Six BAC Juniors make Beds Lions debut at EYAL Sandy meeting
Six BAC athletes made their debut for the composite Bedfordshire Lions team in the Eastern Young Athletes League (EYAL) meeting at Sandy on Sunday June 2. Other highlights for BAC’s competitors included two A event wins and nearly 30 new PBs.
The six Bedfordshire Lions debutants, in a total BAC contingent of 23, were Bonnie Hasler (U-13G 100m, high jump and long jump); Alex Kostson (U-13B 800m, 75m hurdles and high jump); Matilda Barron (U-15G shot put and 200m); Alim Aydin (U-15B 100m); Noah Cramphorn (U-17M 100m and 200m); and Kyle Hill (U-17M 400m).
BAC’s two A event winners were Orlagh Brunning in the U-17W discus, with a throw of 27.83m, and Sidney Hammond in the U-15B 800m with a time of 2.13.2. Two other BAC athletes won B events – Fenya Treece in the U-15G 200m and Isabella Pykerman in the U-15G long jump.
Other notable performances included Nathania Lewis finishing second in three A events (U-13G 100m, 200m and long jump); Oran Blake finishing second in two A events (U-17M discus and hammer) and third in the U-17M B javelin; and George Hardy finishing second in two A events (U-17M 400m and javelin) and the U-17M B 200m.
PBs were achieved by: Koye Sule, U-17M 100m (11.8) and triple jump (12.25m); Alim Aydin, U-15B 100m (12.0); Isabella Pykerman, U-15G 100m (13.7) and long jump (4.51m); Isla Anderson, U-15G 100m (14.7) and 200m (32.4); Fenya Treece, U-15G 100m (13.5); Nathania Lewis, U-13G 100m (13.9); Bonnie Hasler, U-13G 100m (17.6), high jump (1.05m) and long jump (2.40m); George Hardy, U-17M 200m (24.6) and javelin (31.61m); Noah Cramphorn, U-17M 200m (34.1); Sureyya Akay, U-15G 200m (27.5) and shot put (7.37m); Matilda Barron, U-15G 200m (30.8) and shot put (6.77m); Joanna Hardy, U-13G 200m (31.9) and shot put (3.84m); Kyle Hill, U-17M 400m (61.7); Alex Kostson, U-13B 800m (2.48.2), 75m hurdles (17.4) and high jump (1.05m); Ayla Akay, U-13G 800m (2.58.8) and shot put (3.92m); Sidney Hammond, U-15B high jump (1.55m); Oran Blake, U-17M hammer (32.36m).
Reviewing the day, Bedfordshire Lions team managers Michael and Kat Lewis commented: “Thank you to all athletes and their parents/guardians for joining this season’s third EYAL match at BAC’s home ground.
“We achieved our highest team score so far this season − 268 points compared to our previous highest score of 254 in Thurrock. It was great to see many new faces who recently joined the Beds Lions squad. The weather was fantastic on the day too.
“A huge ‘thank you’ to Isabel who ran the food stall throughout the day and kept hundreds of people fed and hydrated. Also, massive thanks to the event organisers and officials who made the day run incredibly smoothly.
“The next and final EYAL meeting for this season is on Sunday July 28 in Bedford. We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.”
BAC members of the Bedfordshire Lions team:
U-13 Girls: Nathania Lewis, Ayla Akay, Joanna Hardy, Bonnie Hasler.
U-13 Boys: Alex Kostson, Austin Milner, Theo Milner.
U-15 Girls: Sureyya Akay, Isabella Pykerman, Fenya Treece, Lauren Bone, Matilda Barron, Isla Anderson, Maia Masson.
U-15 Boys: Alim Aydin, Sidney Hammond, Oliver Weddell.
U-17 Women: Orlagh Brunning.
U-17 Men: George Hardy, Koye Sule, Oran Blake, Noah Cramphorn, Kyle Hill.
Written by Phillip Hastings
Bedfordshire Lions team managers Michael & Kat Lewis:
Individual Results: Power of 10: https://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=595303&pagenum=1
Team Results: http://eyal.org.uk/results/