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Waltons girls and ladies opened their league season on Saturday with the first Southern Women's League division 1 match at Hemel Hemstead. The match saw Walton outnumbered but certainly not outclassed with ten A string event wins.
Carla Letheby had a tremendous day winning all three A string throws in the under 15 age group, and Alice Wills ran a very good race to record a huge pb and win the under 15 1500m.
For the seniors Helen Channon had a winning double in the A string sprints, and Nathalie Warren had a winning middle distance double being within a couple of tenths of a second of her pb in both the 800m and the 1500m Rosie Marino managed to win the 400m hurdles despite falling when well in the lead at the 8th hurdle, she picked herself off the floor and still finished the race with a few metres in hand.
The final win of the day came in the senior 4 x 100m relay.
It wasn't just about the A string winners, Rebecca Pickering won the B 200m and Kaylee Price very unfortunately injured a hamstring when well clear in the B 100m. Helen Channon was 2nd in the A long jump with Ellie Sellwood winning the B event. Tina Howell picked up 2nd place in the A triple jump and Debbie Singleton competed in all four throws with a 2nd place in the hammer and 3rd in the discus. Rosie Marino claimed 2nd place in the sprint hurdles and Claire Pearce two 3rds in the B string 800 & 1500m. Ellie and Hannah Gray ran the 400m.
For the juniors Abi Wroth ran good times in the 100 and 200. Beth Sutherland and Rio Herring were near their best times in the 800m, with Rio also picking up 3rd place in the B shot and Beth running a pb in the B 200m. Lauren Highton was 2nd in the B 1500m and 3rd in the B 100. The juniors also rounded the day off well with Rio, Abi, Carla, and Lauren coming 2nd in the sprint relay.
The disappointing aspect was the number of events not contested (16 in all) due to athlete unavailability which left Walton in 4th place. It is hoped that more people, especially juniors, will be available for the next match in Plymouth on Saturday 31st May. Match Result
| 1 | Wycombe Pheonix | 167 | | 2 | West Suffolk | 123 | | 3 | Watfordl | 120 | | 4 | WALTON | 97 | Walton Performances| Under 15 | | | | | | | | 100m | Abi Wroth | 14.0 | A4 | Lauren Highton | 14.6 | B3 | | 200m | Abi Wroth | 28.7 | A4 | Beth Sutherland u13 | 33.0 pb. | B4 | | 800m | Beth Sutherland u13 | 3.03.3 | A4 | Rio Herring | 3.03.6 | B3 | | 1500m | Alice Wills | 5.14.3 pb | A1 | Lauren Highton | 6.06.1 | B2 | | 75m Hurdles | | | | | | | | Long Jump | Rio Herring | 3.12 | A4 | | | | | High Jump | | | | | | | | Shot | Carla Letheby | 9.31 | A1 | Rio Herring | 4.40 | B3 | | Discus | Carla Letheby | 30.42 | A1 | | | | | Javelin | Carla Letheby | 30.16 | A1 | | | | | 4 x 100m Relay | Rio, Abi, Carla, Lauren | 57.9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Under 17 | | | | | | | | 80m Hurdles | | | | | | | | 300m Hurdles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Senior | | | | | | | | 100m | Helen Channon | 12.5 | A1 | Kaylee Price | Dnf | | | 200m | Helen Channon | 25.9 | A1 | Rebecca Pickering u20 | 27.4 | B1 | | 400m | Ellen Sellwood u17 | 66.5 pb | A3 | Hannah Gray | 76.5 | B3 | | 800m | Nathalie Warren | 2.23.4 | A1 | Claire Pearce | 3.03.6 | B3 | | 1500m | Nathalie Warren | 5.00.7 | A1 | Claire Pearce | 6.17.6 | B3 | | 3000m | | | | | | | | 100m Hurdles | Rosie Marino u20 | 72.1 | A2 | | | | | 400m Hurdles | Rosie Marino u20 | 15.8 | A1 | | | | | Long Jump | Helen Channon | 5.62 | A2 | Ellen Sellwood u17 | 4.28 | B1 | | High Jump | Helen Channon | 1.30 | A4 | | | | | Triple Jump | Tina Howell | 9.44 | A2 | | | | | Pole Vault | | | | | | | | Shot | Helen Channon | 6.97 | A4 | Debbie Singleton w45 | 6.54 | B3 | | Discus | Debbie Singleton w45 | 24.55 | A3 | Tina Howell | 19.52 | B2 | | Javelin | Tina Howell | 15.25 | A4 | Debbie Singleton w45 | 14.42 | B4 | | Hammer | Debbie Singleton w45 | 24.67 | A2 | Tina Howell | 16.32 | B3 | | 4 x 100m Relay | Rosie, Rebecca, Ellen, Helen | 51.9 | 1 | | | | | 4 x 400m Relay | | | | | | |
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