19 County Champions at Middlesex Champs

Middlesex Track & Field County Champs Lee Valley      11-12 May

34 medals were won amidst 19 gold medal performances at the Middlesex championships ( up from 16 from last year ) : there were 15 different Gold medallists, 3 of whom (Abel Woldegiogis (SM ), Gabriel Edwards ( U15B ), & Thomas Wassermann ( U20M ) were County champions in more than one event ; and new Club records were set by Ivy Paitoo ( U15G Shot Put ) & Suraya Frost ( U17W 80mH )

Simon Baker reports ;

“ The weekend saw the first major event of the track season with the County Championships held at a sunny Lee Valley.  The Championships again produced a host of fantastic performances with 34 medalists 19 of which were new County Champions topping the 16 from last year.  Ivy Paitoo (U15G SP) and Suraya Frost (U17W 80mH) both set new Club Records.   

 Reflecting the club's endurance origins a 800m/1500m double for Abel Woldgiorgis and Christopher Gracie in the 5000m completed a clean sweep in the senior mens title, Jonathan Hilling winning bronze.  Israel Nworgu added the outdoor title to the indoor one he won in March.  Rachel McDonald was the only Senior Women competing but she took bronze in the 400m and was just piped into silver in the 800m.

 The U20 Men saw multiple golds for Thomas Wassermann in the Shot and 400mH while Prithvi Raj Sharma secured gold in the High Jump.  Trey Corlis won the 110mH ahead of Thomas.  A competitive 800m saw George Saint 2nd with a time just over 2 minutes.  Issy Watkins took silver in the U20 Women 1500m

 Mikel Alexander and Tobias Toth-Stevens both made the U17M 100m final while Sam Turner won the 3000m.  Montana Dennis and Malakai won both hurdle races.  Asia Emanuel qualified for the 100m final finishing 4th as did Amy Kirk ion the 1500m.  Elkie Baker won silver in the Discus and Suraya Frost gold in the 80mH in a new club record of 12.00s

 The U15 Boys picked up most medals with Gabriel Edwards responsible for 3 golds in the 80mH, Triple Jump and Long Jump.  Ennio Kaloukian (3000m), Zackariya Yahya (Triple Jump) Christopher Bage (Javelin) won silver with Roderic Alonso Pascual bronze in the High Jump.  Myla Miller made the final of both 100m and 200m with Ivy Paitoo winning gold with a new club U15G shot put record of 9.73m.  Margot Hunt, Caitlin Roberts and Lila Blustin ensured a Heathside 1-2-3 in the 3000m.  The only U13 competitor Tahan Dayes won gold in the Shot Put.

The Club finished 2nd in the medal table behind Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers.”

Medal summary below ;

 Gold

Abel Woldegiogis SM 800m, 1500m

Christopher Gracie SM 5000m                         

Israel Nworgu SM 110mH

Trey Corlis U20M 110mH

Prithvi Raj Sharma U20M HJ

Thomas Wassermann U20M 400mH, SP

Sam Brown U17M 400m

Sam Turner U17M 3000m

Montana Dennis U17M 100mH

Malakai David McKenzie Callum U17M 400mH

Suraya Frost U17W 80mH

Gabriel Edwards U15B 80mH, TJ, LJ

Margot Hunt U15G 3000m

Ivy Paitoo U15G SP

Tahan Dayes U13B SP

Silver

Rachel McDonald SW 800m

George Saint U20M 800m

Thomas Wassermann U20M 110mH

Issy Watkins U20W 1500m

Malakai David McKenzie Callum U17M 100mH

Elkie Baker U17W DT

Ennio Kaloukian U15B 3000m

Christopher Bage U15B JT

Zackariya Yahya U15B TJ

Caitlin Roberts U15G 3000m

Bronze

Jonathan Hilling SM 5000m

Rachel McDonald SW 400m

Lila Blustin U15G 3000m

 full results ;

 Senior Men

100m

H1 5th Mohamed Kamara 11.54

H1 6th James Pothalingham 12.55 PB

H2 7th Walid Saleh T63/F63 18.96

800m

1st Abel Woldegiorgis 2:03.49 🥇

1500m

1st Abel Woldegiorgis 4:08.60 🥇

5000m

1st Christopher Gracie 16:09.83 🥇

3rd Jonathan Hilling 16:26.15 🥉

6th Jordan Marshall 17:29.40

110mH

1st Israel Nworgu 17.18 🥇

U20 Men

800m

2nd George Saint 2:00.23 🥈

4th David Baah-Okyere 2:02.25 

110mH

1st Trey Corlis 15.02 🥇

2nd Thomas Wassermann 16.72 🥈

400mH

1st Thomas Wassermann 64.50 🥇

Shot Put

1st Thomas Wassermann 10.26m 🥇

High Jump

1st Prithvi Raj Sharma 1.70m 🥇

U17 Men

200m

H1 3rd Mikel Alexander 23.98 PB 

H2 4th Tobias Toth-Stevens 24.79

Final 5th Mikel Alexander 24.43

Final 7th Tobias Toth-Stevens 24.97

800m

4th Dylan Mills 2:08.3

7th Tam Mergia 2:14.0

3000m

1st Sam Turner 9:37.49 🥇 PB

100mH

1st Montana Dennis 14.19 🥇

2nd Malikai David McKenzie Callum 14.31 🥈

400mH

1st Malakai David McKenzie Callum 63.07 🥇

U15 Boys

100m

H1 6th Zackariya Yahya 13.00 PB

800m 

7th Leon Bestmann Calvo 2:20.39

1500m

8th Ennio Kaloukian 4:39.48 PB

14th Rory Willis 4:53.70

3000m

2nd Ennio Kaloukian 9:58.84 🥈

80mH

1st Gabriel Edwards 12.23 🥇

Triple Jump

1st Gabriel Edwards 10.44m 🥇

2nd Zackariya Yahya 9.34m 🥈

Long Jump

1st Gabriel Edwards 5.44m 🥇

High Jump

3rd Roderic Alonso-Pascual 1.40m 🥉

Long Jump

1st Gabriel Edwards 5.44m 🥇 

Javelin

2nd Christopher Bage 32.85m 🥈

U13 Boys

Shot Put

1st Tahan Dayes 6.52m 🥇

Senior Women

100m

H1 5th Helena Stone 19.19 T63/F63 PB

400m

3rd Rachel McDonald 61.81 🥉

800m

2nd Rachel McDonald 2:17.81 🥈

U20 Women

1500m

2nd Issy Watkins 4:48.22 🥈

4th Millie Watkins 5:04.59

100mH

4th Imani Quamina 15.99

U17 Women

100m

H1 3rd Asia Emanuel 12.82 PB

H1 4th Suraya Frost 13.38

Final 4th Asia Emanuel 12.95

Final DNS Suraya Frost

200m

5th Asia Emanuel 27.72

800m

6th Ivy Gray 2:42.05

1500m

4th Amy Kirk 4:58.94

5th Kiara Corkin 5:03.51

80mH

1st Suraya Frost 12.00 🥇 PB NCR

Discus

2nd Elkie Baker 33.80 🥈

U15 Girls

100m

H1 3rd Myla Miller 13.2 PB

Final 6th Myla Miller 13.2

200m

H1 3rd Myla Miller 27.50 PB

H1 5th Ivy Paitoo 28.03

Final 6th Myla Miller 27.50

800m

5th Maya Westgate 2:29.19 PB

1500m 

9th Lila Blustin 5:27.56 PB

11th Caitlin Roberts 5:43.17

3000m

1st Margot Hunt 11:39.41 🥇 PB

2nd Caitlin Roberts 12:04.30 🥈PB

3rd Lila Blustin 12:13.55 🥉PB

Shot Put

1st Ivy Paitoo 9.73 🥇PB NCR

Vets League                Lee Valley                   13 May

Individual results not yet available, though the team finished fifth overall out of nine ( and just 2 points off third place ), and there was a notable win for the men’s 4 x 100m

relay team ( pictured front )

Adrian Essex comments on

“ .. A truly delightful evening of athletics on a balmy early summer evening,… but the results are secondary (just, perhaps) to the joy of taking part. Special thanks to Tony Killilea who didn't get a break all evening from officiating the throws. “

On the Preliminary team scores ( see below ) - “ now 90 is not a bad score , it is an average of 5th or better in every event “

1. Ilford 134

2. Enfield & Haringey 99

3=. St Albans and Herts Phoenix 92

5. London Heathside 90

6. Harrow 61

7. Dacorum 59

8. Barnet & D 46

9. Stevenage 19

Parkruns

this week’s full results can be found here ; including first place finishes for Sarah Swinhoe at Eastbourne , Josie Hinton ( Oak Hill ), & Kader Seyed ( Finsbury Park )

compiled by Mark George, with thanks for information provided by Simon Baker & Adrian Essex