YDL Lower & Upper Age Group Round-Ups

The team travelled by coach to London for the third match of the season. It was another hot day for the athletes but they all competed well with numerous athletes coming away with personal bests.

All 5 victories for the club on the day came from the U15 girls with Seren Young and Natasha Bradley claiming wins in the 1500m, Katie Clarke winning the a-string Shot Put, Poppy Haynes taking the b-string Discus and Darcy Bartlett picking up maximum points in the b-string Javelin. Olamide Alakuro set 2 PB’s in the 200m and High Jump. There were also 2 PB’s for Darcy Bartlett (300m and Discus), Beatrice Peel (Long Jump and High Jump.) A further 5 athletes set one new personal best each – Lucy Workman (300m), Emma Corby and Lucinda McRonald (both 800m), Katie Clarke (Javelin) and Poppy Haynes (Discus.)

In the U15 boys, Matthew Binks had a fantastic day as he set 3 new personal bests in the 200m, 300m and Shot Put while Raphie London (1500m), Mikolaj Rozacka (Shot Put) and Harry Owen (Javelin) also improved on their personal bests. The quartet then combined at the end of the day to finish 2nd in the 4x100m relay.

In the U13 boys, there were PB’s galore with Theo Knowler setting 4(!) in the 75m non-scoring, 150m, 800m and the Shot Put. Digby Martin (150m and 800m) and Dylan Hart (75m non-scoring and Long Jump) came away with 2 PB’s each. Dele Alakuro also set 2 PB’s in the jumps (Long and High Jump) while Zachary Honour also set 2 new best marks in the 1200m and the Shot Put.

Every athlete that took part for the U13 girls set at least one PB on the day. Isabella Lamborn set 3 new bests in the 75m (non-scoring), 800m and Javelin. There were 2 PB’s for Zoe Prescott (75m and High Jump), Sophie Fawcett (75m and Long Jump), Matilda Valind (75m non-scoring and 800m), Lois Gromnicki (150m and Javelin), Katie Leumfo (150m and Shot Put) and Madeleine Richards (1200m and Shot Put.)

The team finished 4th on the day with a total of 325.5pts.

100m

A 5th Harry Owen – 13.4secs

200m

A 4th Matthew Binks – 27.0secs PB

B 4th Raphie London – 29.3secs PB

300m

A 5th Matthew Binks – 42.8secs PB

1500m

A 6th Raphie London – 4mins 56.3secs PB

Long Jump

A 4th Mikolaj Rozacka – 3.97m

B 3rd Raphie London – 3.91m

Shot Put

A 2nd Mikolaj Rozacka – 8.87m PB

B 2nd Matthew Binks – 5.67m PB

Discus

A 4th Harry Owen – 15.74m

Javelin

A 3rd Harry Owen – 34.23m PB

4x100m

2nd Harry Owen, Mikolaj Rozacka, Raphie London, Matthew Binks – 53.8secs

100m

A 5th Alexandra Knott – 15.5secs

B 6th Esther Cann – 15.1secs

200m

A 6th Olamide Alakuro – 30.90secs =PB

B 5th Beatrice Peel – 31.9secs

300m

A 4th Lucy Workman – 49.8secs PB

B 4th Darcy Bartlett – 54.5secs PB

800m

A 4th Emma Corby – 2mins 33.7secs PB

B 3rd Lucinda McRonald – 2mins 45.4secs PB

1500m

A 1st Seren Young – 5mins 29.4secs PB

B 1st Natasha Bradley – 5mins 30.8secs

Long Jump

A 3rd Beatrice Peel – 4.04m PB

B 3rd Lucy Workman – 3.88m

High Jump

A 3rd Beatrice Peel – 1.35m PB

B 2nd Olamide Alakuro – 1.30m PB

Shot Put

A 1st Katie Clarke – 9.35m

B 5th Poppy Haynes – 5.25m

Discus

A 3rd Darcy Bartlett – 13.67m

B 1st Poppy Haynes – 12.28m PB

Javelin

A 2nd Katie Clarke – 22.56m PB

B 1st Darcy Bartlett – 14.98m PB

4x100m

4th Esther Cann, Olamide Alakuro, Alexandra Knott, Lucy Workman – 58.6secs

4x300m

3rd Beatrice Peel, Lucinda McRonald, Seren Young, Natasha Bradley – 3mins 29.6secs

75m

A 3rd Malachi Burton – 10.9secs

B 2nd Dele Alakuro – 11.1secs

NS Theo Knowler – 11.6secs PB

NS Dylan Hart – 11.9secs PB

150m

A 5th Digby Martin – 23.4secs PB

B 3rd Theo Knowler – 23.5secs PB

800m

A 5th Digby Martin – 2mins 49.2secs PB

B 3rd Theo Knowler – 2mins 44.7 PB

1200m

A 3rd Zachary Honour – 4mins 20.6secs =PB

Long Jump

A 4th Dele Alakuro – 3.96m PB

B 5th Dylan Hart – 3.31m PB

High Jump

A 3rd Lincoln Learner – 1.25m PB

B =3rd Dele Alakuro – 1.20m PB

Shot Put

A 3rd Theo Knowler – 5.23m PB

B 2nd Zachary Honour – 3.79m PB

Javelin

A 5th Lincoln Learner – 15.75m

B 3rd Malachi Burton – 11.29m

4x100m

3rd Dylan Hart, Digby Martin, Dele Alakuro, Malachi Burton – 59.9secs

75m

A 5th Zoe Prescott – 11.5secs PB

B 4th Sophie Fawcett – 11.9secs PB

NS Isabella Lamborn – 12.5secs PB

NS Matilda Valind – 13.1secs PB

150m

A 5th Lois Gromnicki – 23.2secs PB

B 4th Katie Leumfo – 25.1secs PB

800m

A 6th Isabella Lamborn – 3mins 11.2secs PB

B 4th Matilda Valind – 3mins 12.6secs PB

1200m

A 5th Madeleine Richards – 4mins 59.0secs PB

Long Jump

A 6th Sophie Fawcett – 3.11m PB

B 5th Lois Gromnicki – 2.97m

High Jump

A 5th Madeleine Richards – 1.15m

B 2nd Zoe Prescott – 1.10m PB

Shot Put

A 4th Katie Leumfo – 5.12m PB

B 4th Madeleine Richards – 4.12m PB

Javelin

A 2nd Isabella Lamborn – 18.80m PB

B 4th Lois Gromnicki – 8.20m PB

4x100m

5th Katie Leumfo, Zoe Prescott, Lois Gromnicki, Sophie Fawcett – 62.5secs

The fourth and final match of the season took place in Crawley at the end of July.

The team had 7 winners on the day across the various age groups. Harry Owen set a PB of 8.21m on his way to victory in the U15 boys Shot Put. Esther Cann claimed the win (and a PB) in the U15 girls 300m b-string and Poppy Haynes won the b-string Shot Put. Katie Clarke and Darcy Bartlett showed their prowess with a double victory in the a and b-string Javelin, with both setting personal bests in the process.

The other maximum point hauls came for Harry Elkins in the U13 boys Long Jump with a PB leap of 4.07m and, in one of the final events of the meeting, a quartet of Harry, Dylan Nowell, Krishan Shergill and Malachi Burton flew round the 4x100m relay to victory.

The team finished 4th on the day with a total of 264pts. This means that the team finish 4th overall in the division and will stay in the division next season.

A special mention to team manager Gill Clarke and Gail Workman who assisted with team managing. Also to Rebecca London and Nicky Walls for officiating at the matches and those parents who helped where they could. A fantastic team effort all round!

Full Vale results from match 4 can be found below:

200m

A 5th Harry Owen – 29.20secs (+1.3) PB

1500m

A 3rd Joseph Storey – 5mins 27.92secs PB

Long Jump

A 3rd Joseph Storey – 3.29m PB

Shot Put

A 1st Harry Owen – 8.21m PB

Javelin

A 2nd Harry Owen – 30.64m

100m

A 5th Lucy Workman – 14.80secs (+0.2)

B 3rd Esther Cann – 14.88secs (+0.3)

200m

A 5th Beatrice Peel – 31.90secs (+1.2)

B 5th Darcy Bartlett – 32.43secs (+0.9) PB

300m

A 3rd Isobel Ferguson – 47.49secs PB

B 1st Esther Cann – 53.18secs PB

800m

A 3rd Isobel Ferguson – 2mins 34.29secs

B 2nd Daisy Walls – 3mins 32.10secs PB

1500m

A 2nd Natasha Bradley – 6mins 02.28secs

Long Jump

A 4th Lucy Workman – 3.94m

B 4th Katie Clarke – 3.61m SB

High Jump

A 4th Beatrice Peel – 1.30m

B 2nd Katie Clarke – 1.30m PB

Shot Put

A 2nd Katie Clarke – 8.75m

B 1st Poppy Haynes – 5.56m PB

Javelin

A 1st Katie Clarke – 23.42m PB

B 1st Darcy Bartlett – 16.68m PB

4x100m

3rd Daisy Walls, Poppy Haynes, Lucy Workman, Esther Cann – 60.48secs

4x300m

2nd Isobel Ferguson, Beatrice Peel, Lucy Workman, Darcy Bartlett – 3mins 32.84secs

75m

A 3rd Malachi Burton – 11.12secs (+0.5)

B 3rd Krishan Shergill – 12.07secs (+0.3) PB

150m

A 3rd Digby Martin – 21.49secs (-0.7)

B 2nd Dylan Nowell – 22.21secs

800m

A 4th Jack Ambrose – 2mins 47.24secs PB

B 3rd Theo Knowler – 2mins 44.7 PB

Long Jump

A 1st Harry Elkins – 4.07m PB

B 4th Krishan Shergill – 3.47m PB

High Jump

A 4th Malachi Burton – 1.15m PB

Shot Put

A 3rd Malachi Burton – 6.17m PB

B 2nd Jack Ambrose – 3.89m PB

Javelin

A 3rd Harry Elkins – 13.55m PB

4x100m

1st Harry Elkins, Dylan Nowell, Krishan Shergill, Malachi Burton – 57.00secs

75m

A 6th Lois Gromnicki – 12.20secs (-1.6)

B 4th Katie Leumfo – 12.61secs (+0.1) PB

150m

A 5th Natasha Rogers– 23.38secs (+0.7) PB

B 4th Sophie Fawcett – 24.14secs (+1.2)

800m

A 3rd Sophie Fawcett– 2mins 57.06secs PB

Long Jump

A 6th Lois Gromnicki – 3.12m

B 4th Sophie Fawcett – 2.84m

Shot Put

A 5th Katie Leumfo – 4.65m

Javelin

A 3rd Natasha Rogers – 15.23m PB

B 2nd Lois Gromnicki – 8.95m PB

4x100m

5th Katie Leumfo, Natasha Rogers, Lois Gromnicki, Sophie Fawcett – 64.35secs

With the team sitting in 3rd position in the league standings, they travelled to Walton for the third match of the season.

The team performed brilliantly with no less than 17 wins across the two age groups on the day. In the U20 men there were victories for Adam Ankers (200m b-string), Alastair Walls (400m a-string), George Whincup (400m b-string and Shot Put a-string) and the 4x100m relay quartet of Alastair, George, Christian Choy and Luca Toth.

In his actual age group of the U17’s, Luca won the 200m a-string and the Long Jump a-string both with PB’s in the process. Also in the age group, Thomas Young won the b-string 1500m, there was a double victory in the Shot Put strings for Nathaniel Arulanandam (a-string) and Leo Tottle (b-string.) Leo also won the a-string Discus and b-string Javelin, both with PB throws.

In the U17 women age group, Lucy Cuthbert showed her versatility by winning both the 1500m steeplechase (a-string) and the Discus (b-string.) The throws served the club’s athletes well as Ffion Mabey (a-string) and Harriet Squire (b-string) took a duo of wins in the Shot Put and Iona Esslemont won the b-string Javelin with a personal best.

With the team finishing 2nd in the match, they also sat in 2nd in the team standings. With the top two gaining promotion, they were positioned within striking distance of going up.

Full Vale results from match 3 can be found below:

100m

A 4th Christian Choy – 11.5secs (PB)

B 3rd Adam Ankers (U17) – 11.6secs (PB)

200m

A 3rd George Whincup – 23.2secs (PB)

B 1st Adam Ankers (U17) – 24.0secs (PB)

400m

A 1st Alastair Walls – 51.6secs

B 1st George Whincup – 51.8secs

Long Jump

A 2nd Christian Choy – 4.95m (PB)

Shot Put

A 1st George Whincup – 7.98m (PB)

Javelin

A 2nd Ben Wellman (U17) – 27.42m (PB)

4x100m

1st Alastair Walls, Christian Choy, George Whincup, Luca Toth (U17) – 45.7secs

100m

A 2nd Luca Toth – 11.1secs (PB)

B 3rd Thomas Babb – 11.7secs (PB)

NS Nathaniel Arulanandam – 12.9secs (PB)

NS Ben Wellman – 13.8secs (PB)

200m

A 1st Luca Toth – 23.0secs

B 2nd Thomas Babb – 24.2secs (PB)

800m

A 4th Thomas Young – 2mins 23.2secs (PB)

1500m

A 2nd Woody Day – 4mins 36.7secs

B 1st Thomas Young – 4mins 51.3secs

Long Jump

A 1st Luca Toth – 6.41m (PB)

B 2nd Saravanan Kannian – 3.07m (PB)

Shot Put

A 1st Nathaniel Arulanandam – 9.39m

B 1st Leo Tottle – 8.73m

Discus

A 1st Leo Tottle – 20.81m (PB)

B 2nd Thomas Young – 11.16m (PB)

Javelin

A 2nd Nathaniel Arulanandam – 43.59m (PB)

B 1st Leo Tottle – 35.29m (PB)

4x100m

4th Thomas Babb, Nathaniel Arulanandam, Saravanan Kannian, Adam Ankers – 53.3secs

100m

A 4th Kianna De Mesa – 14.1secs (PB)

200m

A 6th Ffion Mabey – 29.9secs

B 4th Kianna De Mesa – 28.9secs (PB)

800m

A 3rd Iona Esslemont – 3mins 12.7secs

1500m

A 4th Iona Esslemont – 6mins 26.6secs

1500m S/C

A 1st Lucy Cuthbert – 6mins 22.2secs

Long Jump

A 2nd Lucy Cuthbert – 4.04m (PB)

B 2nd Harriet Squire – 3.29m (PB)

Shot Put

A 1st Ffion Mabey – 9.76m

B 1st Harriet Squire – 8.20m (PB)

Discus

A 2nd Ffion Mabey – 28.51m

B 1st Lucy Cuthbert – 13.66m (PB)

Javelin

A 3rd Harriet Squire – 19.07m

B 1st Iona Esslemont – 10.32m (PB)

4x100m

2nd Lucy Cuthbert, Ffion Mabey, Kianna De Mesa, Iona Esslemont – 59.0secs

With promotion almost within their grasp, a depleted Vale team travelled to Stevenage for the final league match of the season.

The team did not disappoint and won 14 events on the day. In the U20 men there were wins for Christian Choy (100m b-string) and Alastair Walls (400m a-string.) The quartet of Christian, Alastair, Quinlan Bartlett and Luca Toth claimed the victory in the 4x100m relay.

U17 men wins went the way of Woody Day (1500m a-string), Thomas Babb (High Jump b-string), Ryan Ryder (Shot Put b-string) and Ben Wellman (Discus b-string.)

The U17 women gained the team a fantastic total with 7 wins between them. There was a double victory in the 100m for Ohuninioluwa Murele (a-string) and Kianna De Mesa (b-string.) Kianna also won the b-string Javelin. Olivia London had two wins on the day in the 80m Hurdles (a-string) and in the Long Jump (a-string) where she also leapt to a PB. Lucy Cuthbert completed the victories for the Vale with wins in the 1500m Steeplechase (a-string) and the Long Jump (b-string.)

These results meant that the Vale not only gained promotion but won the match on the day! A superb promotion for the team which is well deserved. Special thanks to team manager Pat Card, Rebecca London, Paul Mabey and parents who came along to matches and of course the athletes who put in the hard work to finish 2nd in the table and achieve promotion!

Full Vale results from match 4 can be found below:

100m

A 2nd Quinlan Bartlett – 12.10secs (-0.9)

B 1st Christian Choy – 12.15secs (-0.9)

200m

A 2nd Luca Toth (U17) – 24.11secs

B 2nd Quinlan Bartlett – 24.15secs

400m

A 1st Alastair Walls – 51.23secs

Long Jump

A 2nd Quinlan Bartlett – 5.99m

Shot Put

A 4th Christian Choy – 6.56m (PB)

Javelin

A 5th Christian Choy – 9.29m

4x100m

1st Alastair Walls, Christian Choy, Quinlan Bartlett, Luca Toth (U17) – 45.36secs

100m

A 4th Luca Toth – 12.01secs (-0.6)

B 2nd Ben Wellman – 13.87secs (-1.2)

200m

A 3rd Adam Ankers – 24.95secs

B 2nd Thomas Babb – 25.24secs

400m

A 3rd Ryan Ryder – 57.43secs PB

800m

A 2nd Ryan Ryder – 2mins 33.38secs PB

1500m

A 1st Woody Day – 4mins 40.64secs

Long Jump

A 2nd Luca Toth – 5.73m

High Jump

A 2nd Adam Ankers – 1.55m PB

B 1st Thomas Babb – 1.40m PB

Shot Put

A 2nd Adam Ankers – 7.47m PB

B 1st Ryan Ryder – 6.68m PB

Discus

A 3rd Thomas Babb – 21.06m PB

B 1st Ben Wellman – 13.32m PB

Javelin

A 2nd Ethan Perry – 20.83m SB

B 2nd Ben Wellman – 14.37m PB

4x100m

4th Thomas Babb, Ethan Perry, Ben Wellman, Adam Ankers – 49.38secs

100m

A 1st Ohuninioluwa Murele – 13.59secs (-0. PB

B 1st Kianna De Mesa – 14.23secs (-0.

200m

A 3rd Olivia London – 28.17secs

80m Hurdles

A 1st Olivia London – 12.77secs

1500m Steeplechase

A 1st Lucy Cuthbert – 6mins 45.08secs

Long Jump

A 1st Olivia London – 4.77m PB

B 1st Lucy Cuthbert – 4.33m PB

Discus

A 2nd Lucy Cuthbert – 13.11m

Javelin

A 3rd Ohuninioluwa Murele– 19.96m PB

B 1st Kianna De Mesa – 15.33m SB