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Shaunagh is champion

7:49am Tuesday 24th January 2012 in Athletics By Pat Calnan

Shaunagh Brown started the New Year in fine form at the South Of England Indoor Championships at Lee Valley. The Blackheath & Bromley athlete won the gold medal in the Senior Womens shot putt with a throw of 15.60. Not only was this a new personal best in her first competition of the Winter, it is also the furthest by a Briton this year.

She was one of a number of Club medallists but there was only one person who won two. Dina Asher Smith reigned supreme in both the under 17 womens 60 and 200 metres finals. On Saturday the Newstead Woods Schoolgirl claimed the 200 metre title in 24.78, nearly a second clear of the runner up. As with Shaunagh, this is the best performance in her age group this year. Returning on Sunday, she achieved the double as she won the 60 metres in 7.61. Again, she is the fastest in the country in the event with the 7.57 she ran earlier in the month.

In fact the Club also has the second fastest 60 metre runner as well in Shannon Hylton. Her 7.70 was recorded in the semi final. However, she had to settle for bronze in the final as she clocked 7.72 the same time as the runner up. Twin sister Cheriece was 5th in 7.93.

The other two golds came from second claim athletes and both are first claim members of Crawley AC. Oliver Newport won the under 20 mens long jump with a leap of 7.02 and again this is the best performance in his age group this year. Robyn Pettit soared over 1.70 to win the high jump on count back.

Rachel Arnheim won bronze in the Senior Womens pole vault competition with a clearance of 3.40. Elsewhere in the Seniors, second claimer Emily Martin was 4th in the long jump while James Poole and Shavaun Henry were 5th and 6th respectively in their 1500 metre finals; Sam Brown was 6th in the pole vault and Bomene Barikor was 8th in the long jump.

There was a good turn out from the sprinters and, although none made the 60 metre finals, some promising times were recorded. Fastest for the women was Anike Shand Whittingham with 7.58 while Vicky Cole timed 7.65, Serita Solomon 7.69, Shayone Simao 7.79, Grace Sheppard 7.90 and Emily Martin 7.92. Quickest man was first year senior Kieran Daly with 6.96 followed by Duayne Bovell 7.00, Fabian Collymore 7.02, Oweka Wanogho 7.05, Jermaine Alexander 7.15 and Ed Harrison 7.24. Femi Owolade ran 22.62 in the 200.

Likewise in the under 20 sprints where Reuben Fakoya timed 7.13, Christian Pratt 7.23, Ishmael Smith-John 7.36, Hudson Huyghebaert 7.44, Georgina Middleton 8.1 and Rachel Robinson 8.31.

James Allen was 7th in the long jump with a leap of 5.91 and new member Javari Cameron was 10th with 5.50.

Another new member Stefan Amokwandoh was third in the under 17 mens triple jump with a distance of 12.92. Janae Galley was 4th in the under 17 womens 800 metres in 2.25.85 while Holly Fletcher and Lucy Sidey both ran 2.28 in the heats. Bradley Clegg timed 25.74 in the 200.

Best performance in the under 15 s age group came from Maya Bruney who won bronze in the 60 metres in a time of 7.96 just getting the verdict over the 4th placed athlete who got the same time. In the middle distance Nianh Bridson Hubbard was 4th and Shannon Riskey 5th in the 1500 metres in times of 5.13.17 and 5.24.30 and Leah Everson was 6th in the 800 metres in 2.28.23.

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