Essex Championships Days 2 & 3, 10th & 11th May 2003, Chelmsford

There was a golden harvest at Chelmsford this weekend at Havering Mayesbrook club athletes came home with over twenty golds in a fifty medal haul.

Sara Luck and Megan Foley battled it out for 800m gold in the final event, for u17s. Megan produced an early challenge on the opening circuit but Sara controlled the race from the bell and came home in front, just outside her PB, as Megan held on to silver. Another 800m one-two came in the u15 race as Katie Richardson made it look easy in a new PB to make it a middle distance double, after winning the metric mile last week, with Lauren Clark second. Faye Fullerton showed she is back in business with an 800m / 1500m double in the junior women’s age group with solo victories in typically front running style, with times close to her best despite the windy conditions. Hayley Mottram was third in the u20 800m event, as was Laurie Cossey ho bagged double bronze in the senior women’s 400m and 800m races. In the youngest age group, u13, Ingrid Deane repeated her ding-dong battle of the previous week with Newham’s Kathrine Foy and again had to settle for silver but had the satisfaction of smashing her previous best.

The 800m men were not to be denied. Ashley Reece was in dominant form with a superb win in the u15 boys, wiping out his previous best. In the u17 equivalent Andrew Meech held off team mate Joe Golding to claim bronze, as both lads notched new PBs, breaking their times set earlier in the heats.  Martin Heys set a new PB in placing third in the men’s u20 race, while in the senior men’s race club record holder Des English marked his return to club colours with silver.

On the field Mel Harrison was a triple medallist with gold in the u20 hammer and shot and discus silvers. Sarah Deacon bagged a pair of senior medals in hammer and discus. In the men’s u20 age group Kevin Deacon comfortably defended his hammer title. Louise Yard won u15 shot silver in a new PB.

In the jumps Mark Connelly won u20 high jump gold and in the pole vault Kevin Tufton beat dad and coach, former international Stuart, as the pair picked up gold and silver.  Kirsty Smith was victorious in the u17 triple jump, with Lynsey Clark second, and Emma Bonny leapt to u17 long jump silver while Helen McDonnell won high jump bronze in the u15 age group. Hall Mead student James Coppeard won gold in the u15 triple jump and Campion’s Scott Keating went one better in the u17 high jump. At the very end of the championships, as the rain arrived, Mark Gardiner won junior triple jump gold, making up for the disappointment of failing to register a long jump effort.

There was a crop of hurdles medals. Chloe Van Wulven won by a massive seven-tenths margin in the u17 80m event and in the 75m hurdles for u15s Lisa Schofield won silver in a blanket finish, running a new PB in the heat despite the headwind. She returned the following day to win long jump silver in another new PB. Claire Brennan picked up a pair of senior hurdles medals with bronze in the sprint hurdles and silver in the one-lap version, in which her younger sister Nina won bronze in the u20 category. Nicola Schofield was third in the u17 300m hurdles.

Veteran walks international Irene Bateman again won the county 3000m walk title and behind her the trio of young walkers  - Suzanne Michaliewicz, Alex Winch, and Vicky Winch won in the u17, u15 and u13 age groups respectively.

Pride of place in the sprints went to Lucy Sargent’s 100m gold in the u15 age group. Otherwise sprint medals were hard to come by but the returning Matt Russell did well to place second in the men’s 200m in a strong field, while Scott Spencer won 400m bronze. Andrew Bartlett’s impressive 400m form continued with silver in the u17 one-lap race.

Other distance medals came from Ryan Prout (senior 500m) and Rob Warner, steeplechase silver.

Golds (21): SW Kate Brewington - 200m, Long Jump & Shot; Irene Bateman 3kWalk; JW: Faye Fullerton - 800m & 1500m; Mel Harrison - Hammer; U17W Chloe van Wulven - 80m hurdles; Sara Luck 800m; Kirsty Smith - triple jump; Suzanne Michaliewicz 3k walk; U15G: Lucy Sargent 100m; Katie Richardson 800m; Alex Winch - 3k walk; SM: Kevin Tufton - Pole Vault;  JM - Kevin Deacon - Hammer; Mark Connelly - High Jump; Mark Gardiner - Triple Jump U15B Ashley Reece 800m; James Coppeard - triple jump. U13G Vicky Winch - 3k walk;  

Silver (23) : SW Kate Brewington - 100m hurdles & high jump; Claire Brennan - 400m hurdles. Sarah Deacon - Hammer. JW  Mel Harrison - Discus & Shot- U17W: Megan Foley 800m; Lynsey Clark - triple jump; Chloe van Wulven - High Jump; Emma Bonny - long jump; U15G: Lisa Schofield - 75m hurdles & long jump; Helen McDonnell - high jump; Lauren Clark - 800m; Louise Yard - shot. U13G - Ingrid Deane - 800m; SM Stuart Tufton - pole vault; Matt Russell - 200m; Des English - 800m; Rob Warner - 3k chase; U17M ; Andrew Bartlett - 400m; Andrew Meech - 800m;  Scott Keating - High Jump

Bronze (8)  SW - Claire Brennan - 100m Hurdles; Laurie Cossey - 400m; Sarah Deacon - discus; U20W Nina Brennan 400m hurdles; U17W Sara Luck - high jump; Nicola Schofield 300m hurdles; SM Scott Spencer - 400m; Ryan Prout - 5000m.

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Women/Girls

Under 13s

75m - 6th - Roxy Wickes 11.29s; Heat: Carla Schofield 12.91s

800m  -  2^nd Ingrid Deane 2m 28.37s (PB); Heat: Becky Luck 2m 52.04s

3000m walk  - 1^st Vicky Winch 21m 41.47s

Under 15s

100m - 1^st Lucy Sargent 12.83s (heat: 12.8)

800m  - 1^st Katie Richardson 2m 23.80s (PB); 2^nd Lauren Clark 2m 27.21s. Heats: Rachael Newman 2m 51.05s; Lauren Newton 3m 11.42s

3000m walk  - 1^st Alex Winch 20m 29.88s

U15 - 75m Hurdles: 2^nd Lisa Schofield 12.30sec (Heat: 12.29 secs PB); 5^th Helen McDonnell 12.70sec  (Heat: 12.24s)  

High Jump - 3^rd Helen McDonnell 1.50m

Long jump - 2^nd Lisa Schofield 4.85m (w/a PB); 4th - Lucy Sargent 4.75m

Shot - 2^nd Louise Yard 9.88m (PB)

Under 17s

100m - 6^th Sara Luck 13.31sec 

300m - 6^th Nicola Schofield 43.94s Heat: Robyn Delivett 46.42s 

800m -  1^st  Sara Luck 2m 14.66s 2^nd Megan Foley 2m 16.12s Heat: Helen Roche 2m 27.60s; Robyn Matson 2m 28.68s

3000m walk  - 1^st Suzanne Michaliewicz 20m 32.57s

80m Hurdles -  1^st Chloe Van Wulven 12.18 sec (Heat: 12.07 PB);  6^th  Danielle Ross 13.41 sec (Heat: 12.99s); 7^th -  Katie O'Sullivan 13.68s (Heat: 13.35s); Heat: Nicola Schofield 14.40

300m Hurdles -  3^rd Nicola Schofield 48.12s

Triple Jump 1^st  Kirsty Smith - 10.87m; 2^nd  Lynsey Clark - 9.84m

Long Jump - 2^nd  Emma Bonny - 5.07m

High Jump -  2^nd Chloe Van Wulven 1.58m; 3^rd  Sara Luck - 1.55m; 4th - Katie O'Sullivan 1.55m

Shot - 8th Danielle Ross 8.13m

Junior Women / U20s

100m - 5th - Laura Jones 13.77s

800m   1^st Faye Fullerton 2m 10.06sec; 3^rd  Hayley Mottram 2m 19.21s; 6th - Ria Lyons 2m 24.73s

1500m   1^st Faye Fullerton 4m 23.72sec (Championship Best Performance) 

400m Hurdles -  3^rd Nina Brennan 70.91s

Shot - 2^nd  - Melanie Harrison 10.10m

Discus: 2^nd  - Melanie Harrison 33.77m; 5th - Nina Brennan 25.41

Hammer - 1^st Melanie Harrison 36.03m (PB)

Senior Women

100m - 7th Hannah Gamester 14.16s

200m - 1^st  Kate Brewington 26.46m

400m  3^rd  Laurie Cossey 61.00s

800m 3^rd  Laurie Cossey 2m 21.87s 

3000m walk  - 1^st Irene Bateman 17m 34.26s

100m Hurdles - 2^nd Kate Brewington 14.64 sec; 3^rd Claire Brennan 16.04 sec

400m Hurdles - 2^nd Claire Brennan 70.54 sec

Long Jump - 1^st  Kate Brewington 6.12m w (PB) 5^th Hannah Gamester 5.05m

High Jump - 2^nd Kate Brewington 1.60m

Shot - 1^st  Kate Brewington 11.03m (PB)

Discus - 3^rd  Sarah Deacon  32.41m

Hammer - 2^nd  Sarah Deacon 42.??m 

Javelin - 4th - Kate Brewington 33.97m

Men/Boys

Under 13s

800m 4th - Michael Dymond 2m 27.16s (PB); 5th - Grant Twist 2m 33.12s (PB); 11th - Simon Brown 2m 47.01s (2m 42.90 heat); 12th - Mathew Read 2m 54.32s (heat 2m 44.35s); 

Under 15s

100m  heat Nathaniel Senior 14.66 secs

800m 1^st  Ashley Reece 2m 6.14s (PB) 5th: Ross Clarke 2m 10.88 secs (PB); Heat: Matthew Watkins 2m 23.36s

80m Hurdles 8^th Anthony Williams 14.50s (Heat - 14.26s PB)

Triple Jump  1^st  James Coppeard 11.97 (PB?)

Under 17s

100m Heat - Christian Newton 13.57s

400m - 2^nd  - Andrew Bartlett 51.4 secs; Heat - Christian Newton 64.34s

800m - 3^rd  Andrew Meech 2m 00.40s (PB)- 4^th Joe Golding 2.00.70sec (PB) Heats:  Andrew Luck 2m 14.98s; Aaron Churchouse 2m 15.52s; Michael Waller 2m 15.78s

High Jump  2^nd  - Scott Keating 1.80m

Junior Men/u20

100m 5th - Simon Parker 12.39 (Heat: 12.29s); 7th - Jonathan Buckler - 12.49s (heat 12.43s)   

200m 5th - Simon Parker 24.47s; 6th - Jonathan Buckler - 25.28s   

800m 3^rd  - Martin Heys 1m 58.54s (PB)

1500m 5th - Martin Heys 4m 12.96s 

Hammer 1^st Kevin Deacon 51.17m

High Jump -  1^st  Mark Connelly 1.70m

Long Jump -  4th -  Mark Connelly 5.73m

Triple Jump -  1^st  -  Mark Gardiner 11.87m

Senior Men

200m 2^nd Matt Russell 22.79s; 6th Scott Spencer 23.77s 

400m 3^rd Scott Spencer 51.02secs 

800m 2^nd Des English 1m 53.32; 7th Chris Coats 2m 4.4s (Heat: 2m 1.41s) In Heat) Neil Collins - 2m 05.22s 

1500m  Heat: Neill Collins 4m 22.44s; Tony Collins 4m 38.41s

5000m  3^rd Ryan Prout 15m 53.7s; 6th - Rob Dickenson 16m 18.7s; 7th Matt Bland - 16m 44.0s

3000m s/c 2^nd Rob Warner 10m 11.34s

Javelin 6?^th Sam Harrison 45.90?m

Triple Jump  

Hammer 5th Danny Gamester 43.47 

Pole Vault 1^st Kevin Tufton 3.60m   2^nd Stuart Tufton (Vet 50) 3.40m  

Discus - 

Veteran Men

100m 4th Robert Taylor 13.89s

1500m

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