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14/08/17
World Gold and Silver Medals for Blackheath
athletes
Dina Asher-Smith missed out on the bronze medal in the
IAF World Championship womens 200m by 7/100ths of second to an athlete who
should have won the 400m (Miller-Uibo), with Dina running 22.22 for 4th
place and her third best time ever. Many of us are wondering what might have
happened had Dina been injury free all season.
That performance was outstanding whether Dina had been
injured or not and will have given her a great sense of achievement and any
disappointment was shortlived as Dina ran the third leg of the 4 x 100m
relay in both the qualifying rounds and the final where the team recorded
fantastic times and more importantly in the final ran the US team close in
winning silver medals.
This adds to the bronze that Dina won at the Olympics
in Rio in 2016, hopefully with this trend gold is to follow in 2018 !
Adam Gemili had no such disappointment in the
individual events because injury arguably robbed him of a place in the 200m
because the trials came at a time when he needed rest and recovery. Anyway
every cloud has a silver lining, or in this case a gold lining as Adam was
selected quite rightly to run the second leg in the 4 x100m relay for the GB
team. Qualifying was taken so seriously given the GBs track record in recent
years in poor baton exchange that they put the strongest team out in
qualifying and the final and like the ladies team ran superbly in both
rounds. However, in the final the GB team held on to beat the USA team and
win the gold medal in a new UK and European record. Adam ran brilliantly as
did the rest of the team to give the GB team its first sprint relay gold at
these championships. The club now looks forward to seeing what Adam can do
in his individual events for the rest of the season now having recovered
from injury, we could always use him in the Southern League or National
matches at the weekend !!
Nick Brooks
9/08/17
Blackheath see all age groups on action this week
Young Athletes
The BBHAC under 13s and under 15s were n action this
week at the final Kent Young athletes match at Gillingham.
There were many fine performances pn the day but the
highlights are understandably the following;
In the Under 13 Girls Emily Kerr won the 75m in 9.7
for a new Kent and Club Record and also won the 70m Hurdles in 11.5
equalling the Kent and Club Record. Amarisa Sibley won the 800m in 2.22.2
for a new Kent Record and Abigial Smith won the 1k walk in 5.03 also for a
new Kent and Club Record.
In the Under 15 Girls Eve Ward, Shakanya Osahon, Eva
Stephanou and Holly Mpassy won the 4 x 300m relay 2.54.9 in a new Kent
record
The club won the Kent League with 31 league points
from Meday & Maidstone in 2nd on 27 points, with the under 15 boys, under 13
girls and under 15 girls all winning their age group leagues. In Division 2
the club finished a close second on 83 points to Tonbridge on 84, with the
under 15 girls inning their age group in the league.
Masters Athletes
Following her success earlier in the week in the
womens age 60 age group, Helen Godsell went on to win the 200m in 29.71 and
also participated in both winning relay teams . That is 100m, 200m, 4x100m
and 4x400m with the added bonus that the British squad broke the world
record in the last of these.
IAAF World Champs London
With Adam Gemili only selected for the sprint relay
later in the week, it was left to Dina Asher Smith and Shannon Hylton to fly
the club flag in the womens 200m. With tight qualifying conditions Shannon
ran solidly, looked great for 150m and just failed to close it out finishing
4th in 23.39 and some way down on her pb. This unluckily was 1/100th short
of the time needed to progress to the semi finals but no such problem for
Dina who won her heat in 22.73 and a season’s best to progress to the semis
as 4th fastest qualifier and every hope of making the final.
Nick Brooks
1/08/17
Blackheath Round Up across the ages
The UK CAU championships took place at Bedford at the
weekend and there were 7 club athletes representing their counties in
basically what is the old Inter Counties event.
Jonathan Ilori jumped 15.89m for a great second in the
triple jump and also 7.16m for 4th in the long jump, while Scott Huggins
leapt 5.05m for 3rd in the pole vault. Zara Asante took 4th in the ladies
triple jump with 12.44m, Matthew Blandford 5th in the discus with 53.18m,
Dan Putnam 7th in the 200m in 21.73, and Rob Sutherland 14.75m for 7th in
the triple jump. Continuing her fine form following European success the
previous week, Maya Bruney finished 2nd the ladies 400m in a brand new pb of
53.18 narrowly missing the club under 20 record by 2/100ths.
Some of the under 13 athletes were also competing at
Kingsmeadow in their inter counties event where Sophie Kerr ran new pbs in
the 100/200 in 13.28 and 27.70, while Rianna Rennie also recorded new pbs of
13.79 and 28.47. Sophie’s twin sister Emily Kerr achieved a new pb in the 70
metre hurdles with 11.86 and also broke the club under 13 long jump record
winning easily with 4.97m. With Oliver Robertson winning the 75m hurdles in
12.11 and Amarissa Sibley taking 3rd in the 800m, it was a great day for
BBHAC athletes.
The previous week is was also noted that in 22
different 1500m races at the Watford Open Graded meeting there were fine new
pbs for under 15 lady Morgan Squibb with 4.34.67 and for Dan Kennedy in a
mens race with 4.04.67. Phil Sesemann ran 8.16.14 for 11th in a competitive
3000m but must have been feeling the efforts of his national league double a
few days earlier.
At the other end of the age scale our evergreen Helen
Godsell became the W60 100m European Champion, after winning on 29 July in
Aarhus in a time of 14.37 into a -3.6 wind.
Nick Brooks
25/07/17
Bruney wins European Under 20 - 200m Title
At the European under 20 championships in Grosetto in
Italy, Maya Bruney ran superbly to win the ladies 200m by a clear margin and
a great new pb of 23.04. Later Maya ran a leg in the Great Britain relay
team which won the bronze medal.
After a disappointing performance in the discus,
Divine Oladipo rallied well to take 4th place in the shot with 16.03m ,
while third team member James Whiteaker failed to make the men’s javelin
final but did well to gain selection and will learn from his adventure.
Teenager Holly Mills was selected to carry the England
team flag at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Youth Games in the
Bahamas where she went on to win the ladies long jump with a leap of 6.19m.
Last Friday Dina Asher Smith continued to prove the
selectors right in selecting her for the 200m at the upcoming world champs
in London by taking third place in the Diamond League in Monaco in a
season’s best of 22.89 meaning that BBHAC will have two athletes running as
Shannon Hylton will also be competing.
Finally at the Allianz Stadium in Barnet the under 17s
and under 20s mens and womens teams were in action in the final league match
of the YDL season and having already qualified for the final in September
they duly won the last match with 791.5 points with SBH second on 737 points
and Windsor third on 705.5 points.
In the under 20 mens events there were good A string
wins for Camron Lyttle in the 100m in 10.99, Ricky Lutakome in the 800m in
1.53.23, Lewis Mills in the steeplechase in 6.23.14 and Luc Durant a massive
new pb in the shot with 15.40m to rank 4th in the UK in the under 20s age
group. The team also won the sprint relay and were backed up by B string
wins for Matthew Knight in both the 200m and 400m and Charlie Davis in the
steeplechase.
On the under 17 mens events there were A string wins
for Kyle Reynolds Warmington in the 100m in 22.52, Peter Guy in the 800m
with 1.58.90, Michael Eagling the 3000 in 9.16,89, Caelan Raju the 400m
hurdles in 62.70, Harrison Thorne 1.90m in the high jump with the team
winning the 4x400m relay. Good support came in the B string with wins for
Callum Myatt in the 3000m, Prince Reid in the steeplechase, Cameron Swatton
the hammer and Charlie Short in the discus.
In the ladies under 20 events there were A string wins
for Modupe Shokunbi in the 100m in 12.31, Jess Keene won the 3000m in
10.14.37 with Niamh Bridson Hubbard winning the B string, Isabella Hilditch
took the hurdles with Annie Davies winning the B string and also the B
string 100m, Jamiyla Robinson Pascal won the long jump and also the B string
triple jump, Anika Olalere won the shot and Bekah Walton the javelin. Also
plenty of B string wins to report with Parris Johnson winning the 200m, Katy
Ann McDonald the 400m, Amy Leach the 1500m and Anna Barnett the discus,
while the team won the sprint relay to finish well.
In the under 17 ladies events wins were harder to come
by but even so some solid performances including A string wins for Yasmin
Marghini in the 1500 in 4.38.04, and for good measure also won the B string
800m, Eloise O’Shaughnessy in the 3000m, Funminiyi Olajide 5.59m in the long
jump, Hannah MacAulay 12.20m in the shot backed up by B string wins for
Imogen Sears in the pole vault and Eloise Locke in the shot putt.
Nick Brooks
18/07/17
Great weekend across the whole club with Ladies
avoiding relegation, young athletes winning the YDL match and the men
finishing third in BAL.
Men’s Senior Team
Saturday was an all-day affair as the BAL combined all 5 league matches
into one day at one location. Despite the early start the BBHAC were on duty
with a strong team to finish a credible third place leaving them 5th overall
but still in with a chance of promotion as 2 points cover 4 teams.
Phil Sesemann had his first outing for the club this
season on the track winning the 3000m in 8.04.25 for a new league record and
then winning the 1500m with ease, while Dan Putnam having narrowly come
second in the 100m stormed to win the 200m in 21.24 and then spearheaded the
team to a clear win in the sprint relay. Scott Huggins continued his winning
ways by jumping better than the premier division vaulters to win the pole
vault in 5.10m, with Jonathan Ilori winning the A string triple jump in
15.44m and Rob Sutherland winning the B string in 14.66m, while Matthew
Blandford won the shot in a new pb of 14.86.
So all to play for at the final match in Manchester on
August 20th, a similar set of performances could put BBHAC back into the top
flight which is exactly where the women’s team will remain for next season
following their Houdini act in Bromley on Sunday.
Ladies Senior Team
The ladies team showed what a difference it can make having a full
complement of fit athletes and filling places in every event by finishing a
fantastic third place on 176 points behind TVH on 234 and Birchfield 226.
This meant that TVH won the league for the second year running but BBHAC did
enough to gain 6th place overall on the same number of league points as 5th
placed Swansea, but more importantly condemned Shaftesbury Barnet and
Woodford Green to relegation down to Division 1, something that was a dream
at the start of the day.
Wins were hard to come by as many clubs were able to
field their international athletes, but strong performances across the board
meant that BBHAC were well placed in most events and fully justified their
third place finish. With athletes like Jess Keene, Niamh Bridson Hubbard and
Caroline Johnson coming back to compete and Divine Oladipo coming to support
the club in several events before going off to represent the GB Juniors, we
had far greater cover on the events this time. Katy Ann McDonald continued
her return to full fitness in the A string 800m while Caroline Ford took out
the B string event strongly and only just got pipped at the end but ran a
massive new pb of 2.06.48.
Rebecca Hawkins won the high jump with Deborah Martin
2nd in the B string, good 2nd places for Zara Asante and Chioma Matthews in
the triple jump, Viv Olatunji 2nd in the B string 100m in 12.15, and Sam
Milner 2nd in the B string discus. Isabella Hilditch having won the England
Schools the previous weekend ran well with 14.00 in the 100m hurdles but
found the competition far tougher than last week.
So the season has ended and BBHAC finished 6th and
retain their league status. If we can do this for all three matches next
season there is no reason why we should not be in the top three in 2018.
Team Manager Brendan McShane was called “Houdini” by many after Sunday’s
exploits, but probably better aimed at the whole ladies team for their
fantastic performances.
Young Athletes U13/15
Having being second in the previous three YDL matches to national league
champions Southampton, it was great to see the BBHAC youngsters finally turn
the tables with a resounding win in the last league match at home in
Bromley. A place in the final already assured, some great efforts were seen
on Saturday.
In the under 13 girls events Sophie Kerr won the 150m
race in a great 19.51 and also won the long jump with sister Sophie winning
the 75m and the B string long jump, while Lily Meers won the B string 1200m
in a massive new pb only just missing the magic 4 minute mark. The team also
combined to win the sprint relay.
In the under 13 boys Connor Sutton won the 100 and
200m both in pbs of 12.88 and 25.82, while new member Tom Afelumo won the B
string even quicker in 12.67 for a pb. With Max Gregson and Jake Anthony
winning both strings in the 1500m and the team winning the 4x100 relay, this
greatly helped the club to overall victory.
For the under 15 girls Holly Mpassy continued her fine
form winning both the 200m and 300m and anchoring the victorious 4x300m to a
brand new club record of 2.49.13 which is among the fastest ever run by a
club side. The girls won the sprint relay as well while Zsiriah Thomas won
the B string 100m, Eve Ward the B string 300m, Ellie Dolby the B string
800m, and Naomi Toft shared the lead duties with Ava White before winning
with Ava taking the B string in a new pb in the 1500m.
For the under 15 boys Sam Reardon ran strongly to win
the 800m, Ryan Mansbridge took the high jump, while Michael Burfoot won both
the shot and discus, also a new pb of 40,31m. with Kareem Akarakiri wining
the B string. Kyron Morgan won the B string 200m and 300m and Barnaby Corry
jumped 2.40 for a new pb in winning the B string pole vault, and the team
ran superbly to win the 4 x 300m in a UK leading 2.33.42 without England
Schools bronze medallist Ollie Briars who was rested.
If the whole team can perform like this in the final
on September 2nd they will be right in the winning mix.
Nick Brooks
11/07/17
Isabella Hilditch wins England Schools hurdles
Being a great achievement to be picked to represent
your county at the England Schools Championships is in itself a major
accomplishment as these athletes are the best of the best. When your club
has over 40 athletes making the finals in Birmingham and coming away with 3
golds, 5 silvers and 7 bronze medals its not hard to see why we are among
the top clubs in the country for young athletes.
A host of pbs showed why these athletes train to peak at the right time and
in the table below you will see how they all did as there are far too many
to mention but each one has their own unique story. The club is incredibly
proud of all of these athletes with pride of place going to Isabella
Hilditch for winning the 100m hurdles, Ethan brown the inter boys 400m and
higher competition athlete Ricky Lutakome the senior 800m.
Results from other events to follow as information comes to hand, but the
club were second on the Southern League match at Crawley and Dina Asher
Smith continues her road to recovery cloiking 11.51 in the 100m at the
Anniversary Games in London.
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Position |
Name |
Event |
Age
Group |
Performance |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st |
Ethan Brown |
400m
|
Int
Boys |
48.22 |
pb |
|
1st |
Isabella Hilditch |
100m
hurdles |
Sen
Girls |
14.09 |
|
|
1st |
Ricky Lutakome |
800m |
Sen
Boys |
1.53.27 |
|
|
2nd
|
Camron Lyttle |
100m |
Sen
Boys |
10.62 |
|
|
2nd
|
Holly Mpassy |
200m |
Jun
girls |
25.01 |
pb |
|
2nd
|
Bekah Walton |
Javelin |
Sen
Girls |
44.62m |
|
|
2nd
|
William Adedeye |
Long
Jump |
Int
Boys |
7.13m |
pb |
|
2nd
|
Michael Burfoot |
Shot
putt |
Jun
Boys |
13.65m |
pb |
|
3rd |
Immanuela Aliu |
100m |
Sen
Girls |
11.94 |
pb |
|
3rd |
Ollie Briars |
300m |
Jun
Boys |
36.26 |
pb |
|
3rd |
Zakia Mossi |
800m |
Jun
girls |
2.13.97 |
pb |
|
3rd |
Funmi Olajide |
Long
Jump |
Int
Girls |
5.83m |
|
|
3rd
|
Luc
Durant |
Shot
putt |
Sen
Boys |
14.50m |
|
|
3rd |
Rebecca Hawkins |
high
jump |
Sen
Girls |
1.69m |
|
|
3rd |
Sophie Dowson |
pole
vault |
Sen
Girls |
3.70m |
|
|
4th |
Joe
Fuggle |
400m
hurdles |
Sen
Boys |
53.61 |
|
|
4th |
Ben
Sutton |
Long
Jump |
Int
Boys |
6.71m |
|
|
4th |
Annie Davies |
100m
hurdles |
Sen
Girls |
14.31 |
|
|
4th |
Henry James-Cowie |
1500m steeplechase |
Int
Boys |
4.28.71 |
pb |
|
5th
|
Anika Olalere |
Shot
putt |
Sen
Girls |
11.16m |
pb |
|
5th
|
Angus Harrington |
800m |
Int
Boys |
1.54.95 |
pb |
|
5th
|
Naomi Toft |
1500m |
Jun
girls |
4.37.24 |
|
|
5th
|
Josh
Watson |
100m
hurdles |
Int
Boys |
13.94 |
|
|
5th
|
Millie Smith |
1500m steeplechase |
Int
Girls |
5.15.39 |
pb |
|
6th
|
Rico
Cottell |
100m
hurdles |
Int
Boys |
14.16 |
|
|
6th
|
Morgan Squibb |
1500m |
Jun
girls |
4.38.13 |
pb |
|
6th
|
Hannah MacAulay |
Discus |
Int
Girls |
38.97m |
|
|
6th
|
Eloise Locke |
Javelin |
Int
Girls |
41.54m |
|
|
6th
|
Joss
Barber |
2000m steeplechase |
Sen
Boys |
6.04.77 |
pb |
|
7th |
Stephanie Fisher |
400m
hurdles |
Sen
Girls |
63.22 |
|
|
7th |
Modupe Shokunbi |
100m |
Sen
Girls |
12.31 |
|
|
7th |
Ava
White |
1500m |
Jun
girls |
4.39.32 |
|
|
7th |
Mary
Adeniji |
Triple jump |
Sen
Girls |
11.37m |
pb |
|
7th |
Matthew Francis |
1500m steeplechase |
Int
Boys |
4.32.24 |
|
|
8th
|
Jamiyla Robinson-Pascal |
Long
Jump |
Sen
Girls |
5.47m |
|
|
8th
|
Dele
Aladese |
Discus |
Sen
Boys |
42.02m |
|
|
9th |
Kyle
Reynolds-Warmington |
100m |
Int
Boys |
11.09 |
|
|
10th
|
Victoria Wiltshire |
Hammer |
Sen
Girls |
45.20m |
|
|
12th |
Karina Harris |
Triple jump |
Int
Girls |
10.81m |
|
|
12th |
Daisy Dowling |
Javelin |
Int
Girls |
38.90m |
pb |
|
13th |
Yasmin Marghini |
3000m |
Int
Girls |
10.07.70 |
|
|
16th |
Yasmin Austridge |
1500m steeplechase |
Sen
Girls |
5.22.31 |
|
Nick Brooks
4/07/17
Shannon Hylton wins UK 200m Champs and selection
for World Champs
A great win by Shannon Hylton in the British Champs in
Birmingham equalling her pb of 22.94 gained her automatic selection for next
months world championships in London. A clear winner against fancied
runners, 20 year old Shannon hit top form at exactly the right time of the
season and we wish her well next month.
Twin sister Cheriece Hylton also ran superbly in the
400m and after running a new pb in the heats had to settle for 4th in the
final in a near best time of 52.98 which could earn relay selection next
month. Second claimer Holly Mills jumped 6.31 for new pb in the long jump
winning a bronze medal, and Jahisha Thomas leapt 13.25m for a new pb and a
bronze medal in the triple jump, with Zara Asante 9th.
Elsewhere Jonathan Ilori took 5th in the mens triple
jump with 15.74m, Scott Huggins vaulted 5.15m for 6th in the pole vault
while Dina Asher Smith ran for the first time this season and did well for
6th in the 100m final having clocked 11.41 in qualifying and must have a
good chance of making the team for the word champs now. Adam Gemili faded
badly and appeared injured in earning 6th in the 200m but way off the pace
by his own high standards, Joe Elis took 5th in the hammer, Tom French 8th
in the long jump, Matt Blandford 7th in the discus and Sophie Dowson 12th in
the ladies pole vault.
Notable qualifying performances from Dan Putnam with
10.54 and 21.33 in the 100/200m, Phil Sesemann 3.46.59 in the 1500m and a
new pb of 14.74 for Reece Young in the 110m high hurdles.
The young athletes were in action at Ashford on Sunday
in the Kent League for under 13/15s, winning the match and maintaining a
healthy lead at the top of the league table.
In the under 13 boys match the team finished second on
the day with Oliver Robertson winning the 75m hurdles in a magnificent new
club record of 12.0 and the high jump with 1.43m, the team won the 4x100m
relay, while in the under 15 boys they won the match with Ryan Mansbridge
jumping 1.73m to win the high jump, Matthew Burfoot winning both the shot
and discus, and the team winning the 4x300m relay. The under 13 girls
finished second on the day with Emily Kerr breaking 10 seconds with 9.9 for
the 75m hurdles, Amarissa Sibley won the 1200m in a shade over 4 minutes,
Sophie Kerr won the long jump and the girls won the 4x100m relay. The under
15 girls also finished second team on the day winning both relays. All 4
teams were ably backed up by a total of 12 B string winners to secure a
handsome margin of victory.
Next weekend is the England Schools Champs in
Birmingham with over 25 club athletes competing for the various counties,
and the Southern league for men and women at Crawley where the team
currently sit second of the 16 teams.
Nick Brooks
