Golden Weekend at Chelmsford

Essex Championships 13-14 May 2000

STUART LEAPS TO RECORD

In heatwave conditions, Havering Mayesbrook AC's athletes were among the medals on Days 2 and 3 of the Essex County Championships at Chelmsford last Saturday and Sunday.

Gold medal highlight of the weekend was a record breaking performance in the Senior Men's Long Jump by GB International Stuart Wells. In leaping to 7.57m, the 20 year old smashed the Championship record held by his father, Trevor, since 1976.

Another Championship record was broken when Laurie Cossey took the Junior Women's 800m. Cossey who had taken silver in the 400m on Saturday, ran a finely judged race 24 hours later to set a new record of 2mins 13.3sec.

Gold medals also went to Phil Sadler who sprinted magnificently to take the Senior Men's 200m; Claire Sargent who overcame a hamstring injury to win the under-15 Girls' 75m Hurdles; the ever consistent Debbie Sullivan in the Senior Women's 1500m; Kevin Deacon with some fine throwing in the under-17 Boys' Hammer; Dorita Harmse with a superb performance in the Senior Women's 800m; under-17 star Faye Fullerton who equalled the Championship record in winning the 800m in scintillating style; Megan Foley who led from start to finish in the under-13 Girls' 800m adding to her gold in the 1200m on Day 1; Jason Lendon who ran the Senior Men's 3000m Steeplechase to perfection; and Sarah Deacon with some impressive throwing in the Junior Women's Hammer.

Club athletes also won ten more silver medals and thirteen bronze. Silvers went to Sarah Deacon (Junior Women's Discus), Gavin Maley (Senior Men's 800m), Laura Jones (under-15 Girls' 100m), Hannah Gamester (Junior Women's 100m), Kevin White (Veteran's 400m), Nina Brennan (under-17 Girls' 300m Hurdles), Otis Griffith (Senior Men's 400m Hurdles), Glen Coppin (Junior Men's 1500m), Ruth McMenemy (Senior Women's 200m), and Terry O'Leary (under-15 Boys' Discus).

Bronze medals went to Griffith (Senior Men's 400m), Hudson McLean (Veterans' 100m), Adrian Lunan (under-17 Boys' 100m), Kate Brewington (Junior Women's 100m Hurdles and High Jump), Corrina Keevil (Senior Women's Triple Jump), Nicola Schofield (under-15 Girls' 75m Hurdles), Kevin Tufton (Senior Men's Pole Vault), Sam Harrison (Junior Men's Javelin), Jo Crane (Junior Men's 200m), Melanie Harrison (under-15 Girls' Discus), Brennan (under-17 Girls' Discus) and O'Leary (under-15 Boys' Shot).

These Championships have traditionally been a happy hunting ground for Havering Mayesbrook athletes and this year was no exception. Indeed, rarely has the Club's strength in depth been so well demonstrated.

Competition continues this weekend when both the Girls' and Boys' under-17 teams are in action in their respective McDonald's leagues. The girls travel to Hillingdon whilst the boys face strong opposition at Enfield. Meanwhile, the Ladies Southern League team are at High Wycombe on Saturday.

Senior Men:

200m 1^st Phil Sadler 21.9 secs ; 4^th Otis Griffiths 22.4 secs

400m 3^rd Otis Griffiths 49.9 secs

800m 2^nd Gavin Maley 1m 55.5 secs

400mH 2^nd Otis Griffiths 57.3secs

3000mS/C 1^st Jason Lendon 9m 50.4 secs

Long Jump 1^st Stuart Wells 7.57m (CBP)

Pole Vault 3^rd Kevin Tufton

Junior men

200m 3^rd Jo Crane 23.6 secs (23.4 secs heat); Phil Hardy 24.6 secs

800m 4^th Glen Coppin 1m 56.9 secs; Dave Allen 2m 4.7 secs

1500m 2^nd Glen Coppin 4m 00.5 secs

Javelin 3^rd Sam Harrison 46.48m

U17 Men

100m 3^rd Adrian Lunan 11.7 secs; 4^th Andy Green 11.7 secs

Hammer 1^st Kevin Deacon 40.82m

High Jump 4^th Steven Prady 1.70m

U15 Boys

Discus 2^nd Terry O'Leary

Shot 3^rd Terry O'Leary

Veteran Men

100m 3^rd Hudson Maclean 12.5 secs

400m 2^nd Kevin White 56.2 secs

Senior Women

100m 7^th Ruth McMenemy 12.7 secs (12.6 heat)

200m 2^nd Ruth McMenemy 25.0 secs

400m 5^th Ruth O'Sullivan 61.6 secs

800m 1^st Dorita Harmse 2m 12.1 secs

1500m 1^st Debbie Sullivan 4m 38.5 secs

100mH 5^th Claire Brennan 17.2 secs

Long Jump 5^th Corrina Keevil 4.49m

Triple Jump 3^rd Corrina Keevil 9.60m

Junior Women

100m 2^nd Hannah Gamester 13.4 secs

200m 6^th Hannah Gamester 27.7 secs

400m 2^nd Laurie Cossey 58.7 secs

800m 1^st Laurie Cossey 2m 13.3 secs (CBP) ; 4^th Lydia Comley 2m 19.0 secs; 5^th Helen Biscoe 2m 26.2 secs

1500m 4^th Helen Biscoe 5m 14.5 secs

100mH 3^rd Kate Brewington 16.0 secs

Long Jump 4^th Hannah Gamester 4.82m

High Jump 3^rd Kate Brewington 1.55m

Hammer 1^st Sarah Deacon 31.77m

Discus 2^nd Sarah Deacon 29.11m; Melissa Felton 24.54m

U17 Women

800m 1^st Faye Fullerton 2m 10.1 secs (CBP)

300mH 2^nd Nina Brennan 51.2 secs

Discus 3^rd Nina Brennan 24.10m

Triple Jump 5^th Nina Brennan 9.14m

Shot 5^th Nina Brennan 7.96m

Under 15 Girls

100m 2^nd Laura Jones 12.8 secs ; 6^th Nicola Schofield 13.4 secs

800m 5^th Sara Luck 2m 24.1 secs ; 6^th Caroline Smith 2m 28.7 secs (Heat 2m 26.0 secs) ; 7^th Nicola Schofield 2m 34.9 secs (Heat 2m 31.5 secs)

75mH 1^st Claire Sargent 11.7 secs; 3^rd Nicola Schofield 12.3 secs

High Jump ?7^th Katie O'Sullivan 1.40m

Discus 3^rd Melanie Harrison

Under 13 Girls

75m 7^th Lucy Sargent 11.2 secs (Heat 11.1 secs)

800m 1^st Megan Foley 2m 26.2 secs