The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Nene Valley Harriers secured an emphatic victory in last Sunday’s East Anglian League clash at the Embankment Track.
The Nene Valley athletes attained numerous individual victories as they won six of the age groups, but were particularly dominant in the senior ladies’ age group – winning virtually everything on the track.
Georgie Ivens won both the 100m and 200m with times of 12.9secs and 26.4 secs respectively, while Alex Pullen and Kelsi Ellis were first in the B races.
Megan Pusey and Claire Smith won the A and B 400m, with Emma Randall and Ellie Piccaver doing the same over 1,500m.
Amber Park also scored maximum points in the 1,500m with a 5.05.8mins clocking.
Meanwhile, Andrea Jenkins dominated the throws with a hat-trick of firsts in the shot, discus and hammer.
Newcomer Poppy Blake won the under-13 high jump – and is the third generation of her family actively competing for Nene Valley, with her mother Louise Blake a key member of the ladies’ road running team and grandad Ray Dowland a distance running stalwart.
As for the men, club captain Dave Bush led from the front by winning the shot and javelin, along with the B shot.
The Nene Valley youngsters dominated the sprints with Theo Briston winning the under-13 sprint double, a fantastic feat matched by William Kong in the under-15 age group.
Peterborough AC finished as runners up, and with Nene Valley winning six of the age groups and the city club first in the other two, it was a clean sweep for the fierce rivals.
