No promotion in SAL but debutants promising, Filmon stands out

The fifth and final round of the Southern Athletics League took place on Saturday at Lee Valley, where despite many good performances our second place finish wasn’t enough to gain promotion, for which we needed a win.  We had many new athletes who made their debuts this season, often in new events, and hopefully will hold us in good stead for 2015. 

Of all the strong performers during the season, Filmon Russom deserves a special mention.  An U20 competing in his first full season with seniors, he attended all  5 fixtures and had a 100% record, winning all his races in his main event the 400m, and lowered his PB to an impressive 51.4.  In each match he would compete in several events including Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump and 200m and relays, often winning or achieving a high placing.

The efforts of Adrian Essex and many others to get the Pole Vault back in action at Finsbury Park track has paid off with it becoming one of our best scoring events during the season, and attracting new participants including Emma and Lianka making the debuts for the club in the event on Saturday.   More of the same across more events can enable us to build that promotion winning side next season.

A big thank you to everybody who participated in this year’s Southern Athletics League and helped with the organising and officiating.

Results from SAL fixture #5, Lee Valley, 02/08/2014

Match Result
1st Hillingdon      274                                                                        
2nd London Heathside    231
3rd Orion Harriers             175                                        
4th West Norfolk               127
5th Woodford Green & Essex Ladies         121        

Men

100m
A  3rd  Ashley Braithwaite              11.6
B  2nd  Jeff Rice              11.9

Non-scoring
Darnell Plummer              12.3
Michael Bense                  12.8
Sebouh Takvorian            12.8

200m
A  2nd  Filmon Russom         23.8
B  2nd   Jeff Rice          24.5

Non-scoring
Darnell Plummer              24.4
Michael Bense                  26.7
 
400m
A  1st  Filmon Russom                      52.3
B  3rd  Tom Fancett                           56.3

Non-scoring
Alun Nash 70.2

800m
A  3rd  Tom Fancett                          2.03.0
B  3rd  Jonny Naylor                          2.03.8

Non-scoring
Stuart Miekeljohn           2.10.8

1500m
A  4th  Brent Atkins                           4.21.0
B  4th  Andrew Brooker                   4.39.2

Non-scoring
Tom Aldred                        4.19.7
Michael Abrahams          5.38.0

5000m
A  2nd Tom Aldred                             15.33.9
B  1st  Andrew Brooker                   16.26.3

Non-scoring
Chris Hartley                      17.23.2
Joe McKeown                   19.44.6

110m Hurdles
A  1st  Israel Nworgu                        17.6
B  1st  Ivan Ross                                  21.5

400m Hurdles
A  1st Israel Nworgu            59.6
B  2nd Ivan Ross            67.5

Non-scoring
Joe McKeown                   83.1

2000m Steeplechase
A  1st  Adam Kirk Smith                   6.28.3
B  1st Tony Killilea                              7.24.9

                
High Jump
A  2nd  Filmon Russom                     1.65
B  2nd Ashley Braithwaite               1.55

Pole Vault
A  1st Ivan Ross                                  2.60
B   2nd Gianni Ciolli                            1.80

Long Jump
A  2nd  Mark Lawrence                    6.23
B  2nd  Filmon Russom                     5.23

Triple Jump
A  5th  Ivan Ross                                 10.31
B  3rd  Sebouh Takvorian                10.29

Shot Putt
A  3rd Izaiah Turner                          10.59
B  3rd Adrian Essex                           6.47

Discus
A  4th  Izaiah Turner                          23.79
B  3rd  Ivan Ross                                 21.89

Hammer
A  3rd  Izaiah Turner                         27.58
B  4th  Adrian Essex                           15.93

Javelin
A  1st  Lucas Golding                         42.56
B  1st  Ivan Ross                                  33.42

4 x 100m
1st  London Heathside    46.0
(Ashley, Jeff, Darnell, Filmon)

4 x 400m
2nd London Heathside    3.37.8
(Jonny, Israel, Adam, Filmon)    

Women
100m
B  1st  Alishia Abodunde                 14.1

Non-scoring
Lianka Duberry-Lawrence  14.6
Emma Jacobsen                14.7       

200m
A  3rd  Sherian Silcott   29.3
B  1st  Djanira Costa  27.5

Non-scoring
Helene- Mary Kehoe      33.3

400m
A  2nd  Ni’ia Hothersall 61.4
B  2nd  Eilidh Wagstaff   69.6

800m
A  1st  Ni’ia Hothersall    2.17.3
B  3rd  Gina Heiss   2.45.9

1500m
A  3rd  Lyndall Alston    5.34.1
B  1st  Elidh Wagstaff   5.34.9

Non-scoring
Leigh James   5.15.5

3000m
A  3rd  Lyndall Alston   11.47.2
B  1st  Elidh Wagstaff    12.36.9

Non-scoring
Leigh James        11.01.3

100m Hurdles
A  2nd Djanira Costa     16.6

High Jump
A  4th  Lianka Duberry-Lawrence 1.20

Pole Vault
A  2nd  Emma Jacobson    1.60
B  1st  Lianka Duberry-Lawrence 1.00

Long Jump
A  5th  Gina Heiss  3.56
B  2nd  Lyndall Alston    3.09

Triple Jump
A  2nd Djanira Costa  10.29
B  1st Joanna Rota  8.26

Shot Putt
A 5th  Helene-Mary Kehoe 5.69
B  5th  Suzette Lakeman   4.64

Discus
A  5th  Sue Rust  14.69
B  4th   Suzette Lakeman     11.32

 
Hammer
A  4th Sue Rust    15.21
B  3rd Helene-Mary Kehoe   11.25

Javelin
A  2nd  Joanna Rota   21.20
B  3rd  Sue Rust   13.38

4 x 100m Relay
1st London Heathside
Alishia, Lianka, Sherian, Djanira