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Athletics Report 9
being looked after by first Richard Webb took time off A phalanx of young thoroughbreds
aiders and hopefully won’t be Uni and finished 69th in the set the pace at Danson Park
out of action for too long. U20.
team position of 20th
In Match 4 Danson Park, Relays was excellent. Will Fuller
Bexley Bertie Harrington was (Loughborough) handed over
our sole representative in the Berry Hill Park, Mansfield. in 5th, running the 7th fastest
U20 men’s race and his 20th 11.00am sharp and the first time of the day, Richard
position added to his three race was off. What we lacked Webb (Cardiff) had a strong
other Kent League races had in numbers in the U20 girls run and holding 8th handing
him sitting nicely in 6th place age group, we certainly made over to Thomas Desborough
in the individual league table. up for with quality as Niamh (Brighton) who ran his
Hubbard stormed around the quickest ever leg in Mansfield
A few athletes did not race 2.5k finishing in a fantastic on the tough last leg.
at Danson Park because they 3rd position and in doing so
were in Liverpool at the earning herself an England Championships
British Cross Challenge. Will call up. Niamh will now
Fuller had what he described represent England in Burgos, In the South Eastern England
as his best ever cross country Spain on 15th November, Championships Sam Leighton
race finishing a fantastic a brilliant achievement. was our only representative
8th. With this race being a This performance proves in the U20 age group and
qualifier for the European how important it is to run, represented us well finishing
cross country champs (and whether in a complete team 6th in the U20 girls race. In
other Internationals) we or not, as selectors look at the Nationals we only had
hope that Will will soon individual performances. two U20s competing but both
get his first international Niamh Bridson Hubbard in
call up. Likewise Niamh Next up were our Uni boys 9th and Thomas Desborough
Bridson Hubbard’s 11th (U20) and considering they in 69th had strong runs.
place will surely put her are probably concentrating
in the reckoning for more more on their new campus Paul Austridge
International selection. surroundings to socialise
than to train, their collective
