Press Report: WCAC Battle Wet and Wind at Wavertree

by Dennis Wall

ARWEN THORNE pocketed two medals at the Northern Track and Field Championships.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club teenager achieved a new personal best throw in the under 17 women’s javelin of 34.89m for a silver medal, and cleared a new personal best of 1-60m in the high jump for a bronze medal.

Arwen contributed towards a club medal haul at Wavertree, Liverpool, of five silver and two bronze medals.

Dylan Gledhill launched the under 15 boys javelin to a new personal best distance of 41.66m for a silver medal.

Tristan Lee sprinted home to a time of 13.03 seconds to secure a silver medal in the under 13 boys 100m

Mia Johnson was rewarded with a silver medal after achieving a time of 25.66 seconds in the under 15 girls 200m final.

Lucas Sawyer rounded the under 13 boys 800m in a new personal best time of 2:19.06 for a silver medal.

And Seb Whiteley returned home with a bronze medal from the under 17 men’s shot put after hitting a new personal best distance of 13.07m.

Many other West Cheshire AC youngsters produced impressive performances in the miserable wet and windy weather conditions during the two-day fixture.

Louis Grimes clocked a new under 15 boys 400m personal best of 40.03 seconds for fourth spot, while Violet Thorne celebrated a new under 15 girls hammer throw of 28.54m for fourth place, and Alba March posted 26.14 seconds in her under 17 women’s 200m final for fourth position and 12.60 seconds for fifth place in her 100m final.

Satine Wearden hit 39.61m for fifth spot in the under 17 women’s hammer, while Beth Manson was seventh in her under 17 women’s 300m final with 43.33 seconds.

Kade Harris experienced his first Northern Championships and posted 13.46 seconds in the under 15 boys 100m and 27.35 in his 200m, while Nia Manson rounded the under 15 girls 1500m in 5:08.53.

Erin Barnard posted 28.25 seconds and 44.22 seconds in her under 17 women’s 200m and 300m, while Nathan Owen clocked 11.73 seconds and 23.82 seconds in his under 17 men’s 100m and 200m respectively, and Immy Fives clocked 27.91 seconds in her under 17 women’s 200m.

Dan Walker rounded the under 17 men’s 800m in 2:08.24, while Poppy McKenna posted a new under 13 girls 800m personal best of 2:34.24, and Eleanor Wheeler clocked 2:30.12 in her under 17 women’s 800m.

JOSEPH MORRISON and Jess Lark broke West Cheshire 800m club records at the British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting at Birmingham University on Saturday.

Joseph improved his 800m personal best by nearly one second to 1:47.79 to register a new senior men’s club record, while Jess clocked a new under 20 women’s club record time of 1:47.79.

LEWIS MORRIS broke the West Cheshire AC Under 17 men’s one mile club record on Friday at the Helsby Track meet with a time of 4:41.8.

Steve Fernyhough and Jack Gannon also created club records at the Helsby Track Meet held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

Steve set an 800m record for his over-40 men’s age group of 2:22.2, while Jack set a one mile record for his over-35 men’s age group of 4:49.4.

MEGAN KETTLE won the senior women’s hammer with a throw of 35.87m at the Deeside AAC 50th Anniversary Track and Field Meeting held on Saturday.

Megan was joined at the fixture by Abby Gamble who long jumped 3.50m in the under 11 girls competition, and clocked 12.25 in her 75m and 2:02.58 in her 600m, alongside Heidi Anstey who posted 11.13 seconds in her 75m, and 22.30 in her 150m.

Lydia Walker posted 13.34 seconds in her under 17 women’s 100m, while Ruby Billington cleared 1-45m in her under 17 women’s high jump, and Aoife Roberts rounded the under 15 girls 800m in 2:31.06.

Danielle Erskine won the senior women’s triple jump with 10.24m, while Alan Littler clocked 55.27 and 25.43 seconds in his senior men’s 400m and 200m respectively, and Lewis Morris clocked a new under 17 men’s 1500m personal best of 4:16.20.

ROSEMARY ROGERS won her over 70 women’s age category at Sunday’s Port Sunlight 5km Road Race with a time of 28:02.  

FIXTURES this weekend include the Chester Primary Schools Track and Field Competition at Deeside Stadium, Connah’s Quay, on Friday, and the Cheshire Schools Track and Field Championships, at Ellesmere Port Sports Village, on Saturday (10am start).

ENTRIES close on June 15 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 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, 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