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Twelve SAL athletes travelled to St Ives on Saturday for the first SAL Match of the season. With a depleted team and lots of blanks on the team sheet, the magnificent dozen filled every event possible and scrapped for every place/point. Team manager Rhys Samuels had an epic 519 mile journey (rail strikes) to get to and from St Ives and a last minute dash by time keeper Nick Ward ensured the Club gained full points for Officials. Alan Ephgrave starting an epic three days as lead Field (EYAL Sunday and Vets Monday) with Bob Whitten, Phil and Julie Laws, Alison Barber and Libby Taylor making up the Field Team and Rhona Foster as Track Judge.
Leading the quest for points Dylan Baines did 6 events winning B string 110H and TJ after gashing a leg open with his spikes while high jumping where he finished second clearing 1m70. He was also second in the LJ with 6m21 and was part of the winning 4x100m team 46.6 (with Ed, Jacob and Rhys), and took part in the SP. Jacob Kinchin-Smith U20 did 4 events, second in the 200m 22.3, 400m 51.4 and TJ 11m82. Ed Laws U20 won the 110H 17.3, was second in the 400H and won the B long jump. Rhys competed in the 100m, 200m and SP, Isaac Whitten U20 in the 400m and HJ and Jake Anderson in the 1500m.
Annabel Howells U20 won the 400m 61.2. Libby Taylor won the HT 45m48, was second in the DT 28m05 and third in shot and second in B Javelin. Vet Sandra Reed won the B TJ and competed in the 100m, 200m and DT. U20 Kachi Dike U20 was second in A TJ, having never competed at the event 8m74, third in the A Javelin and won the B 200 and SP. Vet Chris Feely competed in the 400m, 800m and 2k steeple chase and Martina Barber competed in the 100m and LJ.
Full results in Results

Competing at the Loughborough International, U20 Jess Astill was promoted to the GB senior team for her first senior vest. She came 6th in the 400m with a season’s best of 55.29. T47 Rebecca Scott was also in action coining 4th in her 100m race in 14.03

Twenty-Eight Club members took part in County Championships over the weekend. Competing in the Hertfordshire Championships at Watford there were wins for U13 Riley McNally in the 100/200m 14.7 and 29.25, U15 Rosie Cook in the 100 13.49, Edythe Oughton in the PV 2m Enid Whitten in the SP, DT and HT 9m54, 22m78 and 26m48. U20 Jessica Astill won the 200m 25.18 and set a CBP in the 400m running 55.53. U15 Horacio De-Vyott won the 300m 39.12, Zachary Czeck the HT 38m and senior man Tim Saunders Mullins won his HT. There were second place finishes for U13 Priscilla Tibenderana 100m, U15 Abigail Tonge PV, U15 Milan Snarskis HT, U17 Tom Redfern 400m, U20 Jacob Kinchin Smith 100m, William Galliford 800m and Ed Laws 400H. Third place finishes came from U15 Eleanor Roberts PV and U20 Jamie Joseph 100m.
In the Bedfordshire County Championships, which also took place at Watford, U20 Annabel Howells won the 200m and 400m 26.29 and 59.13 while U15 Georgia Sutcliffe was second in the 300m.
Results on the Club website.
Jessica Astill has been selected for the GB 4x400m team at the Loughborough International, Rebecca Scott is also competing.

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.