Chichester youngsters enjoy sportshall success on record-breaking day

A squad of a dozen juniors from Chichester Runners & AC travelled to Horsham for the second indoor Sussex Sportshall fixture of the season.
Ellie Courtney was one of Chichester's star performers / Picture: Lee HollyerEllie Courtney was one of Chichester's star performers / Picture: Lee Hollyer
Ellie Courtney was one of Chichester's star performers / Picture: Lee Hollyer

They produced some encouraging performances in a high-quality match in which three new league records were broken.

Undoubted star of the show for Chichester was Ellie Courtney who recorded the only A string win of the day for the club in the six-lap under-13 race.

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This was all the more impressive as this was her third track event of the day having already competed in the two-lap sprint and the longer four-lap races.

Josh Eaton in action for Chichester / Picture: Lee HollyerJosh Eaton in action for Chichester / Picture: Lee Hollyer
Josh Eaton in action for Chichester / Picture: Lee Hollyer

Partnering Courtney in the two-lap was Eve Langford and they combined well in the eight-lap paarlauf two-athlete relay at the end of the match.

In the same age group, Grace Bishop has a busy afternoon in the field events with vertical jump, shot put and triple jump, in which Langford was also in action.

For the under-11s Fern Langford, Anna Dudman and Louisa Fenmor Collins all competed to good effect in the two-lap sprint, speed bounce and standing long jump with all three gaining good experience in their first season of competition for the club.

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For the under-15s Cassie Bailey was making her first appearance of the indoor season and performed well in the two-lap sprint, standing triple jump and shot put.

For the boys, Josh Eaton was on excellent form in both the two and four-lap under-13 races with his increased stamina a result of tackling the cross-country season.

Sam Cato joined Eaton for the two-lap and teamed up with Seb Fenmor Collins in the six-lap later in the programme.

In the field events, the outstanding performance came from Cato with a second place in the speed bounce with a new personal best of 75 in the 30 seconds.

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Fenmor Collins was in action in the standing triple jump and joined up with Eaton in the vertical jump. In both events the league record went to a talented Crawley athlete.

The under-11 pairing of Ethan Cooper and Jake Courtney battled well in the 2 lap, long jump and speed bounce.

The action resumes in Horsham on January 19 for round three of the programme.

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