Press Report: Lark Hits Euro Mark

JESSICA LARK achieved a European Under 20 Indoor Championships standard in Birmingham at the weekend.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club member experienced her first-ever British Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Jessica clocked 4:17.09 for fourth spot in her 1500m qualifying heat behind Olympic bronze medallist, Georgia Bell, before posting 4:25.66 for ninth position in the final.

Jessica will now be hoping to claim a place in the Great Britain squad for the European Under 20 Championships being held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, between March 6 and 9.

CHRISTIAN HOLCOMBE and Charles Ryder are both celebrating national titles.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club duo impressed at the British Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships held at Lee Valley over the weekend.

Christian won the over-40 men’s triple jump gold medal after achieving 11.99m.

And Charles was crowned a triple champion in his over-75 men’s age group after slicing 0.58 of a second off his 200m personal best to clock a winning time of 31.94 seconds, then won the Long Jump, and completed his hat-trick on Sunday with a victory in the 60m.

NIA MANSON was one of 12 West Cheshire AC members who competed in Saturday’s English National Cross Country Championships.

Nia completed a challenging under 13 girls 3km course at Parliament Fields, London, in a time of 13:56 for 21st position, while her dad, Andy, rounded the 12km senior men’s race in 74:56 for 1,383rd place, alongside Richard Hayes (1,158th in 68:40).

Nancy Farmer clocked 22:31 for 33rd spot in the 5km under 17 women’s race ahead of Cosette Wearden (48th in 23:09).

Jodi Bemand achieved 81st position in a time of 32:33 for the 6km junior women’s race, while Claire Harris rounded the 8km senior women’s race in 37:12 for 159th position.

Sam Oliver was 88th in 40:07 for the 10km junior men’s race, ahead of Sammy Hollins (97th in 40:48) and Henry Robinson (98th in 40:48).

Emilia Pyper (104th in 20:26) and Eleanor Wheeler (232nd in 23:03) completed the under 15 girls 4km course.

SUNDAY’S scheduled Borders Road Running League fixture at Trac Mon, Anglesey, was cancelled due to a weather warning for high winds.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Manchester Cross Country League at Woodbank Park, Stockport, on Saturday.

ENTRIES are now being accepted for the Chester Spring Five Miles Road Race being organised by West Cheshire AC on Wednesday, April 9. The online entry link is: wcac.niftyentries.com

THE UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships will be held at Nottingham, on Saturday, March 8; and the English Schools Cross Country Championships will be held in West Sussex, on Saturday, March 15.

West Cheshire AC will help organise the Chester Primary Schools Cross Country Championships at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Monday, March 24, and the Cheshire v Merseyside Year Seven Schools Cross Country Match at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Wednesday, April 2.

WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches will be delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm this Friday, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for the Schools Sportshall Athletics fixtures. Please come along and support the sessions.

THE Cheshire Track and Field Championships will be held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11.

The Championships will have full electronic timing and photo-finish for track events and EDM for field events. The Roster competition management system will be used, providing live start lists and results via the Roster App.

As usual, medals will be awarded for the full programme of track and field events for all age groups from under 13s to seniors, together with a small number of events for the Under-11 age group.

Online entries will be accepted in early March.

WEST CHESHIRE AC will host the first-ever Cheshire Grand Prix Track and Field Meeting on Saturday, April 26, at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track.

The Cheshire Grand Prix will replace the Cheshire Track and Field League and will comprise of four fixtures in total being held at EPSV, Macclesfield, and Warrington.

DATES and venues for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: March 16 at Ellesmere Port; April 6 at Buckley Runners; May 7 at Prestatyn (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.
THE final winter Sale Harriers Manchester Indoor Open Meeting will be held at the Regional Athletics Centre, Sportcity, Manchester. M11 4FF, on Sunday, March 9. The online entry link is: https://www.saleharriersmanchester.com/index.php/events-fixtures/winter-indoor-series
FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk