First to enter the record books, to equal an existing mark which has survived for 10 years and to better his lifetime best, was Harry Reinecker-Found jumping 2.00m in the Under 17 High Jump.
The other CBP was in the last event of the weekend, the Under 17 men’s Triple Jump, where Louis Goffin exceeded the old record (12.26) in each of his four valid jumps. The first of these was his best at 12.75 – just 1 cm below his pb.
There were plenty of other good performances on the first of two days of the Championships, held as usual jointly with Surrey. This year the fields include almost 50 more athletes than last year and certainly the largest number in the past five years. Best supported of Saturday’s events was the under 15 Girl’s 60m, requiring five heats and semi finals to get to the final, where Ruby Anning successfully defended her title winning in 8.09secs.
Other podium results for the club included:
Gold Medallists
Aneira Farrar-Daniel SW 60m
Lili Parker U20W 60m
Georgia Coleshill U20W Triple Jump
Louisa Connolly U17W High Jump
Jamie Lambert U20M 60mH
Rafe Brooks U20M Long Jump
Matt Smith SM High Jump
Silver Medallists
Natasha Russell U20W 60mH
Georgia Coleshill U20W Long Jump
Amber Purcell U13G Long Jump
Chela Ruiz-Cravinho U17W Long Jump
Merel Koemans-Collado, 60mH
Max Willemse U13B Long Jump
Arthur Haines U15B Long Jump
Tom Ridley U17M High Jump
Matt Smith SM Long Jump
Bronze Medallists
Bethany Smith U17W Long Jump
Natasha Russell U20W 60m
Francesca Walmsley U20W Long Jump
Louis Opoku U13B Long Jump