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16:58 > Friday 25th July 2008

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Stephanie Gaynor
WGC's Gaynor competes at Olympic trials
11:08 - 23 July 2008

STANBOROUGH School student Stephanie Gaynor described her appearance at the GB Olympic selection trials in Birmingham as an amazing experience. It was an unexpected call-up for the WGC athlete, who the day before the British trials had claimed the senior... Full Story »

Humphries siblings in English Schools action

09:21 - 23 July 2008

WGC brother and sister Claire and Richard Humphries both competed at the Sainsbury s English Schools Championships. The Herts Phoenix siblings found themselves up against some stiff opposition in Gateshead. Claire ran a season s best 11.77 seconds in her... Full Story »

Peta Lundgren
Peta takes national javelin gold medal

17:26 - 22 July 2008

GOSLING-based javelin thrower Peta Lundgren was delighted after winning gold at her final Sainsbury s English Schools Track and Field Championships. The 18-year-old s massive effort of 43.00m was enough for her to claim the senior girls title by more th... Full Story »

Robert Gayler
Long jumper Robert claims gold with huge last leap

17:17 - 22 July 2008

A HUGE last round leap handed Hatfield long jumper Robert Gayler gold at the 2008 English Schools Track and Field Championships. The Nicholas Breakspear School pupil, who competed in the junior boys age group on the Friday, was in the silver medal posit... Full Story »

Sophie Connor
Potters Bar's Connor claims national title

16:43 - 22 July 2008

A POTTERS Bar teenager overcame injury to claim a national schools title. Sophie Connor won the intermediate 1,500m crown at the Sainsbury s ESAA English Schools Championships. The Dame Alice Owen s pupil was ecstatic with her win as she has been injure... Full Story »

Jodie Williams
WGC sprint star to race older athletes

16:26 - 22 July 2008

WGC teenage sprint star Jodie Williams will move up an age group in the England Athletics U15 and U17 Championships next month, writes Mark Hemmings. The 14-year-old Herts Phoenix athlete will now be tested in the U17 age group at the national competition... Full Story »

Suzy Fitt setting off on the bike stage
Suzy now Fitts in a tough triathlon

16:44 - 17 July 2008

A FITNESS trainer made an impressive debut in a gruelling triathlon event. Garden City Runners member Suzy Fitt thought she d try something different to test her endurance. So at short notice she entered a Half- Ironman Triathlon with just six weeks to tr... Full Story »

Record numbers compete in Nicky Morris Challenge

15:35 - 17 July 2008

SCHOOL athletics teams from Times Territory joined others from around the county at the annual Nicky Morris Challenge. The inter-school competition for girls, held at Wodson Park in Ware, saw a record number of 21 schools take part. Groups from Stanboroug... Full Story »