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YA Awards 25-11-07

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Young Athletes Excellence, Colours and Merit Awards 25 November 2007

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Four of the Clubs Internationals Past and Present helped present awards at a Young Athletes Presentation at the Club house on the 25th November. Fresh from securing selection for the Great Britain team for the European Cross Country Championships Michael Skinner joined three of the Club’s Olympians to help present Awards. Jack Braughton was in the Great Britain team in the 5000 metres the last time the Olympics took place in London in 1948. To compete at Wembley he had to take a half day off work and catch the number 12 bus to the stadium! Twenty four years later Margaret Baldwin ran in the 800 metres at the 1972 Munich Olympics. More recently Club 100 metre record holder Dwayne Grant was at the 2004 Athens Olympics as part of the 4x100 squad. The Club’s Young Athletes were crowned National Champions in 2007 and each member of the squad received a special medal from the Club. It was also an opportunity to present Excellence, Colours and Merit awards for the season plus certificates for those who contributed to the Club winning the Kent Young Athletes League. Finally Jack Petchey Foundation medallions were presented to Aston Stockdale and Sarah McLellan. Each month the clubs selects one young person, in the 11 to 25 age group to receive an Achievement Award. The month's winner receives a framed certificate and a cheque (payable to the club) for £200 to be spent on a club project of the recipient's choice. Aston was the Award winner for September and Sarah for July. Pat Calnan PP The criteria for the awards: Excellence 1st to 6th National 1st to 3rd Regional 1st in County Championships with a grade one Colours 7th to 8th National 4th to 6th Regional 1st County Championships (no standard required) Grade One standard Merit Example and team contribution.

Excellence Dan Putnam – 1st in Kents in grade one Stephen Cavey – 1st in Kent in grade one Andrew Jordon – 1st in Kents on grade one Marcus Morrison – 3rd in English Schools Isobel Ivy – 1st in Kents in grade one Sarah McGuire – 2nd in South Of England Championships Banke Jemiyo – 4th in English Schools Katherine Jones – 5th in English Schools Katrina Cosby – 6th in English Schools Chelsea O Rawe Hobbs – English Schools International Tom Bensted – 2nd in South of England Championships Ben Hopkins – 1st in South Of England Championships Jessica Nicol Smith – 6th in England Athletics National Championships Aaron Lloyd – 1st in Kents in grade one Anton Daly – 1st in Kents in grade one Ashley Bryant – 1st in Kents in grade one Adam Willis – 1st in Kents in grade one Frances Read – 1st in Kents in grade one   Colours Lemar Charles – 6th in Regional Championship Jake Haylock – 5th in Regional Championship Kelly Davey – 5th in Regional Championship Jermaine Alexander – 7th in English Schools Daniella Annon – G1 100/200/300 Grace Sheppard – G1 100 Jessica Saville – G1 300 Danielle Critchley – G1 800 Jessica Matthews – G1 HJ/TJ Lara Lalemi – G1 HJ Leah Forbes Morris – G1 LJ Jessica Moore – G1 LJ Letitia Noel – G1 SP Dina Asher Smith – G1 150 Matthew Fletcher –G1 100 LJ Stephen Camacho – G1 200 Matthew Walters – G1 400 Ben Parkin – G1 400 Christian Britton – G1 800 Phil Sesemann –G1 3000 Eddie Otoyo –G1 LJ Eddie Ekanem – G1 SP Mehmet Takpak – G1 SP Jesse McDonald – G1 LJ   Merit Amy DeMatos - all matches in NYAL Katie Vistuer – all matches in NYAL Rebecca Cook – all matches in NYAL Jessica Harding – good effort in all her events and team contribution Rebecca Smith – doubling up in 1500/3000 despite not needing to Chloe Shaw – team contribution, always willing to fill in when needed. Nenisha Nelson Roberts – team contribution and an ever present in the NYAL Sian Hurlock – team contribution in NYAL and KYAL Christine Lyston – team contribution Amy Mitchell – team contribution in KYAL Michelle Fewster – team contribution Hannah Cook – team contribution and all matches in NYAL Jessica Jones – team contribution and Kent relay gold Nancy Carney  – team contribution and Kent relay gold Holly Fletcher – team contribution and Kent Relay gold Eliza Sargeant – team contribution and Kent relay gold Georgina Middleton – team contribution and Kent relay gold Simon Lloyd – team contribution Danny Piggott – team contribution Aston Stockdale – inspirational leadership and team contribution Alex Blair – team contribution Oliver Taylor – team contribution, ever present in the NYAL Hector Kurtyanek – team contribution, ever present in the NYAL Charlee Debolla – team contribution, ever present in the NYAL Kieron Daly – team contribution Mark Longhurst – team contribution, a man of many parts James Clack – team contribution Alex Lister – team contribution, ever present in the NYAL