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        Match Two:              Rayhan Mourtada showed great   Marley Byfield had a busy day
        19th May 2018 – Norman Park  form running two new personal   sprinting, long jumping and
        Round two of the UKYDL was   best times in the 100m and   running the top bend in the 4 x
        our home fixture at a beautifully   200m and Ethan Alapafuja also   100m relay. Another busy ath-
        sunny Norman Park and we   sprinted to a new best time in   lete was Max Kennedy putting
        took full advantage, winning the   the 200m and scissored his way   the shot, throwing the javelin
        fixture and propelling ourselves   over the high jump bar, just   just short of his best and then
        to the top of the league table.   below his best.  admirably filling the high jump
        At the end of round one, the                    vacancy and claiming a new
        initial result placed BBHAC   Jamie Sears had his 1st club race   outdoor PB for his efforts. Finn
        in third, but after the results   of the season and shows great   Kitteridge continues his fine
        were officially scrutinised by   promise finishing less than a   form in the throws, darting the
        the league, we were elevated to   second off his last years best in a   javelin close to his best and put
        second. New league rules this   very competitive 800m.  the 3kg shot further than before
        season mean that only the top                   for a nice new PB.
        two clubs from our Southern   Oles Chaban committed well
        Premier division will qualify for   early on in his 800m race and   Alex Middleton and Harry
        the National final in Bedford in   held on to a great 3rd place and   Burgess both made their com-
        September, making every match   running a season’s best time.  petitive 800m debuts and both
        result crucial. After a relatively              performed well giving them a
        slow start at Norman Park the   In the very competitive 1500m,   great start to the difficult two
        team soon started massing   in brilliant sunshine, Oscar Wit-  lap discipline.
        points on a large scale, comfort-  combe ran bravely and was re-
        ably winning by 30 points but   warded with a massive 6 second   The final event for the U13
        more importantly putting us   personal best and Arthur Starvis   boys was the 4 x100m relay
        on top of the league, after two   was equally impressive knocking   and the team were led off by
        rounds.                 two-seconds off his best.  Dylan handing to Rayhan on
                                                        two passing to Marley on three
        The U13 boys squad of fourteen   Jonny Ellerton continues his   and finally to Ethan to run the
        competed superbly with most   improvement shaving more time   baton home, posting a season
        securing new personal bests and   off his bests competing over the   best time.
        the others just a whisker from   hurdles and on the flat in the
        their bests.            100m sprint. Another personal   The BBHAC team is made up
                                best was achieved over the hur-  of U13 and U15 boys and U13
        New to the squad and making   dles in the form of Star Osahon   and U15 girls and many fine
        his BBHAC debut was Dylan   slicing a further 0.3 sec off his   performances were made by
        Carroll and what a day he had.   previous best time.  many of the athletes but the
        Dylan began his day winning                     highlight must be from U15 boy
        the 100m in some style and a                    Amir Sultan Edwards who ran
        quick time, good enough to                      35.54 for the 300m. This not
        place him in the top 30 in the                  only breaks the very strong club
        country. Dylan then used his                    record but also now ranks Amir
        speed to launch himself a long                  at the very top of the National
        way into the sand recording a                   rankings.
        great 4.54m personal best in the
        long jump.
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