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Athletics Report 15

The women’s team finished 5th debut in W50 3000m, W50 high The 5 women managed to cover
in their match and remained in jump, W50 triple jump (1st); all the events and finished 3rd in
5th position overall. Louisa Val- Barbara Terry W50 hammer; the match giving them an over-
lins ran the A String 200m; Car- Helen Godsell 4x400 relay. We all position of 4th so they will
ole Pennington A String 1500m; finished 5th in the match and remain in the 1st division this
Sara Elmqvist B String 1500m, 5th overall. season. Jo Machado-Costa A
W35 shot; Anne Cilia W35 String 100m, 4x200 relay, W35
2000m walk, W35 pole vault, 16th July 2018 – Medway high jump, W35 long jump; Maz
W50 javelin; Jo Machado-Costa Park Turner B String 100m, 4x200
W35 javelin; Jackie Montgom- The final match was at Medway relay, W60 long jump, W60
ery W50 200m, W50 2000m Park on 16/7. Both the men’s discus, Sara Elmqvist A String
walk, W50 pole vault (1st); Zoe and women’s team were facing 800m, 4x200 relay, W35 discus;
Kingsmell W50 1500m; Barbara relegation. The team of 8 men Sarah Belaon B String 800m;
Terry W50 shot; Helen Godsell did their best but remained in Jackie Montgomery 4x200 relay,
W60 200m (1st). Maria Cart- 6th position overall and will be W50 100m, W50 800m, W50
wright ran the B String 200m competing in the 2nd division high jump, W50 long jump (1st)
but was unable to finish due to a this season. Luca Ercolani A and W50 discus.
severe muscle pull. String 100m, A String 800m,
4x200 relay; Stephen Langdon B Thanks go to…
2nd July 2018 – Dartford String 100m, 4x200 relay, M60 …all the competitors many
Our penultimate match was long jump; Tom Phillips M50 of whom competed in lower
on 2/7 at Dartford. We had 10 100m (1st), 4x200 relay; Andy age group categories to ensure
men competing: Daniel Marks Kingsmell M35 long jump; those essential extra points were
A String 400m, 4x400 relay, Eugene Lawlor M35 discus; gained. Many thanks as well to
M35 triple jump; Tim Nash B Tim Nash M50 800m, M50 long John Turner for his amazing
String 400m, 4x400m relay, jump; Mark Ellison M50 discus; help, encouragement and sup-
M50 3000m; Alex Gibbins A John Turner M60 800m. port at all the matches.
String 3000m (1st); Gareth
Evans B String 3000m, 4x400 Maz Turner
relay; Clem Leon 4x400m relay,
M50 pole vault, triple jump and
hammer; Alan Hardy made his
debut in M35 pole vault and
Eugene Lawlor in the M35
hammer; Tom Phillips M50
400m; Rob Brown M60 3000m
(1st). Despite pulling out all the
stops the men’s team finished
5th on the day remaining in 6th
position overall.
There were 5 women at the
Dartford match. Carole Pen-
nington ran in A String 400m,
A String 3000m, 4x400m relay;
Maz Turner B String 400m,
4x400 relay, W60 3000m; Jackie
Montgomery 4x400 relay, W35
hammer, W50 400m, made her Zoe Kingsmell in action