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Athletics Report 3

UK Women’s Athletic League: 2018 Review

Brendan McShane reports…

Was it really ten months ago
since the heroic achievement
of our senior girls at Norman
Park meant that we continued to
compete in the Premier division?
Oh well, time to start again!
Every new season brings renewed
hope that one of these days our
girls are going to win the premier
division. This is not just wishful
thinking, I honestly believe they
can given the talent we have at
our disposal.
So how did we do?…
A number of impressive performances contributed to a joint highest
Saturday 2nd June – Eton position in the Premier Division
At our first match of the season,
there were many welcome It was also great to see England 1.75m the same as the winner
with Rebecca Hawkins winning
rugby international Shaunagh
returns to the team with Brown back in action competing the B string in 1.70m.
international sprinter Shannon in multiple throwing events to
Hylton winning the A string give her enough points for sec- In both relays the teams were
100m in 11.51 and a great 2nd ond place in the Hannah Cor- second losing narrowly to
in the 200m in 23.21 – Beth dell trophy for most individual Birchfield in the 4x100m and
Dobbin (Edinburgh AC) broke points scored, behind Shannon then just coming up 1/100th of
the league record in beating Hylton. Sarah Abrams and Holly a second short in the 4x400m
Shannon (22.84). Krystal Galley Mills both won the long jumps again to Birchfield who went
ran a superb new PB for third by considerable margins with onto to win the match with 239
in the 400m with 54.69 and Zara Asante and Allison Wilder points, with TVH last year’s
Katy Ann McDonald returned taking third spots in the triple winners second on 203 and
to form with a second place jump, while Deborah Martin Blackheath & Bromley a mighty
in the 800m in 2.08.20. Jess took 2nd in the high jump with fine third on 195.5.
Keene ran seasons bests for
5th in the A string 1500 and Eton Match Result
3rd in the B string 800m, while
the remarkable Clare Elms 1. Birchfield Harriers 239.0 – 8pts
clocked an impressive 10.14.70 2. Thames Valley Harriers 203.0 – 7pts
in the 3000m A string for 4th 3. Blackheath & Bromley 195.5 – 6pts
showing a clean pair of heels to
many athletes more than half 4. Windsor, Slough, E & H 176.0 – 5pts
her half her age. In the sprint 5. Edinburgh AC 173.5 – 4pts
hurdles both our athletes broke
14 seconds with Izzie Hilditch 6. Trafford AC 163.5 – 3pts
3rd in the A string in 13.86 and 7. Southampton AC 151.5 – 2pts
Annie Davies winning the B 8. Swansea Harriers 125.0 – 1pt
string in 13.98.