Newport Harriers
Welsh Junior Championships
| Welsh Junior Championships |
Newport Harriers |
With the forthcoming (March 2006) Commonwealth games in Melborne on the horizon, Welsh Athletics decided to “split” the Track and Field Championships this year and hold the Seniors in August. This meant the cream of up and coming talent contested the Under 13’s to Under20’s Championships in Cardiff last weekend. There were some notable performances during the day, Georgia Trewick under 15 girl taking the silver medal in the High Jump in a jump-off and setting a new personal best in the process. Georgia is coached by her mum Jane and welsh event coach John Pickett in this event. Mark Boswell set a new Personal Best in the U17 men hammer to the delight of coach Dino Lantzos with 29.42m. However notable performances came in the under 15 boys 800m and the under 20 men’s hammer competitions.
Jonathan Morgan and Nicholas Johnson gave stunning performances in the race with the lead changing hands several times during it. Johnson was in the lead as they entered the home straight but with determined running by Morgan, Johnson was caught metres from the line and both boys set new best figures for the event. Having just set new club records for the discus and hammer for U20 men the previous weekend, Alex Leach had a dream competition in the hammer in these championships. Each throw was further than the previous in a brilliant series of 6 throws and by round 3 Alex was 20 centimetres from his new Club record of 41.91m. In rounds 4 and 5 he bettered the record before he sent the 6k hammer out to 45.07m a new P.B. and Club record. Alex is advised by coaches Dino Lantzos (technique) and Christopher Boswell (weights and conditioning).
Bridget Eades U15 girls 200m 26.81
Rebecca Williams U17 women 300m 40.03
Bethan Cann U17 women 800m 2 min 16.48
Kathryn Davies U17 women 80m hurdles 12.4
Jonathan Morgan U15 boys 800m 2 min 06.21 (P.B.)
Rhianne Jones U20 women 300m 59.25
Kathryn Davies U17 women 300m hurdles 44.4
Georgia Trewick U15 girls High Jump 1.55m (P.B.)
Samantha Adams U20 women Discus 26.80m
Lucy Bath U15 girls Hammer 25.47m
Lisa Boswell U20 women Hammer 27.53m
Nicholas Johnson U 15 boys 800m 2 min 06.75
Alex Leach U20 men Discus 38.45m
Alex Leach U20 men Shot 12.26m
Alex Leach U20 men Hammer 45.07m (P.B.) New Harriers U 20 men’s Club Record
Lucy Bath U15 girls Discus 17.69m
Lucy Bath U15 girls Shot 8.66m
Jacqueline Garner U17 women Javelin 24.51m
Lisa Boswell U20 women Javelin 29.10m
Ashley Jones U13 boys Long Jump 4.16m
Kevin Trigg U15 boys Shot 10.37m
Kevin Trigg U15 boys Javelin 35.08m
Stephenie Kinsey U13 girls 100m 5th in heat 14.7 and 6th (Final) 200m 30.95
Rebecca Scott U13 girls 100m 6th in heat 14.8 and Long Jump 9th (Final) 4.01m
Bridget Eades U15 girls 100m 6th 13.16
Zoe Llewellyn U17 women 100m 7th (Final) 13.20 and 300m 6th (Final) 43.40
Rhian Bell U20 women 100m 7th in heat 13.63
Georgia Trewick U15 girls 200m 6th 27.6
Angharad Bishop U15 girls 800m 5th (Final) 2 min 26.74
Robyn Jade Purchase U15 girls Long Jump 6th (Final) 4.64m
Jacqueline Garner U17 women Pole Vault 4th (Final) 2.40m and Discus 4th (Final) 21.55m
Samantha Adams U20 womens Shot 4th (Final) 8.94m
Amanda Price U15 girls Javelin 7th (Final) 23.05m
Kevin Trigg U15 boys 200m 6th in heat 26.91
Jonathan Morris U15 boys 300m 4th in heat 45.90 and High Jump 4th (Final) 1.40m and
Javelin 5th (Final) 27.53m
Ian Withers U17 men 800m 6th (Final) 2 min 11.08
Matthew Wreford U17 men 1500m 4th (Final) 4 min 32.67
Ashley Jones U13 boys 75m hurdles 4th (Final) 14.88 and High Jump 4th (Final) 1.30m
Jason Leach U20 men Discus 5th (Final) 25.55m,Shot 4th (Final) 8.77m,
Hammer 5th (Final) 21.73m
Mark Boswell U17 men Shot 5th (Final) 8.38, Hammer 5th (Final) 29.42m (P.B.)
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