For details of this new age-graded road-running competition, open to all West Cheshire AC members over 15, see near the top of the Races page of the club website.
For details of this new age-graded road-running competition, open to all West Cheshire AC members over 15, see near the top of the Races page of the club website.
LUCAS SAWYER celebrated success at Colwyn Bay on Saturday.
The West Cheshire Athletic Club youngster won the under 13 boys race at the second round of the North Wales Cross Country League held at Eirias Park, five seconds ahead of his nearest challenger.
Lucas was backed up by Morgan Edwards (eighth in 12:08), Finley Edwards (15th in 13:03), Atharva Ganesh (16th in 13:15), and Henry Cobb (17th in 13:23) to earn the club second team position on the day and second overall after two rounds.
Nia Manson secured second spot in the under 15 girls race with a time of 11:06, ahead of club mate Rose Sheppard (14th in 13:16).
Rose Grimsditch (sixth in 10:37), Florence Hain (ninth in 10:49), Saskia Keresturova (10th in 10:55), Heidi Wetherall (11th in 10:55), Poppy McKenna (17th in 12:21), and Isla Lambert (19th in 13:25) completed the under 13 girls event to earn West Cheshire AC top spot in Saturday’s team event and joint first position with Deeside AAC overall after two rounds.
Abby Gamble (second in 6:09), Heidi Anstey (fifth in 6:21), Arianwen Setters (10th in 6:53), and Mia Rees (20th in 7:25) combined in the under 11 girls race for second place in the team race on Saturday and second place overall after two rounds.
Lewis Morris rounded the under 17 men’s course for second spot in a time of 16:04.
Claire Harris headed the club’s women’s team to the finishing line, achieving third spot in her over 35 age group and 10th place overall in a time of 19:48, supported by Emma Nutt (19th in 21:00), Joy Hickman (second over 60 lady in 23:33), Ellie Robinson (fourth over 50 lady in 24:19), Debra Bemand (sixth over 50 lady in 25:36), and Alex Duffey (15th over 50 lady in 28:20).
Paul Morrison completed the men’s race in 46th place with a time of 32:51, backed up by Jeff Gifford (third over 60 man in 35:10), Andrew Clague (third over 55 man in 35:55), and Ian Pritchard (fourth over 55 man in 37:31).
Finley Stewart (fourth in 14:27) and George Grimsditch (fifth in 14:39) combined in the under 15 boys race, while Max Molloy rounded the under 11 boys course for eighth spot in a time of 10:33.
MICHAEL YOUNG clocked two hours 43 minutes 58 seconds for fifth position in the men’s race at the Snowdonia Marathon, while Anest Muller posted 4:03:49 to finish 66th in the women’s race.
HENRY ROBINSON completed his first-ever Marathon on Sunday in Dublin and clocked 2:53:07.
FIXTURES this weekend include the second round of the North West Sportshall Athletics League at Crewe Lifestyle Centre, on Sunday (12 noon start).
WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches are delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm on Fridays, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for North West League fixtures. Please come along and support the sessions.
FORTHCOMING fixtures include: Saturday 8 November – UK Cross Challenge, in Cardiff; Sunday, 16 November β Borders Road Running League Round Two, at Delamere Forest; Manchester Cross Country League and UK Cross Challenge, at Sefton Park, Liverpool; North Wales Junior and Senior Cross Country League, at Bala; Dave Sunderland Inter County Schools Cross Country Races, at Himley Hall, Dudley; North Staffs Cross Country League, at Park Hall, Longton; Northern Indoor Track and Field Open Meeting, at Sheffield; Saturday, 29 November – West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series Round Two, at Ellesmere Port Sports Village; Sunday, 30 November – North West Sportshall League Round Two, at Crewe Lifestyle Centre; Sunday, 30 November – Sale Harriers Indoor Open Track And Field Meeting, at SportCity, Manchester.
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.
FIXTURES for this seasonβs Borders Road Running League are: 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.
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.
WEST CHESHIRE AC members are invited to attend the Club AGM, which is taking place at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Trackside Room on Tuesday, November 25, (8:15pm start).
DAVE McKAY pocketed a silver medal at the European Masters Track and Field Championships.
The West Cheshire Athletic Club member represented Great Britain in Madeira and posted second place in the over-45 men’s Throws Pentathlon with 3,392 points, achieving club records in all events apart from the javelin.
He hit 46.39m in the hammer, 11.08m in the shot put, 32.61m in the discus, 46.30m in the javelin, and 13.06m with the weight throw.
Dave also registered a club record of 50.44m for sixth position in the individual javelin competition and was joined in Madeira by club mates Alan Littler and Charles Ryder.
Alan made his international debut and cleared a new personal best and club record of 1-70m for eighth position in the over-35 men’s high jump, and Charles reached the over-75 men’s 400m final.
JOY HICKMAN won her over-60 age category in the Palma Mallorca 10k on Sunday with a time of 45 minutes 35 seconds.
MICHAEL YOUNG regained the outright 10k over-35 men’s club record at the Trafford 10k with 31:38, faster than his senior men’s time in 2022 and Jamie Richardsonβs under 20 men’s time in 2023.
DUTCH Olympian sprinter, Lisanne de Witte, was a special guest at the opening round of Saturday morning’s West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.
Amelie Grant (St Martin’s) won the year three girls race in a time of 4:47, ahead of second placed Willow Parry (Upton Heath), and Emily Cocking (Newton).
Lucas Cairns (Woodfall Lane) posted a winning time of 4:02 in the year three boys race, ahead of Albie Potter (Christleton) and Austin Steele (Farndon) who finished second and third respectively.
Lyra Allison (Whitby Heath) won the year four girls race in a time of 4:29, ahead of Farndon duo Jessica Quinton and Hattie Miller who finished second and third respectively.
Oliver Purdy (Chester Bluecoat) clocked a winning time of 4:20 in the year four boys race, ahead of Little Sutton’s Zach Bywaters and Dash Clarke (Farndon).
Arianwen Setters (Hoole) won the year five girls race ahead of Evie Jones (Abbeygate) and Chloe Golightly (Oldfield).
Toby Honeybourne-Kelly (Abbeygate) clocked a winning time of 6:40 in the year five boys race, ahead of Farndon’s Blake Robinson and third-placed Arthur Jones (Kings).
Polly Morait (Farndon) won the year six girls race ahead of Evelyn Edwards (Saighton) and Heidi Anstey (Olverleigh St Marys) in second and third places respectively.
Niall Betteridge (Hoole) posted a winning time of 6:19 in the year six boys race, ahead of Max Molloy (Ysgol Y Waen) and Magnus Ravaozzolo Jones (Acresfield).
Alice Roberts-Page (Bishop Bluecoat) won the year seven girls race ahead of runner up Zara Evans (Bishop Heber) and third placed Maisy Roberts-Page (Bishop Bluecoat).
Jack Arnold (Bishop Bluecoat) won the year seven boys race ahead of Daniel Kuzia (Queens Park) in second spot and Blair Easton (Christleton) who was third.
Freya Winward (Abbeygate) won the year eight girls race ahead of Helsby’s Heidi Wetherall in second place and Beth Jones (Mold Alun) who was third, while Zach Dowdeswell (Ellesmere Port CoE) won the year eight boys race.
The next round of the West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series will be held on Saturday, November 29, at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.
THE North Wales Cross Country League second round will take place at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay (Ll29 7SP), this Saturday, (October 25). The Junior races start at 10.30am and the Senior races start at 1pm.
WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches are delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm on Fridays, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for North West League fixtures. Please come along and support the sessions.
FIXTURES for this seasonβs Borders Road Running League are: 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.
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
Well done to all who took part in the opening round of the West Cheshire AC Schools’ Cross-country Series at Ellesmere Port Sports Village last Saturday. Provisional results are available near the bottom of the Off-road page of the club website.
by Dennis Wall
WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club celebrated its annual awards evening on Friday night.
The purple and gold-vested outfit attracted more than 100 members, parents and friends to the successful event held at Cheshire View, Christleton.
Sabrina Fortune, who won a gold medal in the women’s shot put with a new world record at the World Paralympic Games in India, was the guest speaker.
Mia Johnson was named winner of the women’s cup, and Lewis Parsons was the winner of the men’s cup.
Lewis Morris was presented with the Chris Goodwin Cup by Claire and Phil Goodwin, while Dylan Gledhill won the Wright Trophy, and Jane Palmer was named Club Person of the Year.
Emma Nutt, Claire Harris, and Joy Hickman were presented with first, second and third-placed awards respectively for the women’s Endurance Points Competition, and Michael Young, Mark Davies, and Jeff Gifford were the top three men respectively in their Endurance Points Competition.
Abby Gamble and Arianwen Setters won the under 11 girls awards, while Max Molloy and Logan Blackburn were presented with the under 11 boys trophies.
Poppy McKenna and Evie Whittaker collected the under 13 girls awards, and Lucas Sawyer and Tristan Lee won the under 13 boys cups.
Evie Whittaker and Rose Sheppard were recipients of the under 15 girls awards, and Louis Grimes and John Velasquez collected the under 15 boys trophies.
Alba March and Immy Fives won the under 17 ladies awards, while Jacob Gardner and Nathan Owen secured the under 17 men’s trophies.
Kara Stoll and Holly Bosworth won the under 20 ladies’ awards, and Dun Xue and Alessio Solinas collected the under 20 men’s cups.
Imogen Pughe and Megan Kettle won the senior ladies awards, while Paul Morrison and Matthew Douglass were the senior men’s winners.
Fiona Cook and Claire Harris were the veteran ladies winners, and Brian Wright and Steve Fernyhough secured the veteran men’s awards.
NIA MANSON produced a top-10 finish in the opening round of the Manchester Area Cross Country League on Saturday.
The West Cheshire member clocked 18 minutes 38 seconds for seventh spot in the under 15 girls race at Stockport’s Woodbank Park.
Julie Douzant finished seventh in her over-35 age category with a time of 39:03, and was backed up in the women’s race by Emma Nutt (20th senior lady in 41:46), Anest Muller (10th over-40 lady in 44:01), Angela Tegg (24th over 50 lady in 49:36), and Debra Bemand (28th over 50 lady in 50:33).
Abby Gamble posted 10:37 for 10th place in the under 11 girls race, supported by Heidi Anstey (18th in 11:33), and Arianwen Setters (28th in 12:15), while Sam Arnold clocked 11:19 for 53rd position in the under 11 boys race.
Max Henderson posted 16:32 for 13th position in the under 15 boys race, while Jack Arnold (20th in 13:13) and Finley Edwards (58th in 15:41) completed the under 13 boys event.
Poppy McKenna (20th in 14:05), Florence Hain (49th in 15:23), Heidi Wetherall (71st in 17:30), and Isla Lambert (79th in 18:43) teamed up in the under 13 girls race.
Paul Morrison clocked 42:12 for 78th spot in the senior men’s race, ahead of Andrew Clague (fifth over 55 man in 44:32), and Julian Tegg (48th over 50 man in 55:19).
FIXTURES this weekend include the West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series first round being held on the EPSV field (behind the leisure centre), on Saturday, from 10am. Other fixtures will be held on Saturdays, November 29, January 31, and March 7.
WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches are delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm on Fridays, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for North West League fixtures. Please come along and support the sessions.
FIXTURES for this seasonβs Borders Road Running League are: 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.
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
MICHAEL YOUNG delivered an impressive victory in Sunday’s Chester Metric Marathon.
The West Cheshire Athletic Club member clocked a winning time of one hour 30 minutes 15 seconds for the 26.2km course, more than three minutes ahead of his nearest rival, Sam Stratford (1:33:30), with Daniel Sutton in third spot with 1:33:41.
Keely Smith, who was second in the women’s race with a time of 1:47, claimed first position in her over 40 age category, ahead of West Cheshire team mates Chris Shaw (first over-50 man in 1:49:17) and Lindsay Fisher (second over-35 lady in 1:52:39).
Other West Cheshire finishers in the Metric Marathon included Anest Muller (2:15:04), Peter Kerestur (2:17:57), and Angela Tegg (2:25:17).
Matthew Douglass was the first finisher for West Cheshire AC in the Chester Marathon, negotiating the 26.2 miles course in 2:46:05, ahead of Carolyn Pollard (3:43:16), David Irving (3:55:00), and Andrew Barratt (3:56:39).
Saskia Keresturova and Heidi Anstey, both representing West Cheshire AC, finished first and second in the Chester Mini Marathon.
EMILIA PYPER celebrated success representing West Cheshire AC at the opening round of the North Wales Cross Country League on Saturday in wintry weather conditions at St Asaph.
Emilia clocked a winning time of 27:40 in the under 17 women’s age group race and finished ninth overall in the women’s race which featured Emma Nutt (sixth lady in 30:13), Anest Muller (seventh over-40 lady in 32:30), Ellie Robinson (fifth over-50 lady in 32:46), Joy Hickman (fourth over 60 lady in 34:03), Debra Bemand (ninth over-50 lady in 35:53), and Alex Duffey (14th over-50 lady in 42:22).
Abby Gamble (fourth in 7:47), Heidi Anstey (fifth in 7:49), Evelyn Edwards (sixth in 7:55), Arianwen Setters (seventh in 7:59), Ivy Bowden (ninth in 8:11), and Olivia Gregory-Phimister (21st in 10:00) combined for a team victory in the under 11 girls event.
Niall Betteridge (second in 8:33), Max Molloy (sixth in 9:33), Toby Honeyborne-Kelly (seventh in 9:41), Sam Arnold (21st in 10:46) and James Thomas (26th in 11:36) delivered joint first team position in the under 11 boys race.
Lucas Sawyer (third in 9:51), Leon Betteridge (fourth in 10:21), Morgan Edwards (13th in 11:50), Jack Arnold (15th in 12:00), and Henry Cobb (20th in 13:09) combined for second team position in the under 13 boys race.
Poppy McKenna (fifth in 9:23), Rosie Grimsditch (sixth in 9:25), Saskia Keresturova (eighth in 9:35), Florence Hain (ninth in 9:38), Heidi Wetherall (11th in 9:49), and Isla Lambert (24th in 12:14) teamed up for second team place in the under 13 girls race.
Nia Manson finished second with a time of 10:41 in the under 15 girls race ahead of team mate Rose Sheppard (13th in 12:29).
George Grimsditch (fifth in 17:27) and Finlay Stewart (eighth in 18:06) completed the under 15 boys race.
Paul Morrison (53rd in 35:07), Neil Hershaw (first over-60 man in 36:09), Andrew Clague (first over-55 man in 37:09), Jeff Gifford (third over-60 man in 38:56), and Mark Davies (39:16) combined for fourth team spot in Division One.
The next round takes place at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, on Saturday, October 25.
LEWIS MORRIS (11:38), Dan Walker (13:17), and Ben Newall (13:38) combined to finish 31st for West Cheshire AC in the under 17 men’s race at Sutton Park, Birmingham, in Saturday’s English Road Running Association National Autumn Road Relay Championships.
WEST CHESHIRE AC was represented on Sunday at the opening round of the North West Sportshall Athletics League held at Crewe Lifestyle Centre.
Leo Haseler, Gabriella Senbanjo, Heidi Anstey, Abby Gamble, Louisa Cogan, Hermione Allison, Lyra Allison, Amber Cogan, Florence Tran, and Harriet Oliver all teamed up for the club in the first of four fixtures this winter.
FIXTURES this weekend include the West Cheshire AC Awards Evening at Cheshire View, Christleton, on Friday; the Manchester Area Cross Country League first round on Saturday at Woodbank Park, Stockport), while the Chester District Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships will be held at Bishop Heber on Monday for boys, and on Tuesday at Christleton on girls.
FIXTURES for this seasonβs Borders Road Running League are: 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
Draft end of season results show Emma and Michael as champions, Claire and Mark in 2nd place, and Jeff and Joy in 3rd.
See the Races page for full tables. Please can anyone who believes we have missed a race result contact [email protected] by Monday October 6th.
