EMMA HOLMES blasted her way to an impressive performance at the weekend.

The talented West Cheshire Athletic Club and Great Britain international clocked a new 400m personal best and under 20 women’s club record time of 54.24 seconds for second spot in Brussels, Belgium, at the IFAM Track and Field Meeting on Saturday.

Emma made her debut for Great Britain at last week’s Loughborough International Meeting and recently clocked 54.53 seconds at the Birchfield Midweek Open Meeting at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium.

WEST CHESHIRE AC secured 16 victories at the second round of the Under 17/Under 20 Youth Development Track and Field League fixture held at Leigh Sports Village.

Matthew Jones (2:05.3) and Lewis Morris (2:21.7) combined for a double success story in the under 20 men’s 800m, and Lewis then rounded the 3,000m in a winning time of 9:56.0.

Ruby Wisbey (5.36m) and Carys Manson (3.50m) secured victories in the under 20 women’s Long jump, and Carys registered success with a time of 71.4 seconds in the under 20 women’s 400m hurdles.

Sidney Shorrock and Kara Stoll teamed up for double success stories in the under 17 women’s discus and hammer competitions.

Sidney won the discus (23.72m) and Kara was first B with 20.18m), while Kara won the hammer (48.64m) and Sidney was first B with 29.70m.

James Rawson achieved a double success story in the under 17 men’s B discus (18.52m) and B hammer (15.97m).

Daniel Walker rounded the under 17 men’s B 800m in a winning time of 2:03.3.

And Macey Jones cleared 1-35m for victory in the under 17 women’s B high jump before teaming up with Molly Fields, Alba March and Holly Bosworth to clock a winning time of 51.8 seconds in the 4x100m relay. 

Other important West Cheshire AC point scorers included Fergus Garland, Alfie Lane, Jacob Gardner, Thomas Molloy, Yasmin Smith, Menuka Asmagoda Pathira, Isaac Pembleton, and Dun Xue.

MATCH RESULT: 1 Preston Harriers 408 points; 2 Crewe and Nantwich 386; 3 Wigan 380; 4 Sale Harriers Manchester 359; 5 Leigh 350; 6 West Cheshire 320; 7 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde 240.

OVERALL STANDINGS (after two rounds): 1 Preston Harriers 14 league points; 2 Sale Harriers Manchester 8 (791 match points); 3 West Cheshire 8 (786); 4 Leigh 8 (782.5); 5 Wigan 8 (758); 6 Crewe and Nantwich 7; 7 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde 3.

The next round will be held at Wigan on Sunday, June 30.

THE West Cheshire AC Senior Mixed 4x400m relay team of Steve King, Emma Nutt, Connor Lee and Claire Harris celebrated success at Friday’s Helsby Running Club Track Night held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

Steve Fernyhough (9:44.5) and Mark Davies (10:41.5) completed the 3,000m, while Lewis Morris (2:16.7), Steve Fernyhough (2:18.4), Dan Hooker (2:22.5), Rebecca Rosalski (2:49.3), Emma Nuitt (2:40.5) competed in the 800m.

Lewis Morris posted 4:58.7 in the Mile, ahead of Steve Fernyhough (4:59.2), Steve King (5:02.4), Connor Lee (5:18.7), Mark Davies (5:34.8), Jack Sheppard (5:37.3), Emma Nutt (5:50.5), and Rebecca Rosalski (6:01.8).

FIXTURES this weekend include the Deva Olympic and Middle Distance Triathlon on Sunday (7am start), with the Olympic distance starting from the outside the Grosvenor Rowing Club, and the middle distance starting from The Groves.

WEST CHESHIRE AC has a busy schedule of fixtures lined up for the year ahead.

The Ellesmere Port Sports Village-based outfit will host the Cheshire County Schools Track and Field Championships, the Cheshire County Track Relay Championships, and the English Schools Track and Field Cup Regional B Final.

The Cheshire Schools Championships take place on Saturday, June 8, while the Cheshire County Track Relay Championships will take place on Thursdays, July 4 and 11, and the English Schools Track and Field Cup Regional B Final will be held on Wednesday, June 5.

West Cheshire AC will compete in the Under 13/Under 15 Youth Development League West Premier Division at Preston on Sunday, June 23; and at Bebington Oval on Saturday, July 20.

And the Club will participate in the Under 17/Under 20 Youth Development Track and Field League North West Division One at Wigan on Sunday, June 30.

The Club’s Northern Track and Field League squad will take part in West Premier Division fixtures at Litherland on Saturday, June 15; at Bury on Sunday, July 14; and at Ellesmere Port on Saturday, August 17.

West Cheshire AC will compete in the Cheshire Track and Field League on Sunday, July 21 (at Ellesmere Port); and Sunday, August 25 (at Oldham).

West Cheshire AC will also host the annual Cheshire v Merseyside Year 7 Schools Track and Field fixture in July.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

EMMA HOLMES made her debut for Great Britain on Sunday at the Loughborough International Meeting.

The talented West Cheshire Athletic Club sprinter, who recently clocked a new under 20 women’s 400m club record at the Birchfield Midweek Open Meeting at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium, posted 55.32 seconds for third position at the weekend.

Emma was joined at the event by club mate Niamh Le’Gall who represented England in the women’s 200m and finished second with a time of 25.03 seconds.

LEWIS MORRIS was one of four West Cheshire AC members to break club records on Friday night at the Christleton 5k Road Race.

Lewis clocked 15 minutes 49 seconds to win the under 20 men’s age group and break both the under 15 and under 17 men’s club records.

Nancy Farmer posted 18:39 for second spot in her under 20 age group and smash the club under 17 and under 20 women’s age group records.

Leon Betteridge clocked an under 13 boys club record time of 19:06, and Emilia Pyper claimed the under 15 girls club record with a time of 19:08.

Wulle McGarrell (17:44) and Neil Hershaw achieved second and third positions respectively in the over-60 men’s age group, and other West Cheshire AC finishers included Jack Gannon (16:35), Ben Newall (16:58), Isaac McKenna (17:05), Chris Shaw (17:54), Noah Woolgar (18:39), Mark Davies (18:48), Jack Sheppard (19:15), Richard Hayes (19:26), Emma Nutt (19:39), David Morris (19:52), Nia Manson (20:08), Lucy Vaughan (20:31), Eleanor Wheeler (20:59), and Georgina Duffey (21:28).

WULLIE McGARRELL posted a new West Cheshire AC over-60 men’s club record of 1:23:45 at Sunday’s Chester Half Marathon.

Michael Young was the club’s first finisher in 1:12:09, followed by Steve Fernyhough (1:16:46), Graham Wells (1:19:41), Issac McKenna (1:21:17), Phil Woodley (1:21:27), Rob Little (1:23:04), Chris Shaw (1:23:54), Fiona Cook (1:26:35), Andrew Clague (1:29:29), Mark Davies (1:31:09), Rebecca Rosalski (1:33:04), Emma Nutt (1:36:08), David Morris (1:40:05), Neil Field (1:41:29), Andrew Barratt (1:45:12), Steve Hillier (1:46:13), Brian Cremin (1:47:47), Phil Gent (1:51:04), Stephen Ball (1:51: 52), Amy Mills (1:54:17), Kimberly Morris (1:58:28), Peter Keresturova (1:56:41), Manu Manamel (2:09:31), and Jeff Lambert (2:19:59).

SEB WHITELEY was one of seven West Cheshire AC members to celebrate success at the second round of the Under 13/Under 15 Youth Development Track and Field League held at Wavertree, Liverpool.

Seb won the under 15 boys shot put with 12.53m, and other victories were registered by Mia Johnson who posted 25.75 seconds in the under 15 girls 200m, and by Mollie Garratt who won the under 13 girls 70m hurdles in 11.98 seconds.

Arwen Thorne launched the under 15 girls javelin to a winning mark of 31.61m and her sister, Violet won the under 13 girls B shot put with 6.06m, while Dylan Gledhill hit 27.11m for success in the under 15 boys B javelin, and Poppy McKenna rounded the under 13 girls B 1200m in a winning time of 4:04.91.

Other important point scorers included Nathan Owen, Aiden Hilton, Louis Grimes, Daniel Hughes-Shaw, Ryan Claessen, Daniel Hooker, Elliott Quaglierini, George Grimsditch, Max Henderson, Will Rawson, Lydia Walker, Lucy Caldwell, Beth Manson, Megan Hughes, Lauren Higgins, Harriet Beattie, Eleanor Wheeler, Mae Grant, Ruby Billington, Evie Smith, Sophie Spencer, Satine Wearden, Millie Warren, Sam Cooper, Atharva Ganesh, Jacob Senn, Evan Jones, Rupert O’Connor, Seb Ellis, Leon Betteridge, Amelia Snowden, Amelia Owen, Nia Manson, Rose Sheppard, Heidi Wetherall, Rosie Grimsditch, Freya Whittaker, and Lydia Chambers.  

MATCH RESULT: 1 Liverpool Harriers 573 points; 2 Wirral 531; 3 Trafford 463; 4 Preston 462; 5 West Cheshire 436; 6 Deeside 289.

JOSEPH MORRISON bagged a double success story in West Cheshire AC’s opening round of the Northern Track and Field League.

Joseph clocked 1:53.2 for his 800m, and 4:00.5 for his 1500m in the West Premier Division fixture held at Blackburn’s Witton Park Arena.

West Cheshire’s other winners were Danielle Erskine who triple jumped 10.42m, and Will Scott who powered his way to victories in the B shot (9.30m) and B javelin (43.16m).

Other members of the West Cheshire AC squad included Alfie Lane, Jacob Gardner, Bradley Spurdens, Evan Miller, Paul Morrison, Matthew Jones, Fraser Campbell, Isaac Pembleton, David McKay, Seb Hulse, Alan Littler, Christian Holcombe, Alba March, Macy Brett, Holly Bosworth, Ellie Robinson, Joy Hickman, Deb Bemand, Cosette Wearden, Jodi Bemand, Carys Manson, Sidney Shorrock, Megan Kettle, and Deb Erskine.

MATCH RESULT: 1 Blackburn Harriers 401 points; 2 Sale Harriers Manchester 398; 3 West Cheshire 349; 4 Wirral 347; 5 Southport Waterloo 312; 6 Bury 239.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Helsby Track Night at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Friday night; the Deeside AAC Endurance Meeting at Connah’s Quay on Friday night; and the Under 17s and Under 20s Youth Development Track and Field League second round at Leigh Sports Village, on Sunday (11am start).

ENTRIES for the Northern Under 20 and Senior Track and Field Championships in Middlesbrough on June 8 and 9 close this Friday (May 24). Entry details can be found on the Northern Athletics website: http://www.northernathletics.co.uk/

WEST CHESHIRE AC has a busy schedule of fixtures lined up for the year ahead.

The Ellesmere Port Sports Village-based outfit will host the Cheshire County Schools Track and Field Championships, the Cheshire County Track Relay Championships, and the English Schools Track and Field Cup Regional B Final.

The Cheshire Schools Championships take place on Saturday, June 8, while the Cheshire County Track Relay Championships will take place on Thursdays, July 4 and 11, and the English Schools Track and Field Cup Regional B Final will be held on Wednesday, June 5.

West Cheshire AC will compete in the Under 13/Under 15 Youth Development League West Premier Division at Preston on Sunday, June 23; and at Bebington Oval on Saturday, July 20.

And the Club will participate in the Under 17/Under 20 Youth Development Track and Field League North West Division One at Leigh on Sunday, May 26; and at Wigan on Sunday, June 30.

The Club’s Northern Track and Field League squad will take part in West Premier Division fixtures at Litherland on Saturday, June 15; at Bury on Sunday, July 14; and at Ellesmere Port on Saturday, August 17.

West Cheshire AC will compete in the Cheshire Track and Field League on Sunday, July 21 (at Ellesmere Port); and Sunday, August 25 (at Oldham).

West Cheshire AC will also host the annual Cheshire v Merseyside Year 7 Schools Track and Field fixture in July.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

MOLLIE GARRATT, Dave McKay and Mia Johnson celebrated a hat-trick of victories at their County Track and Field Championships.

Mollie and Dave contributed to West Cheshire Athletic Club’s stunning haul of 35 gold medals, 24 silver medals, 16 bronze medals, and many personal best performances achieved at the two-day fixture held at Macclesfield, while Mia secure her titles at the North Wales Championships held at Deeside Stadium, Connah’s Quay.

Mollie bagged gold medals in the under 13 girls 75m (10.30 seconds), 150m (20.96), and 70m hurdles (12.25), while Dave pocketed his treble from the senior men’s hammer (43.27m), shot put (10.72m), and javelin (46.50m).

And Mia achieved her title triumphs in the under 15 girls 100m (12.69), 300m (43.68), and long jump (4.59m).

Mollie and Dave were joined on the top of the podium at Macclesfield by Kara Stoll, Sidney Shorrock, Satine Wearden, Megan Kettle, Alan Littler, Seb Hulse, Danielle Erskine, Rupert O’Connor, Lewis Morris, Alba March, Amelia Owen, Beth Manson, Nathan Owen, Dun Xue, Emilia Pyper, Seb Whiteley, Cosette Wearden, Felicity Snowden, Arwen Thorne, Violet Thorne, Ruby Billington, Ruby Wisbey, Holly Bosworth and Lauren Higgins.

And Mia was joined at Connah’s Quay by club mates Macey Jones who won the under 17 women’s 100m (12.69) and 200m (26.3); Mae Grant who won the under 15 girls 75m hurdles (13.15); and by Thomas Molloy who rounded the under 17 men’s 800m in a winning time of 2:05.03.

Kara Stoll and Sidney Shorrock powered their way to success at Macclesfield with new championship records in the under 17 girls hammer (47.68m) and under 17 women’s shot put (12.83m) respectively, and Kara won the discus (22.38m), while Satine produced 31.37m in the under 15 girls hammer, and Megan hit 35.79m in the senior women’s hammer.

Alan and Seb Hulse both cleared 1-60m to win the senior and under 17 men’s high jump titles, while Danielle won the senior women’s triple jump with 10.65m, and Rupert claimed the under 13 boys discus (12.98m) and javelin (23.86m) titles.

Lewis clocked a winning time of 16:29.17 in the under 17 men’s 5,000m, while Alba posted 12.57 seconds for victory in the under 17 women’s 100m, and Amelia secured the under 13 girls discus (14.29m) and shot put (7.04m) titles.

Beth was crowned under 15 women’s 200m (26.36) and 300m (42.93) champion, and Nathan won the under 15 boys 300m title with 40.69 seconds, while Dun hit 32.70m for success in the under 17 men’s discus.

Emilia rounded the under 15 girls 1500m in 5:06.80 to retain the Marie Birkenhead Mile Cup, while Seb Whiteley powered his way to success in the under 15 boys shot put with 12.41m, and Cosette posted a winning time of 10:56.94 in the under 17 women’s 3,000m.

Felicity was a double under 11 girls champion in the long jump (3.57m) and 600m (2:04.66), while Arwen won the under 15 girls javelin (31.55m) alongside her sister Violet who claimed the under 13 girls javelin title with 15.34m.

Ruby Billington catapulted herself to a new personal best clearance of 1-56m for victory in the under 15 girls high jump, while Ruby Wisbey (5.48m) and Holly (4.58m) won the under 20 and under 17 women’s long jump titles respectively, and Lauren rounded the under 15 girls 800m in a winning time of 2:28.13.

EMMA HOLMES celebrated a new under 20 women’s 400m club record at the Birchfield Midweek Open Meeting held at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium by posting 54.53 seconds.

JODI BEMAND clocked a new under 20 women’s 2,000m steeplechase club record in the British Universities and Colleges Championships held at SportCity, Manchester, with a time of 7:38.35.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Christleton 5k Road Race on Friday (7.15pm start), the Northern Track and Field League West Premier Division first round at Witton Park, Blackburn, on Saturday (11am start), the Under 13s and Under 15s Youth Development Track and Field League second round at Wavertree, Liverpool, on Sunday (10.45am start), and the Chester Half Marathon on Sunday (9am start).

WEST CHESHIRE AC has a busy schedule of fixtures lined up for the year ahead.

The Ellesmere Port Sports Village-based outfit will host the Cheshire County Schools Track and Field Championships, the Cheshire County Track Relay Championships, and the English Schools Track and Field Cup Regional B Final.

The Cheshire Schools Championships take place on Saturday, June 8, while the Cheshire County Track Relay Championships will take place on Thursdays, July 4 and 11, and the English Schools Track and Field Cup Regional B Final will be held on Wednesday, June 5.

West Cheshire AC will compete in the Under 13/Under 15 Youth Development League West Premier Division at at Liverpool on Sunday, May 19; at Preston on Sunday, June 23; and at Bebington Oval on Saturday, July 20.

And the Club will participate in the Under 17/Under 20 Youth Development Track and Field League North West Division One at at Leigh on Sunday, May 26; and at Wigan on Sunday, June 30.

The Club’s Northern Track and Field League squad will take part in West Premier Division fixtures at Blackburn on Saturday, May 18; at Litherland on Saturday, June 15; at Bury on Sunday, July 14; and at Ellesmere Port on Saturday, August 17.

West Cheshire AC will compete in the Cheshire Track and Field League on Sunday, July 21 (at Ellesmere Port); and Sunday, August 25 (at Oldham).

West Cheshire AC will also host the annual Cheshire v Merseyside Year 7 Schools Track and Field fixture in July.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

by Dennis Wall
ARWEN THORNE celebrated a hat-trick of personal bests at Monday’s Trafford AC Open Medal Meeting.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club all-rounder won the under 15 girls 75m hurdles in a time of 12.78 seconds, cleared 1-50m in the high jump, and launched the javelin to a mark of 31.82m.

Ruby Billington cleared a new under 15 girls high jump personal best of 1-55m while Poppy McKenna clocked a new personal best in the under 13 girls 70m hurdles (12.83 seconds), added 2:37.15 in the 800m and cleared 1-25m in the high jump.

Satine Wearden powered her way to a new under 15 girls hammer personal best mark of 32.79m and added 19.19m in the discus.

Emma Holmes clocked a new under 20 women’s 100m personal best time of 24.30 seconds, while Nia Manson posted new under 13 girls 1200m (4:07.00) and shot put (5.05m) personal bests, and Dylan Gledhill spun the under 15 boys discus to a new personal best of 17.03m.

Mia Johnson produced a new under 15 girls personal best in the 100m (12.78 seconds) and added 26.25 seconds in her 200m.

Jacob Gardner clocked new under 17 men’s personal bests in the 100m (11.87 seconds) and 200m (24.15 seconds).

Macey Jones posted a new under 17 ladies’ personal best of 12.71 seconds and added a season’s best 200m time of 26.83 seconds, while sisters, Lara Fields (13.58 and 27.50 seconds), and Molly Fields (14.17 and 29.26 seconds), posted new under 17 ladies’ personal bests.

Megan Hughes posted a new under 15 girls 800m personal best of 2:33.21, while Dylan Gledhill rounded the under 15 boys 800m in 2:28.10, Max Henderson posted 5:10.93 for his under 15 boys 1500m, and Harriet Beattie rounded the under 15 girls 1500m in 5:29.87.

Luke Gardner posted 12.15 seconds in his under 11 boys 75m, and Beth Manson clocked 43.41 seconds in her under 15 girls 300m and 6.49m in the shot put.

WEST CHESHIRE AC was represented by four teams at the end of season Borders Road Running League Relays held at Birkenhead Park.

Matthew Douglass (5:47), Fraser Campbell (5:17), Paul Morrison (5:09), and Joseph Morrison (4:25) combined for the senior men.

Andrew Clague (6:17), Steve Duffy (5:39), Andy Carter (6:12) and Neil Field (6:09) teamed up for the veteran men.

Joy Hickman (6:48), Traci Shipley (7:11), Anest Muller (7:03) and Ellie Robinson (6:34) combined for the veteran women.

And the quartet of Emma Nutt (5:56), Phil Gent (6:49), Ian Pritchard (6:06), and Manu Manamel (6:54) teamed up for the mixed event.

MICHAEL YOUNG clocked 2:31 for 11th position at the Belfast Marathon.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Cheshire Track and Field Championships at Macclesfield on Saturday and Sunday (10.15am start on both days), the North Wales Track and Field Championships at Connah’s Quay, Deeside, on Saturday (10.30am start), and the Merseyside Track and Field Championships at Wavertree, Liverpool, on Sunday (10am start); The Market Drayton 10k Road Race on Sunday (11am); the Snowdonia Half Marathon on Sunday (10am); and the Alderley Edge 10k Road Race on Sunday (9.30am).

WEST CHESHIRE AC has a busy schedule of fixtures lined up for the year ahead.

The Ellesmere Port Sports Village-based outfit will host the Cheshire County Schools Track and Field Championships, the Cheshire County Track Relay Championships, the English Schools Track and Field Cup County Round and the English Schools Track and Field Cup Regional B Final.

The Cheshire Schools Championships take place on Saturday, June 8, while the Cheshire County Track Relay Championships will take place on Thursdays, July 4 and 11, and the English Schools Track and Field Cup County Final will be held on Thursday, May 9, and the English Schools Track and Field Cup Regional B Final will be held on Wednesday, June 5.

West Cheshire AC will compete in the Under 13/Under 15 Youth Development League West Premier Division at Trafford on Sunday, April 21; at Liverpool on Sunday, May 19; at Preston on Sunday, June 23; and at Bebington Oval on Saturday, July 20.

And the Club will participate in the Under 17/Under 20 Youth Development Track and Field League North West Division One at Blackpool on Sunday, April 28; at Leigh on Sunday, May 26; and at Wigan on Sunday, June 30.

The Club’s Northern Track and Field League squad will take part in West Premier Division fixtures at Blackburn on Saturday, May 18; at Litherland on Saturday, June 15; at Bury on Sunday, July 14; and at Ellesmere Port on Saturday, August 17.

West Cheshire AC will host the opening round of the Cheshire Track and Field League on Saturday, April 27, and other fixtures will be held on Sunday, July 21 (at Ellesmere Port); and Sunday, August 25 (at Oldham).

West Cheshire AC will also host the annual Cheshire v Merseyside Year 7 Schools Track and Field fixture in July.

Emma and Dave head the tables at the end of April. Clare is just ahead of Anest for 2nd and 3rd in the women’s tables; Andrew and Mark are level in the men’s. See the Races page for full tables.

And as per previous posts, this year’s league will run from January 1st to September 30th, to ensure that the Endurance League champions receive their awards at the WCAC Presentation Evening, which will take place in October this year. In future years, it will run from October 1st to September 30th, in line with other leagues and athletics seasons.