Written by FS
Here is TM Frank Schubert's report on the final match of the season,together with an overview of the campaign this summer.
Full results on the usual national websites.
A good result to finish a great season
The last competitions at the end of the school year are always difficult, and the NYAL match on 18 July in Watford was no exception. Holidays and injuries took their toll on our team, but some of the gaps were ably filled by new squad members. Hosts Chiltern right from the start made it clear that they were to win, but the fight was on for second place. During the match we seemed to be neck and neck with TVH, but in the end we were very comfortably 80 points ahead to finish the season with a good 2nd place. Final scores:
Chiltern 580 points
Kingston & Poly 440 points
Thames Valley Harriers 360 points
Just as in the previous matches, key to the team success was the willingness of our athletes to fill all possible (and impossible) events to gain points for the team. We also won 17 events despite missing several of our most successful athletes, and collected a large number of very good 2nd and 3rd places. Our athletes could yet again celebrate a massive number of PBs and quite a few excellent performances. We had AAA grade 4 results from Natasha Baugh (HJ), Ellé Butcher (150m), Laura Darcey (70H), Stephanie Mitchell (70H), Lauren Edwards (HJ), Nicole Kendall (PV), Gaby Orlich (DT, SP), Rahannah Gillette-Vernon (JT), and Kiran Richards (DT, SP). Nicole Kendall added a grade 3 in the 75H, while William van Klaveren achieved grade 3 in SP and grade 2 in DT. The icing on the cake were our first top-class grade 1 performances for this season by Ellé Butcher (800m) and Willam van Klaveren (JT).
Our team for the day were:
U13G: Natasha Baugh, Ellé Butcher, Eva Clarke, Laura Darcey, Issy Eno, Stephanie Mitchell, Fehinti Ogungbesan, Frances Rennie
U15G: Marlie Carter-Edwards, Lauren Edwards, Prerana Kaneri, Nicole Kendall, Bridget Langford, Jenny Miles, Gaby Orlich, Bryony Ross, Vanessa Saunders, Ella Shaw
U17W: Olivia Eyles, Rahannah Gillette-Vernon, Charlotte Merrifield, Gaby Miles
U13B: William Dawson, Gian Hobbs, Oliver Phelps, Michael Udemba, Rory Vassall
U15B: Matthew Broderick, Tom Dawson, Nick Hart, Matt W Stevens, William van Klaveren, Sam Vassall
U17M: Marc Arrogah, Stefan Clarke, Adam Curran, Matthew Elmore, Aidan Fahey, Nicholas Koh, Kiran Richards, Nikolaj Schubert
Big thanks go to everybody who supported the team, in particular Lyn Edwards for her help with the team management, Jeannette Akua, Gill Broderick, Susanne Dietrich and Tony Hart who officiated in the field, and most of all Clare Nelson and David Barrington who drove the minibuses and worked as track officials all day.
Season review and outlook
All four matches went really well with one 1st and three 2nd places. Remarkably we have beaten all but three clubs in our division – including runners up Wycombe – and did not lose any match. The overall position in the league table is based on the accumulated match points, which puts us into mid-league position in 6th place just 3.5 points behind Camberley. Thames Valley Harriers are relegated from our division, and not surprisingly Bracknell go up into the Premier division.
The results of this season have demonstrated that we have formed a strong team of highly committed athletes. Altogether more than 80 athletes contributed to the NYAL team during the year, with nearly half competing in at least 3 matches. Only very few athletes will move up to the U20’s next year, and some of our best and most consistent athletes were just first year in their respective age groups – a great prospect for the 2011 season.
Our Athletes of the Match this season, awarded for the best performance of the day were:
Match 1: Stephanie Mitchell (70H) and William van Klaveren (DT)
Match 2: Rahannah Gillette-Vernon (JT) and Tucker Bryant (100m)
Match 3: Nadia Allan (800m) and James Khan (LJ)
Match 4: Ellé Butcher (800m) and Kiran Richards (SP)
Results
Natasha Baugh 75m 11.4 3
HJ 1.20 3
Ellé Butcher 150m 22.1 2
800m 2:31.1 1
Eva Clarke 150m 23.7 6
800m 3:04.3 4
Laura Darcey 70H 13.5 3
HJ 1.10 4
Issy Eno LJ 3.01 6
SP 5.16 3
Stephanie Mitchell 70H 13.5 4
LJ 3.24 5
Fehinti Ogungbesan 75m 12.1 5
Frances Rennie 1200m 4:50.2 4
SP 4.74 5
Marlie Carter-Edwards 100m 15.0 6
Lauren Edwards 100m 13.8 2
HJ 1.40 2
Prerana Kaneri DT 11.80 4
SP 5.22 6
JT 10.67 3
Nicole Kendall 75H 12.5 1
200m 28.5 4
PV 2.20 1
Bridget Langford 800m 2:38.5 3
Jenny Miles 1500m 5:37.1 3
Gaby Orlich DT 20.70 1
SP 7.80 2
Bryony Ross 200m 30.2 6
LJ 4.08 4
Vanessa Saunders 75H 14.2 2
LJ 3.96 5
HJ 1.35 3
Ella Shaw 800m 2:49.9 4
JT 7.59 4
Olivia Eyles 300H 60.5 2
LJ 3.61 1
TJ 7.96 2
Rahannah Gillette_V. SP 4.58 2
DT 10.10 2
JT 27.06 2
Charlotte Merrifield 100m 14.6 5
200m 30.7 4
Gaby Miles 1500m 5:11.1 1
300H 57.7 1
William Dawson 200m 29.6 3
Gian Hobbs 100m 15.6 6
LJ 4.08 2
SP 3.90 4
Oliver Phelps 200m 30.8 5
800m 2:48.8 5
LJ 3.66 5
Michael Udemba 100m 15.5 5
SP 4.48 3
Rory Vassall 4x100m
Matthew Broderick HJ 1.45 2
SP 6.85 5
LJ 4.54 2
Tom Dawson 100m 13.2 3
200m 26.3 3
400m 59.9 3
Nick Hart 400m 67.4 5
800m 2:42.3 5
JT 13.80 4
Matt W Stevens 200m 28.8 5
800m 2:35.5 4
William van Klaveren SP 11.05 1
JT 43.46 1
DT 34.69 1
Sam Vassall 1500m 5:02.2 3
DT 13.30 6
Marc Arrogah 100m 12.3 3
200m 24.8 4
Stefan Clarke 100m 13.0 6
LJ 5.03 2
HJ 1.45 1
Adam Curran 400m 62.6 5
1.5kSC 6:26.8 4
JT 13.67 5
Matthew Elmore 100H 17.0 1
400m 56.9 2
LJ 5.15 1
Aidan Fahey 200m 24.2 3
PV 2.10 1
TJ 10.06 1
Nicholas Koh HT 16.50 4
SP 8.06 4
Kiran Richards JT 34.36 2
DT 31.41 1
SP 11.32 1
Nikolaj Schubert 800m 2:22.5 3
DT 16.01 4
1.5kSC 6:45.9 5
