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2016 Squad: Mary Adeniji,
Antonia Alapafuja,
Immanuela Aliu, Genni
Allan, Yasmin Austridge,
Anna Barnett, Niamh
Bridson Hubbard, Mhairi
Brooks, Maya Bruney, Magda
Cienciala, Jo Clowes, Kelsi
Cornish, Pippa Croft, Annie
Davies, Sophie Dowson,
Shaye Emmett, Leah
Everson, Nicole Farmer,
Kelsey Fuss, Mary Guy,
Isabella Hilditch, Lizzie
Ibdunni, Emma James, Parris
Johnson, Jess Keene, Eve
Keith, Chloe Kibblewhite,
team of Charmont, Magda, to be added up to know that Amy Leach, Sam Leighton,
Katie and Immanuela just we’ve had a fantastic time Tabitha Lisciotto, Katy-Ann
shading the bragging rights and it’s been incident free – McDonald, Carys Marsden,
by 0.20 secs over Parris, no DQs, no no-heights and Holly Mills, Catrin Murphy,
Divine Oladipo, Viv Olatunji,
Maya, Modupe and Viv. Take no no-throws. Even so, our
a bow ladies: what a shame winning margin of 96 points Isio Orogun, Toyin Orelaja,
Eloise O’Shaughnessy, Kate
you couldn’t have raced each from Team Edinburgh (a Purser, Isobel Reeves, Olivia
other! The 4x300m relay composite team) is nothing Richer, Jamiyla Robinson-
proves to be one of the most short of astonishing and a Pascal, Grace Scopes,
competitive races of the day trip to Europe again in 2017 Modupe Shokunbi, Yinka
and the squad of Kate, Catrin, will be just reward for those Shokunbi, Georgina Taylor,
Olivia and Holly just miss efforts. Maite Vanucci, Megan Walsh,
out on a podium placing. There’s more good news: Charmont Webster-Tape,
All season we’ve struggled the boys have had a great Lottie Weitzel, Victoria
with the 4x400m, frequently afternoon too. Sadly not good Wiltshire, Katie Woolcott.
having to ask tired middle enough to withstand the
distance legs to manage one anticipated SBH onslaught, Tim Soutar
last lap. Not so today. With but easily sufficient to ensure
what will turn out to be our we win the overall match
European team, Isabella, for the first time and with
Katy-Ann, Megan and Maya another enormous margin
dominate the race. Only of 111 points. What more
Glasgow can stay with them, can one say (except, as ever,
but they have no answer to thanks to everyone who
Maya’s finish and we end on contributed to our success
just the right note with a final this summer)? Two down, one
win. We don’t need the scores to go: Spain here we come!