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Match Three: Max Kennedy had his usual First of the debutants was Mike
17th June 2018 – Reading busy day earning great points Sudolski and he showed his
Last weekend BBHAC U13 and in all three of his events, the speed clocking a fast 100m PB
U15 boys and girls travelled to javelin, the shot and high jump. and ran a great bend in the relay.
Reading for round 3 of the UK Star stepped up to take on the Next “newbie” was Draven
youth development league and challenging 800m and Jonny Paulsen who also showed great
had a fantastic day, winning also sprinted the straight in the pace in the 100m and our third
overall and now sit comfortably 100m. athlete making his debut was
at the top of the league table also a sprinter in the form of
with a clear gap between us Match Four: Timon Thomas and all three
and second placed Reading AC. 21st July 2018 – Hornchurch are a great addition to the U13
Avoiding a match day disaster at After a hot, sticky day at the in- squad.
the final league fixture on 21st timate Havering track it seemed
July we should now have booked as though BBHAC had won Oscar Witcombe’s great training
our place in the National finals their final UKYDL fixture only ethic is paying off as he sliced
in Bedford on Saturday 8th to hear hours later that we had over 6 seconds off his 1500m
September. finished 2nd to Reading by the best, but more impressively
smallest of margins, half a point! smashed the 5 minute barrier
The U13 boys once again per- clocking a fast 4:56.4. In the
formed well helping the team to 1st Reading 542.5 points same race Arthur Starvis
a superb victory. The day started 2nd BBHAC 542 points showed his maturity as he ran a
with the hurdlers and a new 3rd Havering 524 points well paced race and was reward-
personal best for Jonny Ellerton 4th Tonbridge 480.5 points ed with yet another personal
in the A string and another solid 5th Southampton 453.5 points best, great running.
run from Star Osahon in the B. 6th Bracknell 410.5 points
More PB’s for Dylan Carroll in Jamie Sears ran in his normal
the 100m and long jump, Ethan This disappointment soon determined style and should be
Alapafuja in the long jump, Ar- passed on the realisation that well pleased with his great new
thur Starvis in the 1500m, Oscar Blackheath and Bromley were personal best time of 2:28.7.
Witcombe in the Javelin, Jamie Southern Champions and so Also good to have Archie
Sears in the Shot and Rayhan now go into the September Whitehead back in the team,
Mourtada in the high jump. National final, where we have having missed some of the
a great chance of competing season through injury, running a
Ethan had a busy day also run- for the honour of becoming solid 800m.
ning both sprints and the relay. National champions. The U13
Marley Byfield sprinted well in boys once again played their Ethan Alapafuja had a busy day,
the 100m and ran leg 3 in the 4 part in the U13 and U15 contest running a quick 200m, jumping
x100m relay. Oles Chaban con- but this time the squad were over 4m in the long jump and
tinues to race well over the two bolstered by three boys making running leg 4 in the relay in
lap 800m as did Jamie running their club league debuts. what turned out to be a season’s
just outside his best. Oscar had best time. Noah Cooper was
another gutsy run in the 1500m equally busy, sprinting hard to
gaining more valuable racing win the B string 200m, put the
experience. Rayhan added to shot the furthest he ever has
his high jump PB by leading out and contributing to the season’s
the relay team taking on leg 1. quickest clocking by the relay
Dylan finished his day on the team.
last leg of the relay clocking a
season best time for the team.