3rd Place in the SAL
This week saw another superb team performance in the SAL as well as more school athletics competition.
Southern Athletics League: Division 1 - Round 2 - Kingston - 22 June 2025
Sunday saw the 2nd SAL match at hosted by Epson & Ewell at Kingston. Another great performance from the whole team saw us finish in 3rd place. There were event wins for Sam Macaulay (1500m, 3000m), Lily Woolcock (3000m) and Elkie Baker (Discus). Elkie’s throw 41.68m was a 1.54m PB and the leading distance by an U17W this year and saw her and Sam Macaulay named among the athletes of the meeting. SAL #2 Report Kingston 21 June
Team Captains Richard Macaulay and Lily Woolcock’s report for the most recent SAL fixture, which happened on 21 June, can be found below : A full list of the results can be found in the previous “ 3rd Place in the SAL “ race report
The team Captains report:-
“ ..a coach load full of Heathsiders made the trip to Kingston for our first away fixture in the division 1 of the Southern Athletics League and finished a very respectable 3rd (out of 6 teams), cementing our position as a top division club! This was especially the case with exams and holidays impacting the team but our strength in depth meant that we were able to put out complete teams for both men and women.
Despite a hot and windy day, there were some very impressive performances across the team.
On the men's side, some standout performances included Sam Macaulay, winning the 3000 in 8:50 and following that up with another victory in the 1500 in 4:03! which helped us get near maximum points in these events with Chris Gracie (4:06 2nd B 1500) and Arthur Hawkes (9:19 1st B 3000) following closely behind with PBs.
Kudos to Sam Brown who ran a 51 second 400 early in the day, then spent the rest of the afternoon revising for his exams trackside, before anchoring the 4x400 A string relay in the final event of the day.
As usual, we were very strong in the sprints with Carlos Mingoes coming 2nd in the A race 100m (11.3) and Mu'izz Ottun (11.4) winning the B race and culminating in winning the 4x100 relay
Wayne Morley ran a very impressive 2000 steeplechase alongside Pete Wooton, putting into practice some top coaching from Tony Killilea to get a very credible 2nd place in the A race and 3rd in the B race, respectively.
Massive credit, as always, to our invaluable multi-eventers for chipping in as and where needed, including Thomas Wassermann (PV, 110mH, 400mH), Malakai (HJ, LJ), Ivan Ross (PV, 400mH, javelin) and Stephen Booth (shot put, discus and 110mH). Massive thanks to Stephen in particular for jumping in on the day to do his first high hurdles in almost three decades to get a 2nd place in the B race!!
Also a big shout out to SAL debutant Jake Kitchener who, in addition to a 3000, also filled in with scoring performances in the Triple Jump and High Jump.
The Heathside women brought depth, determination and dazzling performances to the second Southern Athletics League fixture of the season. From powerful throws to gutsy distance runs and jumps, this was a day where every event counted—and the women's team delivered across the board.
In the sprints, Asia Emanuel led the charge with a swift 13.0 to place 3rd in the 100m A string, followed closely by Magdeline Paitoo in the B string (13.2s, 3rd). Asia returned for a tough 200m A string (27.0s, 4th), with Samiyah Wilson hot on her heels in the B string (27.2s, 3rd). Over 400m, Isabella Watkins put in a strong shift for 4th in the A race (62.2s), while Hester Hill stormed to victory in the B string, clocking 62.7s and bagging maximum points.
The hurdles crew showed up strong as ever. Hester Hill opened with the 100m hurdles (23.5s, 5th), with Molly Harrison again showing her range in the B string (23.3s, 4th). Lily Woolcock took on the 400m hurdles A string with trademark grit (79.3s, 6th), and Magdeline Paitoo stepped up in the B string with a brilliant 2nd-place finish (75.9s), scoring vital points for the team.
Middle-distance races were a showcase of consistency. Isabella Watkins claimed 3rd in the 800m A string (2:24.8), with Ruby Walls following up in the B (2:46.3, 4th). Over 1500m, Millie Watkins took a solid 3rd in the A string (4:54.8 - well under her target of sub 5 and the first time she's dipped under this mark in over a year!), while Kiara Corkin ran a fearless race to win the B string (5:08.4), a big thank you and well done to the support from the young athletes.
Heathside women continued to dominate the distance events. In the 3000m, Lily Woolcock broke away from the competition to take 1st in the A string in the last 100m (10:36.7), while Francesca Stocco made it a double win in the B (11:04.8) with another smooth and controlled performance during her post marathon return. In the steeplechase, Millie Watkins showed impressive form to take 4th in the A race (5:50.3) 20 minutes after her 1500 race, while Millie Watkins stormed to a B string win (5:54.4) to cap off a full middle-distance shift.
The jumps squad showed off their versatility and power, with Hester Hill again featuring heavily. She cleared 1.38m in the high jump (6th A string) and added a 2.15m PB in the pole vault (4th A string). Francesca Stocco backed her up in the high jump B string with 1.33m for 3rd - very impressive from a long distance athlete returning to HJ for the team having not competed in the event since school! In the long jump, Chileshe Gotch went 4.33m (5th A), and Sian Adeyemi won the B string with a tidy 4.24m. Then came the triple jump clean sweep, with Sian jumping 9.62m for 4th A and Chileshe winning the B string with 9.33m—a phenomenal pairing in a tough field.
In the throws, Elkie Baker stole the show. Her monster discus throw of 41.61m secured a convincing A string victory, PB and was one of the standout performances of the entire meet. Noelle O'Regan was not far behind, winning the B string (25.65m) and returning to place 4th in both the shot put (9.65m A) and hammer (21.68m A). A MASSIVE well done to Noelle for not only winning these vital points but also broke 3 club records in all three of these throws. Ivy Paitoo added valuable points with a 2nd in the shot B (8.19m), keeping Heathside well and truly in the throws conversation. Molly and Abigail continued to rake in points with the javelin.
And finally a massive massive thanks to all the volunteers who came along to make the event happen, including Dulce, Adrian Essex, Jerry, Dave Walton, Emily Targett and Tony Killilea! “
Team Scores
1st Wycombe and Chiltern 279.5
2nd Woking 269
3rd London Heathside 243
4th Ipswich and Colchester & Tendring 216
5th Epsom & Ewell 210.5
6th Basingtoke & Mid-Hants 204
Senior Men
100m
Carlos MINGOES 11.3s A 2nd
Neo FUJIWARA 11.4s B 1st
Glenford HUGHES 11.6s ns
Toby TOTH-STEVENS (U20) 11.8s ns
Mohamed KAMARA 12.0s ns
Logan CUMMINGS (U17) 12.3s ns
James POTHALINGAM 12.5s ns
Jaden Phillips (U17) 11.9s ns
Alex DANIEL 12.1s ns
Robert SHIN 12.5s ns
Neo FUJIWARA (?) 11.8s ns
Malachi OLUWASHINA (U17) 12.5s ns
Zain Mitha 12.0s ns
200m
Mu'izz OTTUN SM 23.4s A 5th
Neo FUJIWARA 23.8s B 4th
Jaden Phillips (U17) 24.3s ns
Mohamed KAMARA 24.5s ns
Zain Mitha 25.0s ns
Robert SHIN 26.3s ns
Malakai David Mckenzie Callum (U17) 23.6s
Malachi OLUWASHINA (U17) 25.6s
Logan CUMMINGS (U17) 25.6s
400m
Sam BROWN (U20) 51.3s A 5th
Toby TOTH-STEVENS (U20) 53.4s B 4th
800m
Richard MACAULAY 2:09.8 A 5th
Marc MULLEN (M40) 2:10.5 B 5th
Malachi OLUWASHINA (U17) 2:09.1 ns
1500m
Samuel MACAULAY 4:01.8 A 1st
Christopher GRACIE 4:06.4 B 2nd
Peter OTTO (U23) 4:39.0 ns
3000m
Samuel MACAULAY 8:49.3 A 1st
Arthur HAWKES (n23) 9:19.8 B 1st
Scott COLLER 9:50.1 ns
Jake KITCHINER 10:27.9 ns
Kwasi AGYEI-OWUSU (M40) 10.37.5
110mH
Thomas WASSERMAN (U20) 17.2 A 3rd
Stephen BOOTH (M50) 23.4s B 2nd
400mH
Thomas WASSERMAN (U20) 61.3 A 3rd
Ivan ROSS (M50) 76.1s B 3rd
2000mSC
Wayne MORLEY 6:37.0 A 2nd
Peter WOOTTON 7:14.1 B 3rd
High Jump
Malakai DAVID MCKENZIE CALLUM (U17) 1.53m A 6th
Jake KITCHINER 1.28m B 5th
Pole Vault
Ivan ROSS (M50) 2.45m A 6th
Long Jump
Malakai DAVID MCKENZIE CALLUM (U17) 5.45m A 5th
Jordan GBOHO (U20) 5.34m B 4th
Triple Jump
Neo FUJIWARA 11.79m A 6th
Jake KITCHINER 9.46m B 6th
Shot Putt
Stephen BOOTH (M50) 8.01m A 6th
Robin HARDY (M60) 6.89m B 5th
Discus
Stephen BOOTH (M50) 27.31m A 5th
Robin HARDY (M60) 23.70m B 5th
Ivan Ross (M50) 16.27m ns
Hammer
Thomas WASSERMAN (U20) 25.42m A 4th
Robin HARDY (M60) 18.00m B 4th
Javelin
Marcel BACZEK (U20) 42.73m A 4th
Ivan ROSS (M50) 32.01m B 4th
Men's 4x100m
1st London Heathside 43.7s
Mixed
4x400m A
6th London Heathside A 3:52.5
DQ London Heathside B
Women
100m
Asia EMANUEL (U20) 13.0s A 3rd
Magdeline PAITOO (U20) 13.2s B 3rd
Temi Olubajo (U20) 14.8s ns
Molly HARRISON 14.9s ns
Emily TARGETT 13.2s ns
Claris LAWRENCE (U17) 14.1s ns
Chileshe GOTCH (U17) 14.4s ns
Kesia ADJEI (U17) 14.8s ns
Abigail BEREKET (U17) 15.9s ns
Bobbi Robinson (U17) 13.6s ns
Cara BROWN 14.3s ns
Caitlin LEACH (U23) 15.0s ns
Becky Quirke 15.1s ns
Juliette BIRD 17.0s ns
200m
Asia EMANUEL (U20) 27.0s A 4th
Samiyah WILSON (U17) 27.2s B 3rd
Chileshe GOTCH (U17) 29.1s ns
Cara BROWN 29.3s ns
Becky Quirke 30.3s ns
Juliette BIRD 36.3s ns
400m
Isabella WATKINS (U20) 62.2a A 4th
Hester HILL 62.7 B 1st
800m
Isabella WATKINS (U20) 2:24.8 A 3rd
Ruby WALLS (U20) 2:46.3 B 4th
1500m
Millie WATKINS (U20) 4:54.8 4 A 3rd
Kiara CORKIN (U17) 5:08.4 B 1st
Emily TARGETT 5:12.2 ns
3000m
Lily WOOLCOCK 10:36.7 A 1st
Francesca STOCCO 11:04.8 B 1st
100mH
Molly HARRISON 23.5s A 5th
Hester HILL 23.3s B 5th
400mH
Lily WOOLCOCK 79.3 A 6th
Magdeline PAITOO (U20) 75.9 B 2nd
1500m Steeplechase
Molly HARRISON 5:50.3 A 4th
Millie WATKINS (U20) 5:54.4 5 A 1st
High Jump
Hester HILL 1.38m A 6th
Francesca STOCCO 1.33m B 3rd
Pole Vault
Hester HILL 2.15m A 4th
Long Jump
Chileshe GOTCH (U17) 4.33 m A 5th
Sian ADEYEMI 4.24m B 2nd
Temi Olubajo (U20) 4.31m ns
Triple Jump
Sian ADEYEMI 9.62m A 2nd
Chileshe GOTCH (U17) 9.33m B 1st
Kesia ADJEI (U17) 7.09m
Abigail BEREKET (U17) 8.78m
Shot Putt
Noelle O'REGAN 9.65m A 4th
Ivy PAITOO (U17) 8.19m B 2nd
Discus
Elkie BAKER (U17) 41.61m A 1st PB NCR
Noelle O'REGAN 25.65m B 1st
Hammer
Noelle O'REGAN 21.68m A 4th
Ivy PAITOO (U17) 19.01m B 3rd
Javelin
Molly HARRISON 17.22m A 6th
Abigail BEREKET (U17) 8.04m B 6th
Kesia ADJEI (U17) 9.95m ns
4x100m
2nd London Heathside 51.2s
Stratford Speed Meeting, Stratford, 22.6.25
100m
H9 4th Leon Seale 10.49s PB w
H33 6th Walid Saleh (T63) 15.83s
H4a 3rd Leon Seale 10.65s PB
H28a 5th Walid Saleh (T63) 15.91s
200m
H5 1st Leon Seale 21.24s PB w
H18 2nd Adrian Day (V65) 29.41s
400m
H4 2nd Rachel Mcdonald 60.93s PB
110mH (U20)
H2 1st Trey Corlis (U20) 14.12s
H3 1st Montana Dennis (U20) 14.99s PB w
H2a 1st Trey Corlis (U20) 14.10s
H3a 1st Montana Dennis (U20) 14.83s PB
South East Schools Inter-County - Cunliffe Cup, Crawley, 21.6.25
JG 100m A
4th Myla Miller 13.02s
JB 1500m
2nd Charlie Nicolson 4:12.79
10th Alex Kirk 4:24.88
IG Discus
1st Elkie Baker 38.08m
Ranlegh Richmond 10km, Richmond 22.6.25
134th Stephen Monaghan 39.51
Parkrun
91 Heathsiders took part in parkrun last Saturday. Congratulations for first places finishes go to: Peter Gould (Mura di Luca, 18:20), Annabel Litchfield (Old Showfield, 21.03), Ben Jacobs (Hunstanton Promenade, 18.44).
Full results can be found here.