SOLID START FOR McDONALDS' BOYS
McDonalds
Young Athletes’ League, Tonbridge 6th May 2001
Despite having many of the under 17 boy’s squad
unavailable for selection due to injury and other commitments, there were some
pleasing individual results at the first McDonalds League meeting at Tonbridge.
In the under 13’s, there were wins for Jay Ryan in the 800m (A) and Ashley Reece in the 1500m (A), in what was only his second race for the club.
In the under 15’s, Terry O’Leary was in outstanding form producing a personal best of 26.99m to win the Hammer (A). He also went on to secure wins in the 80m Hurdles (A), Javelin (A) and anchored the 4x400m relay that stormed to victory.
Danny Skelt had an equally impressive day, securing a win in the 800m (B) and producing personal bests in the 400m, Shot and got the winning 4x400m Relay off to a tremendous start. Other winners for the under 15’s included, Joe Golding in the 800m (A) and 400m (B), James Gregory in the 200m (A), Ashley Roberts in the 3000m (B) and the 4x400m relay squad of Danny Skelt, Christian Newton, Joe Golding, Terry O’Leary.
There were also some personal best performances from Martyn Chambers in the 1500m and Christian Newton in the Discus. Christian Newton and Paul Andrews both competed in the Pole Vault competition for the first time and gained 2nd (B) and 3rd (A) places respectively.
In all, a reasonable start to the season, with good prospects for the forthcoming matches once all the under 17’s are available for selection.
Final
result:
| 1st | Croydon | 263 pts |
| 2nd | Tonbridge | 215 pts |
| 3rd | Havering Mayesbrook | 168 pts |
| 4th | Puma TVH | 65 pts |
Results
For McDonald’s League Meeting at Tonbridge
Event |
‘A’ String |
Result |
Pos |
‘B’ String |
Result |
Pos |
|
Under 13 |
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100m |
Peter Tyler |
14.5 |
2nd |
Matthew Watkins |
14.7 |
2nd |
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200m |
Peter Tyler |
30.6 |
2nd |
Nat Senior |
32.7 |
3rd |
|
800m |
Jay Ryan |
2.39.1 |
1st |
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1500m |
Ashley Reece |
5.04.0 |
1st |
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Long Jump |
Nat Senior |
4.03 |
2nd |
Anthony Williams |
3.69 |
2nd |
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Shot |
Anthony Williams |
6.06 |
4th |
Jay Ryan |
5.87 |
2nd |
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4x100m R |
Peter Tyler, Matthew Watkins, Jay Ryan, Nat Senior |
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3rd |
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Under 15 |
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|
100m |
James Gregory |
12.4 |
3rd |
Paul Andrews |
14.3 |
3rd |
|
200m |
James Gregory |
25.2 |
1st |
Daniel O’Connell |
26.3 |
2nd |
|
400m |
Danny Skelt |
57.9 PB |
2nd |
Joe Golding |
58.3 |
1st |
|
800m |
Joe Golding |
2.16.3 |
1st |
Danny Skelt |
2.16.9 |
1st |
|
1500m |
Martyn Chambers |
5.06.0 PB |
2nd |
Chris Driscoll |
5.26.1 |
2nd |
|
3000m |
Andrew Meech |
10.21.7 |
2nd |
Ashley Roberts |
10.35.7 |
1st |
|
80m H |
Terry O’Leary |
13.8 |
1st |
Paul Andrews |
16.2 |
2nd |
|
Hammer |
Terry O’Leary |
26.99 PB |
1st |
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Shot |
Danny Skelt |
8.36 PB |
3rd |
Christian Newton |
7.48 PB |
2nd |
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Discus |
Christian Newton |
23.33 PB |
2nd |
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Javelin |
Terry O’Leary |
37.80 |
1st |
James Gregory |
11.26 |
3rd |
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Pole Vault |
Paul Andrews |
1.70 PB |
3rd |
Christian Newton |
1.70 PB |
2nd |
|
Long Jump |
Daniel O’Connell |
4.20 |
3rd |
Martyn Chambers |
3.91 |
3rd |
|
High Jump |
Daniel O’Connell |
1.30 |
3rd |
Chris Driscoll |
1.25 |
3rd |
|
4x100m R |
James Gregory, Daniel O’Connell, Paul Andrews, Martyn Chambers |
55.3 |
3rd |
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4x400m R |
Danny Skelt, Terry O’Leary, Joe Golding, Christian Newton |
4.07.2 |
1st |
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Under 17 |
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|
100m |
Tom Gregory |
12.3 |
4th |
Mark Connelly |
12.6 |
4th |
|
200m |
Tom Gregory |
25.0 |
4th |
Darren Smith |
25.8 |
2nd |
|
400m |
Darren Smith |
56.8 |
3rd |
Mark Connelly |
60.5 |
3rd |
|
800m |
Peter Jones |
2.11.2 |
4th |
Andrew Bright |
2.41.6 |
2nd |
|
1500m |
Peter Jones |
5.18.7 |
3rd |
Andrew Bright |
5.18.9 |
3rd |
|
3000m |
Andrew Hunter |
9.40.3 |
2nd |
Rob Howe |
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1500 S/C |
Rob Howe |
5.39.5 |
2nd |
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Shot |
Andrew Hunter |
6.07 |
4th |
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Discus |
Darren Smith |
26.93 |
3rd |
Steven Prady |
20.93 |
3rd |
|
Javelin |
Andrew Hunter |
26.98 |
3rd |
Trevor Walton |
12.23 |
3rd |
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Long Jump |
Steven Prady |
5.33 |
3rd |
Mark Gardiner |
5.24 |
2nd |
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Triple Jump |
Andrew Hunter |
9.90 |
4th |
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High Jump |
Steven Prady |
1.80 |
2nd |
Trevor Walton |
1.65 |
3rd |
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4x100m R |
Trevor Walton, Mark Connelly, Mark Gardiner, Tom Gregory |
62.4 |
3rd |
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4x400m R |
Mark Gardiner, Darren Smith, Mark Connelly, Peter Jones |
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2nd |
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