Diamond League FINAL at Eugene, Oregon (17th September)
Melissa Courtney-Bryant finished ninth in 3:59.57, matching the form book, for she had qualified as ninth seed. This was Millie’s fourth sub four-minute 1500m. She first achieved this on 16th July at a Diamond League in Poland, but she has finished her season by achieving it three times in a fortnight.
Sapphire League FINAL
Athletes in the South-West now have something similar to the Diamond League for this was the first year of The Sapphire League for Under-17s and seniors. Mia Hagan won both Under-17 women’s 800m and high jump titles.
Open Meeting at Bournemouth (10th September)
Plenty of Poole AC’s athletes featured at King’s Park in the last local track & field meeting of the season.
- Senior Men: 400: 1 Jonathan Le Grange* 53.48 pb Hammer: 5 Richard Wheeler (M55) 24.37m Masters Men: Discus: 2 Richard Wheeler 27.25m
- Under-17 Men: 800: 1 Charlie Collins 2:11.82 1500: 3 C Collins 4:25.68 pb High Jump: 1 Harry Robson 1.80m
- Under-15 Men: 100: 5 Janus van Deventer 12.74 pb 200: 1 J van Deventer 26.24 pb 800: 1 Oliver Harrison 2:12.17 High Jump: 1 Zachary Richings 1.70m pb= Triple Jump: 1 Z Richings 12.97m pb Javelin: 3 Ethan Crowley 29.12m
- Under-13 Boys: 100: 5 Jonah Richings 14.62 200: 4 J Richings 30.57 800: 1 Charlie Harrison 2:29.31 Long Jump: 4 J Richings 4.50m
- Under-11 Boys: 75: 20 Elliot Richings 12.96 600: 21 E Richings 2:23.1 Long Jump: 6 E Richings 3.32m
- Senior Women: 800: 1 Sarah Kearsey 2:20.83 High Jump: 3 Theresa Williams (W45) 1.45m
- Under-20 Women: 100: 1 Georgina Stokes 12.71 Long Jump: 2 Stokes 5.38m
- Under-17 Women: 200: 4 Lexi Lewin 28.09 800: 1 Mia Hagan 2:23.70 High Jump: 1 Megan Mowbray 1.55m, 2 M Hagan 1.45m, 4= Amelia Stewart 1.35m Triple Jump: 3 Lewin 9.48m
- Under-15 Girls: 1500: 5 Amelia Drew 5:42.60 75m hurdles: 1 Beatrice Hamblin 12.14 High Jump: 2 Sophie Le Roux 1.50m, 5 Hamblin 1.40m Long Jump: 2 Hamblin 4.97m Triple Jump: 5 Sophia Parkes 7.98m
- Under-13 Girls: 1500: 2 Jemima Chetwood 5:12.12 Shot: 1 Lumen Myers 7.78m Discus: 2 Myers 23.51m pb
- Under-11 Girls: 75: 9 Darcie Collins 13.01 600: 3 Collins 2:09.0 Long Jump: 1 3 Collins 2.67m
Friday Night Under the Lights 5km (15th September)
Jamie Grose clocked 15:10 (chip 15:09) and Fred Harris, 15:21, in a high-class 5km road race in Battersea Park, London.
