English Schools Report

all photos Tony Benton

Junior Girls 75 metres Hurdles
The expected battle between last year’s silver medallist Nafalya Francis (Warwickshire) and Helen Asher was no contest as the Merseyside athlete was a comfortable winner clocking 11.05 to go sixth on the UK all-time list. Stephanie Brennan improved to 11.37 for the bronze.

Helen Asher heads for the u15 75m hurdles title

u15 Girl's 75m Hurdles
1	Helen Asher [Merey]	11.05
2	Nafalya Francis [Warks]	14.32
3	Stefanie Brennan [Mersey]	11.37
	wind	1.6

Inter Girls 80 metres Hurdles
Favourite Kylie Robilliard did not disappoint to win in 11.22 secs but behind her there was a massive breakthrough for Chloe Van Wulven (Essex) who improved her best from 11.7 to 11.36 in winning her heat to go 26th equal on the all-time lists. She was one-hundredth slower in the final, as her lunge for the line pipped Harriet Robinson.

Kylie Robilliard heads for her second ESSA title

u17 Girl's 80m Hurdles
1	Kylie Robilliard [Ch Is]	11.22
2	Chloe Van Wulvan [Essex]	11.37
3	Harriet Robinson [London]	11.38
	wind	.

 

 

Junior Boys 80 metres Hurdles
John Lamport overcame a foot injury to come out on top to just hold off the improved Christian Larsmon by two-hundredths in the slowest winning time since 1985. Southern Champion Alex Al-Ameen was third.

u15 Boys 80m Hurdles
1	John Lamport [Notts]	11.54
2	Christian Larsmon [Surrey]	11.56
3	Alex Al-Ameen [London]	11.61
	wind	1.7

Senior Girls 100 metres Hurdles
With Nicola Robinson in Canada for the World Youth Champs it was left to Sharon Walls to post a sun-14 second winning time to claim gold, ahead of Hannah Elwiss and Katey Read in a clean sweep for North West athletes.

u20 Women's 100m Hurdles
1	Sharon Walls [Manch]	13.97
2	Hannah Elwiss [Lancs]	14.13
3	Katey Read [Ches]	14.36
	wind	2.9

Inter Boys 100 metres Hurdles
Craig France cruised to victory as fancied Ricky Alexis-Smith came unstuck. Daniel Davis, u15 winner last year, won silver with Joe Tenny third, as back to form defending champion Tom Stimson crashed out at the last hurdle.

u17 Boy's 100m Hurdles
1	Craig France [Ches]	13.00
2	Daniel Davies [Surrey]	13.19
3	Joe Tenny [Herts]	13.36
	wind	2.4

Senior Boys 110 metres Hurdles
Robert Henry and William Sharman had a great tussle which as they went sixth and seventh on the all-time lists, with Ed Dunford – last year's champion - back in third. For Sharman it was the second national title he had narrowly missed out on, having lost by an identical margin at the U20 AAA’s to David Hughes

u20 Men's 110m Hurdles
1	Rob Henry [Humb]	14.02
2	William Sharman[Nhants]	14.04
3	Edward Dunford [Warks]	14.21
	wind	1.8

 

Inter Girls 300 metres Hurdles
Hot favourite Ellen Howarth-Brown won it from the front to go 13th on the all time u17 list and behind her team mate Cara Pain and Naomi Hutchings made spectacular improvements to break 44 seconds to go 23rd and 26th all time. Sarah Adams became one of the latest athletes to incur the judges displeasure, being disqualified in the heats having stopped the clock at 43.66

u17 Girl's 300m Hurdles
1	Ellen Howarth Brown [Sussex]	43.07
2	Cara Pain [Sussex]	43.41
3	Naomi Hutchings [Devon]	43.56

Inter Boys 400 metres Hurdles
Craig Crawford-Glanville smashed his PB to go 11th all-time, with a clearly disappointed Ed Harrison runner-up (20th all time), with Lewis Robson claiming bronze in one of the best Inter Boys 400 hurdles championships for some years

 

Finish of the 17's youths 400m hurdles

u17 Youth's 400m Hurdles
1	Craig Crawford-Glanville [Durham]	53.68
2	Edward Harrison [Kent]	54.02
3	Lewis Robson [Devon]	54.34

 

Senior Boys 400 metres Hurdles
Richard Davenport gave a display of raw talent as he powered to a two second win, in a race that otherwise failed to inspire, although Darren Lewis’s silver medal winning time was a good pb. Davenports time gave him the A standard for the European Junior Championship, though he also has this standard for the 400m flat.

u20 Men's 400m Hurdles
1	Richard Davenport [Glous]	52.35
2	Darren Lewis [WMids]	54.68
3	Gareth Wiltshire [Wilts]	55.41

 

Senior Girls 400 metres Hurdles
Melanie Canning again headed Justine Roach, as in the recent AAA's with last year’s inter girls’ champion Maria Garavand again improving her Pb to win bronze with her first sub 62 second clocking.

u20 Women's 400m Hurdles
1	Melanie Canning [Middx]	61.29
2	Justine Roach [Leics]	61.44
3	Maria Garavand [Norf]	61.88

 

14 July 2003