Press Report: Ella and Arwen Star for WCAC at Wavertree

ATHLETICS

by Dennis Wall

ARWEN THORNE and Ella Bibby starred for West Cheshire Athletic Club on Sunday.

The pair earned two of the top 10 scoring performances at Wavertree, Liverpool, during the second round of the Under 18 and Under 20 Youth Development Track and Field League.

Arwen won the under 18 women’s javelin with a throw of 44.33m and cleared 1-65m for success in the under 18 women’s high jump, while Ella posted a winning time of 24.86 seconds in the under 20 women’s 200m and added victory in the 100m (12.53).

Lucca Tardivel produced a double success story from the under 20 men’s 100m (11.22 seconds) and 200m (22.74).

Dun Xue grabbed glory in the under 20 men’s discus (36.57m) and hammer (47.10m).

Josh Stirling (11.41 and 22.81) and Jacob Gardner (11.58 and 22.79) teamed up for maximum points in the under 18 men’s 100m and 200m.

Liliana Boelger rounded the under 20 women’s 400m hurdles in a winning time of 71.95 seconds.

Sidney Shorrock hit 12.34m for success in the under 18 women’s shot put.

Jess Mann (25.36) and Imogen Fives (26.27) posted victories in the under 18 women’s 200m races.

Ruby Billington cleared 1-45m for victory in the under 18 women’s B high jump.

Beth Manson clocked a winning time of 27.11 seconds in the under 20 women’s B 200m. 

Eleanor Wheeler posted a winning time of 63.61 seconds in the under 18 women’s B 400m.

Other point scoring performances were achieved by Jacob Reese and Erin Barnard. 

MATCH RESULT: 1 North Wales 556 points; 2 Trafford AC 519; 3 Liverpool Harriers & AC 458; 4= Wigan & District H & AC and Blackburn Harriers & AC 411; 6 Wirral AC 369; 7 West Cheshire AC 304.

The next fixture will be held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Sunday, July 12.

SEVERAL West Cheshire members travelled to the North East to represent Cheshire in the Inter Counties Track and Field Championships.

Dylan Gledhill clocked 40.27 seconds for fourth spot in the 300m, while Amelia Owen hit a new personal best of 10.02m for sixth place in the shot put.

Evie Smith cleared 1-55m for fourth position in the high jump, while Maya Jennings clocked 26.09 seconds in the 200m and 42.62 in the 300m.

Lewis Morris clocked 8:54.02 for second spot in the 3,000m, while Satine Wearden hit 42.57m for third spot in the hammer, and Harriet Beattie posted 43.65 in the 300m.

LEWIS MORRIS was the first of eight West Cheshire finishers at Friday night’s Mid Cheshire 5k Road Race.

Lewis posted 14:29 for second spot in his under 21 age group and was 14th overall, ahead of Scott Wells (16:09), Steve King (17:27), Graham Wells (17:34), Sarah Hunter (second over-35 lady in 17:55), Luke Parker (18:30), Chris Shaw (18:59), and Sallyann Harper (23:13). 

FIXTURES this weekend include the second round of the Under 14 and Under 16 Youth Development Track and Field League at Wavertree, Liverpool, on Sunday; the Great Manchester Run (10k and Half Marathon), on Sunday, and the Wirral Running Festival, at Wallasey, on Sunday.