Worthing’s Bailey Smith and Burgess Hill/Lewes athlete Adam Lawson were two of the stars of Sussex’s under 13 team at the annual South-East Inter-counties fixture at Kingston.
Despite cross winds and increasingly wet and dreary weather Bailey won his individual ‘A’ 100m race in 12.7s and was second fastest overall in the event before running a swift 25.58s for another second place in the ‘A’ 200m. This was a personal best and takes him to ninth in the UK rankings. Adam won the ‘B’ string 200m in 26.35s, a PB and also set a best in the 100m.
Caitlin Milborne (TON) is ranked fourth in the UK this season for javelin. At Kingston she was up against the top and third ranked athletes. Caitlin’s 30.29m would have won most fixtures this year but was only good enough for fourth in this high level competition. Meanwhile Brighton’s Rachael Wall threw a PB of 27.29m for second place in the ‘B’ javelin.
In spite of the conditions there were many personal bests from Sussex athletes across both scoring and non-scoring events. There were also several athletes who are eligible to compete again next year.
The South-East is the strongest region in the UK and this was reflected in Sussex’s final position in both competitions. Out of the 13 counties participating the Sussex boys came eighth and the girls’ team was ninth.
See the full results HERE.
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