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Three SNHAC athletes were in action at the England Athletics Age Group Indoor Championships in Sheffield over the weekend. U20’s Jess Astill and Annabel Howells competed in the 400m while Jamie Joseph was in action in the 60m. Jamie recorded 7.27 in his heat of the 60m and Annabel 60.06 in her heat of the 400m. Jess was second in her heat of the 400m (55.87) and went on to run 55.42 in the final for third spot. This performance has earned her a place in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team in the DNA U20 Indoor Meeting in Madrid this coming weekend. Jess will be taking part in the Hunter Relay.

Five club Athletes were in action at the SEAA Indoor Championships at Lee Valley over the weekend. Jessica Astill and Annabel Howells were in action in the U20 400m. Jessica won her heat in 57.49 with Annabel Second in 60.13. The final provided a very close finish with Jessica finishing in second place to Stephanie Okoro 55.74 and 55.75!
U20 Jamie joseph competed in the 60 and 200m reaching the semi final of both. Best times 7.3 and 23.46. Shannon Rapacchi and Sam Meyler competed in the Senior Pole Vault competitions. Shannon finished 6th with a 3m50 clearance and Sam 4th with 4m.

Six SNHAC athletes competed at the first Regional indoor competition of the winter. The SEAA Combined Events Championships took place at Lee Valley on the 17th and 18th December. Starting Day 1 of their two day Heptathlon U17’s Bobby Pitman and Jamie Timms both recorded three PBs in their 4 events on the Saturday. Bobby’s came in the 60m 7.43, HJ 1m56 and LJ 5m59 while Jamie’s came in the 60m 7.86, HJ 1m65 and SP 8m01. On Sunday they were joined by 4 of the Club’s younger athletes competing in the U15 Girl’s Pentathlon.
The boys started Sunday with PBs in the 60H 9.02 and 9.35 respectively and followed this with new figures for the PV – Bobby 3m20 and Jamie 2m90. The day finished with the 1000m where fine runs by both boys saw them finish in second and third positions both with new PB point scores for the event. Bobby 3810 and Jamie 3657
Competing in the Pentathlon the girls recorded 12 PBs between them. Edythe Oughton finished in 14th place with PBs in the 60H, HJ and SP for a final points score of 1959, Rachel Berry finished in 16th place with PBs in the 60H, SP and 800m for a final points score of 1780 PB, Eleanor Roberts finished in 18th place with PBs in the 60H and HJ and Abigail Tonge finished in 19th place, recording PBs in the 60H and SP.
Full results can be found on the results page.

Congratultions to Abigail, Will, Aubrey, Sarena and Eleanor who all represented Hertfordshire in the Southern Inter-Counties Cross Country at Oxford last weekend.

New season, new flag, a tent and a coach (for this race only!). Welcome to SNHAC cross-country 2022, what could possibly go wrong…..
Well in actual fact, not much! With plenty of experienced faces sprinkled with some new talent, the club carried on the excellent performances from last season.
It was a slightly new course this time, with a different start and finish making it more challenging than usual. The fields for the younger ages were no longer flat, and an extra hill had been added for the older age groups. And yes, the main hill was still there and just as long and steep.
All in all, it was a great day. Individual and team results are on the results page of the Club’s website. Well done to everyone, especially those who competed for the first time and those who were racing in a new age group category against older runners. Abigail Manson won the division 2 U17 race and a special mention must also go to Evan Robson who turned out to make sure that the reigning champion U15 boys’ team had enough members to score! Great experience for all, we are well set up for the rest of the season.