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JULY
2006
TWO
BRONZE MEDALS FOR
DORCHESTER AC AT THE
ENGLISH SCHOOLS
Three Dorchester AC athletes represented Dorset Schools in the
English Schools’ Championships at Gateshead International
Stadium on 7/8 July 2006 and maintained the club’s outstanding
medal winning tradition this century.
In the Senior Girls’ 800 metres Nikki Hamblin won her
heat comfortably in 2 minutes 15.07 seconds. In the final next
day she was in contention with just over 200 metres to go, and
despite being hampered by shin problem came away with a
bronze medal to add to her collection of 3 gold and a bronze
at these Championships over the last 5 years.
In the Inter Girls’ javelin Jemma Tewkesbury added
another bronze medal to the one she won in the Junior
Girls’ last year with a throw of 33.95 metres early in the
competition.
In the Inter Girls’ 800 metres, Hannah Jeanes qualified
for the semi-final by finishing 2nd in her
heat on Friday in 2 minutes 14.58 seconds. In the semi-final
later the same day, however, she had no energy left and finished
8th in 2 minutes 23.87.
MAY
2006
BRONZE FOR HANNAH AT THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND
ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
CHELMSFORD 27/28
MAY 2006
Dorchester AC’s Hannah Jeanes won the bronze medal in the
under-17 women 800 metres at the SEAA Championships at
Chelmsford over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Hannah, a
student at the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, won her heat
comfortably on the Saturday in a time of 2 mins 17.65 seconds,
despite being delayed in traffic on the M25, which meant she
arrived with only 20 minutes to spare.
In the final Hannah tracked Joanne Harvey (Exeter Harriers) and Rachel Stringer (City of Norwich AC) for the first
of the 2 laps. On the second lap Harvey pulled away to win in
2.12.42 with Hannah just behind second placed Stringer in a time
of 2.14.66.
NIKKI WINS AT THE
LOUGHBOROUGH GRAND PRIX
In the British Miler Club Grand Prix at Loughborough University
on 20th May, Nikki Hamblin finished first under-20 in
the women A race in her first 1500 metres for 18 months. Nikki,
18, a student at Millfield School in Somerset, clocked a time of
4mins 23.07, putting her in third place in the UK under-20 women
rankings so far this season.
NOVEMBER 2005
NIKKI
HAMBLIN:
BASC YOUNG FEMALE
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2004
Millfield schoolgirl Nikki Hamblin, 17, of Dorchester AC, was
presented with the British Athletics Supporters' Club Young
Female Athlete of the Year Award. 2004, at Millfield School,
Somerset, on Tuesday November 29, 2005.
BASC secretary Richard Harris and committee member Sandra Hogben
made the award of a cheque for £100 and a framed certificate to
Nikki in the school's theatre in the presence of her parents,
coach Nick Nicholson and over 200 of her upper sixth
schoolfellows.
Nikki, a
middle-distance runner from Weymouth, had an extremely
successful 2004. She took the Commonwealth Youth Games 1500
metre silver medal at Bendigo, Australia after winning the
English Schools title for 800 metres and the AAAs age group
title for 1500. Her best times are 2.06.18 and 4.19.45, giving
her the top outdoor rankings for both events in 2004. She ranks
in the all-time top six for both events. |
