As Amy Foster smashed the 100m league record, North Down Boys were well ahead in total points in Match 2 at the Antrim Forum with the U15’s best. They were well clear while U13 and U17 age groups were close seconds. With 2 firsts and a second, Strabane Track Club were dominant in Match 1 and are a couple of points ahead in Match Points. Girls results were much tighter.
Norh Down athletes had plenty of class with Amy Foster’s 12.4 at 100m and David Key‘s 42.53 at hammer probably the pick and they totally dominated the relays. More competitors need to turn out though but it is still early days with time to blood others.
U17 girl winners were Amy Foster at 100m, Jessica Craig and Lauren Scott at 800m (Nicola Simpson won the parallel open 800m and also ran in the relay), Katie Hewitt at 300 hurdles (also 2nd at sprint hurdles and long jump), Alison Lavery at high jump, Laura Matchett at long jump and of course the relay. David Keys won U17 hammer and discus (2nd at shot plus a relay leg) while sprinters Nathan Barnett and Jason Miller also had wins at shot and discus respectively.
At U15 level, Kiki Malomo-Paris won 100m and shot, Catherine Colwell won shot and Tasha Paxton won at 100m. Hannah Lewis was 2nd on countback at high jump and was 3rd in an unfamiliar 800m. The girls of course won the relay as did the U15 boys. They had wins for Karl Brown at hurdles, long jump and discus, Matt Heaney at 100m, long jump and hurdles, Andy Bradley at 100m at 100m and discus and the Patterson twins at 800m.
U13 girls were very under-represented with Claire Scott and Leigh McWha both 3rd at 800m. U13 boys did a lot better with Conor McGrattan winning javelin (plus 2nd at shot), Josh Lowry winning 800m (plus 2nd at javelin), Darren Kelly winning at 800m with a 2nd at 75m for Steven Colwell. And of course they won the relay.
Round 2 is at Mary Peters on Tuesday evening (3rd May) with an early start (declarations at 18.00, first event at 18.20).