Press Releases for
January, February & March 2019
25/03/19
Cross
country season draws to a close as road relays start up, walkers in action
At the
South East Inter Counties match at Horsham for the year 7 Girls race
over 2500m, the club had three athletes on duty with Tallulah Ndikamwu 12th
in 10.36, Molly Mooney-Clarke 25th in 10.50 and Amber Cockburn 62nd
in 11.22, while in the year 8 Girls race Carys Firth was 15th in
13.15, Gabriella Marin (Surrey) was 21st in 13.25, Sofia Plum
Maher 70th in 14.40 and Olivia Magee-Brown 75th 14.56.
At the
SEAA 12 stage road relay held at Milton Keynes BBHAC finished a
fantastic 10th and is so doing qualified for the national finals
having led after the first 2 legs and holding onto 2nd after
three legs in a race which saw over 40 teams finish. Will Fuller recorded
the 6th fastest long leg of the day over 7664 metres while Lewis
Mills clocked the 8th fastest short leg time of the day over 5053
metres.
10th
Blackheath & Bromley Harriers 4:09:11
1 Will Fuller 23:15 1st
2 Lewis Mills 15:31 1st
3 Joshua Schofield 24:32 2nd
4 Marco Arcuri 17:21 7th
5 Alex Bruce-Littlewood 25:14 10th
6 William Ruiz 16:13 9th
7 Alex Gibbins 26:11 10th
8 Danny Brewer 17:01 12th
9 Ross Braden 24:48 10th
10 Chris Tuck 17:45 10th
11 Charlie Davis 24:49 10th
12 Callum Myatt 16:31 10th
Our walkers were also competing at the
RWA Inter Area match at Eltham where Carla Forsyth walked to a new pb on
12.22.4 while taking second over 2000m in the under 13 girls race and
Abigail Smith also achieved a new pb of 16.35.4 over 3000 metres for third
in the under 15 girls race.
Nick Brooks
5/03/19
Blackheath News Round Up
Blackheath & Bromley were unable to
end their losing running streak in the mob match versus Ranelagh at Hayes
and were comprehensively beaten scoring 12 a side. BBHAC only fielded 15
runners compared to Ranelagh’s 34 so no wonder the score was 90-310.
Luca Ercolani was first home in 6th
place, with Paul Sharpe and Fintan Parkinson next home in 12th
and 13th respectively. There no lady runners in this event. In
the Bennett Cup handicap the standings are as follows after 8 events.
| |
Bennett Cup
Leaders after 8 events |
|
points |
|
1 |
ERCOLANI Luca |
|
|
393 |
|
2 |
HOUGH Steve |
|
|
378 |
|
3 |
PAIRMAN Steve |
|
|
352 |
|
4 |
EVENDEN Steve |
|
|
347 |
|
5 |
KEREKGYARTO Paul |
|
|
344 |
At the European Indoor Champs in
Glasgow Jahisha Thomas represented Great Britain but did not reach the long
jump final but ended up being ranked 14th with a leap of 6.34m as
only the top 8 qualified.
Nick Brooks
27/02/19
National Cross
Country Championships 2019, Harewood House, Leeds and the England Athletics
indoor champs for U15-U20, and Veterans round up.
The 2019
National Cross Country Championship was held in the magnificent grounds of
Harewood House, Leeds, West Yorkshire. “The National” is the highlight of
the winter season and this year entries were in the region of 9000 athletes.
The well marked out course ensured proper cross country running over
undulations, up steep hills, down sharp descents and all run over the
‘Capability Brown’ landscaped grounds below the imposing Harewood House. The
club fielded 43 men and 24 women so a good total of 67 representing the
club.
First race of
the day was the U17 girls running 5k and Sophie Hoare rose to the challenge
producing another fine run placing high up in 13th. Amy Miller
had a strong run finishing 56th, with Jess Neal working hard in
74th and Zoe White completing the four to score squad in 179th.
The next race saw the U15 boys race over a 4k course. Tom Brash continued
his fine season, posting another top 20 National finish, crossing the line
in an impressive16th, . Freddy Georgiou had his best run of the
winter to finish high up in 38th, and great to see Sam Reardon
back running injury free again and finishing well in 74th along
with a strong run from Matt Smith in 92nd completing the scoring
team, placing a fantastic 4th out of 35th complete
teams.
The U13 girls
had a tough 3k to contend with and they were led home by another great run
from Carys Firth in 87th, Gabriella Martin look good in 114th closely
followed by Emily Deveney in 116th having her best run of the
winter, The team was 17th in a field of 41 teams.
BBHAC’s biggest
squad of the day was the U17 boys and they combined well to finish 7th team
overall. Ollie Bright committed from the start and went with a breakaway
pack full of quality athletes and ran superbly to finish a high 12th.
Joel Rooney had a very strong run finishing an impressive 70th and
Joe Georgiadis showed great form placing well in 83 earning him “performance
of the day”. Matthew Francis’ presence was a welcome sight as he returns
from injury and should be satisfied with a top 100 finish placing 98th.
Only three U13
boys toed the line for their 3k run out, but with four to score weren’t able
to record a team position. However, Ryen Rennie in a double debut, looked
good finishing 264th in not only his first National but also his
first race for Blackheath and Bromley. Oles Chaban in his second National
crossed the line in 350th
Our under 15
girls had a big squad and this ultimately proved decisive as they won team
gold ahead of 38 other clubs. Annie Thomas ran superbly placing an
impressive 19th with Lara Mannes just behind having an equally
impressive run in 21st. Hannah Clark continued her fine season
placing 57th and ever present Ellie Dolby completed the scoring
four in 65th making it Ellie’s third Team National gold medal.
Two laps of the circuits making up 6k was the task ahead for the U20 women.
All National fields are packed with quality and this one was no exception as
the junior women powered over the course and first home for the club was
Yasmin Austridge finishing well in 26th, followed by University
team mate Jess Keene in 34th. Millie smith had a great run
placing 69th and good to have Amy Leach back in the team
finishing a high 79th. Collectively these team results were good
enough to secure fourth only a few points off collecting bronze.
Last race up for
the young athletes was the U20 men’s 10k race and BBHAC were well
represented with six athletes on the start line. Charlie Davis showed his
class last year placing a very high 11th at the Parliament Hill
National but matching that would call for another very special performance,
Charlie committed early and went with a pack of twelve on the small first
lap but with a long lap to complete anything could happen. Coming out of the
woods with about 1k to go Charlie emerged in a fantastic 6th place
and with one final up and down hill Charlie was able to cement this position
and claim his and the clubs highest National finish of the day. Marco Arcuri
was next home in 89th, Callum Myatt ran well making the top 100
placing 98th, with Angus Harrington 122nd.
England
Athletics Indoor Age Group Champs
Many
young athletes on duty at the weekend across all the events, with many fine
performances including gold medals for Zakia Mossi in the under 17 ladies
800m, Holly Mpassy in the under 17 ladies 300m and Naomi Toft in the under
17 ladies 1500m, and a bronze for Ethan Brown over 200m in the under 20 mens
event.
|
Name |
Age Group |
Place |
Performance |
Event |
|
Zakia Mossi |
Under 17 ladies |
1st |
2.12.38 |
800m |
|
Holly Mpassy |
Under 17 ladies |
1st |
38.50 |
300m |
|
Naomi Toft |
Under 17 ladies |
1st |
4.50.29 |
1500m |
|
Ethan Brown |
Under 20 Mens |
3rd |
21.74 (21.57Q) |
200m |
|
Zsiriah Thomas |
Under 17 ladies |
4th |
7.79 |
60m |
|
Imogen Hadley |
Under 15 ladies |
4th |
2.17.48 |
800m |
|
Jade Oni |
Under 20 ladies |
5th |
12.03m |
TJ |
|
Oliver Briars |
Under 17 Mens |
5th |
22.81 (22.75Q) |
200m |
|
Ethan Brown |
Under 20 Mens |
5th |
7.01 |
60m |
|
Jacob Byfield |
Under 17 Mens |
6th |
12.80m |
TJ |
|
Harrison Thorne |
Under 20 Mens |
5th |
1.94m |
HJ |
|
Kelechi Aguocha |
Under 20 Mens |
7th |
1.94m |
HJ |
|
Benjamin Platt |
Under 15 Boys |
5th |
3.11m |
PV |
|
Barnaby Corry |
Under 17 Mens |
9th |
3.65m |
PV |
|
Pedro Gleadall |
Under 20 Mens |
9th |
4.40m |
PV |
|
Matthew Knight |
Under 20 Mens |
Q |
22.09 |
200m |
Veterans Athletics
In recent weeks our veteran athletes have also been busy in action and
at South of England Champs at Lee Valley. Helen
Godsell managed to improve her British Records again in the W65 60m
8.94 and 200m 30.21 s. The previous weekend also at Lee Valley Tom
Phillips V60 was 1st in the 60m in 8.51s and 1st 200 m 28.69s, Clem Leon
V60 was 4th in the 60m 8.93s and 4th 200 m 30.27s and Helen Godsell V65 was
1st 60 m 9.03s (British Record) and 1st 200 m 30.58s ( British Record)
which were both subsequently improved.
Nick Brooks
8/01/19
County Cross Country Champs Weekend
On Saturday 61 club athletes took the fields around Brands Hatch motor
racing circuit for the annual Kent XC Champs which was 6 more than last year
even though some age groups we sparsely represented. With athletes in all 10
races the club had a brilliant day with 2 team golds, 2 team silvers, 1 team
bronze, one individual gold, three individual silvers and an individual
bronze, and 21 top ten finishes.
First race away was the under 13 girls where the team
took a solid bronze team medal with Carys Firth 5th, Megan Slattery 9th and
Tallulah Ndikanwu 16th, with the under 13 boys following next Arthur Starvis
8th, Oscar Whitcombe 12th and Jasper Brooks 35th for 6th team place.
Next up was the under 15 girls which saw Hannah Clark
run strongly for a silver medal leading the team to victory with Eliie Dolby
4th (same as last year) and Daniella Harper 8th with BBHAC easily winning
the team event as well. It is also great to note that 2 other girls made the
top 20 with Lilly Meers 9th and Heidi Forsyth 12th. Shortly after this race
the under 15 boys went off and this time we saw Tom Brash continue his fine
form for 4th place with Matthew Smith 17th, George Shaw 19th and Frederick
Georgiou 22nd for 2nd place team medal.
Ollie Bright maintained his fine winter form winning
the under 17 mens race as he had done last year in the under 15 boys event
leading the team to 4th place with Benjamin Gardiner 22nd, Justin Strover
28th and Bailey Marks Belaon 37th, while in the under 17 ladies race Morgan
Squibb finished 3rd leading the team to an easy team victory with Jess Neal
6th and Ellie Osmond 7th, with Zoe White 10th.
In the under 20 ladies race again the club could only
field two athletes but Yasmin Austridge ran well for 4th and Lucy Elms not
far behind in 6th. In the mens under 20 race with only 3 to score, we
fielded 4 runners who ran brilliantly and packed well to pick up the team
silver medal with Lewis Mills first home in 2nd, Charlie Davis 3rd and Angus
Harrington 17th to complete the scoring, with Callum Myatt close behind in
20th.
With only three senior ladies available to race we
were able to complete a team, Niamh Bridson Hubbard ran strongly for 2nd
with Jess Keene 22nd and Lorna Clowes 45th they finished 4th team, while the
men had 11 runners on duty like last year of which the fist 6 combined well
for 4th place but unable to complete a 12 scoring team. Will Ruiz was first
home in 18th with Rob Donohue 29th and with Peter Tucker 39th, Tom
Desborough 43rd, Dan Kennedy 50th, and Daniel Brewer 61st completing the
scoring team.
Elsewhere at the Middlesex XC Champs at Greenford
given not all of our athletes live in Kent, we had an outstanding
performance from two athletes . Lara Mannes won the under 15 girls race in
15.04 and Biancamaria Polloni ran superbly for 5th in the under 13 girls
race.
At the BMC Grand Prix event in Sheffield there was a
good fast 800m by Alex Botterill who took second in 1.51.16.
Nick Brooks
