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Blackheath and Bromley Harriers
Under 15 Boys Track Report 2014 Season
An all round team effort Edward Adams at Ashford. He set a personal
brought success at a local and Edward set a new club record best of 4:31.9 in the YDL A
national level for our Under for Octathlon of 3,903 points string at Norman Park coming
15 athletes. The team benefited as runner up in the England third. Coleman improved his
from a blend of natural Athletics Combined Events High Jump to 1.50m coming
talent, excellent coaching, and Championships at Bedford. 2nd in the KYAL A string
dedicated parents. Performances A truly all round athlete, at Erith and won the club
continued to improve Edward won Gold in the championship at Triple Jump.
throughout the season and Kent County Combined He finished the season as part
new members were introduced, Events Championships at of the team that won Gold
increasing the squad’s strength Norman Park, and the South at 3x800m and Bronze in the
and depth. In 2014 the team of England Combined Events 4x100m at the Kent County
were Kent Young Athletes Championships. He achieved Relay Championships at
League Champions, Youth Grade 1 standards for 80m Canterbury.
Development League Southern Hurdles, Discus, Long Jump
Premier Division Champions and Pentathlon. At the Kent Henry-James Cowie
and Youth Development County Combined Event One of only three athletes in
League National Final Championships Edward beat the squad to record Grade
Runners Up. the Grade 1 standard for 80m 1 performances this season,
Readers of the Gazette Hurdles with a Personal Best Henry-James was awarded
in future years will take of 11.78. For these superb Blackheath and Bromley
delight in learning something performances he was awarded Excellence. These Grade 1
from these accolades of the Blackheath and Bromley performances were for 1500m,
individuals who made the Excellence this season. 800m and Pentathlon at
team, many of which should Norman Park. His Personal
go on to enjoy wider success in Oscar Bailey Best at 1500m of 4:19.71 ranked
track and field. Oscar was promising at him 31 in the UK, and his
Shot Put and achieved 3rd 800m Personal Best of 2:04.1
place in the KYAL A string ranked him 29th. Winning
at Gillingham, followed a Silver for the pentathlon at the
fortnight later at the Norman Kent County Combined Events
Park Open Meeting with Championships, and achieving
a Personal Best of 9.26m. his third Grade 1 standard of
He has also bolstered the the season, he was invited to
sprinting squad. the English Schools Combined
Events Championships at
Coleman Corry Boston despite pulling up in
Though a year young, in the High jump with an injury.
running and jumping, His Personal Best was 2577
Coleman secured his place ranking him 11th in the UK.
in the team with a number
of gutsy performances in the Michael Eagling
1500m. He won Silver at the Michael scored highly in each
Kent County Championships YDL fixture, giving a great
performance in the National
