Fatima Jammeh Kinteh reeled off a hat-trick of wins as Abingdon held on to overall second spot in the Plastics Plus Midlands League Division 5 by claiming a hard-earned fifth place at Brierley Hill.
With a number of key athletes missing due to other events, Abingdon needed to dig deep in the intense heat to keep their promotion prospects alive.
Jammeh Kinteh led the way by winning the women’s discus (31.66m), javelin (38.17) and shot put (10.91).
Jemma Gregory triumphed in the high jump with a clearance of 1.45m.
In the B string events, Katherine Mitchell bagged a brace of wins in the javelin (30.02) and the discus (20.99). Luke Chown shone in the men’s competition, winning the long jump with 6.22.
Tom Clarke was victorious in the B string hammer with 23.51. Match result: 1 Royal Sutton Coldfield 383, 2 Leicester Coritanian 376, 3 Dudley & Stourbridge H 361, 4 Leamington C & AC 334, 5 Abingdon 311, 6 Kidderminster & Stourport 292,, 7 Solihull & Small Heath 282. League standings: 1 Leicester Coritanian 15pts, 2 Abingdon 14, 3 Royal Sutton Coldfield 13, 4 Solihull & Smal Heath 12, 5 Leamington C & AC 11, 6 Dudley & Stourbridge H 10, 7 Kidderminster & Stourport 9.
ABINGDON A STRING RESULTS
Men – 100m: 4 L Chown 11.4. 200m: 7 N Magrane 25.4. 400m: 5 N Magrane 56.3. 800m: 3 O Stepney 2.01.8. 1500m: 4 O Stepney 4.22.8. 5000m: 5 J Bruce 19.00.4. 110mH: 6 P Stepney 22.1. 400mH: 7 D Nation 1.11.5. 2000m SC: 4 P Stepney 8.37.5. 4x100m: 7 Abingdon 59.9. 4x400m: 7 Abingdon 2.52.5. High jump: 7 J Grizzell 1.50. Long jump: 1 L Chown 6.22. Triple jump: 7 O Stepney 9.58. Shot put: 4 T Clarke 8.25. Discus: 4 S Pomeroy 28.11. Hammer: 3 S Pomeroy 28.86. Javelin: 4 T Clarke 33.98.
Women – 100m: 6 C Salt 13.9. 200m: 3 C Salt 28.2. 400m: 5 R Baust 1.06.7. 800m: 6 R Baust 2.34.7. 1500m: 7 E Purbrick 5.29.9. 300m: 3 E Purbrick 11.35.4. 400mH: 2 C Fabes 1.14.2. 4x100m: 7 Abingdon 59.8. 4x400m: 4 Abingdon 4.36.8. High jump: 1 J Gregory 1.45. Long jump: 7 C Fabes 4.04. Triple jump: 7 E Purbrick 8.58. Shot put: 1 F Jammeh Kinteh 10.91. Discus: 1 F Jammeh Kinteh 31.66. Hammer: 4 F Jammeh Kinteh 24.77. Javelin: 1 F Jammeh Kinteh 38.17.
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