Harriers win medals at the Somerset County Track & Field Championships 2007

Well over 20 Harriers competed at the County Track and field Championships on Saturday at the Yeovil Arena and despite the showers and blustery conditions there were several medallists amongst the team which ranged in age from 11 to 50. Pick of the day were the Gold medal performances by u’13 girl Roo Black, in the High Jump, u’17 Laura Parker in the 3,000m, u’20 Olivia Steward in the Long jump, and senior man Adrian Marriott in the 3,000m. These can be added to the County Gold medal won by Alex Wiltshire in the u’17 men’s 1500m Steeplechase the previous week.

There were 5 Medallists from amongst the Harrier’s Monday juniors group competing as part of the combined team with Yeovil Olympiads. For the u’13 girls, Roo Black achieved gold at her favourite event, the high jump with an excellent 1.30m jump. Roo was also 5^th in the long jump with 3.59m and ran 31.69 to get through to the 200m final. Emily Smith won the bronze in the 800m with a pb of 2.45 and also contested well at the 70m hurdles and long jump, where she went out to 3.31m. Vera Assis came away with a bronze from the 1500m where she ran 5.43 and was also 5^th in the High Jump & ran well in the 70m hurdles. Roo, Vera and Emily are all at the lower end of this year group.

Medalling for the u’13 boys, Will Norris won silver in the 800m with his 2.34 and was also 4^th in the long jump with 3.82m, within a whisker of another medal. Tristan Goldsmid ran a well judged race for bronze in the 1500m slicing many seconds off his personal best with the time of 5.08.

Pick of the other Harrier u’13 junior girls were Anne Butler 8^th in the long jump with 3.31m and a nippy 15.87 for the 100m, and Elisabete Assis in the long jump, 100m, the 1500m where she achieved her best position of 7^th. For the boys, we had Jordan Boobyer in the 200m, and Curtis Stevens who ran well in the 100m before his best placing of 5^th in the 800m in a time of 2.44. Jess Hazlewood was 7^th in the 100m final with his best time of 14.78 coming in the earlier heat.

In the u’15 age group there was a host of good performances including that by Leah Bowhay and Tom Singer in the 100m races where both finished in 7^th place in their respective races. Leah’s time was 14.64 and Tom’s best time, achieved in the heat, was a nippy 13.72. Kimberley Bartlett also finished 7^th in the Javelin with a throw of 14.03m in what was only the second competitive outing at this event. Callum Batten went one better with 6^th in the 1500m, 5.26, following on from an 8^th in the 80m hurdles final.

In the u’17 age group Laura Parker ran 2.18 here for the 800m, and this followed up a great run at the previous Monday’s BMC meet at Millfield where she re-wrote the club records with her 4.43 for the 1500m.In the u’20 category, Olivia Steward won gold in the long jump and silver in the triple jump, whilst Adrian Marriott ran away with the senior men’s 3000m race pursued by team-mates Dickie Wythe and Pete Darton for silver and bronze respectively.