
Oliver Hewitt in action in the Discus
The club enjoyed a good start to the track & Field season, finishing in 2nd place behind hosts Woking in the opening Southern Athletics League division 2 fixture on Saturday winning 24 events and a new club record was set by Oliver Hewitt in the discus.
For the first time since joining the League the club produced a clean sweep in the middle distance events, an achievement only previously set by the throws group.
Under 20 Izzy Fry started the ball running, comfortably winning both the 800m and 1500m A strings, with under 17 Emma Downie securing the B string in the 800m, and Sophie Fowler in the 1500m. No one could match Harry Russell for speed in the last 200m of the Men’s 800m, clocking 2.00mins to win the A, with club captain Mike Robbins also finishing fast to claim the B. Phil Marshall played a waiting game in the Men’s 1500m, patiently tracking the A string from Epsom & Ewell, before making the decisive kick to win by 5 seconds, with Ben Wickens delighted to earn 1st pace in the B string on his first outing over the distance. There was also a double victory in the Men’s 5000m, with Matt Green running a personal best time of 16.13 to win the A, with Alex Muir 11 seconds behind taking the B string.
The throwers continued where they left off last season, with Helen Broadbridge Female athlete of the match for her wins in the Hammer with 48.99m, and 39.90m in the Discus, while under 20 Oliver Hewitt was in fine form throwing 48.25 to win the Hammer A and set a new club Senior record of 40.63m to win the Discus. There were also B string wins for Jamie Kuehnel with 40.81m in the Hammer, Bob Broadbridge 34.55m in the Discus, and under 17 Abigail Livingstone 27.21m a new personal best in the Javelin.
Sam Plumb continued his unbeaten run in the 400m hurdles A, with team mate Matt Davies securing the B string, Sophie Fowler won the B string 2000m Steeplechase, and the High jumpers were just one point away from maximum points, with Trinity O’Connor clearing 1m50 to win the Women’s A, Samantha Dredge 1m35 winning the B, Daniel Tuttle 1m70 for 2nd A, with Reuben Langdon 1st B with 1m60.
Match Score
Woking 239.5
Newbury 226.5
Epsom & Ewell 191
North Devon 119