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A dry but windy day saw some great performances from the Clubs youngsters who fought for every point, but they came up short against a very strong Dacorum Team. Dacorum won with 735 points from Stevenage on 590, Bedford 482, Beds Lions 274 and Peterborough 169. With one team dropping out the Club’s officials and volunteers were kept busy with 6 events to Field Judge plus an additional 2 with Bedford at the beginning of the day. We also provided 4 Track judges and a Timekeeper. Luckily, we had brought extra Officials along to run Bedford’s Photo Finish system which wasn’t working so they all kindly transferred to Field and Track judging and set up EDM on long throws making everyone’s life easier!
There were A string wins for U15’s Hugo McFarlane-Cushing in the 200m 23.80, Aubrey Murray 1500m 4.34.7 and Thomas Paymar 80H 12.00. Thomas Redfern won the U17 400m 53.10, Tommy Cropley the 1500m 4.15.3, Ben Lewis the TJ 11m5, Bobby Pitman PV 3m30 and Edward Turner HT 23m97. The U17 boys also won the relay 46.90.
U15 Enid Whitten won the U15 Girls SP, DT and HT with 10m28, 22m69 and 29m18 respectively and new member Evie Lewis won the JT with a throw of 19m35. Fran Hart won the U17 Girls 800m 2.33.9 and Abigail Manson the 1500m 5.16.2.
The U15 Girls and U17 boys won their age groups.
A full set of results are on the website.
Mel and Libby were delighted with the team’s performance and are looking forward to the final on the 10th September at Stevenage.
Please let your team managers know if you are not available on the 10th so they can select someone else in your place.

Monday 31st July 2023

Jessica Astill competed at Loughborough on Saturday recording 55.39 for her 400m.

Monday 31st July 2023

Four SNHAC U13 athletes represented Hertfordshire at the Inter County Match on Saturday at Walton. Riley McNally 100m and 200m, Hazel Spitzer 1500m and Dt, Eve Warren SP and Monty Norwood HJ. Full results on the website

Monday 31st July 2023

At the height of the holiday season 10 athletes, parents and officials set out for Walton for the last YDL Match of the season. Joined by three more team members at Walton, the team of 13 expected a difficult day, as their opposition were all from relatively local Clubs. It quickly became apparent this was not the case. In the first three events of the day the SNHAC/HAWCS youngsters scored 35 points out of possible 36. The deterioration in the weather failed to dampen spirits with athletes determined not to sit and shiver, but fill every possible space on the team to maximise points and keep warm. The final result - a resounding win by 111 points.
Team managers Libby and Tallulah were delighted with the team spirit, support for each other and both the match and league win. The composite team won two of their matches this season and were second in the other two, securing promotion to Division One next year.
Thanks must also go to all the officials, volunteers and parents who have helped at matches this year.
A full set of results is on the website.

Up against local rivals Herts Phoenix and St Albans along with Colchester, Harlow and Peterborough, the home team fought for every point, every place and in every event. Over 70 youngsters supported the home team, with volunteers and parents also ensuring the Club gained full Officials points along with supporting other smaller clubs who were short of officials.
The Club gained its highest point score of the season with 614.5, HPX 593 and St Albans 493.
U13 Girls A wins came from Hazel Spitzer 1500m and DT along with Oluagbemisola Majiyagbe SP with B wins from from Jessica Manson 200m, Hazel Spitzer HJ, Priscilla Tebenderana SP and Jasmine Stiles DT.
U15 Girls A wins came from Eleanor Roberts 1500m, Edythe Oughton 75H, Abigail Tonge PV and Enid Whitten HT. B wins came from Hannah Cook 1500m and Connie Dykes 75H.
U17 wins came from Rose Cook (u15) in the LJ and B wins from Imogen Rose in the SP.
Monty Norwood won the U13 Boy’s A HJ and there were B wins for Nicholas Whitty HJ and Stanley Wilkinson in the SP.
Newcomer the Club Hugo Mcfarlane-Cushing won the Boy’s U15 A 300m and B 100 and 200m. Thomas Pymar won the A 80H and Zachery Czech the HT. There were B wins for Harry Thompson 800m, Benjamin Gomez-Bugia DT and Jake Avis JT.
In the U17 age group Bobby Pitman won the A LJ, SP and DT, Ben Lewis the 400m and TJ, Tommy Crowley the 1500m, Ben Emms the 100H, George Fifield HT and Jamie Timms JT. There were B wins for Callum Fairey 400m Aubrey Murray 1500m and Jamie Timms 100H and LJ.
The U13 Boys and U15 girls won their 4x100m relays and the U15 girls and U15 boys also won their age groups.
Full results are on the website
Libby and Mel were delighted with the team spirit and the result. The last match of the season is at Bedford on the 6th August. If you aren’t on holiday, please support the team and help reach the final on the 10th September. If we are in it the venue is Stevenage.
A special thank you to Kyle Spitzer who stepped in to help Mike Gregory as Marksman and Sue Spicer and her band of helpers who ran Refreshments for 6 hours.