Up against local rivals Herts Phoenix and St Albans along with Colchester, Harlow and Peterborough, the home team fought for every point, every place and in every event. Over 70 youngsters supported the home team, with volunteers and parents also ensuring the Club gained full Officials points along with supporting other smaller clubs who were short of officials.
The Club gained its highest point score of the season with 614.5, HPX 593 and St Albans 493.
U13 Girls A wins came from Hazel Spitzer 1500m and DT along with Oluagbemisola Majiyagbe SP with B wins from from Jessica Manson 200m, Hazel Spitzer HJ, Priscilla Tebenderana SP and Jasmine Stiles DT.
U15 Girls A wins came from Eleanor Roberts 1500m, Edythe Oughton 75H, Abigail Tonge PV and Enid Whitten HT. B wins came from Hannah Cook 1500m and Connie Dykes 75H.
U17 wins came from Rose Cook (u15) in the LJ and B wins from Imogen Rose in the SP.
Monty Norwood won the U13 Boy’s A HJ and there were B wins for Nicholas Whitty HJ and Stanley Wilkinson in the SP.
Newcomer the Club Hugo Mcfarlane-Cushing won the Boy’s U15 A 300m and B 100 and 200m. Thomas Pymar won the A 80H and Zachery Czech the HT. There were B wins for Harry Thompson 800m, Benjamin Gomez-Bugia DT and Jake Avis JT.
In the U17 age group Bobby Pitman won the A LJ, SP and DT, Ben Lewis the 400m and TJ, Tommy Crowley the 1500m, Ben Emms the 100H, George Fifield HT and Jamie Timms JT. There were B wins for Callum Fairey 400m Aubrey Murray 1500m and Jamie Timms 100H and LJ.
The U13 Boys and U15 girls won their 4x100m relays and the U15 girls and U15 boys also won their age groups.
Full results are on the website
Libby and Mel were delighted with the team spirit and the result. The last match of the season is at Bedford on the 6th August. If you aren’t on holiday, please support the team and help reach the final on the 10th September. If we are in it the venue is Stevenage.
A special thank you to Kyle Spitzer who stepped in to help Mike Gregory as Marksman and Sue Spicer and her band of helpers who ran Refreshments for 6 hours.