10th/11th September
Triple jumper Trevor Okoroafor travelled to Glasgow to represent the South East of England in the UK School Games and four others went to the new K2 track at Crawley in the Surrey/Sussex Multi Events Championships. In the Scotstoun Stadium, nationally third ranked Okoroafor's best jump of 14.49m (+2.6w) was beaten right at the death and he had to settle for silver, which was presented to him by Dame Kelly Holmes. Meanwhile in the Surrey/Sussex multi event championships, U20 George Thatcher and U17 Daisy Collingridge took gold and silver medals. Thatcher completed his decathlon second overall to take the Surrey title with 5,253 points which ranks him 27th nationally. Croydon High School student Daisy Collingridge clinched silver in the women's decathlon with a superb 800m win in 2:24.38seconds. Manny Nsudoh-Hall headed the Harriers senior decathlon challenge and finished a solid fourth with 4,355 points. His Harriers colleague Peter Roberts (V45) improved his PB to 3,776 points in seventh placeWorld Junior Championships Beijing 15-20th August 2006
Martyn Rooney finished third in 45.87 seconds. The British relay team too finished third, earning him a second bronze medal.Rosenheim Final 16th August 2006
Croydon Celebrated a great win, in the Rosenheim League Final, on wednesday night, there first victory in the competion since 1991. Competeing team manager Andy Del Nevo, said it was a great team effort with many of the younger athletes performing extremely well. Croydon were up against five other teams who competed in higher divisions this year. The victory was a the final competition of the year, a season which also saw the mens team promoted from Division 3, Southern League. The main contribution to the teams success came from James Dasaolu, who won the 100m, in 10.8 seconds and was second in the 200m in 22.8. Croydon also had winners in the High Jump, with Nataniel Smith 1.65m and George Thatcher in the 400m in 50.8sec. This was supported with second places from Dan Xiao-Ho in the 400m Hurdles 60.6, Paul Ogan in the triple jump 12.60 and the 4x200m relay squad of George Thatcher, Paul Ogan, Darren Woolen and Sedek Tong. The team also consited of Robbie McIntyre 3rd in the 800m, 2.05.01. Nick Gould , 3rd in the 3000min 9.18.2. Manee Nsudoh-Hall 4th in the Javelin 42.68 and Shot 11.02m which was also a Personal Best and finally Andy Del Nevo 5th in the 1500m 4.35.0. The match result changed quite substantialy after careful checking for most teams, except Croydon who were leaders right from the start of the competition. The final result was as follows Croydon 1st with 78 points, 2nd Kingston and Poly 73pts, 3rd Hercules Wimbledon 68pts, 4th Herne Hill 66pts, 5th Serpentine 46pts, 6th Thames Valley Harriers 25pts, 7th St Marys Richmond 20th and British Airways 7ptsRESULTS
100
1 James Dasaolu(U20) CRO 10.8
2 Sam Mensah HHH 11.0
200
1 Sam Mensah HHH 22.1
2 James Dasaolu(U20) CRO 22.8
400 inc NS
1 George Thatcher CRO 50.8
800
3 Robbie McIntyre CRO 2.05.1
800 NS
7 Dave Warren(V45) CRO 2.31.6
10 Matt Kiernan(U20) CRO 2.35.8
1500 inc NS
7 Andy Del Nevo(V35) CRO 4.35.0
3000 inc NS
6 Nick Gould CRO 9.18.7
14 Terry Lapins NS CRO 10.38.7
17 Dave Warren(V45) NS CRO 11.10.2
22 Eric Campbell NS CRO 14.56.2
400 Hurdles inc NS
1 Richard Holt K&P 58.7
2 Dan Xiao-Ho CRO 60.6
3 Ben Robson NS CRO 61.4
4 x 200 Relay
1 HHH 1.31.6
2 CRO 1.34.3
High Jump
1 Nathaniel Smith CRO 1.65
Triple Jump
2 Paul Ogun(U20) CRO 12.60
Shot
4 Manny Nsudoh-Hall CRO 11.02
Javelin
4 Manny Nsudoh-Hall CRO 42.68
FINAL SCORE(amended)
1 CROYDON 78
2 KINGSTON & POLY 73
3 HERCULES WIMB 68
8 BRITISH AIRWAYS 7
BMAF National Decathlon & Heptathlon Championships 2006
Horspath Stadium, Oxford. 12th/13th August 2006
AAA of England U15 and U17 Championships 5-6th August Birmingham Alexander Stadium
Men's Southern League Uxbridge 5th August 2006
100- J DASAOLU-1-11.0 / D WOLLEN-2-11.5National Junior League: 16th July 2006
Its hard to believe that Croydon considered scrapping competing in this league when Shane and Ashley turned up as one man teams, but the Harriers showed some class and consolidated their position in the weekend meet at Erith. The pick of the performances included wins for George Thatcher in the 400m (50.7), Paul Ogun in the triple jump (13.14m) on his return after 3 years and Kayliegh Ferguson in the 100m Hurdles (15.5). Well done to everyone it was a great team performance.
Event A string B String
BMAF 2006 Track & Field Championships Birmingham Sat/Sun Jul 8/9 2006
800m M45
9 David Warren 47 SCVAC 2-24.47
5000m M45
9 Colin Oxlade 47 SCVAC 17-41.50
3000m Steeplechase M45
4 Colin Oxlade 47 SCVAC 11-27.98
Triple Jump W55
2 Linda Harrison 55 SCVAC 5.58
Hammer W55
4 Linda Harrison 55 SCVAC 21.36
Weight W55
2 Linda Harrison 55 SCVAC 8.38
Mens Southern League Ashford 8th July 2006
The 10 Men Win
Due to fixture clashes with the English schools and British Masters and injury, only 10 Croydon Athletes made the journey to Ashford for the penultimate fixture. Needing to win to keep promotion hopes alive the ten men performed magnificently. Dominating their opponents and in the end producing a comfortable victory. To pick up maximum match points in a push for promotion the team worked hard to cover all events. There were many excellent achievements on the day. Ben Robson (U17) making his debut in the Men’s Southern League, ran an excellent race to win the B-String, having lead all the way with a 100m to go he came under pressure but dug deep to pull away. Ben then teamed up with Dan Xiao-Ho to win the 400m A & B, Dan having previously won the 400m Hurdles. Ben finished the day unbeaten contributing to the winning 4 x 400m team along with George Thatcher, Darren Wollen and Dan. George Thatcher also won every event he competed in, winning the individual High Jump, 800m and 200m and contributing to wins in both relays, the highlight being the 800m which he won by almost 50m. Leading points winner was Peter Roberts who won the B String 110m hurdles, High Jump and Discus. Manny Nsudoh Hall contributed the second most points with wins in the Javelin and second places discus, shot and 100m Hurdles. Darren Wollen dominated the sprints winning 100, 200 and overcoming a 10m deficit on the last leg of the 4 x 100m. Nick Gould ran a solid 5000m for 2nd place and 3rd in the 1500m. Team Manager Chris King won the B Shot and finished 2nd in the A-string Hammer. Terry Lapins contributed in the 100m, Triple Jump, achieving a P.B in the Long Jump (5.51m) before running a good steeplechase.
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Event |
A String |
B String |
|
100m |
1st Darren Wollen 11.9 |
4th Terry Lapins 13.3 |
|
200m |
1st Darren Wollen TBD |
1st George Thatcher TBD |
|
400m |
1st Ben Robson 54.5 |
1st Dan Xiao-Ho 55.9 |
|
800m |
1st George Thatcher 2.02.1 |
1st Ben Robson 2.05.4 |
|
1500m |
3rd Nick Gould TBD |
2nd Ian Wright TBD |
|
5000m |
2nd Nick Gould 16:30 |
2nd Ian Wright 18.47.6 |
|
110m H |
2nd Manny Nsudoh-Hall TBD |
1st Peter Roberts TBD |
|
400m H |
1st Dan Xiao-Ho 61.6 |
3rd Peter Roberts 70.7 |
3000m Steeplechase |
3rd Terry Lapins TBD |
2nd Ian Wright TBD |
|
Long Jump |
3rd Terry Lapins 5.51 |
3rd Manny Nsudoh-Hall 4.87 |
|
Triple Jump |
4th Terry Lapins TBD |
4th Peter Roberts TBD |
|
High Jump |
1st George Thatcher 1.70m |
1st Peter Roberts 1.55m |
|
Pole Vault |
4th Peter Roberts 2.10m |
4th Ian Wright 1.10m |
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Hammer |
2nd Chris King 29.69m |
2nd Peter Roberts 17.32m |
|
Discus |
2nd Manny Nsudoh-Hall 34.81m |
1st Peter Roberts 28.80m |
|
Shot Put |
2nd Manny Nsudoh-Hall 10.40m |
1st Chris King 8.63m |
|
Javelin |
1st Manny Nsudoh-Hall 42.46m |
2nd Darren Wollen 32.39m |
|
4 x 100m |
2nd Dan Xiao-Ho, George Thatcher, Manny Nsudoh-Hall, Darren Wollen 47.9 |
|
|
4 x 400m |
1st Darren Wollen, Dan Xiao-Ho, Ben Robson, George Thatcher 3.51.9 |
|
result : 1st Croydon -142
Individual Points contribution Ebbisham League meeting Kingsmeadow 2nd July 2006 Southern Premier League match at the Gosling Stadium, Welwyn Garden City 25TH JUNE 2006 Dystert Dash, Richmond 25th June 2006 On The Road To The Top 15 By Matthew Kiernan Croydon Harriers senior men made further progress in the Surrey Road League with a solid display at the Dysart Dash. Once again it was Colin Oxlade who led the team home, making light work of the sweltering humidity to finish 51st in 37:43. Terry Lapins continued his rapid rise to ascendancy, knocking 4 minutes off last year’s performance, sprinting home in 40:17 for 93rd. The father and son combination of Keith (113th, 41:14) and David Brown (226th, 47:07) completed the scoring quartet, ensuring the Harriers lie 13th out of the 25 clubs in the league. Position Athlete Time 51st Colin Oxlade 37:43 93rd Terry Lapins 40:17 113th Keith Brown 41:14 226th David Brown 47:07 436 runners finished.
2nd Manny 18.25pts
3rd George 17.5pts
4th Darren 16.5pts
5th Dan 15.5pts
6th Ian 14pts
7th Ben.25pts
8th Terry 10pts
9th Chris 9pts
10th Nick 7 pts
Harriers are now third in the table and look a good bet to secure their Division One place next season.
U15 long jumper Derek Yeboah was the star performer, clearing six metres for the first time to win comfortably at 6.01m.
Team U15 captain Kariym Irving also shone, taking second place in the second year shot with a 10.09m throw.
Daryll Rugless scored a clear win in the second year triple jump with an 11.48m effort and took a close up second in the 400m in 57.7sec. David Aofoalu was Harriers' other gold medal winner, heading the U15 second year 100m in 12.3sec
Richard Baah and Twinelle Hopeson won athlete of the match awards to cap off a fine team performance.
Baah recorded a season's best 56m discus throw and Hopeson won her gong for an impressive 25.3sec U15 200m victory, before anchoring the girls 4x100m relay team home in first.
Three previous award winners also had good results. Team captain Gavin Roye ran a 100m personal best winning in a time of 11.2sec and triple jump star Trevor Okoroafor won his event at 13.66m, plus the discus at 26.69m. U15 sprinter Ehi Oboite equalled the 100m record of 11.1sec.
Oboite also starred in the 80m hurdles which he won convincingly in 11.8sec. Joash Howard made the 100m A Grade 1 maximum for Croydon, when he won the B string in 11.8sec.
U17 400m hurdles winner Sidique Tong was one of several U17s who raced into new performance territory when he won in 61.1sec. Adam Fletcher ran 52.6sec for a personal best in the 400m to finish second and ran a great anchor leg for Croydon's victorious 4x400m quartet, who won in 3:35.4.
Jemel Beckford won the 100m hurdles in 14.1sec and rock solid shot putter Erasmus Ntim Dwemo continued his string of first class performances with a winning 13.68m put.
Daisy Collingridge got off to a good start in the opening 300m hurdles with 47.0sec and continued with wins in the 800m in 2:28.5 and the B 300m in 42.8sec.
Odette Campbell prevailed after a torrid tussle down the straight in the 300m A race in 41.0sec but had to concede by a tenth of a second in the 200m in 26.0sec and took a good second in the high jump at 1.48m.
Karym Irving won the discus with a personal best 38.52m, before Lawrence Akoye won the B string with a 36.61m throw and then won the A shot with a 12.41m put. Temi Ladega made it a Harriers maximum with his 11.81m effort. Derek Yeboah won the U15 long jump clearly at 5.63m Jordan Maurice and Sheldon Brown shone for the U13 boys with two wins and a second each. Maurice showed his versatility in winning the 200m in 27.8sec before running away with 800m in 2:22.8. He then went on to finish second in the 100m in 14.1sec.
Brown was even faster in the B100m, winning in 13.9sec. He also won both A string high and long jumps with 1.36m and 4.19m.
Faraz Rafi set peronal bests in the shot with 7.68m and in the 75m hurdles, where came second in 15.2sec.
Croydon teams won five of the nine relays, with the U13 girls 4x100m team setting the tone in the first of them with a time of 53.6 sec.
South of England Championships 17-18TH June Crystal Palace
Croydon Harriers enjoyed a good measure of success in the South of England U20 Championships at Crystal Palace at the weekend.Rosenheim League Wimbeldon 8th June
110mH Peter Roberts 20.4 2nd
National Young Athletes League Copthall Stadium 5th June
Croydon Harriers' young athletes, newly promoted to the National Premier League, faced the daunting prospect of an encounter with third placed Harrow, fifth placed home team Shaftesbury Barnet and the Vale of Aylesbury at the Copthall Stadium on Sunday.
Dorking 10 - 4th June 2006
Once again dogged by the non-availability of six key scorers, the enthusiastic squad of Croydon boys and girls was unable to capitalise on an outside chance of a second place, but did well given the circumstances.
They finished third and causing some unanticipated concern in the home camp and deservedly retained their sixth spot in the southern division.
A perfect start on the track, a win in the U17 girl's hurdles, looked odds on as Daisy Collingridge approached the final hurdle well clear, but she lost her stride and fell heavily. To her great credit, she clambered to her feet to finish a courageous fourth. Recovered from the impact, she later took second in a keenly contested 800m and won the B string 300m.
The A 300m winner was Odette Campbell, who looked impressive and totally in control for her 41.65sec clocking. She finished a full second ahead of the runner-up. She was similarly dominant in winning the 200m in 25.89sec and picked up more valuable points by coming third in the high jump.
U15 sprinter Twinelle Hopeson wowed the crowds once again with a scintillating sprint double. Fresh from her South of England triumphs she turned on the pace three times to cross the line first.
She took the 200m by almost a second in 25.07sec and followed it up with another grade one performance in the 100m, which she won comfortably in 12.27sec. Stephanie Braithwaite made the 200m a Croydon double with her B string win in 27.43sec.
Twinelle finished her day in perfect style by snatching 4x100m victory with a decisive dash down the home straight. The team time of 51.30sec put them 0.3sec ahead after having been a similar gap adrift at the third change.
In a match rich in grade one standards Croydon's athletes featured prominently with eight. Outstanding among these high achievers was team captain Gavin Roye whose 11.26sec 100m hurdles win earned him the track athlete of the match award, and Ehi Obiote who got two with his amazing U15 100m win in 11.14sec and his 11.88sec hurdles. Joash Howard came a close second in the U15 200m in 23.93sec.
The field event athletes had their share of top grade glory thanks to U15 discus thrower Kariym Irving who improved his best throw to win with a 36.33m effort. He also won the hammer throw at 31.80m as well as heading the B 80m hurdles in 12.98sec. Lawrence Akoye supported him splendidly with a winning B string discus throw of 33.52m.
U17 Javelin thrower Richmond Baah produced a fine series, topped by a 52.30m best. With his raw talent, it can only be a matter of time before he hits the 60m mark. He also contributed in the hammer, with first time throw of 22.09m for third place.
The girls achieved success in the U17 A shot, thanks to Lauren Smoother's 7.74m winning throw and young Keri Davison looked sharp winning the U13 70m hurdles in 13.09sec. The Armah sisters scored a rare family double with wins in the U13 girls shot. Rochelle with 6.57m and Hannah 5.64m.
The team also benefited from the successful debuts of several newcomers, among whom U13 Trinity boy Faraz Rafi was prominent in more ways than one. The tall 11-year-old athlete, head and shoulders above his rivals, won both the shot (7.45m), and the B high jump (1.25), and despite a fall in his first hurdles race, showed great presence of mind to calmly re-start and run in safely for the points.
One of the best runs came from fiercely competitive first year U17 Ben Robson in the 800m. The Woodcote High boy ran his rivals into submission with a well-earned personnel best of 2:03.31.
U13 two lapper Jordan Maurice had earlier set the front running trend by leading his event early, and holding on to win by 3sec in 2:24.77. Will Mercer advanced to 2:34.27 when taking the B first behind him.
More positive front running from Sophie Paterson in the U15 girls 800m earned her a clear win in 2:29.83.
South of England U17 pole-vault champion Ryszard Buk fought against niggling back pain, but could only clear 3.85m for third. Later he gamely cleared 1.60m to score in the B high jump too. A string high jumper Tsidi Dagadu lost on count-back at 1.88m.
Croydon did better in the relays than had at first been apparent. A dramatic double disqualification in the U17 boys 4x100m gave the seemingly third placed squad a welcome surprise win in 45.25sec.
The club also scored wins in the U15 boys 4x400m in 4:00.54, and took second in the U15 boys 4x100m, 47.25sec, U13 boys 4x100m in 47.27sec and the U17 girls 4x100m in 53.20sec.
The team has now as anticipated, dropped one place to sixth in the table but is still nicely in contention for a cup final place in the autumn.
Croydon put the disappointment of not scoring at the Sutton 10K behind them with a solid 29th out of the 50 teams competing at the Dorking 10 on Sunday.
The ever consistent Colin Oxlade was the club’s first runner home, completing the 10 mile race in an impressive 65:04. The first female Harrier was Clare Arnott who continues to go from strength to strength with an encouraging time of 92:10.
The next fixture in the road league is the Dysart Dash on the 25th June entries are available at www.ranlagh-harriers.com.
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Position |
Time |
Athlete |
|
59th |
65:04 |
Colin Oxlade |
|
103rd |
68:42 |
Keith Brown |
|
303rd |
80:45 |
Norman Hemming |
|
339th |
82:40 |
Eric Campbell |
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491st |
92:10 |
Claire Arnott |
|
519th |
95:00 |
Sarah Guest |
Total Finishers: 622
Team Position (Men): 29th of 50
Mens Southern League Eastbourne 3rd June 2006
Dasaolu Sprints to League Record
James Dasaolu set a new league record for the 200m as he helped Croydon Harriers to move into the top 5 in the 3rd Division of the Southern Men’s League, in their latest fixture at Eastbourne.
The Under 20 Surrey Silver medallist powered home in a record 22.7s and completed a sprint double with a comfortable 100m victory in an impressive 10.9s.
It proved to be a day of many spirited individual performances as Lawrence Dight wrapped up the B string sprint events, winning the 100m (11.4s) and 200m (23.7s) before adding a 2nd place in his speciality event, the 400m in 53s.
More victories were added on the track with long distance maestro Dave Symons (5000m, 17:24), ever present Terry Lapins (Long Jump, 4.94m) and throwing specialist Manny Nsudoh-Hall (Javelin, 40.55m) all securing precious points for the club.
It was indeed Manny Nsudoh-Hall who epitomised Harriers’ team spirit on the day, with further wins in the B string Long Jump (4.94m) and 110m Hurdles (20.4s), as well as finishing runner up in the Discus (38.93m) P.B. and Shot Put (10.93m) P.B.
Croydon’s strong performance resulted in finishing 2nd of the 4th clubs competing and in the process ensured that their bid for promotion is still alive.
Sidelined Team Captain Robbie McIntrye felt that the team’s long trip was well worth it: “It was a great performance from a depleted team, and they’ve kept our aims for promotion still a strong possibility”.
|
Event |
A String |
B String |
|
100m |
1st James Dasaolu 10.9 |
1st Laurence Dight 11.4 |
|
200m |
1st James Dasaolu 22.7 League Record |
1st Laurence Dight 23.7 |
|
400m |
2nd Laurence Dight 53.0 |
2nd George Thatcher 51.7 |
|
800m |
2nd George Thatcher 2.03.1 |
4th Nick Gould 2.10.2 |
|
1500m |
3rd Nick Gould 4.22.5 |
3rd Dave Symmonds 4.44.7 |
|
5000m |
1st Dave Symmonds 17.24.0 |
1st Colin Oxlade 18.11.5 |
|
110m H |
4th Terry Lapins 21.4 |
1st M Nsudoh-Hall 20.4 |
|
400m H |
4th Terry Lapins 68.5 |
3rd Ian Wright 69.0 |
|
Long Jump |
1st Terry Lapins 4.94 |
1st Manny Nsudoh-Hall 4.94 |
|
Triple Jump |
4th Terry Lapins 11.26m |
4th Ian Wright 9.48m |
|
High Jump |
2nd Manny Nsudoh-Hall 1.75m |
4th Ian Wright 1.00m |
|
Pole Vault |
4th George Thatcher 2.20m |
2ndEQ Ian Wright 1.10m |
|
Hammer |
2nd Chris King 30.26m |
1st Mark Evans 27.59m |
|
Discus |
2nd Manny Nsudoh 38.93m |
2nd Mark Evans 22.75m |
|
Shot Put |
2nd Manny Nsudoh-Hall 10.93m |
2nd Mark Evans 8.40m |
|
Javelin |
1st Manny Nsudoh-Hall 40.55m |
3rd Mark Evans 23.85m |
|
4 x 100m |
2nd Ian Wright, George Thatcher, Laurence Dight, James Dasaolu 47.9 |
|
|
4 x 400m |
3rd Ian Wright, Laurence Dight, James Dasaolu, George Thatcher 3.50.5 |
|
result : 1st Eastbourne -156 ; 2nd croy. h. -132.5
Individual Points contribution SEAA U15/U17 TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, CHELMSFORD, 27/28 MAY 2006 Surrey County Championship 12th Annual Veterans Track & Field Championships, Kingsmeadow, May 27, 2006
M40 M45 M55 W55 Rosenheim League Croydon Arena 24th May Despite a realy wet, cold and damp night Croydon Harriers went from strength to strength winning the second Rosenheim League, at Croydon Arena.
Womens Match
Result National Young Athletes League Croydon Arena 21st May 2006 Southern Womwns Track & Field meeting Croydon Arena 20th May 2006 U15 Jessica Thornton Seniors Nassou Keita Kayleigh Ferguson Claire Arnott Sarah Guest Louise Aldous Kim Thornton Linda Harrison Gemma Hammond Jane Goatcher Senior 4x 100m relay Final result Mens Southern League Croydon Arena 20th May
2006 Event A String B String 100m 1st D Wollen
11.6 3rd A Powell 13.3 200m 2nd D Wollen
23.6 3rd S Holloway 28.0 400m 1st G Thatcher 52.1 2nd A Powell 57.6 800m 2nd G Thatcher 2.02.2 4th E Osher 2.33.1 1500m 3rd A George 4.28.7 4th N Gould 4.44.7 5000m 2nd N Gould 16.23.6 3rd J Dillow 18.08.1 110m H 3rd I Statter 23.3 2nd M Nsudoh-Hall 20.2 400m H 2nd D Xiao Ho 61.6 3rd I Wright 77.1 Long Jump 1st M Nsudoh-Hall 5.93 1st G Thatcher 5.36 Triple Jump 3rd C Welch 10.85m 4th A Statter 9.15m High Jump 2nd T Dagadu 1.70m 3rd C Welch 1.40 Pole Vault - - Hammer 2nd C King 29.98m 2nd M Evans 27.68m Discus 2nd M Nsudoh 31.66m 2nd A Richards 30.18m Shot Put 3rd A Richards 10.07m 2nd M Evans 8.92m Javelin 2nd M Nsudoh-Hall 31.66m 3rd S Holloway 28.76m 4 x 100m 2nd S Holloway, G Thatcher, C Welch, D Wollen
3.49.5 4 x 400m 2nd S Holloway, D Wollen, A George, G Thatcher
3.49.5 result : camb. h -162 ; croy. h. -123 : padd. w.-112 : serp.-101 Surrey Athletics Association TRACK
& FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13/14 MAY 2006 - KINGSMEADOW STADIUM . SENIOR MEN Saturday 13th May 5000M FINAL 5 Nicholas Gould Croy 16:17.37 800M Final 7 Andrew Del Nevo D&T 02:11.72 3000M Steeplechase Final 2 Terry Lappins Croy 11:23.8 Sunday 14th May 400M Hurdles Final 2 Terry Lapins Croy 01:05.50 1500M Final 9 Andrew Del Nevo UNDER 20 MEN Track Events Saturday 13th May 100m Heat 1 5 Massiah James Croy 11.80 100m Heat 2 -0.9 M/S 1 Dasaolu James Croy 10.98 100m Heat 3 -0.1 M/S 4 Wollen Darren Croy 11.74 400m Heat 1 2 Thatcher George Croy 51.08 Q 4 Xiao-Ho Daniel Croy 54.59 q 100m Final -1.8 M/S 2 Dasaolu James Croy 10.84 400m Final 1 Thatcher George Croy 50.52 8 Dight Lawrence Croy 56.07 1500m Final 7 George Ashley Croy 04:26.00 Sunday 14th May 400M Hurdles Final 2 Xiao-Ho Daniel Croy 01:02.05 800M Final 2 Thatcher George Croy 01:59.11 6 Powell Robbie Croy 02:14.70 200M Heat 2 q 4 Wollen Darren Croy 23.58 3000M Final 3 Kiernan Matthew Croy 12:51.31 UNDER 17 MEN 200M Heat 1 -0.8 M/S 5 Auguiste Vincent Croy 24.65 200M Heat 2 -1.7 M/S 3 Wanogho Oweka Croy 24.06 q 5 Chavagneux Jake Croy 24.30 q 800M Heat 1 5 Newman Oliver Croy 02:08.67 800M Heat 2 1 Robson Ben Croy 02:04.81 200M Final -1.2 M/S 7 Chavagneux Jake Croy 24.33 100M Hurdles Final 2 Beckford Jamel Croy 14.42 3 Denny-Brown Anton Croy 14.55 800M Final 6 Robson Ben Croy 02:07.66 1500M Steeplechase Final 1 Ricketts Claudius Croy 05:17.1 1500M Final 5 Robson Ben Croy 04:34.91 100M Heat 2 3 Auguiste Vincent Croy 11.79 100M Heat 3 4 Chavagneux Jake Croy 11.94 400M Heat 1 1 Wanogho Oweka Croy 53.60 Q 3000M Final 1.8 M/S 12 Mohammed Mohammed Croy 09:59.14 100M Final (Manual Timing) 8 Auguiste Vincent Croy 11.8 400M Final 5 Wangogho Oweka Croy 55.33 Sunday 14th May 5 Robson Ben Croy 04:34.91 100M Heat 2 3 Auguiste Vincent Croy 11.79 100M Heat 3 4 Chavagneux Jake Croy 11.94 400M Heat 1 3000M Final 1.8 M/S 12 Mohammed Mohammed Croy 09:59.14 100M Final (Manual Timing) 8 Auguiste Vincent Croy 11.8 400M Final 5 Wangogho Oweka Croy 55.33 (a) = May 13th; (b) = May 14th Long Jump (b) 1 Gavin Roye (Croy) 6.36 (6.36/1.3, 6.07/-0.2, nj, 6.19/1.0, nj, nj) Triple Jump (b) 1 Trevor Okoroafor (Croy) 14.27 CBP (nj, 12.69, 13.15, 13.36, 14.01, 14.27) Shot (a) 1 Erasmus Ntim-Dwemoh (Croy) 12.93 (11.99, 12.56, 12.93, 12.25, np, 12.62) 2 Oliver Newman (Croy) 11.64 (10.85, 11.64, 10.66, 10.38, 10.45, np) Javelin (b) 1 Richmond Baah (Croy) 52.61 (43.08, 52.61, 41.37, 50.76, 46.58, 44.03) U15 Boys 80M Hurdles Heat 2 4 Smallcombe Robert Croy 16.82 100M Heat 2 0.1 M/S 4 Yeboah Derek Croy 12.72 q 100M Final -2.5 M/S 4 Yeboah Derek Croy 12.68 400M Heat 1 1 Howard Joash Croy 54.22 Q 5 Welch Elliot Croy 01:01.86 400M Heat 2 6 Massiah Luke Croy 01:04.89 400M Final 1 Howard Joash Croy 54.02 High Jump (b) 12 Robert Smallcombe (Croy) 1.30 (1.25o, 1.30o, 1.35xxx) Long Jump (b) 1 Derek Yeboah (Croydon) 5.66 (5.66/1.1, 5.42/0.9, 5.19/0.9, 5.21/0.7, 5.24/2.3,
5.34/1.1) Shot (a) 2 Temi Ladega (Croy) 11.76 (10.07, 10.75, np, 11.09, 10.95, 11.76) Discus (b) 1 Kariym Irving (Croy) 33.76 (nt, 30.11, nt, 32.28, 33.76, nt) 4 Temi Ladega (Croy) 31.07 (26.10, nt, 31.07, nt, 30.03, nt) Hammer (a) 2 Kariym Irving (Croy) 33.93 (-, 29.03, 28.82, 32.37, 33.93, nt) U13 Boys 800m Heat 1 1 Maurice Jordan Croy 02:23.19 Q 800m Heat 2 1 Wyatt Matthew E&E 02:29.74 Q 2 Knuckey Stephen AFD 02:32.97 Q 3 Bailey Chris Oxted S 02:36.17 4 Mathews-Patience Luke C'ley 02:37.32 5 Mercer Will Croy 02:38.09 800m Final 3 Maurice Jordan Croy 02:20.10 1500m Heat 2 Manual Times 5 Plackett Mark Croy 05:27.3 q 100m Heat 2 1.3 M/S 4 Miller Kwame Croy 14.81 1500m Final 11 Plackett Mark Croy 05:30.62 Senior Women 100M Final -1.2 M/S 5 Keita Nassou Croy 13.71 200M Final 3 Keita Nassou Croy 28.11 U20 Women 100M H (84.0cm) FINAL (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 2 Kayleigh Ferguson (Croy) 15.68 (-1.7) U20 Women Hammer (4kg) FINAL (Kingston, 14/5/2006) 1 Kalesha Smith (Croy) 35.53 U17 Women 200M FINAL (Kingston, 14/5/2006) 4 Odette Campbell (Croy) 26.16 (+1.5) U17 Women 300M FINAL (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 1 Odette Campbell (Croy) 41.05 U17 Women 800M FINAL (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 1 Daisy Collingridge (Croy) 2:18.32 U17 Women High Jump FINAL (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 3 Daisy Collingridge (Croy) 1.45 U17 Women Javelin (600g) FINAL (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 6 Nikita Petty (Croy) 24.77 U15 Girls 800M HEAT 4 (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 1 Sophie Paterson (Croy) 2:27.24 U15 Girls 800M FINAL (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 4 Sophie Paterson (Croy) 2:23.28 U15 Girls Discus (1kg) FINAL (Kingston, 14/5/2006) 7 Charlotte Campbell (Croy) 14.63 8 Lauren Marshall (Croy) 13.11 U13 Girls 100M HEAT 1 (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 3 Hannah Thompson (Croy) 14.67 -0.9 U13 Girls 100M HEAT 2 (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 4 Jessica Case (Croy) 14.82 U13 Girls 100M FINAL (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 7 Jessica Case (Croy) 14.94 -2.0 8 Hannah Thompson (Croy) 14.95 -2.0 U13 Girls 200M FINAL (Kingston, 14/5/2006) 4 Hannah Thompson (Croy) 29.43 U13 Girls 70M H FINAL (Kingston, 13/5/2006) 3 Jessica Case (Croy) 13.76 -1.0 7th May 2005 Asford National Junior League
Ain’t No Bar High Enough! By Matthew Kiernan Croydon Harriers Under 20s team made a solid start to their National Junior League campaign with a respectable 6th place out of 9 at Ashford on Sunday.
The ever improving Tom Crawford shone for Croydon in the Pole Vault, trouncing the opposition with a lifetime best height of 4.40m to win the “Athlete of the Match” award in the process.
He made it dramatic for the nervous onlookers though as he cleared 4.20m and 4.40m with his final clearance before bowing out at 4.50m.
Sprinter James Dasaolu continued his fine form with an emphatic victory in the 100m in 10.7s. Later he also anchored the 4x100m-relay team to come out on top in 44.8s.
Darren Wollen also provided some good support with a “B” string sprint double, whilst Kayleigh Ferguson chipped in, elegantly winning the 100m hurdles.
There was also a number of encouraging debuts, one of the highlights being Ashley George (on debut in the event) finishing the 400m Hurdles despite hitting several of the hurdles.
Team Manager Terry Lapins was impressed with the Harriers stating – “I’m pleased and proud of the team, who filled in many gaps when required. Let it be the first of many good meetings to come!”
Athlete Event Position Performance Points Totals Apologies to all the girls who competed, we weren’t given your results! Beckenham Relays 3rd May 06 6 Is the Magic Number The Beckenham Relays resulted in the long distance Harriers first victory of the season on Wednesday evening…or at least that’s what they thought!
Despite finishing as the first Veterans team home, the “A” team was denied the spoils, as an irregularity with Andy Del Nevo’s age led them to be ineligible to score.
However 6th overall was still an impressive result for the trio over the 3x2.6mile course.
David Warren got Croydon off to a great start handing over in 11th in a time of 15:49.
Andy Del Nevo (15:13) speedily took over and made steady progress moving the Harriers into the top 10.
The ever present Colin Oxlade made the most progress though, anchoring the team home in 15:26.
The Harriers also fielded a “B” team with Terry Lapins (15:55), Matthew Kiernan (20:58) and “Harrier for the evening” Kevin Burnett (25:07) rounding off the field of competing clubs in 32nd.
Mens Southern League, Norman Park 29th April Croydon Harriers made a winning start to their season at Norman park. With many excellent wins.
Some of the most eye catching were: James Dasaolu's
excellent sprint double,
Richmond Bahh and Manny Nsodoh-Hall trying to out do each other
each other and both winning their javelin competions
with youth coming out on top of experience.
George Thatcher ducking under 2.00 minutes for the first time
in the 800m (1.59.2), Nick Gould with a great run in the 5km
to beat local rivals in the home straight.
The pole vault where great douple 1st was acheived by Tom Crawford
getting a PB with 4.30 and Ryszard Buk
adding the b-string with 3.80m. Terry Lapins who despite his London Marathon
efforts of 6 days earlier
contributed in many events and finished the day off
with a Steeplechase PB of 11.42.0 It was a great start to the season and everyone contributed to a great team performance. Alternative Report Harriers Flying Start Croydon Harriers got their Southern Men’s League campaign off to the best possible start at Norman Park on Saturday, with a confident victory against potentially tough opposition.
The track produced the most fruitful source of points throughout the day for the Harriers; with James Dasaolu’s sprint double one of the many highlights.
In the 100m, he clocked 11.0s and kept up the impressive pace in the 200m for a time of 22.7s to complete his brace of victories.
George Thatcher’s hard winter paid dividends in his 800m victory, breaking the two-minute barrier in 1:59.2.
Croydon’s dominance continued with further wins from Nick Gould (5000m, 16:12), Dan-Xiao-Ho (400H, 61.7) and Lawrence Dight (400m, 51.8).
On the field, the ever-improving Tom Crawford claimed a lifetime best in the Pole Vault of 4.30m and secured victory in the process. In the Javelin, Richmond Bahh took the spoils with a formidable throw of 47.09m.
The Harriers capped off a memorable team performance, with an emphatic win in the 4x400m relay in 3:38.4.
Match Result CROYDON-145; BEXLEY-142; RICHMOND & TWICK.-95; SOUTH LONDON H.-75 400h - Dan Xiao-Ho -1st- 61.7 / Terry Lapins -2nd - 70.2 100 - James Dasaolu - 1st- 11.0 / Sediik Tong - 4th -12.9 800 - George Thatcher -1st 1.59.2 / Robbie Powell - 1st -2.06.0 5000 - Nick Gould -1st-16.12.6 /Julian Dillow -2nd-NTT 400 - Laurence Digit -1st-51.8 / Sediik Tong- 3rd-61.4 110h - Peter Roberts -2nd -20.4 / Terry Lapins -2nd-22.3 200 - James Dasaolu -1st-22.7 / George Thatcher- 1st-23.7 1500 - Nick Gould - 4th -4.39.7 /Colin Oxlade -2nd -4.55.6 4x100 - 2nd - 48.0 Manny, Dan, Laurence, George 3000sc - Colin Oxlade 3rd-11.38.9 / Dave Warren 1st-12.03.4 / NS Terry Lapins 11.42.0-PB 4x400 - 1st 3.38.4 - Dan, George, Robbie, Laurence long jump - Manny Nsudoh-Hall -3rd-5.81 / George Thatcher -2nd-5.16 high Jump - Tsidi Dagadu -2nd-1.75 / George Thatcher -1st-1.60 pole - Tom Crawford - 1st-4.30-pb / Ryszard Buk - 1st-3.80 triple - Terry Lapins-3rd-10.66 / Robbie Powell-2nd-10.23 hammer -Chris King - 3rd-29.46 / Peter Roberts - 3rd-18.27 jav - Richmond Bahh - 1st -47.09 / Many Nsudoh-Hall - 1st -41.87 shot - Tony Richards - 4th-10.06 / Chris King - 8.05-2nd discus - Manny Nsuudoh-Hall 3rd-29.92 / Peter Roberst 3rd-28.63 London Martahon 23rd April The first Harriers runner home was Terry Lapins who completed the course at his first attempt in a very promising 3:29.49.
The other harriers finishers were: Keith Brown 3:33.36;
Duncan Byrne 4:04.46; Bas Sherif 4:35.50
2nd Mark 16 pts
3rd Laurence 15 3/4pts
4th George 13 3/4
5th Ian 12 1/4pts
6th Terry 12pts
7th James 11 3/4pts
8th Colin 10pts
9th Dave 8pts
10th Nick 7 pts
11th Chris 4pts :-(
Croydon Harriers' other top performer was U17 pole-vaulter Ryszard Buk who returned to winning ways after disappointment at Portsmouth last year.
He breathed a sigh of relief when the event was brought indoors to avoid the relentless rain. The Trinity School student soared to a winning PB height of 4.25m.
Trevor Okoarafor beat his own club U17 triple jump record with a terrific silver medal winning effort of 14.83m.
The Archbishop Lanfranc student was unlucky in that his best distance was achieved into a -3.9m/s wind, while the winner only had to contend with a 1.5m/s wind when he went just a few centimetres further.
U17 shot putter Erasmus Ntim-Dwewo recovered from injury to finish a respectable fifth with his effort of 12.61m.
U17 middle distance prospect Daisy Collingridge made further progress in the 800m where she had to be at the top of her game to qualify for the final in which she ran with great determination.
Completing the first 400m in 67sec the Croydon High School student maintained pace down the back straight and into the final bend, before digging deep to close up well towards the line to finish sixth in a PB of 2:18.09.
1500m. guest: Andy Del Nevo (Dacorum & Tring, M35) 4:32.6
1500m: 1 David Warren (Croy) 5:05.3
5000m: 2 Colin Oxlade (Croy) 17:27.9
Discus: 1 Tony Richards (Croy) 35.16; 2 Robin Roach (Walton) 26.57
Triple Jump: 1 Linda Harrison (Croy) 5.69
Hammer: 2 Linda Harrison (Croy) 19.45
Javelin: 1 Linda Harrison (Croy) 13.73
High Jump Andy Del Nevo 1.20 4th
Hammer Chris King 30.24 1st
800m Andy del Nevo 2;15.1 3rd
100m Darren Woolen 11.6 1st
400m George Thatcher 51.3 1st
1500m Nick Gould 4;24.6 3rd
Long jump Andy del Nevo 4.11 6th
Javelin Shane Holloway 27.55 2nd
200m Darren Woolen 23.5 1st
3000m Mohammed Mohammed 10;23.0 4th
4x200m Darren,Ben,George,Darren 1;41.6 1st
Match result Overall
1st Cro 55 1st Cro 12 104pts
2nd Str 46 2nd Her W 8.5 92pts
3rd Her W 44 3rd Str 7 81pts
4th SLH 39 4th HHH 5.5 74pts
5th Serp 31 5th Ser 5 72pts
6th HHH 26 6th SLH 4 57pts
100m Nassou keita 13.0 1st
Jav Anna campbell 18.50 1st
3000m Claire Arnlott 14;22.4 3rd
1st Serp 22 1st serp 12 44pts
2nd Croy 21 2nd Croy 10 32pts
3rd Str 5 3rd HHH 4 6pts
4th STr 4 5pts
Harriers on song By Mike Fleet
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Young Jordan Maurice went one better on the winning front, with three. The U13 county 800m bronze medallist won his "two lapper" with a strong surge down the home straight in 2:29.3 and showed good basic speed with wins in the 100m (14.4sec) and 200m (28.3sec).
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New sprint starlet Twinelle Hopeson defied the weather to put on a sparkling display to earn the club maximum points from the 100m and the 200m. She won the 100m in 13.0sec and the 200m in 26.4sec. Sheree Oliver (14.2sec) and Stefanie Braithwaite (28.5sec) both won their strings to make these events a Croydon preserve.
Despite the awful conditions, three Croydon athletes performed at national grade one level. U17 javelin thrower Richmond Baah was not far off his best with his winning throw of 51.31m, while triple jump winner Trevor Okoroafor cleared 13.75m to win by almost a metre.
U15 double sprint runner-up Ehe Obiote was 0.3sec adrift of his 200m best in 24.0sec. He was 0.1sec behind the 100m winner in 12.0 seconds. He successfully teamed up with Kariym Irving in the 80m hurdles to contribute an impressive event maximum with times of 12.2sec and 13.4sec.
Croydon's U17 high jumpers Tsidi Dagadu (1.60m) and Ryszard Buk (1.50m) both sensibly withdrew once certain of winning. Aspiring first year U17 400m runner Adam Fletcher improved to 52.7sec for a worthy second, and both U17 hurdlers Jemel Beckford, (14.7sec), and Anton Denny-Browne (15.5sec) overcame the adverse elements for good second places.
The middle distances in particular benefited from the influx with eight newcomers in the fray.
Eleven-year-old Elliott Verheary almost took the U13 1,500m by storm, leading until the home straight before finishing a creditable third in 5:06.9.
Hannah Tailleur, an U15 debutante, cut her 1,500m best by 16 seconds to take a very encouraging fourth in 5:56.81, while Gemma Dungay and Alice Schroeder were the first athletes for several years to pick up valuable points for the club in the U17 1,500m.
The relays were an unacceptable mixture of success and disqualification, featuring two disqualifications and two wins which were credited to the keen U13 boys and girls 4x400m teams.
This excellent match result moves Croydon Harriers up to sixth in the 16 Southern Premier Division. Their next match at this elevated level will be at Copthall Stadium, Hendon, on Sunday, June 4, when the opposition will be Shaftesbury Barnet, Vale of Aylesbury and Harrow.
Long Jump - 2A - 3.74m
Shot - 3A - 4.46m
Javelin - 2A - 9.38m
200m - 1B - 29.2
200m - 2B - 28.2
100mH -1A - 16.5
800m -4A - 3.13.0
1500m -3A - 6.22.0
High Jump -3A - 1.00m
800m - 3B - 3.24.1
1500m - 2B - 6.54.1
100mH - 1A - 23.5
Long Jump - 4A - 3.59m
Long Jump - 3B - 2.87m
Triple Jump - 4A - 6.71m
High Jump - 3B - 90cm
Triple Jump - 3B - 5.35m
Hammer - 3B - 13.92m
Shot - 3A - 7.15m
Discus - 3A -25.77m
Javelin - 2A -22.55m
Hammer - 3A - 19.47m
Discus - 3B - 15.96m
Shot - 2B - 6.73m
Nassou, Louise, Kim, Kayleigh - 4th - 58.5
1st Eastbourne Rovers 158
2nd Paddock Wood 112
3rd Hercules Wimbledon 63
4th Croydon Harriers 61
Pride of place went to U17 triple jumper Trevor Okoroafor, who not only beat his rivals by a huge margin with his winning effort of 14.27m, but also set a new championship best performance and eclipsed the previous club record by 28cms.
Twinelle Hopeson, the 14-year-old Archbishop Tenison School sprint ace, now a Croydon Harrier, also put on a high quality display to take the U15 100/200m double in the excellent times of 12.52sec and 25.73sec.
First year U17 Daisy Collingridge ran with great confidence, controlling her 800m to win virtually from the front with a fine personal best of 2:18.2. She also took third in the high jump at 1.45m.
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U20 George Thatcher scored a similar double, winning the 400m with a searing final surge in 50.52sec, and took 800m silver in 1:59.11, both efforts being personal bests.
Josh Howard underlined his potential with a runaway U15 400m victory in 54.02sec, plus a close up 200m bronze in 24.15sec. U17 Odette Campbell got a gold/bronze brace with her storming 300m win in 41.05sec and a 200m third in 26.16sec.
Versatile Kariym Irving took two throw medals. He won the U15 discus at 33.76m and was runner-up in the hammer with a 33.93m heave.
U15 jumper and sprinter Derek Yeboah won his speciality, the long jump at 5.66m with all his efforts over 5.19m and ran a sharp 100m for fourth in 12.68sec.
Other Croydon Harrier winners were Richmond Baah U17 javelin 52.61m, Erasmus Ntim-Dwewo U17 shot 12.93m, Claudius Ricketts U17 1500m 5:17.1, U20 hammer Keleisha Smith 35.53m and U15 shot putter Temi Ladega with his 11.76m put.
Silvers were won by sprinter James Dasaolu in the 100m U20 section in a very crisp 10.84sec. 100m hurdler Kayleigh Ferguson who showed good technical progress to achieve her 15.68sec clocking in a 1.7 m/s wind. Dan Ho ran the 400m hurdles in 62.05sec, senior 3k steeplechaser Terry Lapins, who clocked 11:23.8, and Tsidi Dagadu in the high jump (1.80m) also grabbed silvers.
Two youngsters took third place medals on their county debuts. A strong home straight surge brought Jordan Maurice his bronze in 2:20.10 and Jessica Cox showed good potential in the 75m hurdles.
Full Results:
James Dasaolu 100m A 1st 10.7 s (PB)
Darren Wollen 100m B 1st 11.5 s
James Dasaolu 200m A 1st 22.5 (PB)
Darren Wollen 200m B 1st 23.7 s
Laurence Dight 400m A 4th 51.6 s
Dan Xiao-Ho 400m B 5th 55.5 s
George Thatcher 800m A 2nd 1:59.8
Ben Robson 800m B 3rd 2:08.5 (PB)
George Thatcher 1500m A 4th 4:25.0
Ashley George 1500m B 3rd 4:27.5 (PB)
Mohammed Mohamed 3000m A 4th 10:19 (PB)
Matthew Kiernan 3000m B 7th 13:13.4
Jordan Roye 110m Hurdles A 4th 18.5 s
Dan Xiao-Ho 400m Hurdles A 4th 63 s
Ashley George 400m Hurdles B 5th 76.4 s
Ben Robson 2000m S A 3rd 7:09.3 (PB)
George Thatcher High Jump A 4th 1.75m (PB)
Tom Crawford Pole Vault A 1st 4.40m (PB)
Ben Robson Long Jump A 7th 5.25m
Mohammed Mohamed Long Jump B 7th 4.38m
Chris Spencer Shot Put A 5th 9.63m
Shane Holloway Discus A 8th 19.64m
Shane Holloway Javelin A 8th 27.62m
Matthew Kiernan Javelin B 7th 15.32m
Shane Holloway Hammer A 6th 20.89m (PB)
Laurence Dight Hammer B 4th 13.72m
James D, Darren W, James Messiah, Tom B 4x100m 1st 44.8 s
Darren W, Ashley G, George T, Ben R 4x400m 4th 3:40.4
D Wollen 26
J Dasoulu 25
B Robson 23
L Dight 16
S Holloway 14
A George 14
D Xiao-Ho 13
T Crawford 12
J Roye 8
C Spencer 7
M Kiernan 6
J Messiah 2
T Bartlett 2
Anna Moore 100m & 800m PBs
Andy Del Nevo 15:13
Colin Oxlade 15:26
Dave Warren 15:49
Terry Lapins 15:55
Matthew Kiernan 20:58
Kevin Burnett 25:07