The Athletics Club of the Hutt Valley, New Zealand. Sylvia Potts Classic
Hastings, 13 January 2001The highlight of the meet was Nick Willis's effort in breaking his own national U18 record for the 800m. Nick pipped Scottish Harrier's Ben Ruthe on the final lap after Ben had led from the start.
Congratulations also to our two multi-eventers who finished 1-2 in the junior heptathlon at the central region championships, held in conjunction with the Sylvia Potts.
Below are results for the Valleys United finishers, full results are at the Hastings Hornets site.
Women's 100 Metres SUNSHADE
3 Nadia Smith Valleys United 12.59 0.6
Women's 1,500 Metres HB INSUR
5 Annette Purvis Valleys United 5:06.8h
Women's High Jump HDC
1 Nadia Smith Valleys United 1.65m
3 Marissa Pritchard Valleys United 1.55m
Men's 800 Metres STREETS
1 Nick Willis Valleys United 1:50.3h 1
3 Carl Jackson Valleys United 1:52.3h 1
5 Heath Sutton Valleys United 1:58.6h 1
Men's 1,500 Metres HB INSUR
- Steve Willis Valleys United DNF
Heptathlon W18
1 Victoria Glover Valleys United 2829
19.49 (346) - 1.41 (523) - 6.31 (291) - 29.63 (508)
4.50 (428) - 20.18 (292) - 2:52:22 (441)
2 Rachel Kemp Valleys United 1464
22.31 (139) - 1.23 (340) - 4.25 (162) - 35.88 (152)
3.48 (196) - 10.30 (111) - 3:00:13 (364)