A Huge 30 CAC Athletes at the U15/17 UK Championships.

Following the senior UK Championships, it was back to Birmingham just five days later for the under 17 and 15`s to contest the younger version of these championships and no fewer than thirty of our members were involved. It was the Friday evening which saw Jorjia March take the 800 metres under 17 title with 2m 13.93s - her third title over this distance in the past two months having won the Middlesex Schools and Southern titles. There were no further golds but over the weekend two bronze medals were gained, Harry Lee in the 100 metre hurdles who recorded a pb of 13.25s in his heat then in the final reduced this time with 13.01s ,a fast race for the UK ranking lists show the top three here now head the UK ranking list for the season. From the shot putt, again the under 17`s, Matilda Hewitt was to place third with a putt of 13.58m whilst Monica Malagala was to be fourth just twenty centimetres less. Both then contested the discus, and Monica was again to take that unfortunate place just outside the medals with her 36.19m whilst Matilda placed ninth with 30.16m. Glutton for competition Monica returned on the Sunday and in the hammer throw recorded a pb of 46.39m to finish seventh.  Events so different to her first performance of the summer season - an 800-metre race at Norwich. The hurdles can be a cruel event, one error on approaching a barrier and your chances have gone, Lily Hartman has been in great form of late and here she won her here heat in 45.05s but to the final and hopes of getting close to her best of 43.69s did not materialize and 46.92s left her in ninth place. In the 80metre hurdles Amelie Scott won her heat in 11.54, then 11.60 in the final to place seventh, Amelie was also involved in the long jump and with 5.59m was sixth.  At under 15 level Chloe Allam twice improved on her best in the 75m hurdles - first in the heats with 12.82s and then in the semi-final where her 11.77s left her just short of reaching the final. It was also a semi-final in the 100m although her best time on the day was in the heats with 12.91s. There was a pb in the shot putt for Shindara Ayo-Adeyemo, another under 15 year, with her effort of 11.07m, this after a time of 12.47s in the heats of the hurdles. Two fine performances came from the field events for under 17 men as Charlie Pyner took sixth place in the high jump by clearing 1.94m whilst in the javelin Zak Williams with 54.36m in the javelin placed 8th. From the high jump Amy Pugsley placed 9th whilst in the triple jump Katie Lowe was just shy of her best and with 10.19m placed 8th. Back to the track finals and at under 17 level Ezrah Harrold with 4m40.19s placed 10th whist in the under 15`s Lily Sanford with 4.49.64s finished 11th. Another under 15 Erin Kelly won her heat of the 800m in 2m14.07s and with 2m 17.63s was 7th in the final. Last of our athletes to show in finals Isobella Eida set a pb in the 3000m with 10m 55.56s. Although 12th on the result sheet this was a combined race containing both age groups - izzy as an under 15 year can claim 5th.

Yes there were another dozen youngsters carrying our colours without proceeding to the finals of their chosen events and almost certainly they will benefit from competing at this level of competition.

Report written by Roy Meadowcroft.

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A Small Contingent of CAC Athletes at the UK Championships.

CAC had a small contingent of athletes wearing our colours contesting the senior UK Championships in Birmingham with Seb Clatworthy being best placed with his 2.10m bringing him into fourth position.  Over at the pole vault Sam Tremelling, like Seb studying at an USA University, took eighth position by clearing 4.80 metres.

On the track Megan Harris was to finish sixth in the 1500m with 4m 18.5s, Onyeka Okoh placed 4th in his heat of the 400m hurdles with 51.6os whilst in the 110m hurdles Sam Wright placed 6th in the heat with 15.28s. Taking third place in the 200m  with 23.50s Kissiwaa Mensah just missed out on reaching the final, a race which was to see three current internationals taking the honours.

One other event which drew my attention as watching on TV was seeing our colours leading the field in the 5000 metres, especially hearing the name Nuttall.  But no, it was not our Lucy but Hannah of Charnwood AC whose colours are identical to ours.

Report written by Roy Meadowcroft.

Our Juniors are Crowned EYAL League Champions for the Third Year Running.

The final fixture of the EYAL season brought yet another outstanding result where victory was gained with 811 points - a huge margin over Herts. Phoenix on 617 followed by Cambridge 524, Basildon 424, Brentwood 392, Harlow 367 and hosts Bedford Lions 255. Over the four meetings we have topped the eight hundred mark on each occasion - no other club has achieved that at any of their meetings. This obviously brings CAC the league title, and this for the third successive year and here we must give credit to the coaches who have brought the athletes on to their performances.

Each of the age groups, boys and girls, contributed to this latest win with all topping their class and it is not possible to show all the athletes placings which brought this result.

For the under 17`s in the boys Harry Lee, so accomplished over numerous events, this time around concentrated on the throws - winning the shot putt and discus and taking second place in the javelin. Oscar Dove gained success in the hammer throw and taking the `B` string high jump with further points in the discus. In the 800m Joe Delaney 2m 00.9s) and Daniel Pollard (2m01.7s) both dipped under their previous best whilst gaining maximum points. At 1500m Max Chivers placed second with Luke Webb in the `B` string also second but recording a pb of 4m 29,4s. Wins came for Marcus Fazackerley in the hurdles, and it was to be a second spot in the long jump. From the high jump there was a win for Charlie Pyner. From the girls Amelie Scott and Chelsea Clarke paired to take maximum points from the hurdles and long jump Chelsea also taking a first in the high jump. In the 300m Lily Hartman was a winner with Lucy Bulman close behind. At 800m maximum points came via Amelie Shipton and Milana Thorpe. In the throws Monica Malagala had a trio of wins, the shot putt, discus and hammer. From the javelin it was another full house via Maddison Poulter and Milana Thorpe and this double also came in the triple jump with Amy Pugsley and Olivia Hall.

Star of the under 15`s has to be Olivia Mullineaux who won the shot, discus and hammer. In the sprints there was a double for Abigail Nwakor winning both 100 and 200, In the 100 Chloe Allam won the `B` race and it was Katie Lowe doing likewise at the 200m. There came maximum points from the 1500m from Erin Kelly and Isla Kehoe with Isla setting a new pb of 4m 56.5s. There were full points from the long jump with Everlyn Platts and Francino Nyirend. Katie Blackburn won the 800m with Orla Marsha 2<sup>nd</sup> place. Cheri Moss won the hurdles with Shindara Adeyemo taking a second place but later winning the `B` shot putt. From the boys there was a win for Felix Browne in the 300 metres, also having a second over the hurdles. Success also for Harry Hughes in the pole vault and for Bevan Dove in the hammer. It was teamwork in this group - such as Ben Ryder contesting shot, discus and long jump. In the under 13`s Laurel Chandler came up with three wins from a strange range of events - hurdles, long jump and discus. Kayleigh Kayembo had wins in the `B` hurdles and the javelin. In the 1500m Leila Robinson took second place but then Scarlet Metcalfe won the `B` here. Over at the high jump Breanna Dosumu and Macie Hall took full points with both involved in other events. Felicity Charles and Sofia Lawrence were picking up points from multiple events. The boys shot putt brought two firsts with Isaac Coleman and Franklin our pairing. Toby Stothard and Stanley Adams also came up with two firsts from the long jump. To the final events, the relays, and victory was to come in five of the groups.

And so now we can look to the `CUP FINAL` on 7th September on home soil at Melbourne Park. Again, we will be looking to make the trophy our own having won the past two years. The leading six involved, per league table, shows as 1st Chelmsford 28 points (3355 match points) 2^nd SS Athletics/Enfield 26 (2930), Havering 25 (2975), Norwich 24 (2853), Shaftesbury 24 (2754) and Stevenage 23 (2544).

Let’s hope that everybody is available for this meeting for looking at our ranking lists this has not been the case during the term.

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Report written by Roy Meadowcroft.