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Kent Young Athletes League 2016

Norman Park coming out on top of the table personal best and came 2nd in
8th May with the first team and a great a tough 1500m knocking 10
5th place for the second team. seconds off his previous best.
The Kent Young Athletes Alex also placed second in the
League kicked off its season The thirteen U13 boys B long jump in his first long
in glorious weather at our competing, included five jump competition and was
home fixture at Norman Park. boys making their club debut, also part of the DQed relay
Ken Daniel (track manager), and all made a great show of team. Sam Reardon showed
Dave Cordell (Immediate Past themselves, earning many his range of talent once again,
President) and their team did points towards the teams total. leading a high class field in the
a wonderful job preparing Jacob Byfield began his day 1500m from start to finish,
both the track and the field with a convincing win in the knocking 5 seconds off an
hurdles, recording a quick
for a busy program of events. time, despite the strong head already classy personal best,
Great to see amongst these wind down the home straight, placing him an impressive 4th
so many of the older BBHAC proving why he is currently in the country. Sam was then
athletes (U17-U20) there ranked 3rd in the country. just short of his best in the
supporting the youngsters and Jacob continued his day with windy 200m placing 3rd in
special thanks go to Marco further wins in the long jump the A string and equaled that
Arcuri and Lewis Stickings and B string high jump. Jacob with another 3rd place in the
who helped out on the day in was also part of the 4 x 100m shot. Sam was also part of the
many ways making the day run relay team that crossed the doomed relay team!
smoothly for all concerned. line in first but were deemed Barnaby Corry continues to
Blackheath and Bromley to have made an illegal hand improve week on week with
HAC U13 and U15 boys and over and were subsequently three fantastic new personal
girls are so strong, with great disqualified. Something for us bests. Most satisfying was his
depth, that we are able to field to work on. high jump PB of 1.30, closely
two teams in the same league. Alex Sibley had a great day followed by a hurdles best and
We took full home advantage winning the B 200m in a new shaving half a second off his