The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Nene Valley Harriers’ young athletes were too hot for the opposition to handle in their Eastern Young Athletes League fixture at Cambridge.
The incredibly talented teenagers won four of the six age group categories as they dominated the match from first to last.
First place finishes came thick and fast, and at under-17 level Ronan Rawlings won both the 100 and 200m – running a personal best (PB) of 11.00secs in the shorter sprint just 24 hours after performing heroically for the British League team.
James Marsh won the B 100m and Jonathan Pitts took long jump honours.
Kai Harrison and Callum Robertson claimed two wins apiece in the throws, too.
Sprinters Molly Jones, Kelsi Ellis and Amber Park all registered under-17 victories, as did middle distance runners Hana Ray and Ellie Piccaver.
Jasmine Allen leaped 5.13m to win the long jump and Alex Stubley won the B shot.
Meanwhile, Millie Weller was in top form with firsts in the under-15 pole vault and high jump.
There were also wins for throwers Eleanor Smith and Roseanna Clarke, long jumper Dior Harrison and middle distance specialists Olivia Mead and Ella Robinson.
William Kong thrashed the opposition in the under-15 sprints, recording 11.6secs over 100m and 24.3secs for the 200m.
Freddie Fraser won the 80m hurdles and long jump and Riley Barefoot took B string long jump honours.
Tim Foord also pulled off a B shot and discus double, while George Harrison won the javelin after throwing 28.02m.
Another to score maximum points was Angus Bowling in the pole vault points.
Donovan Capes won the shot with a throw of 10.96m and the discus with a distance of 28.55m. Under 13 team-mate Charlie Molyneaux won the B shot.
Newcomer Ruby Kilroy impressed for the under-13 girls, winning the B 100m and long jump while Charlie Wordsworth won the A long jump.
Lottie Hemmings and Josie Knight both crossed the line first in their 1,500m races too as Nene Valley won by an impressive 100 points overall.
Result: 1st Nene Valley Harriers 743pts; 2nd Thurrock 643pts; 3rd Woodford Green 615pts; 4th Cambridge and Coleridge 594.5pts; 5th Team Norfolk 340pts; 6th West Suffolk 229.5pts; 7th Waveney 54pts.
