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Athletics Report Athletics Report 15
Under 13 Inter-Counties

First year in the U13 age Kingsmeadow Stadium Connor Sutton, in his first year
group Max Gregson seems to Sunday 31st July 2016 in the age group, represented
improve every time he steps Kent in the 100m just outside
on the track and today was Six U13 Blackheath and his best ever time.
no exception as he ran a gutsy Bromley boys made their Kent This quartet of Connor, Sam,
800m placing a great second track debuts last week at the Jacob and Robert then made
and was delighted to have run U13 Inter Counties match at up the sprint relay team and
another new personal best Kingston Surrey.
time. were proud to be running
Robert Murray had a great in their Kent colours. They
Eddie Sellar ran another day running a fast 13.68 in the recorded one of their fastest
mature 1500m race in the 100m and putting the shot times ever but not quite as
blistering summer sun (lovely well over 10m. fast as the previous weeks best
for spectators, not so kind when representing BBHAC at
for the athletes and placed Sam Reardon threw a big PB the Olympic park in the Club
well up the field recording in the javelin with 31.53 and connect relays, where they
a fantastic second in the B ran well in the quick tactical ran themselves high up the
string. 1500m. rankings with a rapid 51.87.
All these brilliant results Jacob Byfield was the quickest Alex Sibley won his first Kent
along with a host of other of the day over the 75m vest and ran well in the 800m,
great times, height and hurdles, running a fantastic as did first year in the age
distances recorded by the new personal best into a head
U13 girls and U15 boys and wind and just six hundredths group Max Gregson who was
girls left BBHAC firmly short of the club record. Jacob rewarded with his Kent vest
on top of the leader board for his fantastic season also
and were well worthy of the produced another personal over 800m.
day’s victory. Add this to our best, this time jumping 5.05m
home victory, 2nd place at in the long jump. Paul Austridge
Southampton and 3rd at the
opening fixture in Reading
has us in second place, just
behind Southampton but
with the same number of
league points. Southampton’s
first ever league victory and
our solid second are good
enough to secure automatic
qualification to the Bedford
September final where we will
take on the best teams from
the Midlands, North and
Scotland.

Paul Austridge
The quartet of Connor, Sam, Jacob and Robert are proud to be running in Kent colours.