U11 Alfie Kurylo
One week after a gloriously sunny and mild Easter weekend, the first MYAL match of the season took place on a chilly, windy afternoon which tested the mettle of the officials as well as the athletes. It was also the same weekend as the London Mini Marathon and the Youth Development League…
It’s perhaps surprising, then, to learn that it was the second best attended match of the League to date! There were 667 different performances by 332 competitors. No wonder the track looked like Piccadilly Circus at times, while Carole and her team were rushed off their feet at the refreshments counter.
No less than 52 Under 13 girls sprinted round the 200m, making it the busiest event the League has yet experienced. And 32 Under 13 girls leapt into the long jump pit, which makes that the most-attended field event so far. The stopwatches and tape measures were red-hot!
U13 Reha Siyani
ESM fielded 38 of those athletes – a few more than last year – and finished sixth in the table. This doesn’t tell the whole story though, as we didn’t field an Under 17 squad. (They had their YDL match the next day, though stalwart Arun Manget did run in the 1500m). We scored very well in the younger age groups: our Under 15 boys were ranked second and our Under 15 girls third; our Under 11 boys also finished second.
Team Manager Bridie was impressed with the new crop of Under 11s: “Not really knowing their pedigree meant that some non scorers ran, jumped and threw further than the scoring athletes. Although we may have lost points it didn’t matter too much. At this age it is all about trying new events and enjoying the competition. Annick did a fine job ensuring the new U11s got to their events on time”.
There are a few more photos on our Facebook page. The next match is at Finsbury Park on Saturday 25th May. This fixture has had a massive turnout the last couple of years, so don’t miss out on what will be an action-packed afternoon. You can find a full timetable on the MYAL website.
Final points:
1 Highgate 1086.5; 2 Shaftesbury Barnet 1068; 3 London Heathside 989; 4 Barnet & District 714; 5 Cookham 713; 6 ESM 701; 7 Enfield & Haringey 371; 8 Serpentine 297; 9 Queens Park 252.5; 10 Ealing Eagles 193; 11 Trent Park 130
ESM results summary:
U11B: 150m: A: 2 Sammy Gibson 24.3; B: 2 Oscar Harrison 23.9; NS: Owen Keenlyside 22.8; Alfie Kurylo 25.6; Bilal Yusuf 26.6; Ashley Thompson 28.1; 800m: A: 7 Bilal Yusuf 3:04.5; B: 6 Stanley Watts 3:13.2; LJ: A: 1 Oscar Harrison 3.41; B: 6 Ashley Thompson 2.47; VT: A: 2 Alfie Kurylo 30.50, B: 1 Ashley Thompson 22.40, NS: Stanley Watts 19.60
U13B: 200m: A: 7 Kian Jordan 30.1; AB: 5 Kevin Prempeh 32.7; NS: 2 Samuel Ajayi 31.5; 7 Jeremiah Ajayi 33.0; 5 Evan Thompson 35.6; 1500m: A: 4 Kian Jordan 5:33.7; B: 4 Kevin Prempeh 5:32.2; 75mH: AB: 4 Samuel Ajayi 17.8; JT: A: 1 Sam Conway 6.64; B: 3 Evan Thompson 3.79; LJ: A: 6 Evan Thompson 3.69; B: 4 Kian Jordan 2.80
U15B: 200m: A: 4 Theo Jarrett 26.8; B: 2 Zack Clarke-Green 26.3; 300m: A: 2 Finn Combe 42.6; B: 6 Hussein Zaaiter 49.9; 1500m: A: 3 Finn Combe 4:50.9; B: 4 Maxi Steel 5:19.3; NS: Hussein Zaaiter 5:36.4; DT: A: 1 Hussein Zaaiter 13.90; B: 1 Maxi Steel 11.90; LJ: A: 3 Zack Clarke-Green 4.87; B: 2 Theo Jarrett 3.77; SP: A: 4 Eden Lyons 4.61
U17M: 1500m: 3 Arun Manget 4:37.4
U11G: 150m: A: 4 Tianna Cummings-Waldron 26.0; B: 5 Lily Walker 28.4; NS: 4 Elizabeth Boissiere 28.2; 6 Georgina Shields 31.4; 800m: A: 10 Georgina Shields 3:30.7; LJ: A: 4 Elizabeth Boissiere 2.81; B: 7 Tianna Cummings-Waldron 1.98; VT: 6 Elizabeth Boissiere 12.30
U13G: 200m: A: 4 Anika McDowell 32.1; B: 1 Mia De Vivenot 30.5; NS: 8 Bella Shields 37.5; 7 Sophie Buzzigoli 38.6; 6 Ruby Walker 35.5; 8 Isabela Dussaillant 41.6; 1500m: A: 6 Reha Siyani 6:01.4; JT: A: 1 Mia De Vivenot 20.09; LJ: A: 11 Ruby Walker 2.71; B: 9 Bella Shields 2.71; LJ: NS: 5 Anika McDowell 3.10; SP: A: 6 Isabela Dussaillant 4.12; B: 5 Lucila Dussaillant 3.33; NS: 1 Mia De Vivenot 6.11
U15G: 200m: A: 4 Josie Borelly 31.0; AB: 6 Sonia Ouzhene 30.6; 300m: A: 5 Josie Borelly 51.3; B: 2 Katharine Boissiere 48.3; 1500m: A: 8 Anna Dussaillant 6:50.2; 75mH: A: 3 Josie Booker 14.2; B: 2 Katharine Boissiere 14.2; DT: A: 3 Nynke Rumley 17.62; HJ: A: 4 Katharine Boissiere 1.20; B: 3 Josie Borelly 1.15; LJ: A: 3 Nynke Rumley 3.98; B: 1 Josie Booker 3.87; SP: A: 3 Nynke Rumley 7.56; B: 1 Josie Booker 6.70
Full results on power of 10