Results Round Up
This week we have plenty of results to catch up on and round up for you from Birmingham, Cardiff x 3, London x 2, Derby. Merthyr Mawr, The Lake District, Swindon & Aberdare.
Friday 11th July U20M Lewie Jones throws the Javelin out to a big PB of 60.63m in Birmingham, well done Lewie!
Wednesday 16th July was the Cardiff Sprints Hurdles & Long Jump Open where out top performer in each age group and gender were as follows: SW 100m Hurdles, Lauryn Davey 14.96 & Long Jump 3.62m, SM Eli Onyewu 10.64 100m & 21.40 200m. Well done all, click here for the full results.
Saturday 19th July was the London Diamond League where in front of a full house of spectators SW Hannah Brier placed 4th in the National 400m in an excellent time of 52.38 and her brother Joseph Brier also in the Mens National 400m placed 3rd in a seasons best 46.07, well done both, what an experience in front of 60,000 spectators!
Saturday 19th July was the British Schools U17 International England V Wales V Scotland V Ireland at Derby. On a very wet day that made conditions difficult throughout in the East Midlands, it saw the top athletes from the home countries – Welsh Schools, Irish Schools, Scottish Schools and hosts English Schools. A team of 60 athletes were selected to represent the Welsh Schools Athletics Association which included eight Swansea Harriers who were all amazing: 6th Jeremy Young 11.18 100m & BRONZE, 4 x 100m 43.35 with Ruari Harris on lead leg 6th Matthew Hines 58.06 400m Hurdles , 7th Tyler Davies 3.05m Pole Vault, a superb BRONZE for Holly Humphreys with a 4.30.51 1500m, another super BRONZE came from Millie Pierce in the 1500m Steeplechase 5.06.64, our top performer of the weekend was SILVER medallist Ellie Dunleavy in the Pole Vault with a best of 3.10m, Lyra Roberts had a great 2.90m for 5th also in the Pole Vault 7th Violet Snelgrove 11.34m Shot. Very many congratulations to the awesome eight on their International call ups and excellent results, despite the awful weather conditions! Click here for the full results.
Saturday 19th July was the National Athletics League Senior Men & Women Round 3 of 3 at Cardiff, where another great result was had with the Women winning and the Men in 2nd therefore the combined scores made it a win this time again and a clean sweep of the league fixtures. The team now progress the National Promotion match at Oxford in August where they will be aiming to break into the Premiership for the top 8 tack and field senior clubs in the UK. Thanks to all the athletes, coaches, officials and team managers who’ve contributed to such a successful league campaign. At Cardiff individual highlights include top 3 placing overall for:
1st: Zoe Dakin 45.44m Hammer, Emily Thomas 5.97m Long Jump, Charlie Shuall 4.52m Pole Vault, Eniola Adedotun 10.81 100m, Lucy Harris 40.86m Discus, Evan Cole 15.83 110m Hurdles, Michael Jenkins 56.17m Discus, Carys Jones 3.52m Pole Vault, Sam Davies 2.07m High Jump, Evie Aitchison 59.01 400m and Patrick Swan 18.10m Shot.
2nd: Osian Parry 56.47 400m Hurdles, Evie Atchison 65.03 400m Hurdles, Leigh Walker 4.22m Pole Vault, Mai Davies 2.27.92 800m, Evan Cole 1.82m High Jump, Jac Hopkins 4.02.00 1500m, Lauryn Davey 39.07m Javelin, Michael Jenkins 17.78m Shot, Lauryn Davey, Evie Aitchison, Rebekah Pratt, Caitlin Gwyther 51.17 4 x 100m and Maria Kowal 11.10.80 3000m.
3rd: Brychan Price Davies 1.55.74 800m, Nia Powell 1.62m High Jump, Emily Thomas 12.48 100m & 11.13m Triple Jump, Aled Price 6.68m Long Jump, Matilda Quick 14.66 100m Hurdles, Dafydd Roberts 51.29 400m, Jemima Osborn 5.09.29 1500m & 12.55.13 3000m, Marek Warzocha 22.73 200m, Abdul Afolabi 13.41m Triple Jump, Lewie Jones 56.57m Javelin, Jacob Edghill, Joseph Beresford, Dafydd Roberts, Marek Warzocha 45.57 4 x 100m and Lucy Harris 10.54m Shot.
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Saturday 19th July was the 12km Rabbit Run Multi Terrain Race at Merthyr Mawr, where over this notoriously challenging race in the 12km M40 Ake Fagereng had great run for 7th in 52,32 followed home by 51st U20M Daniel May 1.01.33 and in the Womens race 67th W60 Sian Phillips 1.18.49. Over the 40km distance we had the one competitor Eleanor Titley who in the Womens race finished 18th in 4.55.43, well done all!
Saturday 19th July SM Kristian Jones won the 29km Mountain Race at Sunday Crag in the Lake District, Kristian who has raced internationally for Great Britain multi terrain, mountain running, track and road, won in 3:06.23, almost half an hour ahead of second place, well done Kristian!
Sunday 20th July U13 & U15 Youth Development League Round 3 of 3 at Swindon, where the team had an excellent result for an away match coming home in 2nd place on the day and 5th overall in the league table. The team now have an anxious wait to see if they have done enough to retain their place in the Premier Division following the paper relegation match with the top teams in Division 1. Out thanks to all the athletes, coaches, team managers and officials who contributed to such a successful 3rd fixture. Individual highlights included top 3 placings overall when we look at A&B performances combined, set by:
1st U15B Ren Leech-Griffiths 2.50m Pole Vault, U15B Roman Jackson 42.76m Hammer, U15G Katriel Udoh 5.14m Long Jump & 1.60m High Jump, U13B Glorious Khunda 9.82 75m, U13B Tomi Jones 3.51.77 1200m, U13G Lily Shubin 4.46m Long Jump andU13G Freya Cleverley 19.17m Javelin.
2nd U15B Roman Jackson 30.27m Discus, U15G Rutendo Chasweka 12.08 75m Hurdles. U13B Glorious Khunda 19.71 150m, u13G Mollie Mae Mqueen 2.38.14 800m, U13G Lily Shubin 12.32 70m Hurdles and U13G Etta Blatchford 4.24m Long Jump.
3rd U15B Cynan King 34.12m Javelin, U15G Lyla Jonsson 5.01.48 1500m, U15G Elizabeth Nsozzi 1.45m High Jump, U15G Freya Birt 2.60m Pole Vault, U15G Constance Makari 8.22m Shot and Sofia Morgan, Kaya Williams, Jessica Pazia, Lily Shubin 57.69 4 x 100m.
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Sunday 20th July James Ledger runs a 11.73 for the 100m in the Stratford Speed open in London, well done James!
Tuesday 22nd July was the British Milers Club and Javelin open meeting at Aberdare. In the Javelin U15B Cynan King threw 32.27m, U20W Rebekah Pratt 25.80m and U17W Alice Prosser 25.24m. In the endurance races our top runner in each age group and event were:
800m SM Alfie Robinson 2.01.92, U17W Holly Humphreys 2.13.59, U13G Molly Mae McQueen 2.35.59. 1200m U13B Tomi Jones 3.42.23. 1500m U17M Osian Morgan 4.26.87 & U15G Zoe Thompson 5.30.27. well done everyone!
Wednesday 23rd July was race 3 of 3 in the SSAFA 5km series at Cardiff. We had 5 finishers all in the Men, with Morgan James coming home in 15.34 for 13th place, followed by 20th Christian Lovatt 15.48, 59th Steven Taylor 16.54, 164th Daniel Thomas 19.55 and 255th Jonathan Butler 39.29, well done all!