Southern Women's Track & Field League Division 2 North fixture at Mile End on Saturday 26th July 2008



The combined Orion Harriers and Eton Manor "Forest Athletic" Women's & Girl's Track and Field team turned
in an excellent performance to finish third from ten clubs in the third fixture of the season at Mile End
and in doing so climbed the table two places to 5th. Remarkable bearing in mind Forest didn't contest the
second fixture. Had we done so Forest would be in the Top three and in contention for promotion. However
that's for next season (see previous report)! In this fixture it was again a 'small' but keen team with
athletes prepared to compete in 2, 3 or 4 events and only the shear weight of numbers in the VPH and
Ipswich teams put them out of Forest's reach in terms of match points on the day. For example, shortage
of athletes mean gaps unable to be filled in various events amount to over 100 points not competed for by
Forest. So - if you're reading this report but don't take part in track and field why not give it a try -
it's great fun and a great day out with great team spirit and all ages take part.

However - on the day what Forest lacked in numbers it more than made up for in quality performances and team
spirit.
In the Under 15 Track events our middle distance strength paid dividends for Forest.
The U15 800m saw a double 'A' and 'B' string wins for Lauren MacGregor 2.26.3 and Armanni
Antoine-Chager 2.32.0
The U15 1500m also saw saw double 'A' and 'B' string wins Jay Andrews 5.11.07 and
Ilayda Aktas 6.20.01
In the U15 200m - Lauren Pierra was 3rd in the 'A' string clocking 29.0 and Middle/Long distance specialist
Lauren MacGregor showed she can also sprint with an excellent 'B' string 2nd place in 29.5.
In the 4 x 100m Relay Lauren Pierra, Jay Andrews, Ilayda Aktas and Lauren MacGregor teamed up to finish 4th
from the 10 teams in 58.5

In the Under 15 Field events
Javelin - Lauren Pierra took an excellent 2nd place with a best throw of 19.07m
Long Jump - Middle/Long distance runners Lauren MacGregor and Jay Andrews filled in with jumps of
3.24m for 8th 'A' string and 2.84m 6th 'B' string respectively.
Senior Women Track Events: - 3000m - Sharon Bollister ran a perfect tactical race to win the 'A' string race in 11.24.8 and
Anne De-Asha was 2nd in the 'B' string with 14.22.7.
1500m - Sharon Bollister lined up again after a short break and rounded off a great day taking 2nd in
the 'A' string with 5.34.9 with Lauren Richardson finishing 3rd 'B' string home in 5.45.0.
800m - The very busy Rebecca Kipps lined up for the first of 4 track events taking an excellent
2nd 'A' string place with a time of 2.35.2
400m - Rebecca Kipps then took 4th place 'A' string with 65.9
200m - Jessica Kipps was 5th in 29.2
4 x 100m relay - Jessica Kipps, Kelly Chittock, Rebecca Kipps and Lauren Richardson were 4th in 60.2
4 x 400m relay Rebecca Kipps, Kelly Chittock, Sharon Bollister, Lauren Richardson were again 4th

Senior Women Field Events:-
 Discus - Pam Ackland-Snow 'A' string 6th with a best throw of 18.35m and Jackie Obeney-Williams
'B' string 5th with a best throw of 12.96m
Pole Vault - Lauren Richardson was 'A' string 2nd with a best jump of 1.90 and Kelly Chittock won
the 'B' string with a best height of 1.80m
Shot - Sharon Jones's best throw was 6.55m in the 'A' string and Pam Ackland-Snow's best in the 'B'
string was 6.13m
High Jump - Sharon Jones cleared 1m
RESULT OF MATCH HELD AT TOWER HAMLETS ON 26TH JULY 2008
 1. Victoria Park H & Tower Hamlets AC 380 10
2. Ipswich H 316 9
3. Forest 276 8
4. Newham & Essex Beagles AC 266 7
5. Huntingdon AC 241 6
6. Cambridge & Coleridge AC 167 5
7. Braintree AC 119 4
8. Biggleswade AC 75 3
9. Ilford AC 28 2
10. Harlow 0 0

SW T&F LEAGUE DIV 2 NORTH TABLE AFTER 3 MATCHES
 1. Victoria Park H & Tower Hamlets AC 1156.5 28
2. Ipswich H 1134 27
3. Cambridge & Coleridge AC 661 19
4. Newham & Essex Beagles AC 660 19
5. Forest 595 15
6. Huntingdon AC 560 18
7. Braintree AC 440 16
8. Biggleswade AC 307 11
9. Ilford AC 90.5 4
10. Harlow AC 56 1

Final Fixture - Match 4 will be at Braintree Leisure Centre Saturday 30th Aug 2008



Forest Women's team enjoy successful day in Cambridge
(Southern Women's Track and Field League Division 2 Saturday 31st May 2008)

The combined Orion Harriers and Eton Manor women and girls team enjoyed a good day of athletics at the opening
meeting of the 2008 season at Cambridge but were denied victory by a combination of injuries and absentees.

However members of the two Clubs were in good form and were able to come away with a number of wins and personal bests.
The highlights of the day were as follows:
Felicia Davies won the high jump with an great effort of 1.56m,
Orion's Clare Thurgood made a very welcome appearance and won the 3000m with a time of 11mins 20.9secs.
Natalie Harvey placed second in the Javelin with a PB of 31.12m,
Jade Campbell came in second in the shot put 'B' string event,
Orion's Lauren Richardson is enjoying her new found even and cleared a height of 1.80m in the pole vault.
The team rounded off the day by placing sixth in the 4x100m relay and a respectable fifth in the 4x400m.
In the U15s events, the Forest team also enjoyed a successful day; Orion's Lauren Pierra won the discus with a PB of 18.17m and went on to complete a field events double victory by also winning
the javelin with a throw of 19.83m.
Orion's Jay Andrews achieved a new PB of 5mins 05secs in winning the 1500m,
Orion's Lauren MacGregor was 2nd in the 800m with 2mins 27secs,
Barbara Solo took third in the high jump with a best height on the day of 1.30m,
In the 4x100m relay, the team ended the day with a fourth place in a time of 58.9 secs.

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Forest Women's promotion hopes end with a DNC at Ipswich
(Southern Women's Track and Field League Division 2 Saturday 28 June 2008)

Forest Athletic the combined Orion Harriers & Eton Manor AC women's and girls team's pre-season promise as one of the favourites for
promotion foundered at Ipswich when a combination of injuries and absentees of athletes competing elsewhere and holidays etc lead to
the decision that we couldn't field a team and did not compete (DNC). The withdrawal from the fixture means promotion is now impossible
for this season which is extremely disappointing. However with two more fixtures remaining Forest can show how good they are and next
season's team has the prospect of being even stronger when a number of Athletes will return from injury and University plus a number
of Juniors will become old enough and eligible to compete plus the prospect of talks with Ilford AC may lead to them joining the
combined team and replacing Walthamstow AC who withdrew after the first couple of seasons.

The Forest Women's and Girls Team can use the two remaining fixtures to climb the table to a respectable position and perhaps look forward
to next season with the anticipation and expectations we had at the start of this season as the prospect of promotion to Division 1 is
within our own hands. The team certainly has the potential and capability - it's just a matter of making sure we turn out all our available athletes.

The Forest Team could really benefit from more Orion seniors and juniors taking part. The Team Managers are Steve Kipps (Orion H) and
Pam Ackland-Snow & Steve Beckett (Eton Manor AC) and if you're interested in taking part contact Steve Kipps. The next Match is at Mile
End Stadium Saturday 26th Jul 2008.

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Southern Women's Track and Field League Division 2 - Results 2008
Match 2 at Northgate Stadium, Ipswich Saturday 28th Jun 2008
1st Ipswich Harriers 436.5
2nd Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC 389.5
3th Newham & Essex Beagles AC 245.0
4th Braintree AC 144.0
5th Huntingdon AC 104.0
6th Biggleswade AC 97.0
7th Cambridge & Coleridge AC 93.0
DNC - Forest Athletic, Harlow AC, Ilford AC.

Match 3 at Mile End Stadium Saturday 26th Jul 2008
Match 4 at Braintree Leisure Centre Saturday 30th Aug 2008
Southern Women's Track and Field League Division 2 - League Table 2008 with two fixtures remaining
Team Match Points League Points
1st Ipswich Harriers 818 18
2nd Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC 777 18
3th Cambridge & Coleridge AC 494.5 14
4th Newham & Essex Beagles AC 393 12
5th Braintree AC 321 12
6th Huntingdon AC 319 12
7th Forest Athletic 319 7
8th Biggleswade AC 232 8
9th Ilford AC 62.5 2
10th Harlow AC 56 1

SOUTHERN WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD LEAGUE - New Season Starts on Saturday 31 May.

The final Saturday of the month will see "Forest Athletic" the combined Orion Harriers & Eton Manor AC team open their 2008 season in Division 2 of the Southern Womens League with the first round match at the Cambridge University Track, after last season's great success, gaining promotion from Division 3.

The Forest Women's and Girls Team will be approaching the new season with great anticipation and even greater expectations as the prospect of promotion to Division 1 is within the teams sights and well within their potential and capability.

At the Southern Womens League AGM held in December a package of proposals to restructure and improve the League format and fixtures were adopted unanimously by all the League Clubs and for the Orion Harriers/Eton Manor - Forest Athletic team, it will mean that in the Second Division there will be just 4 fixtures this season instead of 5 but at each of the 4 fixtures all 10 clubs in the Division will be competing against each other at every fixture, so producing bigger meetings and a far better atmosphere at each fixture. The Southern Womens League will also be able to provide more officials at every meeting, as well as raising the standard of competition. The top two Clubs from Div 2 North, Div 2 South and Div 2 West will gain promotion to Division 1 at the end of the season.

The Team Managers are Steve Kipps (Orion H) and Pam Ackland-Snow & Steve Beckett (Eton Manor AC) and if you're interested in taking part contact Steve Kipps.

Fixtures dates for 2008: May 31st, June 28th, July 26th, August 30th,

SOUTHERN WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD LEAGUE Division 2 North Fixtures & Venues

 

31st May 2008

Match 1

A v B v C v D v E v F v G v H v K v L

Cambridge University

28th Jun 2008

Match 2

A v B v C v D v E v F v G v H v K v L

Northgate Stadium, Ipswich

26th Jul 2008

Match 3

A v B v C v D v E v F v G v H v K v L

Mile End Stadium

30th Aug 2008

Match 4

A v B v C v D v E v F v G v H v K v L

Braintree Leisure Centre

Key to teams:
A: Biggleswade AC
B: Braintree AC
C: Cambridge & Coleridge AC
D: Forest Athletic
E: Harlow AC
F: Huntingdon AC
G: Ilford AC
H: Ipswich Harriers
K: Newham & Essex Beagles AC
L: Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC

SOUTHERN WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD LEAGUE WEBSITE enable members to view the latest league results and league tables at THIS LINK