Page 13 - BBHAC Winter 2015-16 Gazette
P. 13
Athletics Report 11
and it was no surprise to see and Medway & Maidstone. (only temporarily, Andy will
him at the front of the field The three were well backed be pleased to hear!) by his
fully involved in the action up by James Crawley 23rd, team captain Niamh Bridson
and crossing the line in a very Oscar Hussey, despite having Hubbard and her dad John.
pleasing 4th spot. Michael played school hockey in Niamh did a sterling job of
Eagling 17th and a strong the morning, 26th, Frankie walking the young athletes
finishing Callum Myatt 18th Scrivener 39th and Harry around the various parts of
helped the team take second Keene 41st. the course, differing for each
place overall. Our strength in gender and age group and
depth saw six of our athletes The U17 girls also had good dad John was all over the
taking consecutive spots numbers with eight girls admin side of things posting
from Michael 17th, Callum racing. Jess Keene in her results, maps etc on the team
18th, Coleman Corry 19th, first winter outing cruised tent along with other duties
Ben Gardiner 20th, Robert round to finish 3rd followed associate with race days!
suckling 21st and George by Yasmin Austridge 4th
Pope 22nd, all those black and the ever improving Amy As with Marco, Niamh’s
vests was a great site to see. Leach 5th. This trio won the priority is of course her
But still we had more and team race by a single point running and she stepped up
great runs from the fast to a strong Dartford team an age group to contest the
finishing Cameron Swatton who were 1st and 2nd in the senior women race and ran
25th, Charlie Andrews 26th, race. Kelsey Fuss was 6th, brilliantly to finish in a solid
Keir Lundy 28th, Lewis Georgina Taylor 8th, a strong second place, despite still
Warren 33rd, Lewis Sticking run from Joanna Clowes in being an U20.
44th, Leo Braden 45th and 12th, Shannon Riskey 19th
on his first ever race for and Chloe Kibblewhite Niamh along with Elaine
Blackheath and Bromley, Seb 20th completed the B&B Murty and Thomas
Large in 56th. compliment. Penlington’s mum Carole, did
fantastically well to take the
The U17 men also had great Andy Frankish had an senior women team title from
numbers running with seven unavoidable clash of events a strong Tonbridge side.
toeing the start line. Team but he was ably replaced
captain Marco Arcuri dragged Our young athletes obviously
himself away from his
duties of walking the course
and issuing race numbers
(amongst other things!) to
produce a fine run finishing
high up the field in 9th. A
strong finishing Lewis Mills
13th and getting back to form
Charlie Davis 14th completed
the scoring trio that secured
third spot behind Tonbridge