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Athletics Report  23
        Relays on the road and over the country

        2016/17



                                South of England road relays   well finishing 40th. The U13
          With the best Clubs competing   Bedford Autodrome was the   girls squad is strong enough to
          from throughout England,   venue for this year’s South of   have a C team and Ella Smith,
          competition is always of the   England road relays and despite   Amarisa Sibley and Hanna
          highest standard and so all   poor organisation BBHAC   Clark combined well to finish
          results achieved are hard fought   young athletes produced some   in 33rd and Amelia Middleton
          and well deserved. Our athletes   excellent individual and team   made a great debut running a
          were superb and dominated   performances winning two   fast first leg, completed the U13
          their races fielding strong teams   brilliant team silver medals. The   girls squad.
          and winning impressive hauls   race schedule was different this   The U15 boys fielded two
          of medals.
                                year with the U13 boys first off   strong teams and the A team
                                and five minutes later the U13   of Joe Georgiadis (running
                                girls start. With the boys doing   the 9th fastest leg of the day),
                                4 x 3k legs and the girls doing   Robert Suckling, Ben Gardiner
                                3 x 3k legs many of the athletes   and Peter Guy just missed out
                                (boys and girls) crossed the line   on bronze crossing the line in
                                together, making for a rather   an impressive 4th place. The
                                confusing finish.       B team of Cameron Swatton,
                                We fielded two strong U13   Keir Lundy, Justin Strover
                                boys teams. The A team saw   and Jake Leng were equally
                                Sam Reardon open up on leg   impressive finishing high up in
                                one with a very strong run (6th   25th position.
                                fastest of the day) passing to   The U15 girls had large
                                Tom Brash who had an equally   numbers running and the A
                                strong run. Next up were two   team matched the U13 girls,
                                first year in the age group   winning a brilliant team silver.
                                boys Max Gregson and Ben   Great runs from Amy Miller,
                                Campbell and they more than   Morgan Squibb (4th fastest leg
                                held their own in stiff winds   of the day) and Lia Radus (3rd
                                and even stiffer competition   fastest leg of the day).The B
                                helping the team to a great   team of Lily Tappenden, Zoe
                                6th place finish. The B team   White and Jess Neal ran well
                                of Alex Sibley, Matt Smith,   finishing inside the top twenty
                                Barnaby Corry and Oliver   in 18th place. The C team
                                Robertson all had positive   crossed the line in 45th with
                                runs and collectively finished a   Emily Davis leading off passing
                                good 27th.              over to English school bronze
                                The U13 girls A team of   medalist Isabelle Bridge and
                                Daniella Harper, Mayaan   Abigail Leeves on the last leg.
                                Radus and Ellie Dolby ran   Niamh Milmo had a good lead
                                superbly, winning fantastic   off leg run completing the U15
                                silver team medals. The U13 B   girls squad.
                                team had to make a quick, late   A strong quartet of U17 boys
                                number change (clerical error   finished high up in 14th place
                                by SEAA) on the start line but   after a great opening leg by
                                the three girls Sophia Elliot,   Callum Myatt, passing to a
                                Lily Meers and Olivia Berry did   strong running Oscar Hussey
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