Age Group 2003 Indoor Championship Report

Symonne Belle continued her collection of AAA medals when she took the u20's AAA 60m hurdles title with an excellent 8.47 for equal eleventh on the UK all time u20 60m hurdle list. . Having clocked a 8.58 pb in the heats, Belle triumphed in the final with 8.47 a full tenth in front of Sale Harrier, Gemma Fergusson, whose 8.57 was also a pb. Northern Ireland's Catherine Crawford took the bronze.

There were also impressive performances in the men's u17 championship, with Richard Alexis Smith's victory in 8.12 also moving him to eleventh on the all time lists, but only fractionally ahead of last years top u15 hurdler Dan Davies who was close behind in 8.16. Southern Champion Joe Tenny was third in front of Halesowen's Oliver McNellis.

The top two in the u15 girls 60 hurdles were locked together, both Helen Asher and Natalie Doyle running 9.07 for equal 6th national all time. However Asher from Wirral AC just got the verdict and the Gold medal, with Nafalya Francis continuing Leicester Coritanian's fine tradition in age group hurdling for the Bronze in 9.20.

The boys under 15 race was much more clear cut with Kieran Edward taking the title by almost half a second as he went under nine seconds to win in 8.95.

Carmarthen's Heather Jones continued her fine unbeaten season adding the u17 National title to her Welsh title and recording a new best of 8.69 in the heats before winning in 8.74 in front of last years u15 English Schools Champion Kylie Robilliard, who just out leaned Harriet Robinson [Blackheath] to take silver, both clocking 8.81.

In the u20 Men's 60H Nick Gayle's 8.35 took the title from Kingston upon Hull's Robert Henry 8.47 and Middlesborough's Suote Nyananyo 8.55

29th January 2003.