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just needed to keep racking Molly Scott would make senior athletes
up those points. The U17 it enough? The combined wince. Thanks also to Gemma,
sprint squad did their bit with match result, announced who kept us all going, to John
Jamiyla, Lizzie and Parris first, after some delay, saw us Blackie for his considerable
setting up Molly to secure the finish runners-up to Team input and inspiration, to John
victory in style. Despite a last Edinburgh – a composite Hubbard for his team manager
minute substitution to save team, meaning we are actually back-up, to Jay for his photos
Natty for the longer relay, the the best Junior club side in and to all the other coaches,
U20s matched their younger the country! – so, surely, we’d officials and supporters who
counterparts with Toyin won the Women’s match… helped us along the way.
leading out and an astonishing and we had! Champions again We’ll do our best to bring you
2nd leg from Shannon by no less than 40 points something back from Istanbul
ensuring that sister Cheriece from Windsor. Back where we next September!
and then Viv could see us belong and back in Europe. A
home. The 4x300m squad had great team effort of which all Our 2014 Squad
had a hard afternoon between the girls can, and should be, Dina Asher-Smith, Anna
them and battled to 5th (still proud. What say we do it all Barnett, Megan Beaman-
beating Windsor), but we had again next year? Browne, Niamh Bridson-
saved the best to last. After a Hubbard, Bonnie Brito Costa,
plucky opening leg from Natty, Coda Gemma Brown, Maya Bruney,
clearly running through the Following a season dominated Joanna Clowes, Helena
pain barrier, a solid run from by solid team performances, it Coleman, Jazz Crawford,
Janae saw Shannon take the seems slightly inappropriate to Pippa Croft, Kate Curran,
batton for her debut over one single out individuals for special Kerri Davidson, Annie
lap and, with sister Cheriece mention but nevertheless, the Davies, Charukshi Dangedara,
on anchor, they strode to a 6 examples set in their different Leah Everson, Beth Frost,
second winning margin! Was ways by Sonia – no, well almost Kelsey Fuss, Janae Galley,
no, challenge too daunting – Akina Gondwe, Mary Guy,
Viv Olatunji and our young middle distance Chloe Haffenden, Isabella
stars, led by Jess Keene (800, Hilditch, Brooke Hollett,
1500 and 3000 – and offered to Cheriece Hylton, Shannon
do a relay leg - in the Final!) and Hylton, Elizabeth Ibidunni,
Kelsey Fuss (1500 and 1500s/c), Parris Johnson, Natalie Jones,
regularly and willingly took on Jess Keene, Sam Leighton,
event doubles, and trebles, that Anna Myers, Viv Olatunji,
Toyin Orelaja, Shauna Paice,
Isobel Reeves, Charlotte
Rhule, Shannon Riskey,
Jamiyla Robinson-Pascal,
Molly Scott, Jenny Sheasby,
Chloe Smith, Yemisi Sofolarin,
Georgina Taylor, Sonia
Woolhouse.
Tim Soutar
