary gained a PB in the 100m (13.6secs) and also competed in the Long Jump (4m04). Supporting athletes were Sophie Sutherland who gained a 1st in the 1500m (5m45.1), Eleanor Duck, 75m Hurdles (12.4secs), Katy Hills, Javelin (21m38) and Chloe Gwilliam in the High Jump (1m35) and Shot Putt (3m83). The relay team of Croft, James, Hing and Inverary ran in 3rd in 56.8secs.

U17 Ladies
Again we saw athletes taking on unfamiliar events, with some competing in three. One such athlete, hurdler Charlotte Banks, commented on how she had really enjoyed the day. Recently seen dancing with Usain Bolt at Crystal Palace, she swapped her dancing shoes for a set of spikes to first take on the 300m Hurdles (53.2secs), then the 80m Hurdles (12.9secs) and finally the 200m (28.2 PB). Rachel Westbrook partnered Banks in the two hurdles races with 300m Hurdles (60.8secs), 80m Hurdles (17.0secs SB) and complementing this with the High Jump (1m30). Sarah Phelps also tackled three events with 100m (13.8secs), 200m(29.0secs) and High Jump(1m35) as did Claire Hing, 100m(14.9secs SB), Long Jump(4m61) and Triple Jump(9m26 SB). Laura Suggitt also featured in three with 300m(45.5secs), 800m(2m31.6) and Long Jump(3m88 PB). Ellie Norris was back after her holidays setting new PB’s in the Discus(27m58) ,Shot Putt(8m42) and the Hammer(31m03). Sarah Taplin gained 17m46 in the Discus and set a SB in the Javelin with 31m69. Middle-distance duo of Lois Bond and Alyssa Spitzer both gained firsts in the 1500m with 5m07.0 and 5m50.5 respectively. Sophie Reynolds ran the 800m(2m23.7 SB) and 300m(44.9 PB). Helen Farmer competed in the Javelin(29m22) gaining a first and valuable points also Tara Barrett in the Shot Putt(8m69). The relay team of Banks, Suggitt, Phelps and Bond rounded off the day with a second in 54.7secs.

A great team effort which see’s WSEH top of the league and qualified for the Alder Valley Girls Trophy in September.

Once again, a big thanks to all the parents and officials whose help is greatly appreciated.