The Harriers got off to a solid start at the first Lancashire Sportshall League fixture of the season in Blackpool at the weekend!
The highlight of the day was Hannah Cookson being awarded U15 Athlete of the Match, after winning both the 2 & 4 lap races and finishing 3rd in Speed Bounce & 5th in Long Jump. Overall Blackburn were 4th team.
The following athletes achieved top 6 finishes, scoring points for their team:-
Ben Boocock – 2nd Speed Bounce, 6th Long Jump & 1 lap
Thomas Booth – 2nd Chest Push
Thomas Flynn – 4th Target Throw, 6th= Speed Bounce
Eleanor Allsop – 2nd 3 laps, 3rd 1 lap, 4th Speed Bounce
Esme Booth – 6th Chest Push
Charlotte Clapham – 4th= Javelin
Kate Cookson – 1st Speed Bounce, 6th Triple Jump
Leah Hoole – 5th Triple Jump, 6th Vertical Jump
Caroline Woodworth – 4th= Chest Push
Myah Booth – 5th LJ &TJ, 6th Shot Putt
Christie Sturgess – 3rd= Speed Bounce
Eleesha Charnley – 2nd Long Jump, 3rd Vertical Jump, 4th 4 & 6 laps
Videos
https://www.facebook.com/sabrina.dewhurst/videos/10206879112809127/
https://www.facebook.com/sabrina.dewhurst/videos/10206879092528620/
https://www.facebook.com/sabrina.dewhurst/videos/10206879089808552/
Other athletes who set new personal bests included:-
Jadyn Armstrong – Speed Bounce, 1 & 3 laps
Molly Nicholls – Long Jump, Vertical Jump, 1 & 3 laps – well done new PBs in all 4 events!
Olivia Blow – 2 laps
Emily Laycock – 2 laps
A final mention to Codie Dewhurst who made his Sportshall debut and thanks to John, Ben, Sam & Nikki who organised the long jump event.
(Please note that the next fixture is on Sunday 13th December, not the usual date in January.)
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