Lianne wins

Monday 8 August 2011

Lianne Clarke saved Cardiff's blushes by winning the A Javelin competition in the final UK Women's League match of the season, held at the Lee Valley Athletic Centre on Saturday last, 6th August.

Club captain Emma Peters (pictured) loyally supported her team and took 3rd place in the 400m hurdles A race before rushing off to catch a plane to Dublin to compete in the Irish championships the next day and where she took the bronze medal in a personal best time of 59.67sec.

Cardiff's team finished eighth and, along with Trafford AC, will be relegated to Division 1 for the 2012 campaign.

Other top three placings for Cardiff were Bryony Raine (2nd in the pole vault A), former captain Debbie Rees (2nd in the 3000m B), Charlotte Artur (3rd in the 3000m A) and Elinor Lewis (3rd in the pole vault B).

The team has struggled in each of its three matches this year through unavailability of athletes and injuries and all credit must go to those who turned out to support the team and their team colleagues. Let's hope for better luck next year.

As Cardiff's ladies slip into Division 1, Swansea's ladies were promoted from Division 1 to the Premier division so we wish our Welsh rivals good luck for next year also.

The match result was:

1. Birchfield H (200)
2. Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (180)
3. City of Manchester (180)
4. Edinburgh AC (177)
5. Enfield & Harringey (161.5)
6. Windsor S E H (156)
7. Trafford AC (130)
8. Cardiff AAC (83.5)

To view the full results, click on RESULTS.