The third in the four-match series of the Southern Athletics League took place on Sunday at Little Marlow where the Wycombe and Chiltern team were hosting. It was a sunny day with pleasant temperatures and a blustery wind that came and went. Chiltern Harriers provided several athletes contributing to the team score which at the end totalled 263.5 points, enough for a strong second place this time in the match of six teams.
 
Sarah Cross did her usual strong job of scoring well across a range of events - second in A string pole vault, third in A string javelin, and fifth in A string triple jump. Issy Robinson also had a good day, winning 2000m steeplechase in her debut at the event in 7.52.59 and placing her 12th in the national rankings. Issy also ran well for third in A string 400m hurdles. Katie Repper had a good run to win B string 3000m in 10.45.50 and Jess Orr was second in B string 1500m.
 
On the men’s side Ash Finch was second in A string 5000m whilst Aran Davidson was second in B string. James Henderson, Jack Turner, and Neil Turner all ran well as non-scorers. Ash also made his debut in 3000m steeplechase running a creditable 11.11.42 to be fourth in A string. Isaac Jessop-Tranter, Edward Johnson and James Malin all started the 1500m but were interrupted a by a freak weather incident. After the race had been going 600m spectators noticed a plastic bag and some other rubbish being blown strongly across the infield. Unfortunately, this mini-tornado also managed to pick up the two tin covers of the pole vault and toss them across the track. The race had to be stopped for the sake of safety, and after lengthy discussion the race was not rerun.
 
The final match is at Bromley on August 8th where the team will hope to remain top ten in the division of eighteen.

The two Chiltern Harriers taking part in the SIAB match at Belfast last weekend both gave a great account of themselves.
 
Emile Morti was running for England Schools in the 110m Hurdles. The hurdle hight was lower than at English Schools and Emile had another great run to win in 13.05, a PB at that hurdle specification. Tom Ford was running in the 3000m for English Schools and ran an excellent PB of 8.36. to be second.

The prestigious English Schools Championships were held at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July.
 
There were some excellent performances from the Chiltern Harriers athletes who were   representing their county schools associations in a variety of disciplines on what was an extremely hot couple of days.

Evelyn Wildman competed on the Saturday in 2000m Steeplechase. Conditions were good with temperatures lower than the mid-week heatwave, and there was also a pleasant cooling breeze. The track at Cardiff features a water jump outside lane 8 which Evelyn hadn’t encountered before but she coped fine with the new configuration. Evelyn had another very good race to win in a time of 6.41.92, beating the qualifying standard of 6.45 for the second time.
 
Emile Morti was in action on the Sunday, again with pleasant, but blustery, conditions. Emile was taking part in the 110m Hurdles and won his heat in a new PB of 13.93 with a legal wind reading. Emile pushed on to a faster time to win the final in 13.71, just a hundredth outside the qualifying standard, but with a +5.1 wind reading it was not eligible for consideration.
 
So, two great wins at this prestigious meeting for the Chiltern duo. The GB team for the European U18 Championships which take place in Rieti, Italy July 16-19 will be announced later this week with Evelyn hopeful of being on the list.

1500m Section 1
Race 1
Jess Orr                         SW               5.12.04               SB
Sunaya Nanda             U14              5.12.91               PB
 
Race 4
Maya Davis                  U16               4.49.45
 
1500m Section 2
Race 2
Harrison Lawrence    U16               4.20.74               PB
Jack Turner                  U20               4.32.71
 
Race 5
Tom Ford                     U18               4.10.06
 
3000m
Aran Davidson            SM                 9.19.30

A Wycombe and Chiltern team slightly stronger than that in the first match competed in the second Southern Athletics League match at Chelmsford on Sunday. The team were third from six and, in warm, sunny conditions, several Chiltern athletes contributed to the good performance.
 
Euan Pinder was second in A string 400m in 50.4 and Isaac Jessop-Tranter was second in B string 800m. Back from University of Massachusetts (Amherst) Archie Pinder was third in A string 1500m and Aran Davidson was second in B string 3000m.
 
Jess Orr won B string 800m and Issy Robinson scored good points being third in A string 400m hurdles and second in B string 1500m. Katie Royals was third in A string 3000m. Sarah Cross won B string pole vault with an excellent 3.15m and also contributed with second in A string javelin and fourth in A string high jump. Issy and Euan were in the mixed 4 x 400m A team that came third, Sarah was in the B team that was also third. Sarah was also in the women’s 4 x 100m team that was fourth.

U14 Girls
Lyla Russell scored three PBs in her three A string wins - 13.20 for 100m, 26.59 for 200m, and 4.63m for long jump. Also having a busy day was Nia Beckford who ran a PB of 12.60 to win A string 75m hurdles and jumped 4.04m and 1.30m respectively to win B string long jump and high jump. Hattie Clarke Shorten recorded 1.42m to be second in A string high jump and was third in B string 75m hurdles in 15.47.
There was success in middle distance with Aura Lue Fong second in A string 800m and Chloe Willson winning B string. In 1500m Sunaya Nanda was second in A string 1500m and Lottie Monnington, struggling with a thigh injury, third in B string. Millie Killingback ran a PB in non-scoring 800m (2.47.30) and Anna Whitty made a good 1500m debut in non-scoring. Darcey Dutton was fifth in B string 100m and Elly Konkader was fourth in B string 200m. Darcey also contributed with fourth in A string discus. Sianna Clarke impressed with an A string win in hammer, throwing 27.25m and was also fourth in A string shot. Silver Vassiliou gained good experience in non-scoring high jump. The 4 x 100m team of Nia, Hattie, Darcey and Elly was fourth.
 
U14 Boys
James Woodgate won A string high jump with a PB of 1.51m and Jack Dalton was second in B string. In long jump Jerry Rushton and Thomas Cooper scored valuable points. George Aliaj was third in A string shot with 7.30m, Thomas Cooper looking after B string. Jack Dixon was second in A string javelin with 20.43m and also ran well in non-scoring 800m. Arthur Evora helped out in B string discus and hammer. Jerry Rushton also ran non-scoring 200m.
George Aliaj also contributed with fourth in A string 100m and 80m hurdles. Arthur Evora was third in B string 100m. Barnaby Williams ran a PB of 28.68 to be third in A string 200m and was third in B string 1500m. William Clasby ran a PB to be third in A string 1500m and was second in B string 80m hurdles. Further good points came in 800m with Jack Dalton third in A string and Harvey Cartledge, in a PB of 2.29.67, second in B string. The 4 x 100m relay team of Arthur, George, Jerry and Barnaby was fourth.
 
U16 Girls
There was a double win in 300m hurdles with Holly Knott recording a PB of 52.45 in A string and Nia Clarke a PB of 55.64 in B string. Gaia Ferraro and Ursula Mounsher contributed in 80m hurdles. Bliss Bushay and Rekha Kanagaratnam looked after 100m and Rekha combined with Lana Wahlberg in 200m. Maya Davis scored a 300m PB of 46.49 to be fourth in A string with Bronwen Harman third in B string.
Again middle distance was a source of good points with Alice Martin second in A string 800m in a PB of 2.25.96 and Annie-Rose Quantrill winning B string. The 1500m race was a high-quality affair with four girls under 4.51. Juliette Macdougall ran a PB of 4.49.68 to be third in A string and Maya Davis won B string in 4.50.68. Nell Frost ran a PB of 4.54.51 in non-scoring. Nia Clarke logged a long jump PB of 4.12m in A string with Bliss Bushay looking after B string. Holly Knott was second in A string high jump and fifth in A string shot. Bronwen helped with A string javelin and B string shot, and Lana and Annie-Rose combined in discus. Amelia Qasam was B string javelin and ran non-scoring 1500m.
 
U16 Boys
Sahar Dushvani-Eli ran PBs to be fourth in A string 100m (12.27) and third in A string 200m (24.84). Isaac Taylor ran well in B string 100m and Jack Rogers made a comeback with a good B string 200m. Harrison Lawrence and Isaac McCall helped out with A and B string 300m. In 800m John Rooney was fourth in A string. Harrison Lawrence, third in A string, and Isaac McCall, second in B string, ran well in 1500m.
Colin Miles had a strong day, second in A string 100m hurdles, third in A string high jump and third in A string javelin. Harrison Lawrence helped with A string shot and Sahar and Jack scored good points in discus. The 4 x100m relay team of Saha, Isaac McCall, Jack and Colin was fifth.
 

A warm, still evening provided great conditions on Wednesday and a good portion of the Chiltern contingent involved scored some strong PBs. The first part of the evening featured BMC races with Evelyn Wildman and Harry Cox competing.
 
British Milers Club Gold Standard
800m
Evelyn Wildman (U18)                   2.08.26               PB
 
1500m
Harry Cox (SM)                               3.58.54
 
1500m Section 1
Race 1
Annie-Rose Quantrill (U16)          5.18.44               PB
Lottie Monnington (U14)              5.20.02               PB
Thomas Cooper (U14)                  5.31.86
 
Race 2
Jack Dalton (U14)                          4.56.03               PB
Chloe Willson (U14)                      5.03.80               PB
 
Race 3
Harvey Cartledge (U14)               5.03.73               PB
 
Race 4
Maya Davis (U16)                          4.44.54               PB
Barnaby Williams (U14)               4.56.08               PB
 
Race 5
Jacob McCall (U16)                       4.50.57
 
Race 6
Isaac McCall (U16)                       4.36.44                PB
 
1500m Section 2
Race 1
James Henderson (U18)             4.26.02                PB
Jack Turner (U20)                        4.29.34                PB
 
Race 3
Callum Powell (U20)                   4.23.02
 
3000m
Race 1
Emily Ford (U20)                        10.40.58             SB
 
Race 2
Tom Ford (U18)                           8.36.40               PB

Another quiet Upper Age Group match took place in very hot conditions at Jarman Park on Sunday. Despite having a small team the Wycombe and Chiltern composite was comfortably second from five teams.
 
The Chiltern men put in a good shift with Jack Turner winning U20 A string 3000m and B string 800m. James Henderson won U18 B string 3000m and was third in A string 800m. James Malin won U20 A string 800m, and Charlie De Sousa was third in U18 A string 400m and ran non-scoring 800m.
 
On the females’ side Abi Masters ran well in U18 200m and 400m, and Lydia Cross won B string 400m.
 
The final match is at Perivale on July 12th.

There was a big Chiltern presence in the men’s 5000m. Aran Davidson was second in A string with 15.50.52 and a trio of non-scorers scored PBs - U18 Edward Johnson ran 15.56.14, Senior Cameron Reid 15.57.63, and U18 James Henderson 16.56.79. Immediately beforehand Lucinda McRonald (11.29.10) and Katie Royals (11.46.32) scored valuable points in 3000m.
 
Alex Aldred ran well for second in A string 800m in 1.56.98 and ran in a strong 4 x 400m relay team that was third in 3.33.18. Jess Orr was third in B string 800m.
 
Sarah Cross won B string pole vault with 2.80m and scored excellent points in high jump, triple jump, and javelin. Issy Robinson was also busy in A string 400m and 1500m and as part of the 4 x 100m relay team. Fiona Calder helped out in B string 100m and 200m.
 
The next match is at Chelmsford on June 21st and the team hopes for a better turnout before the Wycombe and Chiltern hosted match at Little Marlow on July 19th.