UKWL - First Match

The WGEL women's T & F team travelled to Edinburgh for their first match back in the UKWL Premier Division. Severely depleted with a host of absentees, those that travelled fought hard, but were unable to avoid an 8th and last place in this first fixture. Manager Keith Newton will no doubt be hoping for more support in the following fixtures.

Official results have now been published for the UKWL, and still seem to show errors with WGEL not being credited for Caroline Adams' share in the abandoned PV competition, nor for Gemma Rous' victory over 400mH. whilst this would not alter Woodford's eighth place, when corrected it should bring their points tally a lot closer to Enfield in 7th. In very bad weather conditions which saw the Pole Vault cancelled, and problems with the hammer cage a very depleted Woodford team, nevertheless fought for every point, with many athletes competing in additional events, outside of their usual areas.

The opening event the hammer, as expected brought good points, with Myra Perkins 2nd in the "A" with 53.71m, and Lucy Marshall, also 2nd in the "B" with 51.24m. Lucy also gained points, in the "B" discus in 8th with 24.62m, and 5th in the "B" shot with 10.83m Myra gamely helped out filling in for missing track athletes, 8th in the 200m with 39.49 secs, and 400m "B" with 86.22 secs. There were further good throws points as Sylvia Cruz, won the javelin with 45.11m, and Eike Vardsa 6th in the "B" with 27.35m Sylvia was also 2nd in the shot with 13.54m, and 8th in the discus with 27.89m. Eike gained additional points with 6th in the "B" high jump with 1.30m and also 9.58m for 8th in the triple jump, where she had to compete in the "A" string, following injury to Zainab Ceesay, sustained in the long jump where she was 5th in the "B" with 4.90m. In that "A" event Moe Sasegbon was 5th with 5.05m, and also 2nd in the high jump with 1.65m and on the track, 7th in the 100mH with 14.64 secs.

Gemma Rous made a successful debut for Woodford, winning the 400mH, and the placing 5th in the 400m with 56.27 secs. Bernadine Pritchett and Rachel Lund each covered three track event, Bernadine placing 7th in the 1500m with 5m41.18 secs, after having placed 7th in the 3000m with 11m28.9 secs, and covered in the 100m . Rachel was, 5th in the "B" 3000m with 11m35.1 secs, 4th in the 2000m s/ch with 8m40.4 secs, and 8th over 800m with 2m40.0 secs.

the 4x100m Team of Lucy Marshall, Myra Perkins, Caroline Adams and Gemma Rous were 8th in 56.62 secs, and the 4x400m team of Moe Sasegbon, Eike Vardsa, Myra Perkins and Bernadine Pritchett were 8th with 5m11.08 secs.