Page 23 - BBHAC Winter 2016-17 Gazette

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