Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Athletic Club

GCSE exams, half term holidays and the early morning start for the long trip to Norwich all played their part in WSEH AC sending a much depleted team to contest the third in their National Young Athletes League Southern Premier series on Sunday. Those committed athletes that did make the trip rose to the challenge with track athletes contesting unfamiliar field events to fill the gaps in the team to secure valuable points and also surpassing themselves in their chosen events – producing over 50 personal bests on the day. The outcome was a 5 point victory over the host club City of Norwich AC, thus maintaining WSEH’s unbeaten tag in defence of the title that they won last summer and also moving the club to current top place in the league table.

Match Result: WSEH AC 455.5 pts
City of Norwich AC 450.5
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers 340
Medway & Maidstone AC 253

Under 17 Men
The Under 17 Men were dominant throughout. Ainsley Campbell set new pb’s to win both the 100m and 200m in 11.1 secs and 22.6 secs, partnered by Seamus burke who also gained pb’s in the B races with 11.5secs and 22.9 secs. Elliot Woolmer and Rickie Letch battled it for honours in the 800m, some 40 metres ahead of their nearest challengers with Letch again getting the edge in 1m58.1 to Woolmer’s 1m58.3. Woolmer then stepped down in distance to win the 400m in a new pb of 53.6 secs. There was another WSEH double in the 1500m from Connor Vine(4m19.3) and Keegan Lymn (4m20.1). The WSEH duo in the 3000m both had to settle for second places with Alex Goodall clocking 9m48.0 and Nick Cockle 11m17.0. Zak Curran made his hurdling debut in the first event the 400m Hurdles and was rewarded with 2nd place in 66.0 secs, with Cameron Mac Robert winning the B race in 66.2 secs.
The short hurdles saw Sam Maguire totally blitz his previous best with 13.7 secs, dipping under 14 secs for the first time, with Alex Peden winning the B string, also in a new best of 14.5 secs. Nathan Ditton (4m41.8) was surprisingly headed in the 1500m steeplechase by a class Norwich athlete and Zak Curran extended his experience of the ‘new’ by also contesting this event for the first time and was rewarded with a win in the B string with 5m1.9.
Mark White and Teo Kubeina shared the task in the heavy throws. Mark White was 2nd in the Hammer with 46m21 whilst Teo won the B string with a pb of 42m72. Kubeina also won the B Shot with a pb of 9m92 but was behind ‘infill’ track athlete Rikki Letch who showed unsuspected strength to throw 10m52. Charlie Smith was 2nd in the Pole Vault with a below par 3m10 but David Walker improved to 2m80 to win the B string. Alex Peden also set a new best of 1m70 to win the High Jump with versatile ‘utility man’ Zak Curran 2nd in the B with 1m40

Under 15 Boys
Points were harder to accumulate in the Under 15 Age Group. Best of the sprints proved to be the 400m where Dereece Green(58.0 secs) and Callum Todd- Ferguson(60.2secs) both achieved 2nd places. The latter went on to win the B 800m in 2m16.3 behind Jay Fieldmartin’s 2nd in the A in 2m14.0. Both WSEH athletes in the 1500m set new bests, Ricky Harvie clocking 4m28.2 in the A for 2nd, with Ben Bradley winning the B in 4m39.6.
Taylor Campbell, Gurlal Randhawa and Cameron Crawford shared the responsibility in the throws. Campell was 2nd in the A Hammer with 28m51 whilst Randhawa set a new best of 19m37 in winning the B. The Crawford/Randhawa duo both took second in the Discus with Crawford on 26m29 and Randhawa with another pb of 24m26. Crawford went on to set his own pb in the Shot with a massive 2m improvement to 11m34 with Campbell also raising his mark to 7m52. Best of the jumps proved to be the Pole Vault where Dan Ditton took maximum points with his 2m40 clearance.

Under 13 Boys
George Butler was again the mainstay of the U13 squad with three victories in his events – two in new pb’s – the 100m(12.8secs), 200m (26.3 secs) and Long Jump (4m83). His partner in all three events, Giles Robinson, also responded with new bests and victories in the B strings in the 200m (27.9secs) and Long Jump(4m14). Best of the middle distance events proved to be the 800m where Gus Cockle cruised to victory in a pb of 2m25.8.

Under 17 Ladies
Georgia Taylor and Aimee Partridge got off to a great start with maximum points and both setting PBs (47.5 & 49.5 respectively). Georgia went on to win the 300m in a new PB (42.8). Georgia Lamothe 100m PB (12.1) & 200m, Laura Suggitt 100m, Sarah Phelps 200m all scored highly in the sprints. Hannah Kirby equalled her 300m PB with 43.4. Laura along with Naomi Barbour 800m picked up maximum points, Sophie Reynolds took 2nd in the 1500m. Maryse Haynes and Sarah Spears did well over 3000m despite the searing heat. Letisha Richardson PB (13.1) and Aimee both scored highly in both the 80 Hurdles and High Jump competitions. Hannah Kirby did well in her first time at the Triple Jump.
The throwers, Ellie Norris, Sarah Taplin and Sarah Phelps all achieved good points. They finished the day with 1st in the 4x100 and 2nd in the 4x300.

Under 15 Girls
Olivia Caesar achieved two PBs in the sprints (12.9 & 26.1), she was supported very well by Georgia Haynes in both sprints who gained a big PB in the 200m (27.0). Joanne Fallon and Emma Croft both ran well over 800m. Ruth Bourne gets quicker every time with another PB over 1500m (4.47.2) to win comfortably. Abbie Schmid supported her well with another fine run. Steph Clitheroe PB 11.4 and Emma Roberts PB 13.2 both looked comfortable in their respective 75 Hurdles races. Demi Barrance equalled her PB which she set the day before to win the High Jump (1.55) and was backed up with a good jump from Emma Roberts. Demi, along with Harriet Walters scored well in the Long Jump (Demi 4.59 PB).
Gabriela Zivanovic, Miriam Mohammadi & Steph Clitheroe all did well in the throws events. The 4x100 team finished 2nd.

Under 13 Girls
Zoe Toudup and Ellie Boatman both recorded PBs in the 75m (10.5 & 11.1) and also competed in the 150m. Kathryn Ditton did well in the 800m as did Tilly Compton-Stewart who continues her consistent form by winning the “B” event.
Becca Croft and Aleksia Zivanovic (4.21.1 PB) scored highly in the 1200m.
Ellie Boatman recorded a huge PB in the 70 Hurdles with 12.1, and Becca Croft achieved a new PB with the same time.
Sasha Hollenbeck and Hope White continue their good form in the High Jump as did Mikaela Wright and Hope in the Long Jump. Ellie Jackson and Aleksia (PB 5.17) also scored well in the Shot.
The 4x100 relay team ended up victorious.

Authors: Dennis Daly & Geoff Bayles