SCVAC Enfield
Ilford AC co hosted the first Southern Counties Vets League at the Queen Elizabeth stadium at Enfield on Monday evening. Despite being well below strength 9 athletes managed to cover the entire program even including the final event where a makeshift squad of distance men supported the one established sprinter to achieve a creditable 5th place and valuable points in the 4 x 100 relay. Bolstered by a fine win in the 2000metre walk by club stalwart Steve Uttley, the Ilford team went on to finish 3rd in the overall competition. The other notable performance of the night was the continued form of 65 year old John Batchelor who took the combined over50s and over60s 1500m by the scruff of the neck leading the race for the first lap. Batchelor and Andy Catton, running in the over 50s, had a titanic scrap on the final lap with Catton eventually having to give best to the senior man. Batchelor recorded a fine 5mins 8.06 secs for maximum points.
Other results:-
100m Wes Clarke 15.4, 7th(A), Wayne Hick 13.1 3rd(B), Ray Rawlinson 14.7 4th (50+), Jim McNamee 18.6 7th (60+).
400m Wayne Hick 58.7 4th(A), Ray Rawlinson 67.3 5th(B), Ian Chamberlain 66.1 4th (50+).
1500m Martin Clarke 5.23.2 7th(A), Wayne Hick 5.55.6 (B) 6th, Andy Catton 5.12.5 (4th 50+), John Batchelor 5.08.06 1st(60+).
2000m walk Stev Uttley 10.05.02 1st (A), Alan O'Rawe 12.09.0 2nd (50+)
4 x 100 relay Ilford 5th
Shot Putt Wes Clarke 7.38 5th(A), Ray Rawlinson 6.31 4th (50+)
Long Jump Wayne Hick 4.53 4th (A) Ray Rawlinson 4.11 5th (50+)
EYAL
-
Stevenage
- as
reported
by
Paul
Cheal.
On a
pleasant
and
thankfully
dry
day
Ilford started
there
campaign
with
there
first
joint
boys
&
girls
meeting
at
Stevenage.
Ilford
had
26
athletes,
17
Boys
& 9
Girls competing
against
6
other
clubs.
There
were
5
Debutants,
around
15
PB's,
a
few
Equal
PB's
and
a
CLUB
RECORD.
YOUCEF
Throws
for
glory
with
a
new
CLUB
RECORD
in
the
U/13
Boys
Discus.
In
the
U/13
Boys
Youcef
in
his
1st
league
match
excelled
in
the
throwing
with
a
PB
in
the
shot
putt
by
7cm
to -
7m
76cm
to
come
1st
in
the
A
String.
This
was
eclipsed
though
by
the
CLUB
RECORD
of -
22m
62
in
the
discus,
also
1st
in
A.
Nethaneel
Mitchel
Blake
continued
where
he
left
of
last
season
with
an
impressive
200m
PB
of -
27.9s,
shaving
0.5s
off.
In
the
100m
he
equalled
his
PB
in a
time
of -
13.5s
and
a
leap
of -
4m
78cm
was
also
good
enough
like
his
other
two
events
to
finish
in
1st
place
in
the
A-String.
Dylan
Broadley
in
his
debut
came
1st
in
the
B
race
100m
in a
time
of -
14.4s.
He
high
jumped
- 1m
15cm
for
3rd
and
accompanied
Nethaneel
in
the
long
jump
with
a
leap
of -
3m
77cm
for
2nd.
Alex
Legon who
ran
a
solid
800m
and
finished
in a
time
of -
2m
48.1
for
4th
and
was
a
Non
Scorer
in
the
long
jump
and
did
well
with
a
distance
of -
3m
75cm.
Ben
Jones
completed
the
team
and
did
well
in
the
throwing
events.
He
threw
- 6m
10cm
in
the
shot
putt
(PB)
and
-
13m
01cm
in
the
discus
(PB),
not
to
be
left
out
he
ran
an
800m
in
the
B-String
with
a
time
of -
3m
51.5
finishing
5th.
They
finished
off
with
a
4x100m
Relay
team
(Nethaneel,
Dylan,
Ben
&
Alex)
coming
home
in
2nd
place
and
equal
PB
time
of
62.0s.
Many
PB's
were
had
by
the
U/15
Boys.
Jerrell
Alleyne
running
in
the
U/15's
for
the
1st
time
found
the
going
tough
in
the
200m
but
was
able
to
equal
his
PB
with
26.5s
to
finish
4th.
His
100m
was
better
and
he
powered
to
2nd
place
in a
PB
time
of
12.9s.
The
Long
Jump
was
another
PB
leap
of -
4m
89cm
to
come
second.
Aaron
Akisanya
although
falling
in
the
80m
Hurdles
bravely
got
up
and
competed
in a
time
of -
17.7s
for
4th,
the
100m
was
2nd
in
the
b-string
with
13.2s
for
PB
by
over
0.5s.
Mohammed
Swamad
ran
a
very
good
800m
to
come
home
1st
in a
time
of -
2m
22.7s.
His
400m
was
a
time
of -
62.8
for
3rd
place.
The
Long
Jump
was
another
good
performance
and
claimed
1st
in
B-String
with
- 4m
51cm.
Daniel
Joseph
another
debutant
ran
the
400m
and
did
well
in a
time
of -
66.3s
for
2nd.
He
was
a
Non-Scorer
in
the
100m
with
a
time
of
12.9s
and
leaped
to a
height
of -
1m
55cm
in
the
high
jump
for
2nd
place.
Chris
Dawe
and
Rob
Legon
must
be
given
a
medal
for
shear
courage.
Both
Throwers
decided
to
run
the
1500m.
Chris
completed
the
distance
in a
good
time
of -
5m
33.8
for
4th
whilst
Rob
finished
in a
time
of -
7m
20.3
for
4th
as
well.
They
were
both
in
action
in
the
discus
with
Chris
throwing
-
23m
38cm
for
3rd
and
Rob
-
21m
86cm
for
2nd.
Andy
Carle
in
the
Javelin
throw
an
impressive
distance
of -
36m
35cm
for
2nd
and
a
PB
by
over
1m
40cm
with
Chris
following
up
in
the
B-String
with
a
distance
of -
15m
40
for
3rd.
The
last
to
compete
was
Andrew
Townsend.
He
threw
a
PB
in
the
discus
as a
Non-Scorer
with
-
14m
06cm
and
competed
in
the
Shot
Putt
coming
3rd
with
- 5m
17cm.
The
team
rounded
off
with
the
4x100m
relay
(Jerrell,
Aaron,
Daniel
&
Mohammed),
coming
2nd
in a
time
of -
51.9s
A
depleted
U/17
Boys
team
had
3
athletes
in
it.
Ozi
Nzeako
ran
just
outside
his
PB
with
a
time
of -
12.8s
for
2nd.
He
followed
this
with
a
time
of -
26.0s
for
4th
in
the
200m
and
obtained
a
distance
of -
10m
18cm
in
the
triple
jump
for
2nd.
Gull
Hassen
Ditta
unfortunately
failed
to
get
a
measure
in
the
long
jump
but
jumped
a
PB
in
the
high
jump
with
- 1m
55cm.
He
did
redeem
himself
in
the
other
jumps
event
supporting
Ozi
with
a
leap
of -
10m
21cm
for
4th.
Simeon
Stuart
was
the
remaining
athlete
and
was
the
B-String
in
the
100m running
in a
time
of
12.7s
PB
by
0.5s.
Three
Debutants
made
up
the
U/13
Girls
team.
Clare
Rodway
did
well
clearing the
height
of
1m
00cm
in
the
high
jump
for
5th
and
recorded
a
distance
of -
3m
06cm
in
the
long
jump
for
5th.
Mishka
Lumsden and Nkira
Anyika
ran
as
the
A-String
&
B-String
in
the
100m
and
200m
with Nkira
running
14.6s
for
4th
and
31.3s
for
5th
and
Mishka
ran
-
14.8s
for
2nd and
31.1s
for
4th
respectively.
Mishka
also
did
the
long
jump
and
jumped
3m
62cm
for
a
good
4th
place.
Nkira
's
other
event
was
the
shot
putt
and was
not
putt
off
with
a
distance
of
5m
69cm
for
3rd.
Well
done
to
them
all.
In
the
U/15
Girls
Chralotte
continues
to
get
better
and
better.
Yet
again
she
did
the
3
throwing
event
and
yet
again
3
new
PB's.
In
the
shot
putt
she putt
almost
40cm
better
to
finish
1st
with
a
distance
of -
8m
92cm.
Her
Javelin
was
good
with
-
18m
77cm
for
1st
and
a
throw
of
18m
59
was good
enough
for
3rd. Fellow
Colleague
Charlie
Clements
accompanied
Charlotte
in
the
discus
with
-
14m
38cm
for
4th
and
like
charlotte had
a
good
throw
of -
18m
79cm
for
1st
in
the
A-String
Javelin.
Aimee
Jones
was
the
other
competitor
and
ran
very
near
to
her
PB
in
the
800m
with
a
time
of
- 2m
38.3s
for
3rd.
In
the
200m
she
ran
well
for -
30.7s
and
5th
and finished
off
with
a distance
of -
3m
81cm
in
the
long
jump
for
5th.
Last
we
had
the
U/17
Girls
with
again
3
athletes.
Laura
Townsend
still
not
100%
fit
ran
a
sound
300m
with
a
time
of -
47.5s
for
3rd
a
shot
putt
of -
6m
13cm
for
1st
in
B-String
and
also
in
the
B-String
a
200m
time
of -
29.2s.
Sarah
Kigozi also
competed
in
the
200m
and
ran
a time
of
27.7s only
just
outside
her
PB.
The
100m
was
a
solid
performance
with
a
time
of -
13.5s
and
a
long
jump
distance
of -
4m
16cm
for
4th. Julianna
Dougan
was
the
other
to
make
up
the
trio.
She
ran
a
time
of -
13.4s
in
the
100m
for
1st
in
B-String
and
threw -
6m
22cm
in
the
shot
putt
for
5th.
The
final
positions
are
as
follows:
1st
-
Basildon
AC
-
716
Points
2nd
-
Watford
Harriers
-
575.5
Points
3rd
-
Stevenage
-
560.5
Points
4th
-
Ilford
AC
-
347
Points
5th
-
Trent
Park
-
327.5
Points
6th
-
Barnet
&
District
-
273.5
Points
7th
-
Harlow
-
151
Points
As
you
can
see
there
were
some
very
impressive
performances
by
the
established
athletes
and
the
new
debutees.
All
of
them
had
a
good
day
and
it
was
nice
to
see
that
not
only
the
athletes
cheering
on
there
fellow
colleagues
but
the
wonderful
support
by
the
parents
and
there
relations,
KEEP
IT
UP.
The
next
meetings
are
on
Saturday
20th
May
at
Home
for
the
combined
SML
&
SWL
Leagues
and
the
day
after
is
the
1st
Round
of
the
UKYAL
meeting
at
Dartford,
see
you
there
