The Club’s younger athletes were in action on both days of the weekend. Two U17 and one U15 athlete represented Hertfordshire on Saturday in Oxford at the SEAA Inter County Match. U15 Tom Redfern clocked 40.36 in his 300m race while U17s Abigail Manson and Will Galliford competed in the 1500m races running 4.57.63 and 4.26.74 respectively. Bobby Pitman and Adam Bungay supported the senior team in Bedford on Saturday (see SAL results and report).
Fifty-Five U13, U15 and U17 travelled to Chelmsford on Sunday for the Top Eight EYAL Final. This is the first time since 2019 that SNHAC youngsters have been able to compete against the top/larger Clubs in the region. This proved a tough challenge and in spite of recording 37 personal bests between them, the Club finished 8th. The match was won by Havering with Chelmsford second and Shaftesbury Barnet third. There were wins from U17 Abigail Manson in the 800m – 2.20.37 (PB) and Lucy Baverstock PV – 2m40. Abigail was also second in the B 300m (PB) and ran the 1500m. Annabel Howells was second in the B 200m with a PB of 26.72. U15 Abigail Tonge was 3rd in the PV – 1m70. U13 Rachel was third in the HJ – 1m35 (PB). U15 Horacio De-Vyott won the B LJ – 5m06 (PB), Horatio was also second in the B 300m – 40.00 (PB). Lewis Price ran a PB for fourth in the 80H -12.9 and was third in the LJ. The best performance from the U17 boys came from Bobby Pitman who came second in the Discus – 36m45. Will Galliford completed a busy weekend by running the 800m (PB), 1500m and jumping a 1m60 PB in the high jump.
Bobby and Lewis are in action in the English Schools Combined Events Final at Bedford on the 17th/18th September and some of the Clubs youngsters are finishing the season at Peterborough contesting the Eastern Region and Hertfordshire Pentathlon Championships on the 25thSeptember.