Pics courtesy - Gary Howard
Essex Championships Day One – Colchester Sunday 2nd May 2005
There was a twelve medal haul - six of them gold - as HMAC youngsters contested the first day of the Essex County Championships at Colchester today.
Junior International Lucy Sargent defended her under 17 title in style cruising to victory into a stiff breeze in the 200m. Another u17 to defend her title was Lauren Clark who took discus gold again while Katie Richardson improved on bronze last year to easily take the 1500m honours.
Nicola
Hill set three new PBs on her way to a new career best pentathlon winning points
tally of 2563. She started the day with a long jump PB, and then won the hurdles
before setting a new shot PB. A solid high jump left her in pole position and
second place in the 800m in new best secured gold. Behind her Catrina McAuliffe
placed fifth, winning the shot in a new PB as well as finishing third in the
hurdles.
Matt Bloy was never really troubled in winning the u15 boys' 1500m final by a distance, with three other HMAC club mates also in the field. In the same age groups Bradley Reece took gold in the discus with a throw close to his recent best.
Ingrid Deane ducked below the 5 minute barrier for the first time to win silver in the u15 girls 1500m, while there was also silver service from sprinters Frankie Calder, who returned from injury to take runners up spot in the u15 girls 200m, and Eugene Ayanful, who powered to silver in the u17 men's equivalent. There were good performances in the same event from Chris Clements and Brian Gaisie in the same final finishing 5th & 6th.
The throws were also a happy hunting ground for club members. Georgie Lou Sales launched the u15 javelin to spear silver medal while Rochelle Rhodes heaved the shot to a new lifetime best to win silver in the u13 contest. The final podium place went to Jessica Humpheryes who yet again bettered her days old discus landmark to take bronze. Four club youngsters made it to the 120mm final for u13 girls with Sidnie Sales the pick of the quartet in fifth, with Eleanor Bounds, Emma McAuliffe and Chloe Jackson in close order behind her.
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Finals
results
RESULTS
U13
Boys:
1500m: heat Sam Swain 5m 46.9s
U15
Boys:
200m: 6th – Ryan Chidwick - 24.97s (heat 24.94s)
1500m:
1st- Matthew Bloy 4m 24.76; 7th –
Steve McLachlan 4m 42.72s (heat: 4m 39.97s); 8th - Joe Webster 4m 42.91s (heat:
4m 40.13s); 9th - Grant Twist 4m 50.79s
Discus: 1st Bradley Reece 33.58m
U17
Men:
200m -2nd - Eugene Ayanful 24.02s (23.93s - heat); 5th - Chris Clements - 24.37s (24.07s -heat); 6th- Brian Gaisie - 24.45s (24.39s heat)
U13
Girls:
70m Hurdles heat Sam Hill 16.97
150m in heats Rebecca Clements 23.61s; Sam Hill 24.30s
1200m 5th - Sidnie Sales 4m 15.96s (heat: 4m 15.47s); 7th - Eleanor Bounds - 4m 19.09s (heat - 4m 14.57s); 8th - Emma McAuliffe - 4m 20.26s (heat: 4m 17.99s); 9th - Chloe Jackson 4m 24.15s (heat: 4m 17.09s)
Shot 2nd - Rochelle Rhodes 7.98m PB
U15
Girls
200m 2nd – Frankie Calder 27.31 (Heat 26.97; Semi: 26.9); In heats: Rachel Kerr 29.11s; Lilla Jacks 29.38s.
1500m
2nd – Ingrid Deane 4m 57.06s
(PB); 10th Emma Fox 5m 18.50s (Heat: 5m 09.53s -PB); in heats:
Georgia Davies 5m 32.83s
Pentathlon:
1st – Nicola Hill 2563 points -
PB (LJ: 4.66m PB;
Hurdles 12.13s; Shot: 8.12m PB; HJ: 1.32m, 800m: 2m
37.71s PB); 5th – Catrina McAuliffe –
2190 points - PB
Discus: 3rd Jessica Humpheryes 25.23m PB
Javelin: 2nd Georgie Lou Sales 22.85m
U17
Girls:
200m
1st
– Lucy Sargent 24.68s
1500m 1st Katie Richardson 4m 43.19s;
Discus: 1st Lauren Clark 29.52 4th -Lauren Newton 22.70m