West Norfolk athletes excel in the heat
West Norfolk Athletics Club members produced some fine displays in the third match of the East Anglian League.
This match involved teams from Braintree, Luton, Cambridge, Colchester and Tendering, Peterborough, and Leighton Buzzard.
On another extremely hot day in Luton, there was some tough competition, especially in the throwing events.
Overall results
Senior men
Matthew Bailey 100m (12.7sec) third, javelin as B string (22.89m) fifth; Cameron Ross 100m B string (13.7sec) sixth, 200m B (28.5sec) fifth, 400m B (65.3sec) second, long jump B (4.10m) third; Rahim Benson long jump (6.20m) first, high jump (1.70m) second, 200m (24.6sec) third; Ben Collison, 400m (70.5sec) fifth, 800m (2m25.9sec) sixth, 1500m (5m02.3sec) eighth; Lee Tunmore high jump B string (1.35m) first, 1500m B string (5m46.9sec) ninth, and a non-scorer in the triple jump; Jack Pishorn, 800m B (2m56.9sec) ninth, B discus (14.51m) sixth and non-scorer in the javelin and shot put; Allan Williams shot (8.57m) fourth, discus (26.15m) fourth, hammer (20.79m) fifth, javelin (28.09m) fifth; Adam Dewdney B string shot (6.61m) fifth).
Under-17 men
Charlie Williams 400m (54.5sec) second, discus (34.64m) second and javelin (31.71m) first; Alfie Williams discus B string (23.18m) first, B string javelin (23.29m) first.
Under-15 boys
Joseph Williams shot (8.48m) second, 100m (12.9sec) fourth and long jump (4.60m); Rory Sewell high jump (1.40m) second, javelin (23.13m) fourth and 200m 30.7sec (eighth).
Under-13 boys
Charlie Tunmore discus (13.79m) first and 200m (34.5sec) seventh.
Senior woman
Tayla Benson high jump (1.45m) first, triple jump (9.82m) second, shot (6.66m) fourth, javelin B string (10.02m) seventh; Emma Dewdney shot B string (6.04m) third, javelin B string (11.17m) third, A string seventh and also the discus.
Under 15 girls
Ruby Schwarz 100m (14.0sec) fifth, 300m (49.1sec) third, long jump (4.21m) third; Millie Bastian 200m (30.9) seventh, long jump B string (3.99m) first and javelin A string; Lily Teasdale discus (11.72m) fifth, 200m (33.8sec) fifth, 75m hurdles (16.7sec) fifth; Elizabeth Wood, 800m (2m55.9sec) seventh, shot (6.18m) fourth; Poppy Tunmore discus B string (9.86m) second and javelin.
Under 13 girls
Jessica Milnes shot put (6.21m) first, 100m (16.7sec) fifth, and 75m hurdles (14.2sec) fourth.
Under 11 Girls
Jennifer Wood 600m (2m.26.5sec) 13th, long jump (2.51m) 11th; Betty Schwarz, 80m (14.8sec) eighth, long jump (2.59m) 10th.
