Ogunro shines at Cambridge event
Published Date:
16 July 2008
Eastern Athletics Championships
Luton athlete Hephzibah Ogunro was the star of the show at the Eastern Athletics Championships in Cambridge, claiming three gold medals.
Ogunro headed the field in the U13 girls 100m, winning the final in a time of 13.19secs, triumphed in the 200m in a new championship record of 26.65secs – after initially breaking the record in the heats – and was victorious in the long jump with a leap of 4.53m.
In the U13 girls shot, Paige Cole came out on top with 8.26m, while in the senior women's hammer, Suzanna Wise and Shannon Bunker sealed a Luton one-two with throws of 38.94m and 35.25m respectively.
Another Luton one-two came in the senior men's 100m where Kyle Andrew, 11.21secs, won from Mark Collins, 11.37secs.
Andrew also took the 200m in a time of 23.22secs.
Other Luton victories came from Shaquille Thomas (U13 boys 75m hurdles), David Reynolds (U15 boys triple jump), John McDonnell (U17 men's 800m) and Craig Andrew (U20 men's long jump).
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16 July 2008 6:01 PM
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