KUHAC OPEN REPORTS

Kingston upon Hull athletes pitted their talents against some of the finest athletss in the country amd by know means did our starlets let us down. Below is a list og all our gold medallists from the day - a day which saw Kingston gain the following - :

MEDAL TALLY
17 gold
20 silver
19 bronze

KINGSTON GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
U11 60m - Harry Carswell 9.44sec
U13 shot - Nathan Barr 8.38m
U13 Mile walk - Maria Walker 10.41.33
U13 800m - Jessica Lonsdale 2.36.67
U15 100m - Emma Jackson 12.60
U15 200m - Emma Jackson 25.98
U17 long jump - Stephen Richardson 5.40m
U17 hammer - Mike Jennings 60.55m
U17 100m - Megan Hoult 13.47
U17 200m - Megan Hoult 27.73sec
U17 Mile - Michelle Stone 5.23.50
U17 high jump - Jenni Smith 1.35m
Senior High jump - Lee Blaymire 1.80m
Senior Pole Vault - Lewis Stead 3.20m
Senior Long jump - Lee Blaymire 6.65m
Senior shot - John Twiddle 11.90m
Senior 100m - Annabelle Lewis 12.68sec

A BIG WELL DONE TO ALL WHO WORE THE CLUB COLOURS WITH PRIDE

STARS HAMMER HOME HULL MESSAGE
By Jon Mattos

The revamped Kingston Open in Hull was treated to a plethora of superb hammer performances as UK bests fell with each and every hour. With the lure of top cash prizes, competition style call-up areas and electronic timing and field measurement – the competitors flocked from far and wide to sample an athletics meeting – “Hull style”. And with the top ranked male and female in each category, the gauntlet was set for a mouthwatering day of throwing.

Pendle AC starlet Sophie Hitchon produced the throw of the day as she smashed the under-17 British female record with her best throw of 49.61m, while new UK leads were set in all the age groups.

In the seniors, Andy Frost was in imperious form and his best of 70.11m was a 2007 lead, while his fellow Great Britain team-mate Zoe Derham proved a cut above her rivals in the women’s with a distance of 64.97m, although Rachel Gair’s 55.98m throw was a personal best.

Competing alongside Frost, in the under-20 event, was Great Britain junior Alex Smith and the Sale Harriers ace, who is based in Hull, surpassed the 70-metre mark (70.08m) to gain the qualifying mark for the World Junior Championships.

Peter Smith finished in silver, behind his brother Alex, with a best of 62.70m and also threw 67.74m as a guest in the under-17 event.

In the youngest of the age group’s competing in the hammer circle, under-15 girl Abbi Carter also went to the top of the rankings with 43.05m as did fellow Hull Achilles athlete Sam Barnes with his best of 47.69m.

Windy conditions hampered any chances of quick times on the track – although Kingston youngster Emma Jackson was a standout performer to storm away with a 100m and 200m double in the under-15s – setting the English Schools standard on the way in the shorter sprint with a clocking of 12.60sec.

Elsewhere, top decathlete Lee Blaymire looked impressive in the long jump (6.65m); Phillip Norfolk’s 22.59sec for 200m into a strong headwind was a good showing, while talented Warrington runner Luke Miller-Briggs also took a 100-200 brace of golds with clockings of 11.64sec and 24.06sec respectively in the under17s.