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Athletics Report 21
The UK Development League Under 13s
Summer 2017

Bracknell: 22/04/17 mined 800m race and finished mat feet first but still recorded a
The 2017 track and field season a strong second clocking a new great 2nd. Ollie’s second win of
started at Bracknell with the personal best time. Jamie Sears, the day came in the long jump
first UK youth development making his track club debut lead where he smashed his previous
league fixture and BBHAC from the gun in his 800m race best by a big 16cm.
secured a solid 2nd place and crossed the line in first place Matt Smith had a difficult
finish behind current National with an impressive debut time. day beginning with a strong
Champions Southampton. The Sam Stuart also made his debut second place in the 75m hurdles
U13 boys had a mix of athletes, in the 800m and was rewarded followed by a new personal
some experienced and others with a great opening season best in a wet and windy 800m
making their Blackheath and time. Ethan Alapafuja opened also placing 2nd. The timetable
Bromley HAC debuts. his BBHAC account in some didn’t favour Matt as the high
Oliver Robertson started style coming second in the jump clashed with the 800m
his day off winning the 75m 100m in a quick time before and by time Matt had returned,
hurdles with a fantastic new helping the relay team to their the competition had moved on
personal best time, followed by great victory. Another debutant and with heavy legs Matt was
another win and PB in the high was Jack Horn and he made his unable to get a height, but had
jump. Then a good long jump mark with a fast 100m and a three valiant attempts.
competition and a second place quick leg in the victorious relay Ben Campbell looked comfort-
finish before running a great team. Emmanuel Oniwinde able winning the 800m by 5
leg in the winning relay team. jumped a new personal best in seconds and also won valuable
A great start to the season. the long jump securing a fine points in the shot put.Josh Bud-
Connor Sutton had a great second place and ran a new dle Smith did well in both the
days racing, winning both the fast personal best in the 100, javelin, throwing a seasons best,
sprints and the relay. Connor making for an impressive debut and the shot again winning
equalled his PB in the 100m performance. precise points in the field.
but ran a new best in the 200m. Connor Sutton dominated
Matt Smith started his day with LAG Southampton: 20/05/17 the sprints once again with
a brilliant new best in the 75m Southampton was the venue fine victories in the 100m and
hurdles smashing the 14 second for the second match in this 200m.Emmanuel Oniwinde
barrier comfortably. Matt was season’s UKYDL lower age had a great day running near
also 3rd in the javelin and 4th in group fixture and last year’s wet his best in the 200m placing
the high jump scoring valuable weather was repeated, making 3rd followed by a great long
points for the team. conditions far from ideal. Ath- competition that saw him
Josh Buddle Smith was just letes being a hardy bunch cou- propel himself over 4m for the
short of his best in the javelin pled with Dave Cordell’s perfect very first time placing him a
and scored more points in the siting of the club tent meant we solid 2nd.
shot put and ran close to his coped well and should be well Jake Anthony made a great
best in the 800m.Ben Campbell pleased with our strong second National league debut knocking
ran a superb 1500m breaking place finish, behind hosts and 10 seconds off his 800m best
the elusive 5min mark for the current National champions and throwing a new javelin
first time. Ben also put the shot Southampton AC. best despite only having had
ensuring we had no gaps in the The day began in winning ways two coaching sessions, more
field events.Oles Chaban making with Oliver Robertson, seem- valuable points earned.
his track club debut showed his ingly ignoring the head wind, Jack Horn battled well into
range of talent sprinting a new running near to his best and the wind to record a fine 2nd
personal best in the 200m and winning the 75m hurdles. Sur- place in the 200m sprint and
then running very close to his vival instinct kicked in for Ollie helped the relay team including
best in the 1500m securing a during the rain sodden high Connor, Emmanuel and Oliver
fine second spot in the B string jump as he adopted the scissor to 2nd just 0.3sec behind the
race.Max Gregson ran a deter- technique, landing on the wet winners.