Tonbridge athlete Lewis Church and Wales Lauren Evans win multi-event gold in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM WORLD INDOOR TOUR FINAL 2023, Birmingham, February 25

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Men
60: A: 1 C Dobson (Col H) 6.64; 2 A Gemili (B&B) 6.68; 3 S Gordon (Card) 6.70; 4 A Thomas (Brack) 6.70; 5 J Efoloko (Sale) 6.71
400: 1 J Richards (TTO) 45.74; 2 V Norwood (USA) 45.92; 3 J Raftery (IRL) 46.66; 4 B Higgins (Shef/Dearn) 46.66; 5 G Nielsen (DEN) 46.87; 6 S Reardon (B&B) 47.02

Neil Gourley (Getty for BA)

1500: 1 N Gourley (Giff N) 3:32.48; 2 A Mechaal (ESP) 3:33.28; 3 A Coscoran (IRL) 3:33.49; 4 L Mccann (IRL) 3:34.76; 5 J Kerr (Edin) 3:34.93; 6 O Meslek (Leeds C) 3:37.50; 7 N Griggs (Mid U, U20) 3:39.94; 8 P Copeland (Ppridd R) 3:40.64
60H: 1 G Holloway (USA) 7.35; 2 D Roberts (USA) 7.47; 3 R Iribarne (CUB) 7.58; 4 M Dickson (USA) 7.60; 5 F Crittenden (USA) 7.61; 6 D King (Ply) 7.70; 7 D Czykier (POL) 7.80; 8 A Pozzi (Strat) 7.80
HJ: 1 H Kerr (NZL) 2.28; 2 E Portillo (MEX) 2.28; 3 E Rivera (MEX) 2.25; 4 T Potye (GER) 2.25; 5 M Fassinotti (ITA) 2.22; 5 N Kobielski (POL) 2.22; 7 T Carmoy (BEL) 2.18; 8 W Grimsey (WG&EL) 2.14
LJ: 1 M Dendy (USA) 8.28; 2 T Gayle (JAM) 8.13; 3 W Williams (USA) 8.03; 4 E Konate (FRA) 7.82; 5 R Banigo (Sale) 7.81; 6 T Montler (SWE) 7.63; 7 J Roach (Harrow) 7.60; 8 M Čeko (CRO) 7.41

Dina Asher-Smith (Getty)

Women
60: 1 D Asher-Smith (B&B) 7.05; 2 D Neita (Camb H) 7.13; 3 D Smith-Barnett (USA) 7.15; 4 S Jackson (JAM) 7.18; 5 N Morrison (JAM) 7.24; 6 A Strachan (BAH) 7.25; 7 G Lückenkemper (GER) 7.28; 8 A Philip (NEB) 7.30. Ht1: 1 D Neita (Camb H) 7.14; 2 S Jackson (JAM) 7.23; 3 A Strachan (BAH) 7.27; 4 O Fotopoulou (CYP) 7.36; 5 A Martinez (POR) 7.37; 6 D Walker (Bir) 7.47; 7 C Pemberton (Bir) 7.47. Ht2: 1 D Asher-Smith (B&B) 7.03; 2 D Smith-Barnett (USA) 7.19; 3 G Lückenkemper (GER) 7.27; 4 A Philip (NEB) 7.28; 5 N Morrison (JAM) 7.29; 6 B Williams (E&H) 7.37; 7 A Rees (Edin) 7.41; 8 G Hooper (Harrow) 7.44

Keely Hodgkinson (Getty for BA)

800: 1 K Hodgkinson (Leigh) 1:57.18; 2 C Bisset (AUS) 1:59.83; 3 I Boffey (E&H) 2:00.25; 4 A Horvat (SLO) 2:00.62; 5 E Baker (SB) 2:00.86; 6 A Wilson (USA) 2:01.13; 7 N Yarigo (BEN, W35) 2:01.18
1000: 1 L Muir (Dund H) 2:34.53; 2 C Bobocea (ROU) 2:35.35; 3 S Ennaoui (POL) 2:35.69; 4 E Bellò (ITA) 2:37.09; 5 K Snowden (Herne H) 2:37.46; 6 M Koster (NED) 2:37.85; 7 K Schoffield (USA) 2:39.31; 8 P Klojčnik (SLO, U20) 2:40.43
3000: 1 G Tsegay (ETH) 8:16.69; 2 M Alem (ETH) 8:31.20; 3 K Klosterhalfen (GER) 8:35.14; 4 T Gateri (KEN) 8:36.64; 5 M Akidor (KEN) 8:40.24; 6 M Galant (POL) 8:43.08; 7 A Finot (FRA) 8:44.47; 8 K Lukan (SLO) 8:44.80; 9 M Pen Freitas (POR) 8:47.07; 10 E Walker (Edin) 9:02.80
PV: 1 A Newman (CAN) 4.78; 2 T Šutej (SLO) 4.71; 3 G Leon (USA) 4.61; 4 R Bruni (ITA) 4.61; 5 A Stefanidi (GRE) 4.51; 6 B Williams (USA) 4.51; 7 W Murto (FIN) 4.51; 8 S Cook (Hale) 4.41

UK ATHLETICS COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Birmingham, February 25-26

On a good weekend for Tonbridge AC, James Kingston was not the only national winner as Lewis Church took indoor heptathlon gold by 89 points from Harry Maslan.

Lewis Church (Mark Shearman)

Commonwealth Games seventh-placer Lauren Evans won the pentathlon with a PB score of 4043 points.

Men:

HepI: 1 L Church (Ton) 5529; 2 H Maslen (Ilkley) 5440; 3 A Hoole (Tm E Loth) 5407; 4 C Roe (Cov) 5314; 5 E Thompson (E&H) 5301; 6 H Kendall (Ton) 5141; 7 O Adnitt (KuH) 5120; 8 A Murphy (Jag) 5083

60: Ht2: 1 A Hoole (Tm E Loth) 6.94. 60H: Ht1: 1 O Adnitt (KuH) 8.71; 2 C Roe (Cov) 8.80; 3 H Kendall (Ton) 8.85; 4 E Thompson (E&H) 8.89. Ht2: 1 H Maslen (Ilkley) 8.24; 2 A Hoole (Tm E Loth) 8.24; 3 L Church (Ton) 8.42; 4 A Murphy (Jag) 8.46. HJ: Ht: 1 L Church (Ton) 1.99; 2 E Thompson (E&H) 1.96. PV: Ht: 1 H Maslen (Ilkley) 4.74; 2 L Church (Ton) 4.54; 3 O Adnitt (KuH) 4.54; 4 A Hoole (Tm E Loth) 4.44; 5 E Thompson (E&H) 4.24; 6 C Roe (Cov) 4.24. LJ: Ht: 1 A Hoole (Tm E Loth) 7.05; 2 C Roe (Cov) 7.04; 3 L Church (Ton) 6.99; 4 C Joseph (BMH) 6.93. SP: Ht: 1 L Church (Ton) 13.97; 2 H Kendall (Ton) 13.80; 3 E Thompson (E&H) 13.75; 4 A Murphy (Jag) 13.31

Women:

PenI: 1 L Evans (Card) 4043; 2 N Smith (Bir) 3948; 3 S Rodgers (Taun, U20) 3935

60H: P: 1 L Evans (Card) 8.46; 2 S Rodgers (Taun, U20) 8.64; 3 N Smith (Bir) 8.97; 4 B Bovell (G&G, U20) 8.99; 5 J Morrish (Brack) 9.25. HJ: P: 1 L Evans (Card) 1.73; 2 S Rodgers (Taun, U20) 1.67; 3 B Bovell (G&G, U20) 1.67. LJ: P: 1 J Morrish (Brack) 5.79; 2 S Rodgers (Taun, U20) 5.66; 3 L Evans (Card) 5.66. SP: P: 1 N Smith (Bir) 12.67. PenI: 1 L Evans (Card) 4043; 2 N Smith (Bir) 3948; 3 S Rodgers (Taun, U20) 3935

Full results on Power of 10 here

VAULT IFORD 2, Lewes, February 25

Mixed events:

PV: A: 1 B Scott (Lewes, U13) 2.31. B: 3 A Smith Jarman (Lewes, U20W) 3.11; 6 B Boyes (Lewes, U15W) 2.51

Full results on Power of 10 here

BIRCHFIELD HARRIERS OPEN MEETING, Birmingham, February 26

Joe Brier ran a seasons best 46.88 for the 400m.
Men: 60:

r1: 3 C Christian (R&N, M40) 7.74. r2: 5 J Colclough (BRAT, M40) 7.59; 7 A Monk (R&N, M45) 7.89. r5: 1 D Hammond (Card) 6.79; 2 T Somers (NEB) 6.92. 200: r1: 5 P Mould (B&R, M70) 28.12. r2: 2 J Colclough (BRAT, M40) 23.92. r3: 2 N Moore (Leam, M40) 23.00. r5: 1 T Somers (NEB) 21.32. 400: r3: 1 J Brier (Swan) 46.88. 60H: 1 J Porter (Bir) 8.13; 2 K Patarov (Bir) 8.18; 3 M Griffin (Bir) 8.44; 4 B Ince (Oxf C) 8.74. TJ: 1 S Mhende (Bir) 13.56

Mixed events:

800: r1: 1 D Ullah (Bir, M35) 2:04.49. r3: 1 L Gardiner (Cov) 1:50.95; 2 J Sispal (Leam) 1:51.18; 3 L Richardson (B&R, U20) 1:51.79. LJ: 1 S Lok (Corby, U17) 6.45; 2 R Chapman (Card, W) 6.14; 3 E Kruger (SB, W) 5.97

Women:

60: r3: 6 M Thomas (Bir, W50) 8.44. r5: 1 E Edwards (Glouc, U20) 7.70; 2 H Mills (C&N) 7.73; 3 E Kruger (SB) 7.74; 4 C Wingfield (Card) 7.74; 5 S Morgan (R&N, U17) 7.87. 200: r3: 4 M Thomas (Bir, W50) 27.72. r4: 1 S Morgan (R&N, U17) 25.35. r5: 1 C Wingfield (Card) 24.09. 400: 1 C Bennett (Cov, U17) 58.30. 60H: 1 M Allen (Bir, U20) 9.20. TJ: 1 F Rivers (Cov) 11.53; 2 A Hewitt (Wig D, U17) 11.06

Full results on Power of 10 here

WAKEFIELD HARRIERS INDOOR OPEN MEETING, Wakefield, February 22

Women: LJ: 1 M Hardy (Hallam, U20) 5.57

U13: LJ: 1 R Fagan (Wake) 4.42

Full results on Power of 10 here


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