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        with a win in the U20. And so
        to the 400s, for which we have
        high hopes. South of England
        champion, Louise Evans, has
        had a fine first season with the
        Club and it’s about to get even
        better with a convincing win,
        backed up by Grace, with anoth-
        er medal, this time silver, in the
        B race. It’s almost a repetition in
        the 300m with SIAB champion
        Holly Mpassy winning and
        Natasha Bennett taking bronze
        in the B string. And they’re no
        sooner off the podium than
        our two 80m hurdlers, Ruby
        Bridger and Zoe Austridge, are
        stepping up to receive a silver
        medal apiece.
                                Yasmin Austridge on her way to a silver medal and new Steeplechase
        Last year we got the Final off to   record in Castellon
        a great start with two firsts and
        a runner-up in the javelin. Can   tion. Bekah improves her PB   more hurdles out on the track
        we replicate that this year? Not   once again and fails by just   and it’s time for our indoor and
        quite, but Bekah Walton and   6cm to reach the magic 50m   outdoor National champion and
        Eloise Locke are the two best   target. But it’s nevertheless a   Team Captain to show us how
        throwers in the U20 competi-  CBP! Meanwhile, they’ve got   it should be done. If it’s possible
                                                        to stroll to a sprint hurdles
                                                        victory, Anastasia does just
                                                        that. An honourable mention
                                                        also for U17 Ella Brown, who
                                                        rises (quite literally and more
                                                        than once!) to the challenge to
                                                        take bronze in the B string. In
                                                        the U17 3000m we repeat this
                                                        result, so almost a White-wash
                                                        with Ava winning and Zoe in
                                                        3rd. Bethany Panton moves up
                                                        an age group to win the U20
                                                        B string.

                                                        A clean sweep in the stee-
                                                        plechase
                                                        It had to happen at some stage
                                                        and if it was going to it would
                                                        probably be in the High Jump,
        Natasha Bennett moving smoothly to a 300m bronze at the YDL final   in which, it has to be said, we’ve
        at Bedford                                      struggled for most of the season:
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