ESM’s largest team of U20 and U17 athletes for over a decade joined forces with St Mary’s AC to form a combined team competing at Guildford yesterday, writes Tim Hannah.
Ealing St Mary’s came second, less than 80 points behind the powerful home team in a match of five clubs. Our field eventers were especially successful, gaining 50 more points than the Guildford & Godalming field squad.
Ealing winners included Luke Miller who won the U20 Javelin with a throw of 54.98m, a Grade one performance. Kai English won the U17 High Jump with a leap of 1.65m, Ilyes Iman made it a double victory winning the B string with a jump of 1.40m. Nicola Ravenhill won a lonely U20 Steeplechase in a time of 5:34 – thanks to Alan Keeler for the photo. Isha Habib won both the Long Jump (4.96m) and the Triple Jump (10.04m). Roisin added to the Triple Jump points winning the B string with 8.86m.
As well as Luke Miller’s Grade 1 Javelin throw, other graded performances came from Zoya Styles whose Hammer throw of 40.43m earned a Grade 3. Kai English’s Discus throw of 28.94 earned a Grade 4 and Feia Starkey’s 300m hurdles performance of 48.8 was worthy of Grade 4 as well.
With the next two matches being held at our Perivale home, ESM’s Under 20s and Under 17s look set for a very successful summer, with promotion still a strong possibility.
Thanks to all our officials who came with us – we gained maximum officials points. Thanks also to the team captains Kamau and Roisin who helped organise the athletes and provide inspiration.
Match scores
1 Guildford & Godalming 544; 2 Ealing St Mary’s 466; 3 Vale of Aylesbury 376; 4 Thames Valley Harriers 342; 5 Team Oxfordshire 280
ESM results summary
U20 Men
100m: 5 Kamau Muhammad 12.1; 200m: 3 Kamau Muhammad 24.6; 400m: 3 Ben Taylor 53.8; 800m: A: 2 John Fielding 2:08.5; B: 2 Luke Adar 2:23.7; 1500m: A: 2 Oliver Way 4.20.6; B: 1 John Fielding 4.22.4; LJ: A: 3 Ben Taylor 5.64; B: 3 Luke Adar 4.31; HT: 3 Kamau Muhammad 18.55; JT: A: 1 Luke Miller 54.98; B: 1 Ben Taylor 38.69; 4x100m: 3 ESM 50.40; 4x400m: 4 ESM 3:50.8
U17 Men
100m: A: 3 Alastair O’Donnell 12.0; B: 3 Bilal Uba 13.1; 200m: A: 5 Alastair O’Donnell 25.6; B: 3 Kai English 25.5; 800m: A: 2 Louis Rodericks 2:26.3; B: 1 Chauncey Edwards 2.25.4; 1500m: 3 Louis Rodericks 5.06.1; 3000m: Ilyes Iman 11:18.2; 100mH: 1 Joe Widdop-Grey 14.9; 400mH: 1 Alfie Crews 64.70; LJ: 1 Jack Bennett 5.59; HJ: A: 1 Kai English 1.65; B: 1 Ilyes Iman 1.40; PV: 3 Jack Bennett 2.0; SP: A: 2 Matthew Collingridge 10.98; B: 2 Jonathan Martin 6.90; DT: A: 1 Matthew Collingridge 43.88; B: 1 Kai English 28.94; HT: A: 2 Matthew Collingridge 20.44; B: 3 Jonathan Martin 8.91; JT: 3 Jonathan Martin 28.21; 4x100m: 4 ESM 48.80; 4x400m: 2 ESM 4:10.7
U20 Women
100m: 3 Amber Henry 13.7; 200m: 3 Amber Henry 28.9; 400m: A: 2 Laura Stewart 64.8; B: 2 Roisin Lynch 71.9; 800m: A: 3 Tess Galunic 2:50.1; B: 2 Roisin Lynch 2:49.1; 1500m: A: 2 Nicola Ravenhill 5:00.00; B: 2 Tess Galunic 5:37.3; 100mH: 3 Laura Stewart 18.8; 400mH: 2 Laura Stewart 70.0; 1500mSC: 1 Nicola Ravenhill 5:34.8; LJ: 1 Isha Habib 4.96; TJ: A: Isha Habib 10.04; B: 1 Roisin Lynch 8.86; SP: A: 3 Zoya Styles 17.08; B: 2 Sjanneke Rumley 6.14; DT: 3 Zoya Styles 17.08; HT: 2 Zoya Styles 40.43; JT: 3 Zoya Styles 18.10; 4x400m: 2 ESM 5:52.3
U17 Women
100m: A: 5 Olamide Belew 14.0; B: 5 Miriam Abdelgader 15.0; 200m: Miriam Abdelgader 32.2; 300m: 3 Olivia Weedon 47.9; 800m: A: 3 Lucy O’Brien 2.30.8; B: 4 Olivia Weedon 2.55.5; 1500m: A: 3 Anisa Ibrahim 5:26.5; B: Maryam Hussain 5:57.7; 300mH: 3 Feia Starkey 48.80; LJ: 5 Celeste Phelan 3.29; SP: A: 2 Chloe Mawett 8.97; B: 1 Briony Coppin 6.51; DT: A: 4 Sjanneke Rumley 16.95; B: 2 Briony Coppin 14.65; HT: A: 4 Chloe Mawett 28.28; B: 1 Celeste Phelan 26.67; JT: A: 3 Feia Starkey 22.78; B: 1 Yoanna Alexandrova 19:00; 4x100m: 4 ESM 55.90
Full results to follow on power of ten.