Catriona Bisset, Justin Davies, Henry McLuckie and Taryn Rawlings among the winners at the BMC Gold Standard meet
BMC GOLD STANDARD RACES, Watford, August 21
Watford was graced with a number of top internationals with Catriona Bisset of Australia, for example, winning the women’s 800m in 2:00.91 from Gabrielle Jennings of the United States as Brits Katie Snowden and Khai Mhlanga were third and fourth.
The men’s 800m was won by Justin Davies in a PB of 1:45.37 whereas in fourth Matthew McKenna from Walton ran 1:46.75 aged 17 to take two seconds off his best.
The time puts McKenna second on the European under-18 800m all-time lists behind Max Burgin’s 1:45.36 from 2019.
Henry McLuckie won the men’s 1500m in 3:38.33 as US duo Taryn Rawlings (4:08.79) and Kaylee Mitchell beat Erin Wallace in the women’s 1500m.
Justin Davies (Graham Smith)
Men: 800: A: 1 J Davies (Bath) 1:45.37; 2 T Keen (C&C) 1:46.63; 3 H Jonas (Norw, U20) 1:46.75; 4 M McKenna (Walton, U20) 1:46.84; 5 A Davis (Phoe) 1:46.99; 6 J Gormley (Shef/Dearn) 1:48.10; 7 D Race (Gate) 1:48.22; 8 R Elston (Charn) 1:48.75; 9 T Waterworth (Hunts, U20) 1:50.81; 10 B Murphy (Ton) 1:51.23. B: 1 J Wigfield (Wirr) 1:47.98; 2 T Bridger (C&C) 1:49.80; 3 G O’Toole (Bir) 1:50.36; 4 B Rock (TVH) 1:50.51; 5 S Winters (Bed C) 1:50.61; 6 P Kilgannon (IRL) 1:50.82; 7 E Grime (Salf, U17) 1:51.15; 8 B Brunswick (Sale) 1:51.21; 9 J Kinrade (Shrews, U20) 1:51.68. C: 1 S Gentry (N Som) 1:50.78; 2 J O’Hara (Bexley) 1:50.86; 3 T Staines (BMH) 1:51.59; 4 B Harrison (Corn) 1:51.89; 6 E Taylor (C&C, U20) 1:54.82. 1500: A: 1 H McLuckie (IoW) 3:38.33; 2 J Tuffin (BRAT) 3:38.99; 3 H Wakefield (Salf) 3:40.35; 4 J Cann (NEB) 3:41.20; 5 J McMurray (St Alb) 3:41.22; 6 C Wheeler (MKDP) 3:42.26; 7 J Gumm (Phoe) 3:42.40; 8 J Higgins (Ton) 3:42.95; 9 T Syckelmoore (BMH) 3:43.67; 10 B Davies (Bed C) 3:45.47
Matthew McKenna (Graham Smith)
Women: 800: A: 1 C Bisset (AUS) 2:00.92; 2 G Jennings (USA) 2:01.00; 3 K Snowden (Herne H) 2:01.10; 4 K Mhlanga (Herts P) 2:01.41; 5 C McGee (USA) 2:01.72; 6 A Ives (Bas) 2:02.50; 7 N Power (IRL) 2:03.63; 8 R McClay (Brack) 2:07.53; 9 B Trow (Shrews, U17) 2:09.08. B: 1 J March (Chelm, U15) 2:08.56; 2 B Taylor (St Ed, U17) 2:09.53; 4 G Galvin (Ennis T, U20) 2:11.35; 5 K Pye (AFD, U17) 2:11.50. 1500: A: 1 T Rawlings (USA) 4:08.80; 2 K Mitchell (USA) 4:10.75; 3 E Wallace (Giff N) 4:10.85; 4 K Axford (Belg) 4:11.39; 5 G Fetherstonhaugh (CAN) 4:12.62; 6 A Cohen (ISR) 4:13.96; 7 M Deadman (BMH) 4:15.53; 8 H Parker (Phoe) 4:16.61; 9 E Strevens (E’bne, U20) 4:18.47; 10 J Bailey (Lev V, U20) 4:18.82;…
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