Team Dorset in UKYDL LAG Match 3 at Portsmouth 04/09/21
In spite of suffering a number of withdrawals from the original selected team, right up to the morning of the match, Team Dorset (a composite formed from the athletes of Dorchester AC, Wimborne AC and Poole AC) Lower Age-Group (for u13s and u15s) still managed to have a strong enough team to challenge the other five in our division and only be beaten (again) by Winchester!
This was made possible by all three clubs producing able and willing reserves, some learning on the spot at the venue track, and everyone putting in determined performances! Thanks to all the many parents who drove their athletes to the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth and then gave noisy support to the team; and to ‘Graham’, the minibus driver and “tour guide” who transported a few athletes, officials and our hard-working and persuasive Team Manager, Ness.
The hardest-hit part of the team were the u15 boys, late withdrawals plus a shortage of suitable reserves leaving six gaps, in 300m (1), 800m (1), HJ (2), and Hurdles (2). Those cost us a lot of points, mostly due to sudden illness and injury. Nevertheless they were unbeaten on the track! The overall valuable Poole AC contribution was:-
| Age/Event | Name | Position/ | Performance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U13G 75m | A. Polly Evans | 3/5 | 11.1 | |
| U13G 75m | B. Beatrice Hamblin | 2/5 | 10.9 | |
| U13G 150m | A. Seni Purnell | 4/5 | 22.2 | PB |
| U13G 150m | B. Polly Evans | 3/5 | 22.6 | |
| U13G 800m | A. Polly Evans | 4/5 | 2-55.3 | |
| U13G 800m | B. Amelia Drew | 3/4 | 2-50.7 | PB |
| U13G 1200m | A. Seni Purnell | 1/5 | 4-12.7 | |
| U13G 70m Hdls. | B. Beatrice Hamblin | 1/3 | 12.5 | PB= |
| U13G 4 x100m | Polly, Beatrice, Seni +1 | 4/5 | 57.4 | |
| U13G Long Jump | A. Beatrice Hamblin | 3/6 | 4.06m | |
| U13G Long Jump | B. Eloise Martin | 3/5 | 3.79m | |
| U13G Javelin | A. Lexie Taylor | 3/5 | 15.75m | |
| U13B 75m | A. Zachary Richings | 2/6 | 10.5 | |
| U13B 75m | n/s. Elouan Biwole | 1/6 | 10.7 | PB |
| U13B 800m | A. Oliver Harrison | 3/5 | 2-27.7 | PB |
| U13B 800m | B. Cameron Wicks | 2/4 | 2-36.3 | PB |
| U13B 1200m | A. Zachary Richings | 3/4 | 4-09.7 | |
| U13B 1200m | B. Finley Lewin | 3/4 | 4-29.3 | |
| U13B 75m Hdls. | A. Zachary Richings | 1/3 | 14.4 | |
| U13B 4 x 100m | Elouan + 3 | 1/4 | 53.7 | |
| U13B High Jump | B. Alfie Curtis | INJ. in LJ | ||
| U13B Long Jump | A. Alfie Curtis | 2/6 | 4.39m | |
| U13B Shot | B. Finley Lewin | 2/4 | 6.07m | PB |
| U13B Javelin | A. Ethan Crowley | 2/4 | 27.02m | |
| U13B Javelin | B. Elouan Biwole | 1/4 | 25.18m | PB |
| U15G 200m | A. Jaya Collinson | 2/5 | 27 | |
| U15G 300m | B. Jaya Collinson | 1/4 | 43 | |
| U15G 800m | A. Nancy Taylor | 1/6 | 2-20.4 | PB |
| U15G 800m | B. Lexi Lewin | 1/3 | 2-37.4 | PB |
| U15G 1500m | A. Freya Woollard | 4/5 | 5-21.4 | PB |
| U15G 4 x 100m | Freya, Elizabeth Richley, + 2 | 4/5 | 55.1 | |
| U15G 4 x 300m | Jaya, Lexi, Nancy + 1 | 1/4 | 2-56.0 | |
| U15G Long Jump | A. Jaya Collinson | 4/4 | 4.27m. (-0.8) | |
| U15G Long Jump | B. Freya Woollard | 3/4 | 3.88m (-1.9) | |
| U15G Shot | B. Lexi Lewin | 4/4 | 5.83m | PB |
| U15B 100m | A. Caleb Cheng | 1/4 | 12.4 | |
| U15B 100m | B. Ollie Woollard | 1/2 | 13 | |
| U15B 200m | B. Caleb Cheng | 1/4 | 25.4 | |
| U15B 800m | A. Oscar Ewen Matthews | 1/5 | 2-07.4 | PB |
| U15B 1500m | A. Henry Cornish | 1/5 | 4-36.6 | |
| U15B 4 x 100m | Caleb, Ollie, Henry + 1 | 1/4 | 50.6 | |
| U15B 4 x 300m | Henry and Oscar + 2 | 1/3 | 2-46.8 | |
| U15B Shot | A. Bill Godden | 2/4 | 10.06m | |
| U15B Discus | A. Bill Godden | 1/5 | 35.75m | |
| U15B Javelin | B. Harley Taylor | 2/2 | 27.53m |
We wait for the final TEAM results, but we managed to accrue nearly 500 points. thanks to the fantastic efforts of all concerned! The final ranking order was:-
- Winchester;
- Team Dorset;
- Bournemouth/NFJ;
- Portsmouth;
- Southampton;
- Havant.
More Results from our members’ exploits!
The School Games at Loughborough
Athletics is only one of the many sports being contested on an annual basis. Thus on 3rd Sept, u15G Millie Wicks took part in the Laser Run, a type of Biathlon in which athletes race against the clock completing 4 x 400m laps, but including four stops to fire a laser pistol at a small target 5m away! They can fire multiple shots but can only move on from their shooting bay when they have registered five hits or after 50 seconds. So it tests endurance and composure! Millie completed the course in 7-04.83, ranking 11/25. She was also part of the ‘silver’ team in a separate competition. (Her u13 brother, Cameron, competes on Sept. 19 at Solihull.)
Also at Loughborough, on Sept. 04, u17M Ed Bird won the 3000m track race, beating six others in the excellent time of 8-32.87. Ed has been selected to represent English Schools in the SIAB (International) Meeting in Derby on Saturday, September 25th. He will run in the Intermediate Boys’ 3000m.
Hampshire Quad Kids Championships at Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth 5th Sept.
One of our u11G members, Jemima Chetwood, competed for her Ballard School against twelve others in this competition. Already holding our Club Record for u11 QuadKids total points (234, achieved at our Open on August 20), this time she achieved the best overall performances in 600m and Howler but tantalisingly finally came second by just one point, with 228.
