Denis Lumbard Memorial Open Meeting

King George V Stadium Grimsby

Saturday 28th September 2019

There was a good turnout, of Kingston athletes, at Grimsby’s King George V stadium, for the Denis Lumbard Memorial Open Meeting. This is always a popular meeting, which attracts athletes, from all of the clubs, based around the Humber estuary, and a fair number, from clubs based in Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, and all three of the Yorkshire Ridings.

Performance details of all Kingston Under 11’s 13’s 15’s & 17’s   

Under 11 Boy’s

Keijimi Ashaolu, was in action, in three events, the 80 metres and 150 metres sprints, and the 600 metres race. He was the winner, of the 80 metres sprint race, where he ran a time of 11.7 sec. In the 150 metres sprint race, his run of 21.8 sec, saw him win the race, and also complete the sprint double. In the 600 metres race, he secured his third victory, of the day, with his run of 2:12.2 sec.

Freddie Yeo, made his Kingston debut, in the 80 metres race, where he took 4th place, running a time of 12.8 sec. He saw further action, in the long jump pit, where he was the winner of the event, with his leap of 3.58 metres. 

Sebastian McKenzie, took 3rd place, in the 150 metres race, running a new PB of 22.8 sec, his fastest hand timed run. He also ran in his first 600 metres race, taking a 2nd place finish, and establishing a PB of 2:17.6 sec. The long jump competition saw him take 2nd place, with his jump of 3.32 metres.

Gilby Wright, took a 5th place finish, in the 150 metres race, running a time of 27.0 sec. He saw further action, in the long jump, taking 5th place, with his leap of 2.34 metres.

Under 11 Girl’s

The girl’s 80 metres sprints, consisted of two heats and a final. Megan Wright, was drawn in the first heat, where she took 2nd place in the race, running a new PB of 12.7 sec, her fastest hand timed run, earning her qualification for the final.

The second heat featured, Lucy Hope and Clemmie Wright. Lucy took 3rd place in the race, running her PB time of 13.2 sec. Clemmie’s run of 14.8 sec, wasn’t enough for her to qualify, for the final. In the 80 metres final, Megan Wright, took a 2nd place finish, running her second new PB of the day, posting a time of 12.5 sec, taking two tenths off her old time.

The girl’s 150 metres sprints, also saw two heats and a final. Clemmie Wright and Amelia Fraser, were drawn in the first heat, where Clemmie took 6th place, running a new PB of 27.4 sec, her fastest hand timed run. Amelia took 7th place, running a time of 27.6 sec. Both girls missed the cut for the final. Charlotte McKenzie, was drawn in heat 2, where she was the winner of the race, running a time of 23.7 sec. In the 150 metres final, Charlotte’s run of 23.0 sec, saw her take victory, in the race.

In the 600 metres final, Megan Wright, took a 4th place finish, running a time of 2:08.7 sec, with Lucy Hope, taking 8th place, with her run of 2:14.8 sec, and Charlotte McKenzie, in her first 600 metres race, took 9th place, and established a PB of 2:15.6 sec.

The long jump event, saw Charlotte McKenzie, pick up her second victory of the day, equalling her PB of 3.75 metres, with Lucy Hope taking 4th place, jumping a new PB of 3.29 metres, an advance of 14cm, on her old mark. Amelia Fraser, took 8th place, with her season’s best leap of 2.86 metres.

Under 13 Boy’s

The 100 metres sprints, saw two heats, followed by the final. Noah Sibary, was drawn in the first heat, where he took 2nd place, in the race, running a time of 14.4 sec. William Rusling, went in the second heat, where he also took a 2nd place finish, with his run of 15.1 sec. Both of the boys, made the cut for the final. In the 100 metres final, Noah took 3rd place in the race, running a time of 14.3 sec. William took a 7th place finish, with his run of 15.2 sec. The 200 metres competition, was a straight final, the only Kingston athlete in the race, was Nathan Hope, who took a 6th place finish, posting a time of 32.5 sec. Nathan saw further action, in the 75 metres hurdles, and the long jump. He was the winner, of the 75 metre hurdles, where he clocked a time of 15.3 sec. He took a 7th place finish, in the long jump, with a leap of 3.81metres. Noah Sibary, was the winner, of the 800 metres race, covering the two laps, in a time of 2:26.1 sec. William Rusling, took a 2nd place finish, in the 75 metre hurdles race, clocking a time of 16.1 sec, he also took 6th place, in the long jump, with a leap of 3.92 metres.      

Under 13 Girl’s

Holly Cresswell, took 2nd place, in the javelin event, with her throw of 15.86 metres. Matilda Wright, took a 5th place finish, in the javelin, where she threw a new PB of 14.43 metres, an advance of 1.72 metres, on her old mark. Matilda was also in action, in the 70 metre hurdles, where she took 5th place, running a time of 15.8 sec.

Under 15 Boy’s

Gabriel Li La-Vigars, was in competition, in three events. He was the winner of the javelin competition, where he threw a new PB of 38.09 metres, an advance of 2.19 metres, on his old mark. He was also the winner of the 100 metres race, running a time of 13.3 sec. He completed a hat trick of victories, in the long jump, putting In a leap of 4.89 metres.   

Under 15 Girl’s

Beth Moodie, was the winner of the javelin event, with her throw, of 27.73 metres. She also took, a 4th place finish in the high jump, going clear at a height of 1.30 metres, further action came in the long jump, where she took a 5th place finish, with her leap of 4.11 metres.

Lydia Moore, took 3rd place, in the javelin competition, throwing a new PB of 19.36 metres, an advance of 1.24 metres, on her old best. She also competed, in two senior women’s events. She took a 3rd place finish, in the discus competition with her throw of 21.74 metres. In the senior women’s, 800 metres race, she took 8th place, running a time of 2:46.9 sec.

Bethan Candlin, took a 5th place finish, in the javelin throw, launching the javelin a distance of 16.33 metres.

Under 17 Men

Brody Hinson, was in action, in both the 100, and 200 metres sprint races. The races contained a mix, of under17’s, under 20’s, seniors, and master’s athletes. Brody was the winner of both races, running a time of 11.7 sec in the 100 metres, and clocking a time of 23.5 sec, for the 200 metres.