Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 21st May 2015

Happy Birthday this week to Elby Cinnamond, Sapphire Clarkson, Jack Cobb, Sophie Conner, Liam Dee, Andrew Elkins, Max Gordon, Gilbril Mansary, Clare Miles

125th ANNIVERSARY DINNER – Applications for seats at the Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers 125th Anniversary Dinner closes on Tuesday 26th May is just 1 week away.  Make sure you have reserved your place at the social event of the year. Application to Bryan Smith at bryan.smith4@yahoo.com

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Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 7th May 2015

Happy Birthday this week to:-

Linda Elmore, Nathan Gammon, Chloe Goodson, Latifa Harris-Osman, Harshil Joshi, Leo Kaye, Harry Kyriacou, Paul Laslett, Jenny Poll, Anne Ridley, Titus Tan, Dominic Toolan, Carolina Weatherill

SBH EXCEL AT THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS – which took place in Bedford on 2-4 May.

Our U23 Women Hammer throwers RACHEL HUNTER U23 (West of Scotland University) and LOUISA JAMES U23 (Brighton University) won the Gold and Bronze Medals respectively. RACHEL threw (62.36m) and LOUISA threw (SB 58.27m) adding 7.07m to her March throw, and is ranked UK No.3 U23 in 2015. RACHEL is currently ranked UK No.1 U23 in 2015, when she threw (62.95m) in Grangemouth on 25 April.

PHILIPPA LOWE (HCA Roehampton University) 400m Hurdles season gets better and better, firstly winning Heat 3 (PB 59.06) taking .40 of a second off her 2014 time, and is ranked UK No.3 in 2015, in the Final PHILIPPA produced an excellent race by taking the Silver Medal (59.66).

The 5000m proved to be an exciting race with MICHAEL CALLEGARI U23 (St Mary’s University) winning the Bronze Medal (15:19.88), and PHILLIP CROUT U23 (Cambridge University) just behind him in 4th place (15:20.63).  Not to be outdone MELLISA COURTNEY U23 (Brunel University) also won the 5000m Bronze Medal in a personal best (16:15.45) taking 1 minute 40.70 seconds off her Heat time, and ranks her UK No.6 U23 in 2015.

There were also UK Top 10 performances from  AKIN COWARD U20 (Birmingham University) Equal 1st (PB 2.04m)in the High Jump which was his first time over 2m adding 5cm to his March jump, and is ranked UK Equal 4th U20, VICTORIA WALKER (Birmingham University) (SB 7:06.58)in the 2000m Steeplechase taking 8.22 seconds off her April time, and is ranked UK No.8 and SABRINA BAKARE U20 (Loughborough Students) in the 400m Semi-Final finished 3rd (SB 55.85) keeping her at No.8 U20. See full results below.

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