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Chiltern Harriers’ increased presence in Hertfordshire was
shown by a very good showing at the Herts Track and Field Championships
at Watford at the weekend.
There were four gold, five silver and three bronze medals won, as well
as several personal bests and plenty of encouraging debuts.
Conditions were good at Woodside Stadium with sunny skies and mild
temperatures.
In the 1500m races on Saturday Hannah Morton won the Under 15 girls
1500m in 4.53.03. Claire Baxter and Sophie Chesterman both gained PBs
in sixth and eighth places respectively.
Matt Simpson was highest placed Chiltern runner in the Under 17 men’s
1500m in sixth with a PB of 4.26.55. Callum Neal and Jack Quoroll also
ran well. In the Under 15 boys 1500m Jonty Wager-Leigh gained another
PB just being edged into fourth with Sam Howell gaining good experience
in seventh.
Hannah Wardley ran a season’s best to win bronze in the Under 17
women’s 1500m in 5.24.20.
The 1500m on Sunday for Under 13s saw a great performance by the
Chiltern girls. Sophie Morton was the winner in a very good time of
5.14.89, with Abi Jones second in 5.32.23. Scarlett Wager-Leigh just
missed out on bronze, finishing a very creditable fourth.
There was also success in the 800 races. Jonty Wager-Leigh and Tom
Conway had a great battle in the Under 15 boys race with Jonty winning
silver and Tom bronze, both with new PBs of 2.18 and 2.19 respectively.
Again the Under 13 girls featured well with Sophie Morton, fourth, Abi
Jones, fifth, Emily Bannister, seventh, and Emily Baxter all having
very good runs. In the Under 15 girls final Hannah Morton was just
edged into fourth and Claire Baxter ran a big new PB to finish sixth.
Under 13 Jake Alderson showed his versatility by winning the 75m
hurdles in a new best time, coming second in the high jump and running
a great 800m to finish fourth. Another capable Under 13, Abi Jones
added to her silver in the 1500m with more silvers in high jump and
javelin, her 24.20m keeping her in the top dozen ranked throwers in the
country. The Under 13 girls 4 x 100m relay team – Sophie Morton, Emily Baxter, Abi Jones and Becca Jones – won bronze.
To round things off towards the end of Sunday afternoon, Jamie Lloyd
ran his debut 400m of the season and came away with a victory in 56.91.