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Ethan Kitteridge also had Tareq Bannour was head the home straight. Sam also
a busy but successful day and shoulders above the used his sprint legs winning
getting two PBs and equaling opposition in the 100m and the B string 200m and leading
another. He began with a new 200m running very near to the relay team off in their
best in the hurdles breaking his best and had the lovely job winning run.
16 seconds for the first time of bringing the team home to Rowan Fuss, despite a recent
before clearing 1.30 in the victory in the relay. illness showed his class in the
high jump, matching his best. It was great to have Leo 1500 m leading from gun to
The high jump started late McCallum back in the team finish, equalling his best and
and so overlapped the javelin after a few weeks off with strengthening his grasp on
competition and the relay but injury and he hasn’t lost any top of the National rankings.
Ethan just about had enough form sprinting down the Rowan also showed his
time to throw a big new best home straight in the 100m just sprinting prowess powering
of 18m but then dashed off outside his best ever. Leo also round the bend in the 200m
again to run in the B team ran the last leg of the B team and down the straight in a
relay. relay and seems now to have rapid 28.40. Rowan was also
Jake Leng bounced back fully recovered from injury. part of the victorious relay
to form also breaking 16 Exam season ties many of the team and managed the get
seconds for the first time in athletes up but it was great a big javelin big in as well,
the hurdles. He then had a that Archie Shipley could 24.07 to win the A string.
gutsy run in the 1500m, the mix both and turned up to
first time over the distance compete in the long jump Kent Young Athletes League
in a BB vest. Jake also played posting three consistent jumps 5th July
a part in the relay B team all over 4m with the longest Blackheath and Bromley HAC
leading the team off. being 4.20 just shy of his best. young athletes proved they
Another busy athlete was Thomas Penlington threw are the best team in Kent by
Barnaby Corry competing himself in the deep end winning the Kent league title
in four events, starting with running in the 1500m and at Erith yesterday and such
a determined run over the the doing the long jump, both is our strength and depth
hurdles, a consistent series of at the same time. However, that our second team also
leaps in the high jump and a the task didn’t bother him as gained promotion to the top
rapid sprint in the 100m dash. he ran a very strong personal league. After four matches
Barnaby completed his day best in 1500m and managed throughout the summer the
running the second bend in to get a jump in either side of U13 and U15 combined boys
the B team relay. his track race. and girls team finished firmly
Sam Reardon continues to at the top of the Kent Young
race well as he cruised to a Athletes League. In addition
strong new personal best and our division 2 team finished
victory in a closely fought second in the table and so
but tough 1500m. Sam never gain promotion to Division
seems to give up, as his 1, making for an interesting
competitors found out, as season next summer with lots
they tried to out sprint him of head to head encounters to
look forward to.
