Written by Debra Booker
A number of ESM juniors ventured to South London on the 7th & 8th June 2025 for the SEAA Track & Field age group championships at Crystal Palace.
ESM athletes brought home 6 medals and 3 new club records!
Well done to Emmanuel Ofori-Manteau who came home with 2 silver medals and demolished both U13B 100m and 200m club records with times of 11.67 & 23.89! This puts Emmanuel in the Top 10 All Time for both events in his age group.
Congratulations too to Risen Gloria Balou who won a silver in the U13G 100m and bronze in the 200m (where she set a new PB of 26.77) but just missed out on dipping under the 26.7 ESM record that has stood since 1997!
And well done again to U17W Leila Newth who once again increased her PB & club record in the Triple Jump on Saturday – this time to 12.37, despite jumping in pouring rain. This amazing feat moves her up to 7th on the All Time List for her age group. On Sunday she added a silver to her medal cabinet in the Long Jump with a very decent 5.61m.
There were also some strong runs and PBs from a number of the junior middle distance runners.
In U15B Leon Boulting took over 7 seconds off his previous best in the 1500m with a time of 4:28.22, while Owen Stubbins shaved off 0.1 of a second from his old PB with a time of 4:43.88. In the U15B 800m Marcus Muers showed he’s inching closer to a sub 2:10 time with a new best of 2:11.53.
Our next junior club event is the 3rd MYAL match on 28th June hosted by Harrow AC where hopefully we will see plenty more PBs.