English Schools' Athletic Association
Track & Field Championships
5-6 July at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham

Congratulations to all the athletes who represented Hampshire & Vectis Schools at the ESAA Track & Field Championships. The team won the Hendon Council Trophy for Inter Boys, won the Boys' overall competition, came third in the Senior Boys' and Junior Girls' competitions, and fourth in the Inter Girls' and Junior Boys' competitions and Overall.

Individual medals went to:
GOLD (7): Kierra Barker (IG High Jump); Millie Cavanagh (JG Shot); Adam Jones (JB High Jump); Leslie Parkes (IB Hammer); Katya Oldfield (JG High Jump); Nick Percy (SB Discus); Inter Boys' Relay Team;
SILVER (6): Oliver Bromby (IB 100m); Leanne Davies (IG Javelin); Andrew Douglas (JB Pole Vault); Eddie Jenkinson (JB Discus); Andrew Mead-Briggs (IB Discus); Jacob Ness (IB 400m);
BRONZE (4): Jordan Campbell (IG Javelin); Charlie Maw (IB Pole Vault); Henry Ridgers (SB Shot); and Tom Sear (JB High Jump).

Altogether, 35 athletes finished in the top eight of their events, including 6 4th's, 3 5th's, 4 6th's, 1 7th and 4 8th's. Including those set in heats, 31 athletes achieved National Standards and 24 achieved Entry Standards, while 18 athletes managed Personal Bests.

And Hampshire has five Internationals: Oliver Bromby, Jake Ness, Andrew Mead-briggs, Leslie Parkes and Kierra Barker.

47 athletes contributed to team points for Hampshire including the relays. It was a superb performance - the best I can remember in a very long time.

Eileen Williams,
Hampshire Team Manager
(Download Eileen's analysis of the results)

In addition, Sam Wallbridge (1st, IB 400m Hurdles) and Shadine Duquemin (1st, SG Discus) won their events while representing the Channel Islands.

Event information and full results on the ESAA website

Aggregate Totals

Group A*: Broadbridge Trophy

  BoysGirlsTOTAL
1Surrey166147313
2Essex151.5149300.5
3Kent154122.5276.5
4Hampshire173.576249.5
5London12997226
6Middlesex13880218
7West Midlands88120208
8Hertfordshire12963192
9Greater Manchester110.558168.5
10Sussex7469143
11Merseyside2984.5113.5
12West Yorkshire5353106
13Lancashire62
42104

(*Group A: school population of secondary age over 100,000)

Junior Boys: Championship Shield

1Kent76
2Hertfordshire61
3Middlesex57
4Hampshire53

Individual performances

100mAaron Howard(Cowplain Community School)8th,Ht3(+0.1)12.17 -
300mOwen Richardson(The Costello School)1st,Ht136.49 -
   2nd,SF336.88 -
   4th,Final36.59NS5+2
1500mJack Boswell(Frogmore Community College)10th,Ht14:20.64ES1
80m HThomas Miller(Portsmouth Grammar School)5th,Ht3(+1.0)12.2 -
High JumpAdam Jones(Wildern School)1st1.93NS8+2
 Tom Sear(The Arnewood School)3rd1.78NS6+2
 Owen Lawrence(Bitterne Park School)8th1.69 1
Pole VaultAndrew Douglas(The Gregg School)2nd3.30NS7+2
Long JumpGlen Foster :14th(+0.0)5.48 -
ShotSam Wellington(Portchester Community School)7th13.43NS2+2
DiscusEddie Jenkinson(Wildern School)2nd44.95NS7+2
4x100m Relay Aaron Howard, Owen Richardson, Tom Miller, Adam Jones 3rd,Ht345.91 -
   6th,Final45.91ES3+1

Inter Boys: Hendon Council Trophy

1Hampshire66
2Kent55
3Surrey52

Individual performances

100mOliver Bromby(Upper Shirley High School)1st,Ht4(+0.1)10.69 -
   2nd,SF2(-1.4)11.01 -
   2nd,Fin(-1.5)10.96NS7+2
200mMyles Richardson(The Costello School)4th,Ht4(-1.5)22.61 -
   4th,SF2(-0.4)22.54 -
   4th,Fin(-1.6)22.61ES5+1
 George Makombe(The Connaught School)5th,Ht1(-1.6)23.62 -
400mJake Ness(Test Valley School)1st,Ht248.84 -
   2nd,Final48.84NS7+2
 Matt Chant(Rookwood School)2nd,Ht150.18ES1
   DNS,Final(injured) -
1500m SCLucas Clements(Regents Park Community College)10th4:40.49 -
100m HTobin Hatton-Brown(Lord Wandsworth College)5th,Ht1(-0.1)14.18ES1
400m HJonty Davison(Sherfield School)5th,Ht257.89ES1
Pole VaultCharlie Maw(Test Valley School)3rd4.40NS6+2
 Tom Farres(Mayville High School)10th3.65 -
DiscusAndrew Mead-Briggs(Kings' School)2nd47.59NS7+2
HammerLeslie Parkes(Cowplain Community School)1st60.19NS8+2
JavelinBen Brearley(Noadswood School)8th52.61ES1+1
4x100m RelayOliver Bromby, Myles Richardson, Jake Ness, Leslie Parkes 1st,Ht242.10 -
   1st,Final42.29NS8+2

Senior Boys: E.W. Haley Trophy

1Essex89.50
2Surrey73
3Hampshire54.5

Individual performances

100mAdam Thomas(Farnborough Sixth-Form College)1st,Ht1(-1.4)10.79 -
   4th,Fin(-0.1)10.84NS5+2
 Gareth Tennison(Brockenhurst College)7th,Ht3(-1.4)11.63 -
200mJason Amartey(Barton Peveril Sixth Form College)5th,Ht4(-2.3)22.75 -
800mDudley Mason(Barton Peveril Sixth Form College)1st,Ht11:54.05 -
   4th,Final1:56.02ES5+1
3000mRichard Allen(Salesian College)12th8:51.64 -
Pole VaultSam Bass-Cooper(King Edward VI School)4th=4.50NS4.5+2
Long JumpSam Adams(Peter Symonds Sixth Form College)5th(+0.0)6.97NS4+2
ShotHenry Ridgers(Queen Mary's College)3rd14.03ES6+1
DiscusNick Percy(Ryde School with Upper Chine)1st56.87NS8+2
 Alex Hill-King(Peter Symonds Sixth Form College)6th45.75ES3+1
HammerDaniel Avery(Barton Peveril Sixth Form College)12th49.63ES1
JavelinMichael Muckelt(South Downs College)8th52.30 1
4x100m Relay Adam Thomas, Gareth Tennison, Jason Amartey, Sam Adams
 5th42.49NS4+2

Junior Girls: Championship Shield

1London56
2Surrey50
3Hampshire36

Individual performances

100mGrace Jacobs(Yateley School)1st,Ht2(-0.5)12.68 -
   6th,SF2(-0.2)12.85ES1
 Izzy Bryant(The Mountbatten School)3rd,Ht4(+0.2)12.90 -
   7th,SF1(-0.3)13.10 -
High JumpKatya Oldfield(Cams Hill School)1st1.66NS8+2
 Kathryn Burroughs(Thornden School)9th=1.57ES1
Long JumpHolly Mills(The Clere School)5th(+0.0)5.21NS4+2
 Isobel Gray(Kings' School)15th(+0.0)4.68 -
ShotMillie Cavanagh(Cams Hill School)1st11.42NS8+2
DiscusHollie Pearce(The Mountbatten School)18th21.83 -
 Elizabeth Butler-Clack(Aldworth Science College)16th24.16 -
JavelinKatherine Abel(Calthorpe Park School)11th30.57ES1
4x100m Relay Grace Jacobs, Izzy Bryant, Lizzie Butler-Clack, Millie Cavanagh
 3rd,Ht350.28 -
   4th,Final49.99NS5+2

Inter Girls: Hendon Business Men's Trophy

1Essex62
2Kent49
3Surrey40
4Hampshire36

Individual performances

100mLucy Bomphrey(Robert May's School)2nd,Ht212.5 -
   6th,SF1(-1.2)12.54ES1
 Amy Teal(The Romsey School)6th,Ht112.9 -
800mHannah Knapton(Henry Beaufort School)5th,Ht12:17.94 -
   7th,SF22:17.73ES1
300m HGemma Finch(The Clere School)6th,Ht247.03 -
 Devon Brimecome(Oaklands Catholic School)6th,Ht147.85 -
High JumpKierra Barker(Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School)1st1.74NS8+2
Pole VaultAmber Try(Hawley Place School)6th3.20NS3+2
DiscusEmily Green(The Mountbatten School)8th34.77ES1+1
JavelinLeanne Davies(Calthorpe Park School)2nd43.04NS7+2
 Jordan Campbell(King Edward VI School)3rd40.59NS6+2

Senior Girls: Joan Hayward Cup

1West Midlands76
2Essex60
3Surrey57
13Hampshire4

Individual performances

High JumpEmma Cowell(Peter Symonds Sixth Form College)6th1.69ES3+1
ShotFiona Brown(Peter Symonds Sixth Form College)9th9.86 -

Channel Islands

Aggregate Totals (Group C*): Tonkin Cup

1=Bedfordshire & Luton105.5
1=Wiltshire105.5
3Warwickshire95.5
4Oxfordshire90
5Gloucestershire83
6Somerset80.5
7Cambridgeshire77
8Lincolnshire76
9Norfolk70.5
10Northamptonshire63
11Dorset61
12Cornwall55
13Cleveland54
14Shropshire39
15Cumbria34
16Channel Islands27

(*Group C: school population of secondary age under 60,000)

Junior Boys

Team (Group C*): Watford Council Trophy 10th=, 4 points (15 counties competed)

80m HurdlesAlistair Chalmers(Guernsey)2nd,Ht3(+1.0)12.0
   6th,Fin(-1.0)11.76

Inter Boys

Team (Group C): Rotary (Slough) Shield 10th, 11 points (16 counties competed)

400mStanley Livingston(Jersey)4th,Ht350.54
1500mDaniel Ray(Guernsey)9th4:12.23
400m HurdlesSamuel Wallbridge(Guernsey)1st,Ht256.05
   1st,Final54.21

Senior Boys

400mRobert Stenhouse(Jersey)6th,Ht263.02
800mAaron Turmel(Jersey)5th,Ht21:55.18

Junior Girls

800mAlice Baine(Jersey)6th,Ht42:21.47

Inter Girls

Team (Group C): Buckinghamshire Cup 15th, 2 points (15 counties competed)

300mGemma Gothard(Jersey)6th,Ht242.56
1500mKatie Rowe(Guernsey)2nd,Ht14:39.43
   12th,Final4:51.41
High JumpHolly Widdowson(Jersey)14th=1.54
Triple JumpRoseanna Hill(Jersey)2nd,PlB(+0.0)11.04
   10th,Fin(+0.0)10.80
JavelinZoe Fitch(Guernsey)18th30.77

Senior Girls

Team (Group C): C.F. Gosling Trophy 10th=, 10 points (15 counties competed)

DiscusShadine Duquemin(Jersey)1st47.92