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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