Multi Events - State of Play

[Occasional Hope]

Yes, checked the selection document, and Commonwealths selection for England is 13 June with final ratification following any appeals on 21 June. TBH I think they will pick Kat regardless, but someone else might well feel aggrieved.

[Occasional Hope]

Is there time, though? I'd have thought they needed to name the teams before that.

[drobbie]

im pretty sure they will see how kat goes in the worlds and decide from there

[RunUnlimited]

It also must be remembered that today was a pretty cool and breezy one out there for the multi eventers in Bedford, and yet so many of them produced PBs and season's bests despite the condition. Imagine if they were competing in more seasonal weather for May? Abigail Pawlett in her post-event, track side interview made that point, saying that the cool conditions likely hampered her in the jumping events, especially the long jump where she could only manage a best of 5.80m. In warmer weather, that would likely have been at least beyond the 6m mark, and perhaps overall, she might have been close to challenging the CWG standard of 5850.

And better weather might have meant that Jade O'Dowda could have gotten the European standard too.

[RunUnlimited]

In the U18 heptathlon, Chisom Nwafor took the title after coming 3rd in the 800m, running 2:28.33. That was her second fastest time over the distance and as a result, it pushed Nwafor to a final points total of 5361, well beyond the European U18 standard of 5200. That also puts the 16 year old, in her first ever heptathlon as an U18, into 2nd place on the UK's all time list for U17's, only bettered by a certain Morgan Lake's 5474 score from 2013.

The winner of that race, Seren Rodgers, 17, ran a nearly one second PB of 2:19.46 and her final score of 5233 points means that she also gains the standard for Jerusalem in July.

[trickstat]

As he turns 18 in October, he's not eligible for the U18s.

[Occasional Hope]

Indeed. If they decide to go on absolute scores this year (and if Niamh does well), Kat could be out, especially as she has the Worlds place.

[Occasional Hope]

Chisom's score puts her second all time among British u17s, behind Morgan Lake.

[treadwater1]

6224 for O’Dowda
6260 for Mills
Emerson competes next week in Arona.

If KJT decides to do the hep in Birmingham who get the other two spots? Who’d be a selector?!

[Occasional Hope]

5361 for Chisom Nwafor. A massive PB (she got 4718 last year) and qualifies her for Euro u18s. Seren Rodgers also qualifies with 5233.

[Occasional Hope]

7th all time UK under 20.

[Occasional Hope]

5706 PB for Abigail Pawlett.

[RunUnlimited]

Looks like Abigail Pawlett finished in around 2:23 - 2:24 in the 800m, which would be a new PB in that event and a big points PB too. BTW, Eloise Hind is another to keep an eye on too.

Pawlett ended up with an 800m PB of 2:24.33, and a new points score PB of 5706.

Eloise Hind, after her 2:19.20 - a 3 second PB - she ends up with a lifetime best score of 5448, which also nets her the World U20 standard too! That's a 101 point improvement on her previous best!

[treadwater1]

Looks like a number of good athletes will be left at home in the next few years just as the competition for places heats up

[carterhatch]

plus the return of Niamh Emerson ...