Young athletes show spirit in tough competition

HAVERING'S Eastern Young Athletes League team had to settle for third place behind the League and Trophy Champions Chelmsford and runners-up Shaftesbury Barnet in a tough contest in cool conditions at Watford.

- 

The highlight came from the U17 Men's narrow success thanks to seven wins and ten second places, with six of the wins in field events.

Emanuel Iwuchukwu opened his season's account with two wins and a second place, setting PBs in both the long and triple jump events for victory and placing in his first 100m hurdles race.

Jayden Wilkinson also had two wins and a second, winning the B long jump and javelin, and added a second place in the B 400m.

Harrison Rabess won the B triple jump and was runner-up in both the A discus and B shot, and Findlay McLaren won the 800m and was second in the high jump, with Aidan Doherty also second in the high jump B.

Sam Johnson won the hammer and improved his shot best for second, and was also second in the B discus, while other second places went to Sam Burdett in the javelin A and Shea Sweeney (800m B).