Press Report: Club Remains in Top Flight
by Dennis Wall
WEST CHESHIRE ATHLETIC CLUB capitalised on home advantage on Saturday to retain their place in the Northern Track and Field League West Premier Division.
The purple and gold-vested outfit finished in second place at Ellesmere Port Sports Village, just two points adrift of team winners, Blackburn Harriers & AC, at the final round of the four-round campaign.
Ruby Wisbey (5.30m) and Danielle Erskine (4.75m) combined for a double success story in the long jump, and Danielle won the triple jump with 10.07m.
Emma Nutt grabbed glory in the high jump with a clearance of 1-41m, while Kelly Baker powered her way to victory with a put of 10.87m in the shot.
Megan Kettle launched the B hammer to a winning mark of 36.87m, and Will Scott spun the B discus to a winning mark of 28.80m hit 36.77m to win the B javelin.
And the quartet of Danielle Erskine, Ruby Wisbey, Carys Manson and Niamh Le’Gall combined to clock a winning time of 51.7 seconds in the 4x100m relay.
Christian Holcombe broke the West Cheshire AC over-40 men’s triple jump record by one centimetre with a distance of 11.69m.
Graham Wells posted a new over-50 men’s 5,000m club record of 17:01.7 which bettered Andy Starkey’s mark by 40 seconds.
And Joy Hickman created a new over-55 women’s 2,000m steeplechase record of 10:17.1.
Other important point scorers included Alex Rutherford, Jacob Gardner, Josh Stirling, Bradley Spurdens, Matthew Jones, Daniel Walker, Sammy Hollins, Paul Morrison, Fraser Campbell, Henry Robinson, Victor Oyesola, Dave McKay, Alan Littler, Andrew Gore, Cosette Wearden, Kate Moulds, Nancy Farmer, Hannah Cowley, and Kara Stoll.
ROUND FOUR RESULT: 1 Blackburn Harriers & AC 6 league points (376 match points); 2 West Cheshire AC 5 (374); 3 Sale Harriers Manchester 4 (359); 4 Southport Waterloo AC 3 (342); 5 Wirral AC 2 (292); 6 Bury AC 1 (248).
OVERALL FINAL STANDINGS: 1 Blackburn Harriers & AC 24 league points (1578.3 match points); 2 Sale Harriers Manchester 19 (1523.8); 3 West Cheshire AC 16 (1457.5); 4 Southport Waterloo AC 12 (1368.5); 5 Wirral AC 9 (1296.5); 6 Bury AC 4 (1037.3).
CHARLES RYDER represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the World Masters Track and Field Championships in Gothenburg.
The West Cheshire AC sprinter clocked 15.09 seconds to finish seventh in the over-75 men’s 100m final, 24 hours after posting 15.23 seconds in his qualifying heat.
FIXTURES this weekend include the Terry Davies Memorial Open Track and Field Meeting at Warrington on Saturday, and the final round of the Cheshire Track and Field League at Radclyffe Sports Centre, Hunt Lane, Chadderton, Oldham. OL9 0LS, 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 15.
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 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.uk
