The track and field season is now well under way and it could not have had a better start with Blackheath & Bromley winning the Alpha Beta Meeting at Lee Valley, retaining the trophy they won last year. They won both the Senior and Under 15 age group contests.

Among the many fine performances was a double victory in the Senior 100 and 200 metres from Shannon Hylton, who is an under 17 athlete. She was also part of the winning 4x100 metres winning team along with Grace Sheppard, Vivien Olatunji and Amara Lalemi Jacobs.

Other A string victories came from Niam Bridson Hubbard in the 1500 metres; Rhiannon Jones (100 hurdles); Samantha Brown (400 hurdles); Sam Milner (Discus), and Lauren Stevens (long jump).

Team manager Brendan McShane was delighted with the efforts of his squad and was particularly pleased at the efforts of Rhiannon and Lauren, who, as well as winning their specialist disciplines, also scored important points for the team in events in which they do not normally take part. Rhiannon enjoyed a rare excursion over the 400 hurdles winning the B string by 8 seconds. Lauren contested the B 100 hurdles and was rewarded with 3rd place. All these efforts meant they won the Senior event by a mighty 61.5 points.

The under 15s contest was a tighter affair but a fine effort from all members of the squad saw them claim a narrow victory, seven points ahead of host Enfield & Haringey.

Individual A string wins came from Isabella Hildith in the long jump and the 75 metre hurdles; and from Jessica Keene (800) and Georgina Taylor (1500). In fact, in an impressive display of middle distance strength, the Club secured maximum points in the 800 and 1500 with B string wins from Shannon Riskey and Naomi Kingston .

The Combined Senior and Under 15 results saw the Club win the overall trophy by over 70 points.

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