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Norman Park 26th July for vaulting! And, for the first 300), Katy-Ann (A 800 – in a
Even before the first event, time all season, we fail to win new League Record), Isabella
it’s been a busy weekend. On all of the 100m races, though (A 300H), Carys (discus)
the Friday evening, our U20 Cheriece and Parris do win and Holly (LJ – another new
4 x 100 team of Parris, Jazz, theirs. But, a change is as good League Record, to go with
Cheriece and Viv defied the as a rest: we win all the 200s the U20 record she set at
elements (après le deluge instead (thanks to Cheriece, Stevenage). With another solid
doesn’t tell the half of it!) to Charmont, Parris and Olivia). performance from the middle
win the UKA Club Connect No more clean sweeps, but distance squad – special
race at the Anniversary we do have a goodly number recognition for the efforts of
Games, in the process setting of wins, including a double Naomi and Sam Leighton,
a new Club record. (Not only in the U20 javelin from our who finish 2nd in both
that, but the time is faster Guernsey girls, Ali Higgins their events) – we look well
than any club senior team and Zoe, and in the U17 1500 set going into the relays. A
in the country during the ( Jess and Amy), 3000 ( Jess, somewhat different U20 sprint
season, other than our own!). repeating her winning form squad ( Jamiyla, Charmont,
Dina and Shannon then went of the previous week at the Isabella and Viv) nevertheless
on to compete for the GB ‘A’ Schools’ International – and repeats its Friday victory
and ‘B’ Teams, respectively, in Genni). and 80H (Isabella with the U17s finishing 2nd,
the main event. But, for Dina, and Holly), plus individual but their colleagues in the 4
that was merely a warm-up successes in the U20s for Kate x 300 (Roisin, Kate Purser,
for her sensational record- Curran (A 3000 – nice to Lizzie and Isabella) go one
breaking performance less see her back from triathlon, better for the win. The U20
than 24 hours later, when if only fleetingly), Annie (A long relay team, however, has
the sun shone and sub 11.00 100H and U17 TJ), Sonia a ‘blue line’ problem and are
history was made. Woolhouse (B 400H), Divine DQ’d. But it doesn’t matter,
(A discus and U17 shot, because we win anyway and
But the rain and gloom warming up nicely for her trip not just the women’s match
returns for our final league to Samoa to represent England (by 65.5 points: official results
match the following day. in the Commonwealth Youth received!) but overall. No
Some had foreseen the likely Games), Emma (B hammer), paper match for us, then.
conditions and gone off on Robyn (B TJ) and Toyin (B Birmingham here we come!
holiday. The vaulters may as HJ), as well as in the U 17s for
well have done, as it’s too wet Catrin Murphy on debut (B YDL Finals,
Alexander Stadium
6th September
The omens aren’t good in the
build up to the match, we lose
not just one Twin, but both,
to injury and illness. What
would Oscar Wilde have made
of losing your two European
Junior silver medallists? And
that isn’t all – Divine has been
rewarded for a successful
