Press Report: PBs at Stretford.

by Dennis Wall

FREYA and Evie Whittaker produced an impressive sister act on Bank Holiday Monday.

The pair celebrated victories while representing West Cheshire Athletic Club at the Trafford AC Open Track and Field Medal Meeting held at Longford Park Stadium, Stretford.

Freya posted a personal best and winning time of 13.40 seconds in her heat of the under 13 girls 70m hurdles, cleared a personal best and winning height of 1-43m in the high jump, and clocked a 75m personal best of 11.84 seconds.

And Evie won the under 15 girls high jump with 1-55m and posted a 100m personal best time of 14.33 seconds.

They were joined at the fixture by club mate Poppy McKenna who won her under 13 girls 70m hurdles with 12.16 seconds, cleared 1-35m in the high jump, and long jumped a personal best of 4.09m.

Saskia Keresturova produced personal bests of 11.24 seconds in her under 13 girls 75m and 3.90m in the long jump, and clocked 22.34 seconds in her 150m.

Merryn Thorne posted a personal best of 17.34 seconds in her under 13 girls 70m hurdles, spun the discus to 12.43m, and hit 15.28m in the javelin.

Louis Grimes won his under 15 boys 300m in a time of 40.83 seconds, while Lewis Parsons rounded the under 20 men’s 400m in 52.68 seconds.

Isla Lambert hit 13.28m in the under 13 girls discus, long jumped 2.46m, and clocked 22.36 seconds in her 70m hurdles.

Aoife Roberts posted 45.74 seconds in her under 15 girls 300m and rounded the 1500m in 5:22.20, while Lucas Sawyer clocked 2:28.67 for his under 13 boys 800m.

Violet Thorne powered the under 15 girls hammer to a mark of 26.36m, launched the javelin 20.01m, and hit 7.99m in the shot put.

DANIEL WALKER clocked 2:00.67 for his under 17 men’s 800m appearance at the British Milers Club Regional Meeting held at Bury, while club mate Lewis Morris registered 2:05.82 for his 800m.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Mid Cheshire 5k Road Race, at Kingsley, on Friday (7.15pm start); the Manchester International Track and Field Meeting, at Sport City, Manchester, on Saturday; and the final round of the Northern Track and Field League Premier West Division on Sunday, at Longford Park Stadium, Trafford.

ENTRIES are now being accepted for the Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race being organised by West Cheshire Athletic Club on Sunday, September 21.

The race will be fixture 7 in the 2025 Cheshire AA Road Running Grand Prix series and the entry fee is £15 for UKA Affiliated Runners (£17 for non-affiliated runners). The online entry link for is: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/

THE date of the final Cheshire Track and Field Grand Prix is Saturday, 6th September, and will be hosted by Macclesfield Harriers & AC. Entries are now open at this link: https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=27175

WIRRAL AC is accepting entries for their Evening Open Track and Field Meeting being held at Bebington Oval on Wednesday 17th September. The online entry link is: https://www.race-results.co.uk/

FORTHCOMING fixtures include the North West and Cheshire Road Relays being held at Birkenhead Park on Sunday 14th September, and the Northern Road Relays at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday 20th September.

ENTRIES for September’s Tuesday night Multi-terrain series have opened. The dates and venues are: 2nd at Royden Park; 9th at Harrison Drive; 16th at Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston: 23rd at Arrowe Park.

Everyone who enters the whole series will get a free Multi Terrain Series T Shirt. For those who don’t enter the full series there will be the opportunity to purchase at £15 later on.

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

FIXTURES for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: 28th September, Tattenhall (hosted by Chester Tri); 16th November, Delamere (West Cheshire AC); 7th December, Trac Mon, Anglesey (Cybi); 1st February, TBC (Pensby); 1st March, Wallasey; 22nd March, Promenade (Wirral AC); 6th May, Prestatyn, Relays.

THE dates for the four-round West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series being held on the EPSV field (behind the leisure centre), this winter are: Saturdays, October 18, November 29, January 31, and March 7.

THIS winter’s Manchester Indoor Track and Field Open Meetings will be held on Sundays, 30 November 2025; 21 December 2025; 18 January 2026; 8 February 2026; 22 February 2026; 15 March 2026.

THE Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for 2026 will take place at EIS Sheffield on the following dates:

Seniors, Under 20 and Under 17 on Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, while the Under 15 and Under 13 fixture will be held on Sunday February 1.

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