At the London Indoor Games at Lee Valley this weekend (21st & 22nd)
Tolani Odumosu obtained a new 8.86s pb in U17w 60m race. Gbenga Adewole achieved 4th in the U15b Shot with a PB of 5.71m, in the 60m he obtained his second pb in two weeks with a time of 9.25s and another in the 200m with a PB time of 31.0s, while Funmi Adewole Obtained a SB in the Long Jump with a jump of 3.87m and another in the 60m with 8.79s, again she has PB’d twice in two weeks.
Kendrea Nwaelene gained a SB in the 60m race with a time of 8.05s and came 4th in the Long Jump with a SB jump of 5.17m.
Lola Omowanile now first year U17 placed 2nd in the long jump with a PB jump of 4.78m, she also ran a SB time of 8.37s in the 60m.
Jessica Whitbread came 4th in the U17w triple jump with a jump of 10.12m and also jumped 4.87m in the long jump. Rhea Stavri gained two SBests on the day throwing 8.25m in the shot and jumped 8.28m in the triple jump. Funminyi Olajide ran a SB in the 60m gaining a time of 8.22s.
U17m Nathanael Adeniran jumped a PB jump of 1.75m in the high jump.
Endurance – by Dave Staines
The Essex Schools Cross-Country Championships were held at the popular, but tough, Hilly Fields venue in Colchester.
Despite several late withdrawals from some prominent athletes the Harriers had a good notable input.
Best effort came from Hayley Instance who was second in the Junior Girls race. This follows her selection for the East Region’s mini-marathon team at the London event in April. Hayley has improved all winter and can look forward to some good results in the upcoming championships.
Finnlay Lowe pulled out a great performance in the Junior Boys event winning his county school’s vest, by finishing 6th. In the same race Dylan Harrod was 32nd.
In the Intermediate boys event Sarab Dhillon led home the borough’s only complete team. He was 22nd just in front of Ben Prior who was three places behind. Charlie Power 35th, Reece Scott 49th, Henri Willett 54th and George Wheatley 55th closed the team in for 5th place.
In the junior girls race Keira Scott, a former Harrier was 8th, while Demi Eves was 11th – both very useful efforts.
Consistent Lucie Ball was 27th in the Inter Girls with Amy Raven 35th.
