What a talented lot the juniors are!
Three of the junior Harriers were competing for the Somerset Schools Association teams last Weekend (Sept 19th & 20th) at the English School Multi-events Championships and were successful in achieving team medals, along with a host of personal bests. Vicky McCabe and Elise Thorner were part of the 4 strong Junior Girl team (u15s) to win team Gold; whilst Ollie Thorner was part of the junior boys team that gained bronze. All were competing in the pentathlon with the 5 events challenging their athleticism: Hurdles; Shot put; Long Jump; High Jump; 800m. Vicky on far left and Elise on far right with the English Schools Multi-event Cup below. (Photo by Al)
Ollie Thorner finished in 5th place overall in the individual standings and had a great day on the Saturday. He started with a new pb in the 80m Hurdes in a time of 12.22; and then another pb in the 4kg Shot put with 10.12m; For the Long Jump he went out to 5.34m; then achieved an amazing 1.82m High Jump (pb) which takes him to 5th on the national rankings this year for that discipline; before finishing of with a 2.11 for the 800m. (Ollie below, in Somerset Schools red, hurdling to a pb - photo by Al)
On the Sunday it was the turn of the junior girls, and Vicky McCabe finished in 6th place overall. She was off to a flier with a pb in the 75m Hurdles in 12.17; and then another pb in the 3kg Shot put with 8.53m; before Long Jumping out to 5.25m; High Jumping 1.54m; and finishing off with a 800m time of 2.28 (another pb). Elise Thorner finished in 11th place overall and aslo achieved a pb in the 75m Hurdles, in 12.33; managed a 8.15m Shot put; then a 4.87m Long Jump; and a 1.54m High Jump; before stormoing up the points table with a nippy 2.20 for the 800m.
Well done to all of the Harriers and also to Matt Trickey from the Yeovil Olympiad side of the Cluib who finished 16th in the Senior Boys Decathlon over the two days.