Yaxley man races to victory in latest Grand Prix race and five Southern League wins for sixth-placed PANVAC
Yaxley’s Michael Kallenberg won the Stamford 5k in his first outing of the Peterborough Grand Prix series.
Kallenberg crossed the finish line at Stamford Rugby Club in a time of 15:32.6. PANVAC’s Henry Jarvis was in hot pursuit finishing second in 15:46.5.
Series leader James Orrell of Hunts AC placed third with a 15:55.7 clocking. Orrell has one win, two second places and a third place to his name. He is likely to be confirmed as the series winner after the final race at Ferry Meadows on August 5.
Jake Copper of PANVAC finished fifth with a time of 16:32.1. He was joined in the first 20 finishers by clubmates Robert Jeffrey, who placed 10th in 17:03.5, and 15th placed Noah Randall who crossed the line in 17:25.7.
Two more Yaxley men made the top 20 with Mitchell Thurgood 12th with a time of 17:11.7 and Jason Kwan 20th in 17:50.0. Helpston Harriers’ Aaron Scott finished 25th with a 17:56.8 clocking.
Hunts AC’s Lucy Mapp won the ladies race in a time of 17:55.8. She may have done enough to pip Katie Vargerson of Lonely Goats Running Club to the series win. Vargerson finished seventh at Stamford in a time of 20:27.1.
Ellie Piccaver of Yaxley was second in a time of 19:28.3, with PANVAC’s Elizabeth Eames third in 19:31.9. Yaxley trio Charlotte Meeds, Ros Loutit and Gabby Needham placed 12th, 16th and 17th with respective times of 20:47.2, 21:09.6 and 21:14.3.
Helpston Harriers’ Philippa Taylor finished sixth with a time of 20:19.7. Zion Demba of Thorney placed ninth in 20:21.8. Bushfield’s Elena Olik was 11th in 20:48.7 while Jade Carvath-Smith of PANVAC finished 20th in 21:41.8. Eastern Masters AC’s Elisabeth Sennitt Clough was 21st in 21:49.7.
The junior 3k was won by Yaxley’s Alexander Gunn with a time of 10:31.2. Eddie Radford of PANVAC was runner-up with a 10:44.8 clocking.
Lillya Bellabiod of PANVAC was the first girl home with a time of 12:09.2. Monica Stuart, also of PANVAC finished third in 12:30.6.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PANVAC finished sixth in the latest Southern Athletics League fixture at St Albans.
There were wins for Sean Reidy, Angus Bowling, Jonathan Levett, Amber Park and Andrea Jenkins.
Reidy completed the 400m hurdles in 61.20, while Bowling cleared 4.50m in the pole vault and Levett won the long jump with a distance of 6.06m.
For the ladies, Park ran a 2:16.56 800m and Jenkins threw the discus 33.43m.