End of Season Update (track)

End of Season Update (Track)

As the track season comes to a close and the cross country season starts, a roundup of the final track results for August and September.

British Masters Championships Derby

1st-3rd September 2023

AFD had some excellent individual performances at the British Masters Championships held in Derby. AFD athletes picked up 1 gold, 3 silvers and 1 bronze medal. Two club records were also broken! In the 800m Hamish Maclean clocked 4:12.65 to take gold. Eni Font Friede picked up a silver in the 100m, running a swift 14.91sec to also break the W60 AFD club record. Whilst over in the W35 steeplechase, Karen Andrews took second place in 7:42.47 to set the 2000m steeplechase W35 AFD club record.

100m – 2nd Eni Font Friede (W60) – 14.91 (W60 Club record)

400m – 3rd– Jennifer Temple (W35) – 76.88

1500m – 1st – Hamish Maclean (M40) – 4:12.65

2000m steeplechase – 2nd – Karen Andrews (W35) – 7:42.47 (W35 Club Record)

Shot – 2nd – Allan Leiper (M60) – 13.82

Discus – 5th – Allan Leiper (M60) – 40.37m

Hammer – 2nd – Allan Leiper (M60) – 41.22m

England Athletics U15 / U17 Championships Birmingham 26-27 Aug

Lola-Mae Billingham picked up a fantastic silver in the 3000m Walk at the England U15/U17 Championships. Full results below:-

200m – 4th Emily Lucas (U17) – 24.84

800m (Heat) – 5th Lottie Quinn (U17) – 2:18.43

3000m – 7th Kitty Scott (U15) – 10:16.37

3000m Walk – 2nd Lola- Mae Billingham (U17) 17:20.6

Welsh Athletics International

Cardiff

26 August 2023

Kate Pye was recently selected to represent England in the 1500m at the Welsh International and ran an excellent 4:29.68 to place second.

South of England U15/U17 Championships (inc Walks)

Lee Valley

12-13 August 2023

The South of England Championships held on 12-13 August at Lee Valley.  There were golds for both Chris Snook and Abigail Jennings in the Walks and 1 silver for Katie Pye in the 800m. Full AFD results below:-

800m

2nd – Katie Pye (U17) 2:12.15

6^th – Lottie Quinn (U17) 2:20.19

Heats

4^th – Emmeline Orbell (U17) 2:21.47

8^th – Hannah Pye (U15) 2:31.52

6^th – Tori Waller (U15) 2:32.25

1500m

6th – Daniel Orbell (U17) 4:29.80

5000m Walk

1st – Chris Snook (SM) 22:02.25

1^st – Abigail Jenning (SW) 25:06.33