Reports and Results
Track & Field Athletics
2007 Season

Bank Holiday gold medal winning performances by Juniors at K2!

There were some gold-medal-winning track and field performances by Holland Sports athletes at the Tom Lintern meeting at the K2 sports centre, Crawley, last Bank Holiday Monday, 27^th August. Details below. (Click here for pics.)

The star performers were Oliver Shafi in the 75 metres, Liam Miles in the long jump, and Alliyah and Zak Gilkes (cousins) in the shot.

The full Holland results were as follows:

U11 Boys Long Jump

 1^st Liam Miles 3m 82

U11 Boys 150 Metres

 2^nd Liam Miles 24.2              

U11 Boys 75 Metres

 4^th Liam Miles 11.9

U11 Boys 75 Metres

 1^st Oliver Shafi 11.4

U11 Boys 75 Metres

 6^th Christian Zavilowicz 12.3

U11 Boys 600 Metres 

 4^th James Rady 2m 8.4

 6^th Christian Zavilowicz 2m 10.1

U13 Boys 600 Metres 

 4^th  William Rady 1m 59.8

U13 Shot

 1^st Zak Gilkes 4m 50

U11 Shot

 1^st Alliyah Gilkes 3m 58

U11 Girls 75 Metres

 4^th Alliyah Gilkes 11.8

 5^th Molly Cook 13.5

Relay

 Our team of Alliyah Gilkes, Molly Cook, Zak Gilkes and Fabian Febick came 2^nd.

Final Men's Track & Field Fixture - Sutton Arena
18 August 2007

In the final match at Sutton Holland finished in 4th position, and in the final league table the club finished in 4th position out of 14 - a good result, well done.  Click here for the full results.

In this fixture an unfortunate calf injury to Darren Piper meant he could only compete in one race. Dave Batten stepped into the breech but left himself with a mountain to climb by starting 50 metres behind everyone in the 5,000 metres.  

Well done to Mark Andrews with his PBin the triple and also for him competing in the most events in the season for us – 51!  

Freddie Wardlaw performed well particularly in 4 x 400 relay having just finished the steeplechase!

Thanks again to everyone who competed for Holland this season and to those who leant their support in other ways.

Holland Men Finish Fourth in Penultimate T&F Fixture
Crawley, 4 August

Holland Sports' finished fourth at Crawley's K2 arena in the penultimate fixture of the southern men's track and field league.

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Holland Men Finish Second in T&F
Horsham, 14 July

Holland Sports' finished second in the fourth round of the southern men's track and field league at Broadbridge Heath, Horsham.

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Brave Performances for Holland Juniors in the NYAL
Horsham, 24 June

It was great to have a good number of Moorhouse school pupils competing for the club in the National Young Athletes' League fixture at Horsham on 24 June. They are all asterisked in the attached listing of the results from the event. And the club topped 100 points (103 actually) for the first time in years. Congratulations to William Rady for achieving a personal best and national grade 4 in the U13 800 metres. And to David Uren for bravely completing the 80m hurdles after falling.

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Father and Son First on Track
Men's T&F, Deangate, 25 June

A new record was set for Holland Sports at the track & field fixture at Deangate, Kent - Bob and Paul Dyke became the first father and son to compete for the club in the same race, the 800 metres. Father Bob finished some way behind speedy son Paul, who finished in 2:16. For a photo of Paul in action, click here.

For complete results of this Southern Mens' Division 4 South fixture, click here.

An Oscar Winning Performance in the NYAL

Oscar Cotton gave an Oscar winning performance in the second fixture of the National Young Athletes' League at Broadbridge Heath on 3^rd June. His result in the U13 Shot Putt was outstanding, winning by almost 1½ metres with a putt of 7 metres 01 - a National Grade 4 (almost Grade 3). He also ran 16.7 in the 100m B Race for 3^rd but was impeded by another runner who fell into his lane.

Other Holland results were:

Carolyn Andrews

• U17 Girls Triple Jump 2^nd 9m 37 (Nat Grade 4)
• U17 High Jump 2^nd 1m 40

Ashley Cotton

• U17 High Jump B 5^th 1m 20
• U17 Shot 6m 79 (Nat Grade 4)

Sam Knight

• U13 High Jump 1^st 1m 25 (Nat Grade 4)
• U13 800 Metres B 2^nd 2m 47.8
• U13 100Metres 4^th 15.2

Zak Leveridge

• U13 200 Metres 4^th 31.2
• U13 1500 Metres 5^th 6.08.0
• U13 Long Jump B 4^th 3m 32

William Rady

• U13 Long Jump 4^th 3m 52
• U13 800 Metres 4^th 2m 44.4
• 75m Hurdles 2^nd 16.4

The 4 x100 Metre team of Oscar, William, Zak and Sam came 4^th in the same time as the third placed team in 62.1 secs.

The 3 Sweeties Wrap It Up at the Lily B

Lucie and Katie Hurman and Susannah Gordon turned in great performances for the combined Holland Sports/Redhill team on Saturday 26 May in the Lily B League at Guildford.

Their results in the U11 Long Jump were as follows:

• Susannah Gordon 2m 77
• Lucie Hurman 2m 20
• Katie Hurman 2m 05

and in the U11 75 Metres (all in separate races):

• 3^rd Susannah Gordon 12.4
• 4^th Katie Hurman 14.4
• 5^th Lucie Hurman 15.1

In addition, Juliet Thurbin ran in the U11 600 metres race coming in 6^th in 2 minutes 31.2 seconds.

Well done to all of them, taking part against tough competition in their first ever performance for Holland Sports!

Men Win First Track & Field Fixture of the Season!

Great result from the first Men's fixture at Battersea Park on 5^th May – we won! This despite not having a "b" performer in 110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles & Pole Vault.

Everyone played their part. Special mention to Mark Andrews who after his 13 events said "I do not feel tired" – if I had known that I could have got him to do the steeplechase instead of a very wet Graham Pullen! On being asked to do the 5000 metres, Graham said to me why do not you do it, and my response was: because I am the team captain. Well done Graham – well done also to the 4 x 400 relay team on their superb victory.

Club positions on the day:

1^st Holland Sports 167

2^nd Invicta 140

3^rd Serpentine 131

4^th Istead 125

5^th Sutton/Belgrave 96

6^th Redhill & Surrey Beagles 89

7^th Swale 77

Individual results for Holland Sports' athletes were as follows:

100 metres

A 3^rd Martyn Payne 12.6

B 2^nd Mark Andrews 12.7

200 metres

A 2^nd Martyn Payne 26.4

B 3^rd Mark Andrews 25.4

400 metres

A 1^st Martyn Payne 57.9

B 1^st Paul Dyke 61.3

800 metres

A 3^rd Paul Dyke 2m 16.0

B 2^nd Darren Pipper 2m 21.0

1500 metres

A 3^rd Paul Dyke 4m 57.5

B 3^rd Darren Piper 5.01.8

5000 metres

A 3^rd Matt Morgan 17m 28.1

B 3^rd Graham Pullen 24m 49.8

3000 metres Steeplechase

A 4^th Nigel Bongers 16 mins 38.8

B 3^rd Graham Pullen 17m 15.2

110 Hurdles

A 1^st Mark Andrews 20.1

400 Hurdles

A 1^st Mark Andrews 69.4

4 x 400 Relay

1^st 4m 06.9   Mark Andrews, Paul Dyke, Darren Piper & Martyn Payne

4 x 100 Relay

2^nd 52.0 Same team

High Jump

2^nd Mark Andrews 1m 60

3^rd = Martyn Payne 1m

Pole Vault

3^rd = Mark Andrews 0.96

Long Jump

4^th Mark Andrews 5m 14

7^th Martyn Payne 2m 69

Triple Jump

2^nd Mark Andrews 11m 62 pb

1^st Martyn Payne 8m 27

Discus

5^th Mark Andrews 23m 83

6^th Kevin Burnett 15m 24

Hammer

6^th Matt O’Hare 17m 41

4^th Kevin Burnett 13m 91

Shot

5^th Mark Andrews 7m 89

2^nd Matt O’Hare 7m 71

Javelin

4^th Mark Andrews 33m 79 pb

2^nd Matt O’Hare 26m 97

May Track & Field Results - Surrey Champs and NYAL

William Rady ran in U13 800m in the Surrey Champs on Saturday, 12 May. He just missed qualifying for final, finishing 4^th in his heat in a PB of 2:43.35.

In the first fixture of the National Youths' Athetics League (NYAL) at Sutton on Sunday 6 May Holland Sports AC competed as a joint team with Redhill & Surrey Beagles. Our runners did as follows:

Connie Shaw U13 Girls

Long Jump 4^th 3 metres 65 – National Grade 4

75 metres 6^th 11.8

150 metres 6^th 23.8

William Rady U13 Boys

Long Jump 2^nd 3 metres 76 – National Grade 4

800 metres 3^rd 2:46.6

200 metres 5^th 31.5

Tom Rady

High Jump  1 metre 30

800 metres 6^th 2:53.5

100 metres 14.5

Oliver Shafi U13 Boys

6^th 100 metres 15.0

Sam Knight U13 Boys

High Jump – 1^st = 1.15

800 metres B Race 1^st 2:56.2

Long Jump B String 2^nd 3m 61

4 x 100 Relay U13

Kyle Burford, William Rady, Sam Knight & Oliver Shafi all ran really well.

We are still waiting to hear about date of the next Men’s track & field league fixture. It should be 2^nd June if can we get a venue.