Press Report: PB for Harriet at Loughborough
by Dennis Wall
HARRIET WHEELER powered her way to a new personal best at Loughborough.
The West Cheshire Athletic Club thrower represented England at the Ron Pickering Memorial Track and Field Meeting against teams from Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Loughborough Students.
Harriet followed up her victory the week before in the under 20 women’s javelin competition at Leigh Sports Village with an impressive throw at Loughborough of 48.61m to finish runner-up behind England team mate, Ayesha Jones, who achieved 49.05m.
Lucas Sawyer and Poppy McKenna celebrated double success stories for West Cheshire AC at Blackburn in the second round of the Under 13 and Under 15 Youth Development Track and Field League on Sunday.
Lucas rounded the under 13 boys 800m in a winning time of 2:25.2 and claimed victory in the B 75m race with 11.0 seconds, while Poppy clocked a winning time of 12.2 seconds in her under 13 girls 70m hurdles and cleared 1-35m in the high jump.
Evie Whittaker (1-45m) and Evie Smith (1-40m) teamed up for maximum points from the under 15 girls high jump, while Mia Johnson grabbed glory in the under 15 girls 300m with a time of 44.0 seconds.
Violet Thorne hit a winning mark of 22.69m in the under 15 girls discus, while Dylan Gledhill spun the under 15 boys discus to victory with 19.42m.
Vera Vatan registered a winning time of 13.6 seconds in the under 13 girls B 70m hurdles, while Elliot Quaglierini launched the under 15 boys B javelin to a winning mark of 19.47m.
Lauren Higgins rounded the under 15 girls B 800m in a winning time of 2:41.8, while Morgan Edwards clocked a winning time of 2:45.7 in his under 13 boys B 800m, and Florence Hain nailed victory from the under 13 girls B javelin with a throw of 9.47m.
Other important West Cheshire AC point scorers included Kade Harris, Louis Grimes, John Velasquez, Finlay Stewart, George Grimsditch, Maya Jennings, Lucy Caldwell, Amelia Owen, Aoife Roberts, Amelia Snowden, Rose Sheppard, Tristan Lee, Luke Gardner, Jack McWilliams, Isaac Thompson, Leon Betteridge, Finley Edwards, Sofia Fowler, Amber Cogan, Ania Orlinska, Merryn Thorne, Saskia Keresturova, Felicity Snowden, Heidi Wetherall, and Amber Kinsey.
MATCH RESULT: 1 Blackburn Harriers & AC 515.5 points; 2 West Cheshire AC 480.5; 3 Crewe & Nantwich AC 480.5; 4 Bolton United Harriers & AC 414.5; 5 Deeside AAC 401.0; 6 Southport Waterloo AC 387.5.
OVERALL STANDINGS (after two rounds): 1 Blackburn Harriers & AC 1010.5 match points (12 league points); 2 West Cheshire AC 961.5 (10); 3 Crewe & Nantwich 801.5 (7); 4 Bolton United Harriers & AC 831 (7); 5 Deeside AAC 736.5 (3); 6 Southport Waterloo AC 757 (3).
The next round will be held at Macclesfield on Sunday, June 29.
MICHAEL YOUNG posted 1:11:30 for second place in his over-35 age group and fourth spot overall at the Jubilee Bridge Half Marathon at Widnes.
He was joined at the fixture by Chris Shaw who finished third in his over-50 age category with 1:28:28, and Richard Hunt who clocked 2:03.02.
Simon Crawford from Long Eaton Running Club won the race in 1:08:08.
FIXTURES this weekend include the Helsby Running Club Track Night on Friday, (June 6), at Ellesmere Port Sports Village (6pm start); and the Northern Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 Track and Field Championships, at Liverpool, on Saturday and Sunday.
ENTRIES are now open for the Northern Athletics Senior and Under 20 Track and Field Championships, at Derby, on June 28 and 29. The online entry link is: https://meets.rosterathletics.com/…/details/about…
ENTRIES are now open for the North Cheshire 5k Grand prix:
Thursday June 5, at Dunham Massey at 7:15pm; Thursday, June 12, at Dunham Massey at 7:30pm for the Birchwood Brook 5k.
There is a link to BookitZone from this website: https://spectrumstriders.org.uk/north-cheshire-5k-grand-prix/
THE TATTENHALL Tough Team Nine Miles Race will be held on Friday, June 20, (7.15pm start), with entries for the race (ie: teams of three) now open at: https://tattenhallrunners.niftyentries.com/
DEESTRIDERS RUNNING CLUB are organising a series of off road four miles multi terrain races from Rowleys Drive, Shotton, CH5 1PY, on Thursdays, June 5 (7.30pm start), July 3 (7.30pm start), Thursday, August 7 (7.30pm start), and Friday, September 6 (7pm start). Entries at: deestridersrunningclub.net
THE Junior Inter Counties Fell Running Championships take place in Lancaster, on Saturday, June 21. Those interested in running should email Nick Bishop at: [email protected]
FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk
