Davis keeps pace on his international debut
ATHLETICS
EDEN Davis enjoyed a successful international debut to place third in his 100m heat at the Mannheim Junior Gala.
His time of 10.53 qualified him for the finals, but the Great Britain Team Manager withdrew the sprinters in order to concentrate on the relay.
“The whole experience was amazing,”said Davis, who has joined the GB Maccabiah squad in Israel.
“To put the GB vest on is a dream come true, and it is driven me to work harder to earn that vest again”.
Davis has now travelled on to join the GB Maccabiah squad in Israel.
Highgate Harrier Hannah Viner, 20, was fastest lady in the 5000m at the Orion Harriers Open, setting a new PB of 16:37.5. This places her in the top 10 in the UK U23 rankings.
David Stone, 15, improved his 3000m best for the second time in four days to record 8:55.79 at the Watford Open Graded Meeting.
This performance makes him the eighth fastest Under 16 runner in the country over this distance, which he will also contest in the Maccabiah. Gilad Nachshen, 13, recorded 4:27.47 for 1500m at the same Watford meeting, while Bini Bloom, also 13, was timed at 4:38.11. Both performances were personal bests. V55 athlete Rosalind Zeffertt produced a strong 100m performance of 15.59. At the previous Watford meeting, Adam Cahn, 15, improved his 800m time to 2:06.17. Cahn contested the 1500m for the first time in the London Inter Club Challenge at Hendon, placing third in 4:34.93.
Lucy Wolfenden, 15, cleared a personal best height of 3.00m to finish third in the U17 pole vault at the Mason Trophy Inter Counties Schools’ Championships at Birmingham. Wolfenden, who won the corresponding U15 event last year, will compete in the Maccabiah next week. Brighton-based Joshua Firsht, 16, gained a 400m victory in 52.8 in the Youth Development League at Bournemouth.
Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier Jessica Hurley, 17, entered the national rankings for the 1500m steeplechase on her first attempt at the event. She finished third in 5:51.05 in the Youth Development League at Reading.
Tal Pelmont, 17, amassed multiple points for Highgate Harriers by contesting the 400m, 800m and 1500m in the Southern Athletics League at Braintree. The teenager set personal bests of 67.1 and 2:07.7.