Senna takes 5th at England Combined Events Champs

Senna Gorvett travelled to Sheffield for the national indoor combined events champs, as she looked to deliver across the 5 events that make up an indoor pentathlon. It wasnt the best start for Senna, as she was left in the blocks for the 60m hurdles, before recovering to run a solid 9.62s, although it was a couple of tenths down on expectations. High jump was next up - and this proved to be a real high point for Senna. She progressed cleanly through the heights, achieving a best of 1.59m which was her 2nd indoor high jump PB of the week! Ordinarily this height would have put her right to the top of the rankings, but with such a high standard competition Senna was just battling to get into the top 8. Shot put was next up, and after 2 poor throws, she unleashed a fantastic 9.15 in the final round, her 2nd best throw ever. Long jump is always a crucial event due to the potential points on offer - with Senna knowing that she would need to jump well in excess of 5m to keep in contention with the top. Her 5.08m in the first round was her best jump - it was an ok result, but rivals around her jumped further. This set-up the 800m, with Senna in a fantastic battle for positions 5 through to 9. Senna knew that in order finish as high up the order as possible, it would take her most comitted run ever.  And that is exactly what she delivered! She set the pace from the gun, delivering her race strategy to perfection. She finished in 2:27, matching her PB, and recording the 3rd fastest time of the 21 athletes. This secured her an incredible 5th place in England, with a massive overall PB of 3285pts. 

A fantastic performance from Senna!