8:29am Tuesday 30th June 2009
By Pat Calnan
Shaunagh Brown and Lorraine Ugen have booked their places for the European Junior Championships in Serbia at the end of the month with wins at the Trials at Bedford last weekend.
Going into the under 20s long jump contest Lorraine had a best which was just centimetres off the qualifying mark of 6.10. She was soon way beyond this with a leap of 6.28 and then improved to 6.29 to win the contest and gain automatic selection.
Shauangh took both the discus and shot titles with throws of 47.79 and 13.73. She already had the qualifying mark in the discus and as she won this National title she is now automatically selected.
Kola Adedoyin set a new best of 15.23 to win silver in the triple jump and he has just a couple of weeks to reach the qualifying standard of 15.50. Serita Solomon continues to impress on her comeback from two years of injury. She set a personal best of 13.93 in the heats of the 100 hurdles and although she was slightly slower in the final with14.00, this was into a strong headwind. This gave her the bronze medal and a new Club Record.
Alex Bruce Littlewood also set a new Club record when he finished fourth in the 3000 steeplechase with 9.23.49 and there was a 4th place also for Andrew Jordon in the hammer.
In the accompanying under 23 championships Rachel Arnehim set a new personal best of 3.75 to take silver in the pole vault and James Alaka was also second in the 200 with 21.23. Femi Owolade was 4th with 21.68 Further details will appear on the club website at www.bandbhac.org.uk The big event this weekend is the first ever British Athletics League match at Norman Park track. The senior men will be looking to get back on track fro promotion after finishing 4th in the first match at Cardiff last month.
The full list of competing clubs is Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC, Cardiff AC, Harrow AC, Herne Hill Harriers, Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harriers, Leeds City, Swansea Harriers, Thames Valley Harriers.
Many former British League Athletes from Blackheath & Bromley will be in attendance including 1998 Commonwealth Games 200 metre champion Julian Golding and a number who competed in that first Division One match 40 years ago First field events are 12.30 and first track events in the match will be at 2.30, although there will be supporting races before this. Admission is £1 by commemorative programme which can be purchased on the day or in advance from the track or Clubhouse. All proceeds will be used to help support the Clubs Junior Womens team who, as National Champions, will represent the UK in the European Champions Club Cup for Juniors in Bosnia this September.
For further details visit the Club website at www.bandbhac.org.uk
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