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Final at Birmingham. His KYAL B string at Norman at the National Finals in
Personal Best was 4:33.16 set Park, in a Personal Best of Birmingham finishing 4th
at the Norman Park Open 27.32m. He also frequently in the B string with a time
Meeting. Michael ended the represented the team at Shot of 24.52. A natural for 300m
season on a high, winning Put, Hammer and particularly he rose to the challenge of
Gold with the 3x800m relay the 4x100m relay team which the YDL, setting a Personal
team at the Kent County Relay was a contribution appreciated Best of 39.3 in the Tooting
Championships at Canterbury. by all. Bec match, finishing 3rd in
the A string. He showed great
Joseph Folkes Oscar Hussey maturity and team spirit at
One of the youngest members Oscar represented the team Birmingham by withdrawing
of the squad yet Joseph put admirably in both the KYAL himself from the 4x300m
in a good performance in the and the YDL most notably in relay as he knew he could not
YDL match at Norman Park, the 800m at the YDL match give his best. His season’s
running 800m in a Personal at Reading, setting a new efforts were rewarded at
Best of 2:24.6. We anticipate Personal Best of 2:17.5 he the Kent County Relay
significant improvements led in an exciting field taking Championship at Canterbury
from him. the race to the rest of the where he won two Bronze
competition, finally coming medals as part of the 4x100m
Angus Harrington home 2nd in the B string. He and 4x300m relay teams.
Angus contributed valuable is also a competent Under 17
points to the team at Javelin, age group Steeplechaser and James Lancaster
1500m and 800m. He won 3000m runner.
the KYAL A string 1500m at Tantalisingly close to the
Norman Park in a personal Harry Keene 50m barrier at Hammer he
best of 4:38.2. In the Javelin A prolific park-runner Harry finished the season ranked
he won the YDL B string was an ever-present member 9th but James’ experience
at Norman Park throwing of the KYAL team, competing grew through the season and
33.20m, and two months later in events ranging from Javelin, his finishing became more
to set a personal best at the Long Jump, 800m and the certain, culminating in him
open meeting there of 36.65m, 2km Walk in the KYAL winning Gold in the YDL
ranking him in the top 100 at Gillingham he won the National Final. This throw
athletes in the UK. Finally 2km Walk despite having a was only surpassed by the
Angus struck Gold in the competitor disqualified in Personal Best he set at the
National Final 800m B string front of him on the last lap. England Athletics National
at Birmingham clocking a His time of 13:05.3 ranked Finals at Bedford where
personal best of 2:12.23. him 80th in the UK in all he finished 5th, throwing
age groups, which was a 49.41m. Exceeding the Grade
Henry Henderson tremendous achievement for a 1 standard by a significant
Henry’s point winning first attempt at the event. margin he was awarded
performances included at the Blackheath and Bromley
YDL in Reading included Matthew Knight Excellence. James also
winning the B string Javelin, As the fastest in the squad contributed significantly at
setting a Personal Best of over 200m Matthew set Discus, achieving a Personal
32.86m. At Discus he won the his 200m Personal Best Best of 34.26m.
