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Welcoming U17 and U20 members from HAWCS for the first YDL Match of the season the Composite Team cruised to a convincing win picking up 21 A string wins and 10 B string wins. Performance of the day came from HAWCS U17 Tom Rutter with a throw of 64m49 in the U17 Javelin.
A string wins came from U17’s Fran Hart TJ, Lily Cotter HT, Isobelle Chamberlain JT, Thomas Redfern 400m, Harrison Lund HJ, Bobby Pitman DT and PV, Edward Turner HT, Jamie Timms in the U20 JT and U17 SP. The U17 girls won the 4x300m relay and the boys the 4x400m relay.
There were U20 A string wins for Jessica Astill in the 200 and 400m, Isaac Whitten in the 2000m steeplechase and HJ, Jacob Kinchin-Smith LJ and the U20 men won the 4x400m.
B string wins came from U17 Isobelle Chamberlain SP, Callum Fairey 400m, Harrison Lund 800m, Jamie Timms DT, Tomaz Pereira Garcez JT, Edward Turner SP and George Fifield LJ.
U20 B string wins came from Annabelle Howells 400m, Jacob Kinchin Smith 100m and Dan Conner 200m.
Also competing and bringing in valuable points were Bailey Norton, Esme Starkey, Lucy Baverstock, Emily Swain, Amelia Ledger, Ben Emms, Kyle Gall Gray, Jamie Joseph, Owen Watkins, Daniel Kanu, Ed Laws and Dan McKenna.
Team Managers Norma Harris, Tallulah Taylor and Ed Laws were delighted with the team spirit and would like to thank all the athletes as well as all the volunteers and parents who stepped forward to officiate events which ensured the team got maximum points for officials.

Day 1 of the County Championships featured the 1500m, Vets, Disability and Relay Championships. Eight Club members took part in the 1500m Championships. U13 Hazel Spitzer, U15 Aubrey Murray, U17 Abigail Manson and U20 Will Galliford came Second in their races. U13 Oliver Rose came Third, also competing were U15 Esme Searle, U17 Samuel Dear and U20 Owen Watkins who all came fourth.
The Vets Championships featured Joylyn and Tim Saunders Mullins. Joylyn won her 100m, 200m and Javelin competitions and Tim won his hammer.
T46 athlete Rebecca Scott won her 100m and LJ, T20 Martina Barber won her LJ and Alex Rains won his Discus.
The Club put out 13 teams in the Relay Championships and won 4 of the 4x100m races, 2 of the 4x300m races and 2 of the 4x400m races. These wins saw the Club win the County Relay Trophy from HAWCS. Team manager Sam Gall Gray was delighted with the team spirit and smiling faces as medals were presented.
Full results are on the website.

The first EYAL match of the season, the first time SNHAC and HAWCS have competed as a composite team, the first time competing in Club colours for many young athletes and the first match as team manager for the girls for Melissa.
This was also the first time since 2019 that the EYAL was operating under ‘normal’ conditions. The team were competing against one of the biggest Clubs in the country, Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers along with Basildon, Peterborough and Nene Valley, Colchester and Tendering and Braintree. A solid start saw The team finish third behind SBH and Basildon.
Wins were hard to come by as the team fought hard for every place with lots of PB performances and youngsters stepping in to fill gaps on the team sheet where ever possible.
There were wins in the boys and girls U13 Discus from Elijah Ragoobar and Archie Chamberlain who won the boys while Hazel Spitzer and Riley McNally won the girls. Anna Fourie won the A high jump while Suzy Tonge won the girls B shot.
In the U15 age group Ellie Picton and Scarlet Victory (HAWCS) won the A and B 75H, Abigail Tongue won the PV, Enid Whitten won the hammer and Rachel Berry the B string Shot with Fred Dilley picking up a B string win in the 300m.
In the U17 section there were wins for Lily Cotter and Edward Turner in the A string hammer along with Bobby Pitman in the A Discus. Hopefully Jamie Timms will make a speedy recovery from the five stitches required in his knee after it came into contact with his spikes while long jumping.
Team Managers would like to thank all the athletes who filled gaps in the team sheet and a big thank you to Mike Gregory (Timekeeper), Sally Stevens and Sarah Berry (Track judges) and Alan Ephgrave (Field Judge) with his team of volunteer parents who covered all our field judging and ensured we got maximum points for our Officials. Dylan Baines and Norma Harris also deserve thanks for bringing the poles to Peterborough so our athletes could vault safely.
A full set of results along with a few photos are on the Club Website.

London Marathon weekend saw 2 SNHAC athletes in action on the capital's streets. After just one winter season of club athletics U17 Tommy Cropley was selected to run for the East Region in the Mini Marathon on Saturday finishing in 8 minutes 37. Sunday saw Trevor Mason again tackle the full marathon finishing in 3 hours 55 minutes and 57 seconds.

Starting the season with a Track Open at Ridlins proved successful, with 80 entries enjoying the opportunity to get Photo Finish times for the eight track events on offer. Athletes from Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire joined SNHAC members competing in a range of events – 80 and 600m for the U11’s to the more traditional 100, 200, 300, 400, 800 and 1500m for U13 through to Masters Athletes, the oldest being V70. The weather stayed dry although overcast, the wind was legal, Photo Finish and WiFi worked, so all equipment tested ready for the first home match of the season on the 30thApril. It was lovely to see so many new members in action. Full results for SNHAC athletes are on the results page and photos courtesy of Michael Joseph on the Photo Gallery. Those of you who are new to athletics will also find results on the National Website - Power of 10. This website records the results of any athlete competing under UKA rules (doesn’t include school leagues) and is a great way of tracking progress and providing evidence of athletes standards for GCSE and A Level PE exams and sports grants at university.