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Seventy of the Clubs younger athletes supported by 40 Club Officials, Team Managers and Parents who volunteered to help with officiating and providing refreshments (a big Club money earner) ensured that our EYAL home match was a great success. A big thanks to all those that helped the day run smoothly and to all those athletes who not only competed in their main events but volunteered to fill gaps on the team sheet which saw a handsome win at the end of the day. SNHAC 629, Bedfordshire Lions 453, Bedford and County 439, Cambridge and Coleridge 241, West Suffolk 115 and Peterborough 102. This win moves the Club up to 7th place in the League and if we can maintain these results will ensure a place in September’s final.
In the U13 Girls section there were wins for Hazel Spitzer 1500m 5.39.50, Edythe Oughton 70H 13.08, Skye Barnet HJ 1m31 and Connie Dykes LJ 3m94. The girls also won the relay – 59.44. In the B string events there were wins in the 200m, 800m, 1500m, 70H, HJ and LJ. The U15 Girls section saw Lily Cotter win the DT and HT. There were B string wins in the 300m, 800m, HJ and DT. U17 Annabel Howells went under 42 seconds for the first time winning the 300m in 41.95 and there were B string wins in the 300m, 1500m and JT.
U13 Alastair Gall Gray won both the 100m and 75m Hurdles – 14.7 and 15.9 and Monty Norwood won the HJ 1m20 in his first competition for the Club. There were B string wins in the 75H and DT. The boys also won their relay 62.9. U15 wins came from Harrison Lund 800m 2.22.53, Lewis Price LJ 5m22 and Tomaz Periera Garcez JT 23m44. B string wins came in 300m, 800m, 1500m, 80H, SP, DT and JT.
U17 Jamie Timms won all of his events PV 2m60, HJ 1m60 and JT 43m20 – all three PBs. Other wins came from Callum Fairey 400m 57.4, Will Galliford 1500m 4.23.26, and Adam Bungay TJ 11m16. The boys also won their relay – 49.34. B string wins came in the 400m, 800m, 1500m HJ and TJ
Team Managers Libby Taylor and Shannon Rapacchi were delighted with the results and are looking to the next match on the 10th July in Cambridge.

The trial of the Club’s new portable Wifi system proved an enormous success (many thanks to Paul Griffin). Results were fed directly from Photo Finish to Match results and enabling all participants to access results quickly after events with no paper required.

Competing in the National Athletic League on Saturday at Bedford Libby Taylor won the hammer 48m17 and was third in the DT 28m50, Shannon Rapacchi was second in the PV 3m51. Ed Laws was fourth in 400H 56.94 and Jess Astill won the B string 400m in 56.00.