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Athletics Report 13
Athletics Report
Ladies Southern Athletic League
Summer 2017

B string 200m in a pb of 25.24. Bracknell 21st May:
It was argued last summer while Danielle Critchley won A good away performance from
that we have one of the best the 800m, Yasmin Austridge our Ladies in the second match
Senior Women’s track and field the 1500m and Kate Curran at Bracknell. Magda Cienciala
teams in the country with a won the 3000m by almost 45 won the B 100m, Megan Walsh
huge resevoir of talent coming seconds. the A string 200m Danielle
up through the juniors below. Other great performances came Critchley the 800m, and Anni
And this season presented a real from Immanuela Aliu winning Davies the 100mh and Triple
opportunity to excel, the team a string 100m, and 200m the Jump double. There were also
having been promoted back to latter in a new pb of 24.39, wins for Tabitha Lisciotto in the
the top flight last year. Even Anastasia Davies in the 100h High Jump, Sophia Harper B
so, as Tim Soutar observed and A string triple jump; Anna sting in the Triple Jump, Anna
then, much work was needed on Short won the A string Long Barnett B string in the Discus,
fielding stronger teams to ensure Jump in an impressive 5.55m, and Victoria Wiltshire in the A
that the return to the elite would and there was a great contri- string of the Hammer Throw
be a lasting one. Well, let’s bution from Shaunagh Brown with 44.60. Well done to Millie
say that those concerns would winning the A string Shot Put, Smith in winning the 1500sc
be answered in the course of a Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, and setting a PB of 5.21.71.
highly promising season filled and the B string Javelin Throw. Carys Marsden turned out
with outstanding performances several commendable perfor-
and wins and even when the Over the barriers Annie Davies mances winning B string of the
and Mark Cryer both won the
hopes of fielding strong teams Hammer Throw, finishing 2nd
were in doubt at times, the depth sprint hurdles, while Millie in the A string DiscusThrow,
Smith won ladies 2000m stee-
and versatility of the squad 3rd in the Javeline, and 4th in
ensured that it was still able to plechase events by a big margin, the Shot Putt.
while the ladies team won both
win events and points to keep Match Scores:
up amongst the elite clubs in the relays. Bracknell 217;
country. Such performances were In the field events Ellie Barrett B&B 196;
delivered by an ever maturing and Jackie Montgomery won Southampton 183;
and experienced collection of the high Jump and Pole Vault in Herts Phoenix 168.
highly talented and versatile the ladies event, and Anna short
athletes as was observed and won both the ladies long jump
commented on by John Wake- events. In the throwing event
man in this his last season as events Eloise Locke threw a
team manager. new pb of 37.14 in the A strong
javelin for 2nd place.
Norman Park 15th April: With One match down and 4 to
This was a great start to the go and with the final match at
season for Blackheath & Bromley also, BBHAC now sits
Bromley Ladies at Norman top of the league after beating
Park, winning 28 of the 36 some good teams in Colchester,
events including both relays. Belgrave and Thames Valley.
The outstanding performance Match Scores:
of the day came from Maya B&B 274;
Burney winning the 400m in Colchester 200;
54.74 , getting the woman of Belgrave 166;
the match award. Elsewhere on Thames Valley 124.
the track Megan Walsh won the