Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Newsletter: Thursday 23 April 2015

Happy Birthday this week to Florence Bryant, Alfie Clarke, Luke Gillon, Johnoi Josephs, Ashvin Kuri, Elaine Miller, Andrew Millett, George Travers, Caroline Walsh

29 YEAR OLD LONG JUMP CLUB RECORD BEATEN – Congratulations to DAN BRAMBLE who jumped a personal best (8.21m w1.8) in the NTC Pure Athletics Sprint Elite Meet in Clermont, Florida, USA on 18 April. This surpasses FRED SALLE’S record of (7.97m) which was set on the 13 July 1986. DAN’S jump now ranks him UK No.1 in 2015, also No.5 on the UK all-time list. His jump is a UK Long Jump qualification standard for the World Championships in Beijing, China on 22-30 August. Watch his jump HERE

LIZZIE BIRD SHATTERS HER OWN CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to LIZZIE BIRD U23 (Princeton University) who took a massive 10.29 seconds of her own U23 Club 3000m Steeplechase record. Running in the Larry Ellis Invitational in Princeton, New Jersey, USA on 17 April she won in a time of (9:58.33) which takes her to UK No.1 in 2015. It is also a qualification standard (10:00.00) for the European U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia on 9-12 July

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Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 9 April 2015

Happy Birthday this week to Fayyaz Ahmed, Ben Bellisario, Charlie Brassey, Olive Curran, Fabian Hodge, Carmen Hogg, Charlotte Johnston, Julian Lamy, Dereece O’Callaghan, Michael Potticary, Ray Powell

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to LIZZIE BIRD U23 (Princeton University) who when competing in the Sam Howell Invitational in Princeton, New Jersey, USA on 3-4 April, won the 3000m Steeplechase in a personal best (10:08.62) taking 4.53 seconds off her 2014 time, also taking .86 of a second of Jo Ankier’s U23 club record (10:09.48) set in 2004. Lizzie’s time now ranks her UK No.1 U23 in 2015. In the same meeting LIAM DEE U20 (Iona College) finished 4th in the 5000m (PB 14:27.26) and is ranked UK No.2 U20 in 2015.

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Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 2 April 2015

Happy Birthday this week to Phillip Crout, Theodore Gatward, Richard Goodman, Phillipa Lowe, Alfredo Melao, Marie Sato, Ethan Thomas, Barry Walsh

MEDALS AT EUROPEAN MASTERS – Congratulation to NENGI OSSAI V35 who won Gold and Silver Medals in the 60m and 200m (respectively), and GREG DUNSON V50 who won the Gold Medal in the (60m Hurdles). At the European Indoor Masters Championships which took place in Torun, Poland on 23-28 March.

60m – M35 Heat 1 NENGI OSSAI V35 1st (SB 7.06) taking .05 of a second off his 7 March time, in Semi-Final 2 NENGI finished 1st (SB 7.01), in the Final NENGI won the Gold Medal with a personal best (6.97) taking .02 of a second off his 2014 time, and is ranked UK No.2 V35 in 2015. A certain Dwayne Chambers is No.1.

200m – M35 Heat 2 NENGI OSSAI V35 2nd (22.67), in Semi-Final 1 NENGI finished 1st (SB 22.34) taking .33 of a second off his Heat time, in the Final NENGI won the Silver Medal (22.35) and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2015.

60m Hurdles – M50 Straight Final GREG DUNSON V50 won the Gold Medal with a seasons best (8.82) taking .12 of a second off his 7 March time, and is ranked UK No.2 V50 in 2015.

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