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The second YDL Match of the season saw 21 athletes, supporting parents and a full team of officials travel to Kingston upon Thames on Bank Holiday Sunday.
The coach left Hertfordshire at 8.30am which proved a wise move. An easy journey saw the team arrive just after 10 with the first events starting at 11. Those travelling independently for later events saw the M25 live up to it’s nickname, ‘the largest car park in the world’, taking 2-3 hours for the journey and arriving after their first events had happened.
A warm day with a very stiff breeze saw some fine performances but personal bests were hard to come by, hampered by a strong cross wind, particularly evident in the Javelin.
The U17 and U20 men recorded 14 A string wins and 5 B. U20 Isaac Whitten gained 2 A and 1B 2000m SC, HJ and 400m, Jamie Joseph 1 A and 2B 100m, 200m and LJ, Jacob Kinchin Smith won the 200m and U17 Edward Turner stepped up an age group to win the A Javelin. U17 wins came from Jamie Timms 2 A wins in the 400H and JT, Ben Lewis 400m and TJ, Bobby Pitman 1 A and 1 B win in the discus and Javelin, Edward Turner in the A Hammer and 1 B wins from Kyle Gall Gray in the 200m. The U20 team won the 4x100m relay. In the girl’s competition there were wins for U17’s Abigail Manson 1500m and Lily Cotter Hammer and Shot.
Making up the team were U17’s Daniel Kanu 100m and Harrison Lund 800m and HJ, Tommy Cropley 1500, Esme Starkey 100m and LJ, Bailey Norton 100m, Kirsten Morley 300m, U20 Luka Rogers-Ezewuike in his first competition in Club colours, Annabel Howells 200m and Kachi Dike.
In the girl’s competition there were wins for U17’s Abigail Manson 1500m and Lily Cotter Hammer and Shot.
Team Manager Tallulah Taylor was delighted with the team’s performance and those athletes who competed in additional events to gain the team extra points.
SNHAC/HAWCS were the only Club with a full set of Officials gaining the team maximum Officials points (56). The team finished in second place behind host club Kingston with Guildford, Walton, Highgate Heathside and Holland Sports in third, fourth, fifth and sixth.
Full results on the Club’s website.