National Junior League, Southern Premier Division, Harrow Weald 27 April 2003

Match Result

1 Ashford 235
2 City of Norwich 228
3 Havering Mayesbrook 214
4 Woodford Green & EL 212
5 Shaftesbury Barnet 203
6 Aldershot F & D 148
7 Reading 99

 

A tremendous team performance earned a scratch u20 Ladies team third place in their opening National Junior League Premier Division fixture at Harrow Weald on Sunday. With three more fixtures to come the division looks like developing into a five-way battle for the top four qualifying places for the national final.

 

Just three wins but a host of runner-ups and minor placings ensured that the Havering Mayesbrook ladies held off promoted local rivals Woodford Green and Essex Ladies for third place. Sara Luck was the only track winner cruising to victory in the 800m A race, kicking for home at the bell and opening up a two second gap. She also scored high jump third place points, and contributed a leg to the sprint relay before running the fastest leg for the 4x400m squad.

 

Kirsty Smith was an impressive triple jump winner leaping a new outdoor best of 10.99m, within 5cm of her indoor club record. In the process she beat Woodford’s Diana Osagede who has a superior PB. Kirsty also placed second in the long jump, exceeding 5m for the first time and ran the opening leg for the sprint relay team. Lynsey Clark was the other winner, taking in the B discus by almost 10 metres. The versatile Hornchurch 16-year-old also notched up a pair of jumps second places, in both long and triple jump.

 

There was hat-trick of second places in the throws from English Schools medallist Mel Harrison, who also added a shot third place for good measure.  Katie O’Sullivan scored a high jump/400m hurdles B runners up double and also scored points in the sprint hurdles.

 

Hayley Mottram defied the strong winds to run close to her best when coming through to take second in the 400m A, and also ran in the 200m and both relays. The team spirit was typified by Ria Lyons. After a strong run to place second in her main 80m B event, she filled vital gaps in the 100m and 1500m, before finishing a tiring day with a 400m relay leg. Despite limited training Laura Jones ran strongly in the sprints with fifth in the 100m and stepping in at five minutes notice for the 200m B, where she placed fourth, before running in the sprint relay.

 

Another athlete to rally to the cause was Nina Brennan who competed despite nursing a hamstring injury. In addition to running her speciality 400m hurdles, where she placed 5th, she hurled a hammer and put the shot for two fourth placings. There were league debuts from Laura Moore (4th in 3000m and 2nd in B javelin!) and Carley Mottram (3rd in the B 400m PB). Natalie Adams (1500m and 4x400m) completed the twelve-strong team.

Link to full results

  A STRINGS Pos. Time/Dist     B STRINGS Pos. Time/Dist
100 Laura Jones 5 13.9   100 Ria Lyons 7 15.0
200 Hayley Mottram 4 27.8   200 Laura Jones 4 28.5
400 Hayley Mottram 2 59.8   400 Carley Mottram 3 63.6 PB
800 Sara Luck 1 2:17.2 800 Ria Lyons 2 2:28.2
1500 Natalie Adams 7 5:22.0   1500 Ria Lyons 5 5:39.7
3000 Laura Moore 4 13:00.3   3000 ----
100H Katie O'Sullivan 5 18.5 100H ----
400H Nina Brennan 5 75.4   400H Katie O'Sullivan 2 78.2
L.J. Kirsty Smith 2 5.02 PB L.J. Lynsey Clark 2 4.50
H.J. Sara Luck 3 1.50   H.J. Katie O'Sullivan 2 1.50
T.J. Kirsty Smith 1 10.99 T.J. Lynsey Clark 2 9.58
P.V. -----   P.V. -----
S.P. Mel Harrison 3 9.92 S.P Nina Brennan 4 7.13
D.T. Mel Harrison 2 35.75   D.T. Lynsey Clark 1 34.89
J.T. Mel Harrison 2 27.90   J.T Laura Moore 2 18.66
H.T. Mel Harrison 2 35.44 H.T. Nina Brennan 4 13.44
4x100 Kirsty Smith       4x400 Hayley Mottram (61.9)    
  Sara Luck         Natalie Adams (68.4)  
  Laura Jones         Ria Lyons (64.8)    
  Hayley Mottram 4 52.7     Sara Luck (60.7) 4 4:158