Southern Athletics League, Round 3
Round 3 of the SAL took place in Bedford on Sunday 9th July. With a stronger than usual turnout, the club finished a close third in the Division 3 North fixture. There were wins for:
Watford Open Meeting / Birmingham Open Meeting, 12th July 2023
There were some good performances at the Watford Open Meeting on 12th July.
Jack Goodwin set a new 1500m PB of 3:49.61 with a strong run the BMC A Race.
In the open meeting at Watford, Ben Alcock was not far off his PB in winning the 3000m with a time of 8:18.04.
Meanwhile, in Birmingham, Ed Blythman won the fastest open 1500m race of the evening in a new PB of 3:55.67.
EMAC League – Match 3, Bedford, 05 July 2023
On another good evening, Bedford hosted the latest round of the EMAC Masters League. The evening started with the now customary wins for Adam Hills and John Borgas in the 1500m walk, well done lads you are currently undefeated.
Club Records for Etienne and Tenny
Congratulations to two athletes who have recently broken club records:
- Etienne Maughan broke her own Senior Women's and Under 20 Women's 100m hurdles record with a time of 13.78 seconds at the British Championships last weekend.
- Tennyson James broke the club's M65 100m record with a time of 13.5 seconds in the EMAC league match on 10th May.
Both athletes have now broken club records five times this year.
British Championships
Three members of Bedford and County competed at the British Championships in Manchester on Saturday.
Gracie Wall was 7th in the Women’s High Jump final with a third time clearance at 1.73m; Etienne Maughan placed 3rd in her heat of the 100m hurdles posting yet another club record of 13.78 seconds - her 5th of the season; whilst Ben Davies was 6th in his heat of the 1500m in a time of 3min. 49.81 having had to avoid a faller at the start of the last lap.
Girls’ Report EYAL Match 3 at Hornchurch
At the start of a very busy month for our youngest members of the Club the Girls put on an amazing show. The U13s came 2nd, U15s and U17s 4th. We again had an amazing number of PBs - 20 and SBs – 5.
Boys Team Report – Sunday 2 July EYAL Hornchurch
Hornchurch was our first fixture of the month, and with 4 weekends of matches, we are certainly in for a busy few weeks. A warm welcome to our newest members of the team: Wilf, Owen and Archie. What a great start you made with fantastic performances and earned the team 24 points between you and 1st place positions for Archie and Owen – well done!
Bedford and County finished the fixture in 4th place yesterday; the boys scored 149 points in total.
South of England U20 / Senior Inter Counties, Oxford, 2nd July
- Aston Lockwood, 100m 11.14 secs, 200m 22.75 secs
- Jessica Frost (U20), Long Jump 4.71 metres
- Lauren Nichols, 1500m 4:51.98
- Damian Larrington (V40), Discus 34.30 metres
- Glen Kerr (M45), Hammer, 49.59 (3rd place)
- Freya Brennan (U20), Hammer 44.49 metres
Club Records for Etienne and Lyla
Congratulations to Etienne Maughan and Lyla Danobrega, who both set new club records at the English Schools Championships at the weekend. Etienne's 13.98 seconds is a new club Senior Women's and Under 20 Women's record for 100m Hurdles. Lyla's 5:06.16 is a new club Senior Women's and Under 20 Women's record for 1500m Steeplechase.
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