UK U23/U20/U17 2023 Outdoor Results

[Occasional Hope]

An u15 name to watch: Evan Grime ran 3.54.36 at the BMC Leeds meeting yesterday. A 5 second pb, best British u15 of all time.

I think he must be the son of his coach, former British international Ian Grime.

The record didn't last the summer. Rival Angus Wilkinson, also a second year u15, ran 3.53.70 on his way to smashing the age group mile record, which now stands at 4.11.20.

[Occasional Hope]

While we were engrossed in Budapest action, I noted that Mia McIntosh ran another pb over the flat 100m, 11.52, at Lee Valley on 20 August. I see now that in the same race u17 Nell Desir, whose progress had stalled after shining as an u15, ran a pb 11.73, putting her second in the age group behind Mabel Akande.

[Christy93]

23.27 PB for Emily Newnham in Stratford - First time under 24s!

already showing the kind of raw speed you need to be a top 400/400h athlete thesedays.

[Occasional Hope]

Also second only to Success Eduan among this year's British u20s.

[MysteryBrick]

I really think she could be something special, with that speed!

[jjimbojames]

Her hurdles/flat differential is pretty big - they need to spend the winter working on that, but Nick Dakin knows a fair bit about successful hurdlers, so she’s in good hands

[Occasional Hope]

Lyla Belshaw took over 4 seconds off her 800 pb to run 2.05.91 in a mixed race at Watford on Wednesday.

[Occasional Hope]

And 1st year u17 Katie Pye ran a 20s pb and UK u17 lead of 9.19.54 pver 3000 in another mixed race at that meeting.

[Occasional Hope]

I noticed a good improvement for 1st year u23 Cleo Martin-Evans this summer. She jumped 6.10 as an u17 back in 2019, then not again over 6 until this year. Then in July she jumped close to her best with 6.07 and in August achieved a big new pb of 6.26.

[Occasional Hope]

11.59 SB over 100 for Faith Akinbilije in Italy.

[Occasional Hope]

Paige Stevens who has been MIA since that surprise Euro u18 medal last year will be competing in the NCAA as a multi eventer this year, at Duke University. Joining her on that team is pole vaulter Gemma Tutton.

2023-24 Track & Field Roster - Duke University (goduke.com)

[Occasional Hope]

Ian Hodge reports Thea Brown scored 5274 at the English Schools heptathlon. 4th best all time for a British u17.

[Occasional Hope]

Included a pb and UK u17 lead over 80 hurdles (11.21); and a 3 second pb over 800.

[Occasional Hope]

Sam Wright won the boys' octathlon with 5435, 10th on the all time list.

[Mikka]

Ian Hodge reports Thea Brown scored 5274 at the English Schools heptathlon. 4th best all time for a British u17.

She can add 100 points to that with an on-par high jump. Looks like she was 13 cm below her PB. She's a great talent though. Interestingly, Zoe Gregory and Eden Robinson went 6th and 8th all time, not many points behind, and they both seem to be strong throwers, unlike Thea Brown (and unlike the typical GB heptathlete).