Press Report: Moorways to Medals for WCAC Trio

SEB WHITELEY, Kara Stoll and Nia Manson secured podium places at Derby’s Moorways Stadium.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club trio impressed at the Northern Athletics Under 13s, Under 15s and Under 17s Track and Field Championships.

Seb powered his way to a new personal best put of 13.77m in the shot to celebrate a gold medal performance in the under 15 boys competition.

Kara bagged a bronze medal after hitting a mark of 48.25m in the under 17 women’s hammer competition.

And Nia rounded the under 13 girls 800m B final in a new personal best time of 2:27.29 for victory ahead of Amelia Snowden in 2:39.03.

Ruby Billington cleared 1-45m for fourth position in the under 15 girls high jump alongside Evie Whittaker (sixth with an equal personal best of 1-40m), and Freya Whittaker (1-25m).

Cosette Wearden clocked 11:12.62 for fourth spot in the under 17 women’s 3,000m, and her sister, Satine, delivered a personal best of 39.48m for fifth position in the under 15 girls hammer.

Nathan Owen clocked 23.88 seconds for fifth position in his under 15 boys 200m final and 12.08 seconds for seventh spot in his 100m.

Dylan Gledhill nailed 33.12m for fifth place in the under 15 boys javelin and clocked a new 800m personal best of 2:27.41 for eighth spot in the 800m final.

Maya Jennings (43.13 seconds) and Beth Manson (43.36) finished fifth and sixth respectively in the under 15 girls 300m final.

Harriet Beattie posted 5:15.15 for fifth position in the under 15 girls 1500m B final and a new personal best of 2:28 for fifth spot in the 800m B final.

Nancy Farmer rounded the under 17 women’s 1500m in 5:04.69 for seventh place, while Holly Bosworth clocked a new personal best of 42.85 seconds in the under 17 women’s 300m, and 26.71 for seventh position in the 200m final.

Lydia Walker finished third in her under 15 girls 100m semi final with 13.22 seconds after qualifying with 13.04, while Jacob Gardner posted 12.31 in his under 17 men’s 100m and 24.77 in his 200m.

And Mollie Garratt clocked a personal best of 28.73 seconds in her under 13 girls 200m heat.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Northern Track and Field League final round, at Ellesmere Port, on Saturday, and the Birchwood 10k Road Race on Sunday.

ENTRIES are still being accepted for next month’s Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race.

Host club West Cheshire Athletic Club will be staging the popular fixture which will come under starter’s orders at 11am on Sunday, September.

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Further details and the online entry link can be found at: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Guilden-Sutton-10k1

ORMSKIRK and Blackpool are the venues for this Autumn’s two road relay championships.

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk is the setting for the Cheshire and North West Road Relay Championships being held on Sunday, September 8, and Stanley Park will be the setting for the Northern Championships on Saturday, September 21.

THE four-round series of Wirral Multi-Terrain League fixtures has been published. They are: Tuesday, September 3, at Royden Park, Frankby (7pm start); Tuesday, September 10, at Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston (7pm start); Tuesday, September 17, at Harrison Drive, Wallasey (6.30pm start), and Tuesday, September 24, at Arrowe Park (6.30pm start).

The online entry link is: https://wirralmultiterrain.niftyentries.com

HELSBY is the venue for the first round of the Borders Road Running League on September 29.

Other provisional dates and venues are: November 3 at Tattenhall; December 8 at Cybi Striders; January 26 at Deestriders; March 16 at Ellesmere Port; April 6 at Buckley Runners; May 7 at either Prestatyn, Chester Tri, or West Cheshire (Presentation Evening).

All races are on Sundays and start at 11am except for the final race which is on a Wednesday evening with a 7pm start and is a relay event.

FORTHCOMING fixtures include the Northern Track and Field League, at Ellesmere Port, on Saturday, August 17; the Birchwood 10k Road Race on Sunday, August 18; a Trafford AC Open Meeting on Sunday, August 18; a North Wales Endurance Open Meeting at Deeside on Tuesday, August 20; the Terry Davies Memorial Open Meeting at Warrington on Saturday, August 24; a Cheshire League match at Oldham on Sunday, August 25; the Cilcain Mountain Race on Monday, August 26; and the Mid Cheshire 5k Road Race at Kingsley, on Friday, August 30.

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

Posted by Dave Alexander
12th August 2024
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