Page 13 - BBHAC Winter 2016-17 Gazette

Athletics Report 13

In the National road relays there Sellar 13th and Charlotte Fairies They were also very much
were no U20 categories so our 23rd making her Club debut. present in the National Cross
U20’s had to run in the senior It was great to see these girls Country Championships. The
ranks and Niamh Bridson finding time to run despite U20 women despite only having
Hubbard and Jess Keene held other commitments. two runners made a decent
their own with Amber Reed and With no senior men’s race at impression with Jess Keene
Elaine Rayner and helped the the Danson Park Kent League running a superb race in a high
team to a positive 16th National fixture two of our U20 men ran quality field finishing 11th and
finish. In the senior mens’ race in the combined U17 and U20 it was good to see Sam Leighton
U20 Will Fuller helped the team race and Charlie Davis finished running well to finish 130th.
finish in a reasonable 43rd. a high 6th place and James Our U20 men’s squad is
This was repeated in other Crawley did well crossing the normally depleted due to
relay events where there were line in 12th despite having had a university commitments
no U20 categories such as the busy evening the previous day. (among other things) but this
SE England road-relays. As And then again there were year we were blessed with seven
there are no U20 races at these meetings were the U20s did athletes. Unfortunately GB
Championships our U20s chose actually run in their own international Will Fuller had
to race with the seniors and category: At the Kent Cross to pull out due to a niggling
what an impact they made. Jess Country Championships we injury but fortunately Will
Keene ran the BBHAC senior were not able to field enough was still able to join us for
leg one and had a superb run athletes to complete scoring the National supper in the
finishing a very strong 3rd teams in the U20 races but what evening. The other 6 all ran
just behind GB International we lacked in numbers we more well and produced a decent
Jess Judd. Niamh Bridson than made up with quality by 13th place finish. Joss Barber
Hubbard also had a brilliant run winning both the U20 men led the team home in a great
holding onto 3rd place in a very and U20 women’s race. GB 82nd and Charlie Davis had his
competitive field. The seniors International Will Fuller looked best run of the winter placing
will be glad when Jess and comfortable throughout his 116th. Team captain Marco
Niamh are fully fledged seniors. 6.5k circuit and pulled away mid Arcuri ran a solid race placing
The men were not to be out race to record a superb victory. 147th and Tom Desborough’s
done as U20 Will Fuller brought Marco Arcuri backed up well up from Brighton University
his Senior BBHAC team home in 16th. In the U20 women’s was rewarded with a 168th
in first place on the second leg race England International Jess finish. Also great to see Bertie
having run the 15th quickest Keene ran positively from the Harrington from Newcastle
time of the day from a field of gun and was a clear winner University come down to run in
nearly 400 top class seniors. nearly a minute ahead of her his first National (and first time
Sometimes however the U20 next rival. Leah Everson also in a BB vest for over a year)
running solidly crossing the line
and U17 races in certain ran well finishing in 9th. Joanna in 177th just two places in front
meetings were combined: Clowes started well in her race of James Crawley in 179th.
In Match 3 at Sparrows Den, but unfortunately had to pull
the U20 and U17 combined out mid race. In the SE of England
women’s race saw a strong championships, Winter team
victory from our sole U20 Jess captain Marco Arcuri led the
Keene and a season’s best run charge in the U20 men’s 8k
for Amy Leach had her crossing race coming 56th with Thomas
the line in a solid 4th. Millie Desborough 80th and James
Smith was 6th, Lottie Weitzel Crawley 81st.
7th, Grace Scopes 10th, Jess