EAL Final, Bury St Edmunds, 20 Sep 2026

Yinka reports:

Overall results

U14G – 3^rd 

U16G – 5^th  

U18W – 3^rd 

U20W/SW – 2^nd  

U14B – 2^nd (3 points behind 1st)

U16B – 6^th (out of 9 teams)

U18M – 4^th  

U20M/SM – 2^nd 

Combined scores across all age groups

1^st Ipswich 905

2^nd Norwich 844.5

3^rd Hunts 766.5

4^th C&C 710.5

5^th Colchester 515

6^th PANVAC 499.5

Five club records

U14B 1500m Alastair Reddish

U14B 4x100m Max Carmichael, Evan Naidoo, Alastair Reddish, Alex Tod

VM 100 & 200m Chris de Stefano

W45 100m Alison Stewart

Thanks to our Team Managers:

Libby Mead – U12B/U12G (Preliminary matches)

Olivia Mead – U14B

Denise Kormaz – U14G

Sam Darwin – U16G

Yinka Opaleye – U16B

Amelia Darnell – U18W

Chris Woodhall – U18M

Faye Young – U20W / SW

Steve Burke – U20M / SM

Officials at the finals:

Charlotte Bruce

Moji Opaleye

Rachel Waterworth

Sandra Acton

Sandra Pedley

Quinton Carroll 

Sarah Newman 

Jo Abel

Sam Kelly 

Toby Carroll

Steve Burke

Helpers (Field duties):

Abi Orekoya 

Emily Reddish 

Aisha Mack

Simon Newman

Yinka Opaleye 

Faye Young

Special thanks to all our athletes and their parents too, but immense thanks to Sarah Newman for keeping the EAL going through all the struggles with finding host clubs / venues and all the associated admin tasks behind the scenes this season.

Under 14 Girls

100m A 2^nd Kitty Kelly 13.3 PB by 1.1

100m B 1^st Leigha-Rae Carter 13.2 PB, beating 13.56

200m A 1^st Kitty Kelly 27.2 PB

200m B 1^st Leigha-Rae Carter 27.4 PB, beating 27.93

800m A 5^th Isobel Edwards 2:45.5

800m B 1^st Lucy Hilton 2:44.4 PB, beating 2:45.11

1500m A 1^st Iris Purser 4:59.0

1500m B 2^nd Iris McCluskey 5:33.7 PB

70mH A 7^th Theia Parson 13.3

70mH B 6^th Ellie Newman 16.8 PB by 0.1

HJ A 7^th Sofia Crook 1.30 PB

HJ B 2^nd Kitty Kelly 1.25

LJ A 8^th Theia Parson 3.57 PB

LJ B 4^th Emily Crisford 3.57

SP A 4^th Ellie Newman 6.85

SP B 3^rd Emily Crisford 6.13 PB

JT A 1^st Ellie Newman 16.92

4x100m 1^st Hunts AC Theia Parson, Kitty Kelly, Emily Crisford, Leigha-Rae Carter 55.1

Under 16 Girls

100m A 7^th Chloe Hays 13.7

100m B 1^st Simone Scott 13.2 PB

200m A 6^th Izabela Mawby 28.1 PB

200m B 2^nd Clemency Antwi 27.5 PB, beating 27.80

300m A 5^th Chloe Hays 45.7

300m B 5^th Izzy Hilton 47.2 PB by 0.2

800m A 3^rd Izzy Hilton 2:29.3

1500m A 3^rd Ellie Zubrik 5:27.8

LJ A 2^nd Sienna Mawby 4.39

LJ B 3^rd Izabela Mawby 4.01 PB

SP A 7^th Freya Brunning 7.60 PB by 1.15

SP B 3^rd Clemency Antwi 7.45

DT A 4^th Freya Brunning 19.56 PB by 1.71

DT B 2^nd Eleanor Stewart 15.55

JT A 2^nd Eleanor Stewart 29.06

4x100m 4^th Izabela Mawby, Simone Scott, Chloe Hays, Clemency Antwi 55.2

Under 18 Women

100m A 8^th Jess Waterworth 14.8

100m B 4^th Maya Wager 14.2

200m A 7^th Jess Waterworth 30.2

200m B 6^th Maya Wager 29.8

400m A 4^th Becca Smith 65.0

800m A 1^st Leah Graham 2:20.1

1500m A 3^rd Freya Harris 5:21.2

100mH A 3^rd Freya Harris 23.0 PB

LJ A 4^th Annabel Lindsell 4.10

LJ B 3^rd Jess Waterworth 3.18

TJ A 4^th Anjola Opaleye 8.01

SP A 3^rd Anjola Opaleye 9.14

DT A 2^nd Anjola Opaleye 23.31

JT A 4^th Maya Wager 15.91

4x100m 4^th Anjola Opaleye, Rebecca Smith, Jess Waterworth, Freya Harris 56.5

Women

100m A 7^th Faye Young 14.9

100m B 4^th Alison Stewart 15.8 PB by 0.6; W45 Club Record, beating Sandra Pedley 16.2 2012

200m A 5^th Izzie Newman 28.5

200m B 3^rd Faye Young 32.7

400m A 3^rd Alison Stewart 73.7

400m B 3^rd Faridah Kaddu 84.3

800m A 1^st Izzie Newman 2:24.3

800m B 1^st Alison Stewart 2:47.9

1500m A 3^rd Alison Stewart 5:45.6

1500m B 2^nd Faridah Kaddu 7:15.8 PB by 68.2

100mH 4^th Faye Young 19.1 PB by 0.1

HJ A 2^nd Abi Pudney 1.45

HJ B 3^rd Jo Abel 1.10

LJ A 2^nd Abi Pudney 4.60

LJ B 4^th Jo Abel 3.30

TJ A 4^th Jo Abel 8.09

SP A 7^th Vicky Burke 5.35

SP B 7^th Sandra Acton 3.05

DT A 1^st Willow Bedding 26.87

DT B 6^th Sandra Acton 9.10

HT A 2^nd Willow Bedding 41.39

JT A 7^th Vicky Burke 10.23

JT B 6^th Sandra Acton 5.06

4x100m 2^nd Faye Young, Faridah Kaddu, Alison Stewart, Izzie Newman 63.4

Under 14 Boys

100m A 2^nd Alexander Tod 12.2 PB

100m B 2^nd Max Carmichael 13.0 PB, beating 13.40

200m A 4^th Evan Naidoo 26.1 PB by 0.7

200m B 2^nd Max Carmichael 27.2 PB by 0.4

800m A 3^rd Jake Henson 2:20.8

800m B 1^st Moses Smith 2:21.7

1500m A 1^st Alastair Reddish 4:31.0 PB by 4.3; U14B Club Record, beating Bentley Anthony 4:32.0 2026

1500m B 1^st Bentley Anthony 4:36.9

HJ A 2^nd Kamil Dalphinis 1.35 eq. PB

HJ B 1^st Moses Smith 1.30

LJ A 2^nd Alexander Tod 4.59

SP A 3^rd Thomas Burrows 7.71

SP B 2^nd Moses Smith 6.63 PB by 8 cms

DT A 3^rd Thomas Burrows 14.76

JT A 6^th Alastair Reddish 14.65 PB by 8.03

4x100m 1^st Max Carmichael, Evan Naidoo, Alastair Reddish and Alex Tod 51.7 U14B Club Record, beating Kenzo Rwegoshora, Jacksen Hornagold, Joshua Dawe, James Coleman 52.8 2023

Under 16 Boys

100m A 4^th James Coleman 11.8 PB by 0.1

100m B 9^th David Orekoya 13.3 PB by 0.4

200m A 8^th Owain Evans 27.9 PB by 2.1

200m B 3^rd Jamar Eason 25.8 PB, beating 26.78

300m A 3^rd James Coleman 38.0 PB, beating 38.44

300m B 1^st George Smith 39.9 PB

800m A 3^rd Louis Spalding 2:15.1

1500m A 2^nd Jack Bone 4:28.0

HJ A 5^th Owain Evans 1.55 PB by 18 cms

LJ A 6^th Jamar Eason 4.63

LJ B 3^rd Owain Evans 4.18

TJ A 5^th Jamar Eason 10.01

SP A 3^rd Harvey Ahern-Sutliff 11.61 PB by 1.43

SP B 5^th Mark Lawson-Watkins 6.54

DT A 8^th Mark Lawson-Watkins 20.85 PB by 67 cms

HT A 4^th Mark Lawson-Watkins 21.56 PB by 2.15

JT A 3^rd Isaac Ebers 37.19

JT B 3^rd Noah Austin 31.91

4x100m 4^th Jamar Eason, George Smith, David Orekoya, James Coleman 50.3

Under 18 Men

100m A 7^th Liam Morris 11.7 PB

100m B 5^th Zack Rodriquez 12.1

200m A 7^th Liam Morris 24.8

200m B 3^rd Kaihaan Garanganga 24.4 PB

400m A 1^st Sam Woodhall 53.8

800m A 2^nd Daniel Brook 2:02.2

1500m A 3^rd Lewis Cummins 4:19.3

LJ A 8^th Zack Rodriquez 4.86 PB by 6 cms

LJ B 6^th Sam Woodhall 3.09

SP A 4^th Liam Morris 5.98

DT A 4^th Daniel Brook 16.44 PB

4x100m 3^rd Liam Morris, Kaihaan Abdulkader, Zack Rodriquez, Sam Woodhall 47.7

Men

100m A 4^th Chris de Stefano 11.7 VM Club Record, beating his own 11.8 2026 and Yinka Opaleye 12.03w 2019

100m B 3^rd Dan Steel 12.6

200m A 4^th Chris de Stefano 23.9 VM Club Record, beating his own 24.1 (2025) and 24.33 (2026)

400m A 6^th Simon Newman 76.7 PB by 0.7

800m A 3^rd Dan Steel 2:33.3

800m B 3^rd Derek Darnell 2:43.4

1500m A 3^rd Chris Parson 4:36.0 PB by 3.79

1500m B 3^rd Richard Zubrik 4:56.5 PB by 4.29

110mH A 2^nd Dan Steel 19.3

HJ A 1^st Dan Steel 1.60

HJ B 2^nd Yinka Opaleye 1.20

LJ A 3^rd Dan Steel 5.32

LJ B 5^th Yinka Opaleye 3.31

TJ A 3^rd Dan Steel 11.88

SP A 4^th Toby Carroll 9.35

SP B 1^st Steve Burke 8.62

DT A 5^th Toby Carroll 29.63

DT B 1^st Steve Burke 27.50

HT A 3^rd Steve Burke 33.47

JT A 3^rd Kuldip Digpal 30.65

JT B 2^nd Steve Burke 27.93