Olivia Allbut in action in the high jump

THE Jersey Spartan Club Championships were held last week in horrendous weather, but the commitment and enthusiasm of athletes, parents and officials combined to make it a successful day.

Unsurprisingly, there was only one club record broken on the day, Edward Cook in the U13 boys’ hammer, who stretched a six-year-old mark by throwing 21.38 m. Attending a hammer coaching training weekend with Mick Jones has obviously paid dividends for the young thrower, who also won gold in the shot.

There were, however, many PBs achieved throughout the age groups. U17 high jumper Marc Alner jumped 1m 94 to claim gold in testing conditions; U15 athletes Ellie Heyes and Holly Widdowson won gold and silver, respectively, in the same event both climbing 1.48m. Heyes also won the shot with a putt of 8.01m and took silver in the long jump.

On the track Daniel Robinson continued his great form by winning both the 800m and 1,500m in the U17 boys’ age group.

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