Women's Jubilee Cup 2001: Round One, Battersea Park
Teams: 1, Belgrave H 133.5; 2 Walton AC 118; 3, Basingstoke 110.5; 4 Thurrock 110; 5 Basildon 41.
More startling performances came from the women’s team at Battersea in the first round of the Jubilee Cup and the semi-final stage at Haringey on June 10th promises to be one of the most exciting women’s competitions in which we’ve been involved.
From the opening event, Esther Eharuyi’s 400m hurdles race, the Belles took the lead and then spent the rest of the afternoon steadily widening the gap.
A devastating win came from Emma Davies in the 800 metres. Blasting away from the gun, she was immediately out on her own – and no wonder as she took the “bell” in 62.1 seconds. Needless to say her final time of 2:08.0 was our best ever and, subject to investigation, the fastest ever seen at Battersea.
Fifteen year-old Amala Onuora had the measure of everyone else in the 100 metres while Esther Eharuyi came back for another win in the sprint hurdles. Another youngster, Michelle Nestor, had the misfortune to injure herself in the final round of the long jump and had to forgo her speciality, the triple jump, as a result.
The throwing events were terrific with Diane Holden again over 53 metres and Shelley Drew and Sylvia Cruz in discus and javelin extending the stadium records – never mind club records.
Even the 4x400 metres relay time was our best ever.
100m: 1 A.Onuora (U17) 12.4. 200m: 2 J.Culley 24.7. 400m: 1 J.Culley 55.9. 800m: 1 E.Davies 2:08.0. 1500m: 3 S.Stracey 5:08.4. 3000m: 3 D.Hearne (U20) 12:29.4. 100mH: 1 E.Eharuyi 16.0. 400mH: 1 E.Eharuyi 60.9. HJ: 4 J.Smiter 1.30. LJ: 4 M.Nestor (U17) 4.48. TJ: 3 J.Smiter 8.30. PV: =3 J.Smiter 1.10. SP: 2 S.Drew 11.94. DT: 1 S.Drew 58.96. JT: 1 S.Cruz 52.99. HT: 1 D.Holden 53.17. 4x100m: 2 Belgrave 50.5 (S.Stracey, A.Onuora U17, M.Nestor, J.Culley). 4x400m: 3 Belgrave 4:01.9 (J.Culley 60.2, N.Smallwood 64.6, E.Davies 55.6, V.Goodwin 60.5).
Restored from the club's earlier website, belgraveharriers.com, and published here as originally written.