BAC Juniors awarded Bedfordshire County Badges
Congratulations to the five BAC Juniors who have been awarded Bedfordshire County Badges this year. They are Sureyya Akay, Oran Blake, Lauren Bone, Henry Knox and Austin Milner.
County Badges are awarded to athletes who have represented Bedfordshire in regional or national inter-counties athletics or cross country championships on at least two occasions over two or more seasons.
This year’s badges were officially presented during the Bedfordshire Amateur Athletic Association’s annual general meeting held at the Bedford International Athletic Stadium on Friday November 15. The qualifying events for each of the five BAC recipients were:
· Sureyya Akay: SEAA (South of England Athletic Association) Inter Counties Athletics 2023 – 100m/200m; SEAA Inter Counties Athletics 2024 – 100m/shot put.
· Oran Blake: SEAA Inter Counties Athletics 2023 – discus/hammer; SEAA Inter Counties Athletics 2024 – discus/hammer.
· Lauren Bone: UK Inter Counties Cross Country 2022/23; SEAA Inter Counties Cross Country 2023/24; UK Inter Counties Cross Country 2023/24; SEAA Inter Counties Athletics 2024 – 1500m.
· Henry Knox: SEAA Inter Counties Athletics 2023 – 800m; UK Inter Counties Cross Country 2023/24.
· Austin Milner: SEAA Inter Counties Athletics 2023 – 1500m; UK Inter Counties Cross Country 2023/24.
With Orlagh Brunning and Noah Buckley, both Juniors at the time, having been awarded County Badges in 2023, we have now had a total of seven BAC Juniors receive that recognition over the last two years – and based on recent performances, we will hopefully have a few more in 2025!