ESAA T&F Champs

This event showcases the best talent in the country’s school system, with qualification from local, district, and regional level needed to compete.

LWAC had representation from a number of athletes and the results were as follows:

@islap_run ran a 4:35.85 (missing the national standard in the distance by less than a second) in the intermediate girls 1500m heats. In a two horse race where both would secure qualification to the final, the recent National Age Group runner up finished 2nd to give herself a great chance in the final the next day. In the final she ran a 4:38.24 in blistering heat to finish 9th after doing alot of the hard work in the race.

@xellarose_whitworthx ran a 10:20.28 for 15th place in the intermediate girls 3000m final. In tough conditions, and on the comeback trail, the Adidas athlete took a spike to the leg early on and battled through heroically to give a strong finish to the race, with team mate representing Leicester shore & Rutland, @phoebelanglands finishing 8th in 10:08.92.

@chloe_fields011 went in the intermediate girls discus and threw 29.81m for 12th place on the opening day. @_faithtaylor4 ran in the senior girls 3000m, with a 10:18.85 and 12th place for the National XC Champs runner-up. @xhollyurquhart went in the intermediate girls 300m and posted a 42.37s time to see her finish in 7th place in the heat! @ameliethorpe_ ran 69.52s for 6th position in the senior girls 400mH. @florencel_runs also competed, for Nottinghamshire in the junior girls 1500m, placing 6th with a time of 4:44.64.

@mollie.grant27 then secured her place in the intermediate girls 800m final with a 2:09.63, expertly crafting the race to finish strong and qualify comfortably. In the final she raced a 2:08.26 to win the English Schools title, again, crafting the race tactics to perfection to place 1st, booking her spot on Team England for SIAB.

Congratulations, everyone!

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