April 7: 27 personal bests at the Jack Kee Memorial Throws and Jumps Meeting at Stantonbury
The first MMK open meeting of the year was dedicated to the memory of Hammer Thrower and Throws Coach, Jack Kee (pictured above), who passed away in November 2021.
In the Hammer, Thomas Head (NEB) was just 3m short of his best with 64.68m, while Jasmine Trapnell (MMK) was the best of the women with 48.31m.
The Pole Vault saw five personal bests, all by MMK vaulters. The best of the day was by Louis Willson (NEB) with 3.80m, and Mia Soman was the best of the women with 2.65m, while Jamie Gruber (MMK) improved to 2.80m.
By far the most personal bests came in the Long Jump, with eight in the morning session and six in the afternoon. M15, Chukwudi Onyebuchi (MMK) improved by 31cm with 5.40m, while F15, Mia Sayanthan (MMK) was the best of the girls with a 3cm improvement to 4.32m. The biggest improver was M13, Jake Phillips, who added more than a metre to his best with 4.45m.
In the Shot, the standout man was Zack Grinstead (Luton) with 11.83m with Matilda Hewitt (Chelmsford) leading the women with 12.25m.
In the Discus, the longest young-athlete throw was by M17, Louis Nash (MMK), with 36.91m while Emma Beardmore (Harrow), with 41.77m was the leading female.
The Javelin saw Jordan Davis (Luton) at 1.6m to his best with 52.45m, with Eva Durand (MMK) the best of the women with 38.29m.