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see us dominate the U20 Carys Marsden in the U20A and When SBH are announced as
event with wins for both Issie Hannah Macaulay in the U17, as finishing 2nd, the celebrations
Hilditch and Annie Davies and well as a win for Anna Barnett begin, but in moderation, as the
the 3000m produces the same in the U20B. And so, also, to best of our season still awaits us
result for Jess Keene and Nia- the last track event before the in the Czech Republic.
mh, while, in the U17 race, El- relays, the steeplechase. We Thanks, as usual, to everyone
loise O’Shaughnessy is clipped have (or rather don’t have) miss- who helped our season be the
early on and takes a tumble, ing athletes in this event, but success it has been.
hitting her head on the kerb, but Jess Keene and Lily Tappenden
re-joins the fray to finish a gutsy step in with medal winning YDL Squad 2017: Mary Adeniji,
Antonia Alapafuja, Immanuela
4th as Madalina Samoila takes performances (silver and gold in Aliu, Genni Allan, Yasmin
the bronze in the B string. In the U20A and U17 B, respec- Austridge, Zoe Austridge, Anna
the meantime, over in the high tively). Yasmin Austridge adds Barnett, Ellie Barrett,Natasha
jump, Funminiyi records anoth- another gold in the U20B and Bennett,Isabelle Bridge, Niamh
er win, with Alice Prentice joint Millie Smith finishes a good 4th Bridson Hubbard, Mhairi
first in the B string. In the shot, in the U17 A race. Brooks, Maya Bruney, Katia
Hannah Macaulay, competing The rest of the meeting is all Cienciala, Magda Cienciala,
in the U20 event in preparation about GTBR. Which we do Belinda Clark, Kelsi Cornish,
for Brno, finishes in 4th place, in contrasting fashions in the Annie Davies, Daisy Dowl-
as does Eloise Locke in the 4x100: the U20 team (Annie, ing, Sophie Dowson, Shaye
U17, but pride of place goes Parris, Modupe and Maya Emmett, Lauren Farley, Nicole
to Lauren Farley with a win in Bruney) win with ease, while Farmer, Stephanie Fisher,
the B string. Two fourth places the U17s (Mhairi Brooks, Katia Grace Fullerton, Kareena
also follow in the U17 200, for Cienciala, Sophia Harper and Galley, Grace Goddard, Sophia
Natasha Bennett and Grace Funminiyi) have a changeover Harper, Karina Harris, Isabella
Fullerton, but we win U20 silver malfunction but rescue the Hilditch, Sophie Hoare, Lizzie
and gold thanks to Immanuela situation and make the finish. Ibdunni, Parris Johnson, Jess
and Parris Johnson. The 4x400 squad of Belinda, Keene, Amy Leach, Tabitha Lis-
Katy-Ann, Issie and Megan ciotto, Eloise Locke, Hannah
Don’t Count the Chickens Yet warm up for Europe with an MacAulay, Katy-Ann McDon-
It’s around this stage in the af- emphatic victory and the 4x300 ald, Yasmin Marghini,, Carys
ternoon that the Windsor team girls (Natasha, Karina, Grace Marsden, Zoe Martial, Holly
manager acknowledges defeat, Goddard and Alice) bring down Mills, Funminiyi Olajide, Anika
but we’re still not counting the curtain with a solid 4th Olalere, Isio Orogun, Toyin
chickens, even though we do place. Our day is done and all Orelaja, Eloise O’Shaughnessy,
have a strong finish lined up, we can do now is wait for the Alice Prentice, Kate Purser,
if only because it’s never over results. Jamiyla Robinson-Pascal, Kami-
until it’s over. Katy-Ann, with yla Robinson-Pascal, Madalina
another dominant performance The Title Regained Samoila, Grace Scopes, Imogen
(different tactics, same result) The overall team positions are Sears, Jessica Sellar, Modupe
breezes the U20 800, winning the first to be announced. It’s Shokunbi, Yinka Shokunbi,
by more than 10 seconds, and is not remotely close: we win by Millie Smith, Elise Swatton,
supported by Nicole Toft with 167 points from Shaftesbury Lily Tappenden, Nicole Toft,
3rd in the B string. Sophie and Barnet. And we’ve also regained Megan Walsh, Bekah Walton,
Kelsi add two more bronze our Women’s National title, so Lottie Weitzel, Victoria Wilt-
medals in the U17 race. This it will be Europe again for us shire, Katie Woolcott.
brings us to the last field event, in 2018. But we still have the
the discus, and silver medals for countdown to the men’s result. Tim Soutar