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Max Gregson continues to sun during a tough high jump The 800m were up next and
improve and will delighted with competition and both did well Max Gregson continued his
smashing the 5 minute barrier securing 3rd spots. Oliver’s day great season with a mature a
for the first time placing 4th in continued in the sand, jumping well paced race finishing with
a very competitive 1500m race. well to place 3rd again while style in a great 2nd, just outside
George Shaw had a memorable Matt had to endure 3 and 3/4 his best. Jake Anthony making
National debut winning the B laps in the sun doing the 1500m his National track debut lead
string 1500m in a great new coming 4th. Ollie’s final effort from the front in his race and
personal best and had a quick held off the fast finishing
sprint in the 100m for fun. of the day was running leg 2 in Windsor athlete to secure a
the sprint relay. brilliant win.
LAG Eton: 18/06/17 Ben Platt made his National Two first year in the age group
Glorious weather welcomed us league debut putting an equal athletes battled it out well in the
to the scenic venue of Thames best in the shot followed by heat of the day over two laps
Valley Athletics Centre at Eton a great 23 m gaining valuable of the 800m, both just outside
for the third fixture in the team points. Josh Buddle Smith their best with Jamie Sears
UKYDL lower age group. Dave was just short of his pb also in posting 2:35.3 and Oles Chaban
Cordell and Steve Hollingdale 2:37.4. Great times especially in
were first on site to cherry pick the shot and then threw the those temperatures. Oles also
the best pitch for our large team javelin over 20m again scoring sharpened up his sprinting,
tent and this provided an essen- vital team points. racing well over 100m.
tial shady retreat for our athletes At the half way stage we were Emmanuel Oniwinde was just
before and after their events. a little surprised to hear that outside his best in a quick 100m
As a result of the first two
fixtures BBHAC were currently BBHAC were leading by over and helped the boys to a fourth
in second spot behind National 10 points with Southampton place in the 4 x 100m relay
Champions Southampton and and Havering tied for 2nd but running the 3rd leg on the top
a solid result at Eton would with a loads more events to be bend.
help us get closer to our goal of contested. Finally completing our strong
making the 2017 National final, Connor Sutton had a fantastic squad Ben Campbell ran a solid
being held this year in Birming- 1500m during the hottest part
ham in September. Havering day winning all three of his of the day and should be pleased
AC and Bracknell AC started individual events starting with with his performance and time
the day in 3rd and 4th and a massive PB in the 200m placing a respectable 4th in a
keeping ahead of them would smashing through the 27 sec very tough race.
be crucial as only the top two barrier and slicing 0.6 sec off With two events left to score
in the league are guaranteed his best. Next up was the 100m BBHAC were 9 points in front
automatic places in the final. and another great personal best of Southampton but 10 minutes
The glorious weather was performance winning in 13.2. later with all events recorded
superb for us spectators but not Fairly new to the long jump Southampton had clawed them-
so friendly for the athletes as but taking to it well Connor selves in front to win the match
the temperature must have been then leaped over 4m equaling by a single point leaving us in
well into the 30’s! his best, winning again and 2nd with Havering 3rd and
The U13 boys began the day finally racing the final leg in Bracknell 4th. At the beginning
well with two 2nd place finishes the 4 x100m sprint relay. Ethan of the day we would have been
for Oliver Robertson and Matt happy with this result but felt
Smith. Oliver smashing his Alapafuja looked good in the slightly deflated having been in
personal best and Matt Smith 200m placing 3rd and ran a the mix all day.However, that
back near to his quickest best. quick 100m sprint equaling his result strengthens our position
Ollie and Matt both had to then best and was start off leg in the in the league table and with
endure long spells in the beating sprint relay. just our home fixture to go on