The club’s young athletes travelled to Cambridge for the last EYAL match of the season on Sunday 12th September.  In the sunshine they finished a brilliant 3rd (348 pts) behind Cambridge and Coleridge (373 pts) and winners Bedfordshire Lions (394).

The girls produced 27 PBs and the boys 14.  Girls’ performance of the day must be the U17  4 x 100m squad of Gracie Wall, Etienne Maughan, Kaylen Charles & Jasmine Wilkins who posted a time of 50.00 to take them to provisionally 8th in the national rankings and the quickest time since 2007.  Boys’ performance of the day was Cameron Barnes for an outstanding 1500m in 4.34.2 just 0.6 seconds ahead of 2nd . 

A String Winners:

U13 Boys - Josiah Bryan – Shot.

U15 Girls – Alyssa Billington – 200m, Lily Farr – 800m, Lyla Danobrega – 1500m, Verity Hart-Ives – Hammer, Alyssa Billington, Eva Henry, Freya Coombes & Jess Wathen - 4 x 100m.

U15 Boys – Cameron Barnes – 1500m.

U17 Women – Jasmine Wilkins 100m & 200m, Etienne Maughan 80m hurdles & long jump, Gracie Wall – high jump, Kaylen Charles – triple jump, Etienne Maughan, Gracie Wall, Jasmine Wilkins & Kaylen Charles – 4 x 100m.

U17 Men – Desmond Agbenu – 100m & 200m, Archie Connolley – high jump, Daniel Harding-Forbes – long jump, Ben Agbenu – triple jump, Ben Agbenu, Daniel Harding-Forbes, Thomas Leakey and Desmond Agbenu - 4 x 100m

B String Winners

U15 Girls – Jess Wathen - 200m, Milly Dunger – 800m, Jessica Parrish – 1500m.

U17 Women – Ellie Smart – long & triple jump.

U17 Men – Daniel Harding-Forbes – 100m & 200m, Thomas Leakey – long jump, Ethan Cairns – Discus

After a non-existent season last year and a difficult start to this year the young athletes of the club have done the club proud.  Well done all!

We would also like to say thank you to Emma Coombes, Martyn, Caitlin and Cliona Blackwell and all the parents who have helped with officiating this summer – we couldn’t have done it without you.

Tina & Rachel,

Junior Team Managers