ATHLETICS MEETING KICKS OFF SUMMER
THE 2022 summer track and field season got under way in Wales with the Swansea Harriers outdoor track and field open meeting at the city’s university sports campus.
Attracting almost 400 athletes, the event offered the sprint hurdles, 100m, 300m, 400m, 800m, long jump, high jump, discus, shot and pole vault.
West Wales athletes’ results: Paige-lily Williams - 75m (13.62) & 800m (3:09.80); Leah Gwen Defis 75m (13.03), Long Jump (2.58m) & Shot (3.80m); Libby Beynon 800m (3.24.23) & Shot (4.60m); Neli Rees Long Jump (2.21m) & Shot (3.55m);
Summer Evans - 800m (2:52.72); Seren Bowen - 800m (3:09.90); Lili Jones – Shot (6.77m); Beatrice Morgan - 75m Hurdles (12:33), 100m (13.26) & Long Jump (4.41m); Luned Defis - 75m Hurdles (12:60), 100m (15.36) & High Jump (1.40m); Ffion Thomas - 75m Hurdles (17.46) & 100m (17.02); Elli-may Williams 100m (13.06); Darcy Coslett – 100m (14.52), 300m (47.45) & Long Jump (3.59m).
Amelie Campion – 100m (15.73); Mared Jones - 300m (46.34); Keira Penn-o’hare – 300m (53.05); Lyra Roberts – 800m (2:33.61) &; Pole Vault (1.90m); Amelia Williams 800m (2:41.87); Cerys Angharad Jones - Pole Vault (2.20m); Chloe Thomas - Shot (7.39m); Dolly Evans Discus (28.45m); Mari Wilson – High Jump (1.35m); Jessica Lee - 100m (12.43) & Long Jump (5.76m).
Eleanor Fuller - 300m (46.27); Frances Mackie - 800m (2:29.68); Carys Wood - 800m (2:37.86); Leah Regan - 800m (2:57.37); Storm Evans - Discus (35.80m); Ellie Loweth 100m (13.16) & 400m (65.01); Jenny Phillips – 800m (2:57.89); Tomos Cai Davies - 75m (12.41) & 800m (2:40.09); Cian Murphy - 75m (11.85).
Evan Enoch - 75m (11.90) & Shot (5.19m); Buddy Evans - 75m (12.46) & Shot (5.89m); Kodi Penn-o’hare – 100m (15.40); Toby Anthony - 800m (2:35.54); Ashton Williams – 800m (2:45.71); Gethin Thomas - 800m (2:51.37); Deklan Roberts – 800m (2:50.63) & Long Jump (2.95m); Ewan Williams – 100m (13.64); Frank Morgan - 800m (1:57.47); Isaac Ayres 800m (2:07.90); Iestyn Williams 800m; Connor Handford - Pole Vault; Dafydd Lewis – 100m (11.78); Jonathan Williams – 400m (55.05)
Elsewhere, Iwan Thomas, Jake Lynock and Steffan Davies travelled to Swindon to compete in the 3000m at the Mark Cawte Memorial Open Meeting.
Thomas was the first to finish in 9:10.50 followed by Lynock and Davies in 9:43.37 and 9:57.05 respectively.
At the Yate AC Throws Open Meeting, Morgan Batten recorded a best throw of 48.06m in the men’s javelin.
Frank Morgan won his 3000m heat at the Watford Open Graded Meeting in a season’s best time of 8:34.41.
The next five months will see track and field fixtures held at local, regional and national level for athletes, including junior and senior open meetings, schools competitions, and Welsh Athletics outdoor championships.