English Schools Championships
| English Schools Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Friday, 7th July 2006 | ||
| Details | Gateshead 7/8 July | ||
| Event type | T+F | ||
Kent AC athletes were well represented winning gold medals and PB's as part of the London team.
Junior Boys
Rudy Francis 100m - Ran 11.76secs pb in heats and made the semi final. Part of Gold medal winning relay team.
Inter Boys
Matthew Wekpe 100m - run two PB's in heats and semi-final, 11.14 and 11.10secs. Came 8th in final and still ran 11.4secs into -1.4 headwind. Also won Silver medal in relay.
Senior Boys
Matthew Burton TJ- Silver medal with 14.64m. The winner 14.67m by his mate Jeremy Odametey of Herne Hill Harriers. Herne Hill athletes have this season just beaten him 3 times now in three competitions.
The London team also won Senior boys relay Gold. The relay team were coached by our own Luke Burton.
Congrats to Luke for his efforts.
Kent AC Devon and Cornwall athlete Lee Hamilton was also very impressive with his 400H races. Came 6th in final with 57.04secs and ran two PB's on the way.
Report by Joe Appiah
