CROSS COUNTRY NEWS
We had 2 junior teams competing in the English Cross Country relays at Berry Hill Park Mansfield on Saturday.
Our U13 boys finished 14th out of 88 team which was a great result. They were led off by Matthew Pickering who ran 7.01.70. Noah Findell ran the second leg and in his first major championships ran well to finish in 8.04.30. Conrad Norman ran another solid leg after his tremendous run the in the Bruce Judd relays the previous week and brought the team home with a time of 7.10.75.
Our U17men, in a very classy field, finished 30th out of 75 teams. Sam Sheppard led us off with a run of 9.26.90, Harley Norman ran the second leg finishing in 9.48.05, and Jack Burton ran the last leg in 10.14.60. This was the first time we have taken part in these relays so well done to all the boys and thank you to Guy for organising the teams on the day.
Nearer home we had the first Primary School races at Woodcote High School on Saturday. Blessed with a beautiful morning we had 219 finishers across the 4 races. Our youngsters did very well Charlotte Chaudhury stormed round the Years 3&4 girls race to win and Erin Magill was 3rd. It was a great to see Aaron Morrell step out of the shadows of his older siblings and win the year 3&4 boys race in a very close finish. Scarlett Nimako lead from start to finish in the Years 5&6 girls race and had a great run. Daniel Owen who trains with Kay Thoburn at Crystal Palace won the Years 5&6 boys race with a very good run and it was great to see Pieter Ten Cate challenging in a close finish for second with Samuel Little who trains with Jill Lula at Crystal Palace in 3rd. It was a really good morning of racing with great parental support. Thank you to all the helpers who made it run so smoothly and we look forward now to the next race on the 19th January 2019.
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BRUCE JUDD XC RELAYS
On a cold windy afternoon in Stoke Park Guildford there were some very good performances from our junior athletes.
The U13 boys got us off to a tremendous start winning the U13 boys race. Matthew Pickering lead the team off coming in first in 7.39.There was slight confusion at the takeover but Luke Danby did not panic and running strongly ran an excellent leg in 7.37 to maintain our first position. Conrad Norman was on the last leg with Christo Chilton of Herne Hill Harriers around 9 seconds behind. Conrad ran a great leg and Christo hardly made any inroads into our lead and running 7.24 Conrad brought us home for the win. His time was the 2nd fastest, with Luke running the 3rd fastest and Matthew the 4th fastest. Our U13 boys B team finished in 15th place with Jack Chaudhury running 8.29, Dylan Kingaby 9.47 and Max Lorke 8.57. The U13 girls were next up and they finished in 15th place with Laila Morrell running 9.35, Phoebe Kemp 9.48 and Olivia Vickers 10.22. The U15 boys were next and were lead off by Martin van Domselaar who had a strong run finishing his leg in 7.53.Brandan Morrell was second leg and running 7.44 moved us into 12th place.
Felix Vaughan ran the last leg and, storming through the field, brought us home in 7th place in 6.49 which gained him the medal for the fastest lap. Sam Osmond ran well in our incomplete B team finishing in 8.49. Our U15 girls were next and finished in 7th place. Katie Mooney led us off and came in 3rd with an excellent leg of 7.52 which was the 5th fastest of the day. Maddie Vickers was next off and running very well came in 7th with a leg of 8.52, Sophia Lorke ran strongly on the last leg to maintain our position running 8.36. The B team of Gabriella Thoburn, Alice Stanley and Roisin Sharma also ran well. Our U17 boys were next and against some very strong opposition they finished in 6th place. Robbie Tambling in his first race for the club ran the first leg finishing in 7.07 which was the 12th fastest leg of the day. Nick Smith was next and maintained our position running 7.28, Harley Norman ran the last leg and ran 7.14. It was great to see Thomas Porter who has been out with a health problem for some time running in our incomplete B team. Our U17 girls team was also incomplete but there were a good runs by Emma van Domselaar and Amy Beattie. A good day for the juniors.
SURREY COUNTY COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS
U15 GIRLS David Weir Leisure Centre 9th September 2018.
Gabriella Thoburn ended her track and field season on a high winning the bronze medal in the Surrey County Combined Events championships on the 9th September.
EA U15/U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS, 25/26 August Bedford.
Felix Vaughan continued with his championship winning season taking the England Athletics U15 boys 1500m title in 4.19.59. Felix cruised through the qualifying heat on Saturday and was set for the final on Sunday.
SOUTH of ENGLAND T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS
There were some very good performances by our young athletes in the South of England Track and Field Championships at Lee Valley over the weekend (11/12 August). Jack N’Douba had a great run to finish 2nd in the U13 boys 100m in 12.56, and Deji Bello just missed out on a medal finishing 4th in 12.78. However Deji (above) went on the win the long jump with a massive personal best of 5.30m. Felix Vaughan continued with his championship winning season taking the U15 boys 1500m title in 4.22.85.
ENGLISH SCHOOLS' T&F CHAMPS Felix Vaughan wins National Title
Congratulations to Felix Vaughan who, running for Surrey Schools, won the Junior Boys 1500m at the English Schools Track and Field Championships at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 14th July. Felix cruised through his heat on Friday winning in 4:18.17. In the final he ran a very mature and intelligent race, keeping out of trouble for the first two laps, ensuring he was well placed with the leaders as the race unfolded.
