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Under 13 and Under 15 Girls
Summer Season 2015
A highly satisfying summer in Division 1 and one in was on home soil at Norman
season in which “Blackheath Division 2. Some of the girls Park and again there were
and Bromley Under 15 Girls were new to competition and a large number of athletes
are officially the best team in many were giving new events competing. We came first by
England 2015”. a try. It was a cold and windy 40 points which put us joint
day but everyone competed to leaders with Southampton.
Having won the Southern the best of their ability. The third Kent League
League Champions title they In Division One the U15 fixture was also held on home
qualified for the National Girls and Under 13 Girls soil and we had our biggest
Final in Birmingham, whilst came first and in Division 2 number of athletes competing
in the Kent League the Under the U15 Girls came third with yet, with many of them again
13 Girls were Division one the Under 13s second which trying different events.
winners and in Division made us second overall. In Division One the U13
two the second teams were The second fixture was the Girls came 6th with the
promoted. Thanks to the first YDL of the season at Under 15 Girls coming 1st so
contributions of a large pool Southampton on 2 May. making us first overall and in
of athletes as well as the back Again on a cold day we had Division Two Under 13s were
up team they were able do a large number of athletes
gain distinction in the Final competing and we finished
in a highly competitive field. the day in second place just 8
The season started in great points behind Southampton
fashion with the first of 4 which put us in a good
Kent League Fixtures at position for the rest of the
Ashford on 19th April. season.
We had a large number of Next came the second Kent
athletes competing with two League Fixture at Medway
teams in each age group one Park on 10th May. We again
had a large number of athletes
competing in scoring and
non-scoring events with a
large number of relay teams.
In Division One the U15
Girls came first but the Under
13 girls came a disappointing
5th (A number of the under
13s were new and trying out
events, some to build on for
the rest of the season) but we
were first overall. In Division
2 both the Under 15s and 13s
came second.
On 30th May we had the
second YDL fixture this