At the end of May, Emma pulls clear of Anest, still pursued by Joy in 3rd. Paul and Andrew are level in the men’s tables, with Jeff clear in 3rd.

See the Races page for full tables. Please address any queries to [email protected].

by Dennis Wall

WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club members will line up for Cheshire at this Saturday’s Mason Trophy Inter Counties Track and Field Championships.

Jayden Walls and Kade Harris will team up for their county in the junior boys 200m at Stoke on Trent’s Northwood Stadium, while Reggie Medland will compete in the 100m hurdles, and Jayden Clarke will participate in the high jump.

Freya Whittaker (high jump), Amelia Owen (shot put), Amber Cogan (200m), and Rose Sheppard (300m) will combine in the junior girls age group.

Dan Crosby (high jump), Charlie Rice (discus), and Dylan Gledhill (javelin), will compete in the intermediate boys age category.

And Imogen Fives (200m), Erin Barnard and Eleanor Wheeler (300m), Liliana Boelger (400m hurdles), and Evie Whittaker and Evie Smith (high jump), will team up in the intermediate girls events.

AMELIA OWEN celebrated a new Championship Best Performance on Saturday at the Cheshire Track and Field Championships held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

Amelia hit 9.73m for victory in the junior girls shot put, one of several West Cheshire youngsters who delivered podium places at the event.

Imogen Fives, Alba March, Jayden Walls, Freya Whittaker and Evie Whittaker all celebrated victories at their home venue despite the challenging blustery conditions.

Imogen clocked a new intermediate girls 200m personal best of 26.1 seconds, while Alba, who has already achieved English Schools Championship qualifying times in both the Senior Girls 100m and 200m, posted winning times of 12.6 and 25.8 respectively on Saturday.

Jayden won the junior boys 200m in 24.9, ahead of club mate, Kade Harris who was second in 25.9.

Sisters, Freya and Evie, cleared winning heights of 1-48m and 1-55m respectively to win the junior and intermediate girls high jump competitions.

Dan Crosby finished second in the intermediate boys high jump with 1-60m, while Erin Barnard clocked 43.3 for second spot in the intermediate girls 300m.

Jacob Gardner posted 11.8 and 23.4 for second spot in the senior boys 100m and 200m respectively.

Dylan Gledhill hit 38.18m for second position in the intermediate boys javelin, while Abigail Morait finished third in her 100m final with a new personal best of 13.4 seconds.

ELLA BIBBY won the senior girls 200m in a time of 24.6 at Bebington Oval in the Merseyside Schools Championships.

Ella was joined at the fixture by Faith Draisey who clocked 53.5 for second place in the under 16 girls 300m hurdles, and by Josh Stirling who clocked 22.7 for second spot in the senior boys 200m.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Mason Trophy Inter Counties Track and Field Championships at Stoke on Trent on Saturday, and the  Northern Track and Field League Premier West Division fixture being hosted by West Cheshire AC at Ellesmere Port Sports Village, on Sunday.

ENTRIES close on July 1 for the third Cheshire Track & Field Grand Prix fixture being hosted by East Cheshire Harriers and Tameside AC, on Sunday, 5th July. Entries are now available on Roster at this link: https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=29064&fbclid=IwY2xjawR8Cj5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBwbExyNkJJTm8zSUJVYWd3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuGCs6OwvVvtJsgr8F3guPAmwqHo2m7M3hyDTFeBmzcf7YstqnXk5PRMMuwy_aem_4Sujy_e4WNvTvkVex4Y5vg

ATHLETICS

by Dennis Wall

HARRIET WHEELER and Mia Johnson grabbed glory at the Welsh Junior Track and Field Championships.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club pair impressed at the weekend fixture held at Deeside Stadium, Connah’s Quay.

Harriet powered her way to a new personal best and club record throw of 50.07m in the under 20 women’s javelin where she competed as a guest and won the event.

Harriet’s gold medal-winning performance edged her closer to the World Championships Great Britain standard of 51.50m.

Mia achieved 24.94 seconds for success in the under 16 girls 200m after winning her heat with a time of 24.67 seconds, and secured a silver medal in the 100m with a time of 12.14 seconds.

Jacob Gardner made it a quartet of medals for his purple and gold-vested club at Deeside by clocking 23.69 seconds for third spot in the under 18 men’s 200m.

WEST CHESHIRE AC pocketed three silver medals and two bronze medals at the Northern Track and Field Championships held at Hull.

Ella Bibby secured two silver medals, clocking 55.70 seconds for second spot in the under 18 women’s 400m final and 25.38 seconds for second position in the 200m final.

Kara Stoll hit 45.37m to register a silver medal performance in the under 20 women’s hammer.

Satine Wearden powered her way to a bronze medal in the under 18 women’s hammer with a new personal best of 48.09m. 

Alba March delivered a bronze medal display of 12.80 seconds in the under 18 women’s 100m final.

Ruby Billington cleared 1-50m for fourth position in the under 18 women’s high jump and achieved a new personal best of 9.71m for sixth position in the triple jump.

Amelie Bodie posted 27.64 seconds for fifth place in the under 20 women’s 200m.

Sidney Shorrock hit 26.99m for sixth spot in the under 18 women’s discus.

Josh Stirling reached his first Northern Championships final, finishing seventh in the 200m with a time of 24.01 seconds.

And Lewis Parsons clocked 51.12 seconds for eighth spot in the senior men’s 400m final.

STEVE FERNYHOUGH (fifth in 25:45) was first home for West Cheshire AC at the first round of the Deestriders Off Road Grand Prix held at Shotton.

He was joined at the fixture by Luke Pearson (eighth in 26:38), Jeff Gifford (13th in 28:17), Andrew Clague (21st in 29:33), Mark Davies (28th in 31:06), Neil Field (33rd in 31:48), Sallyann Harper (42nd in 32:51), Claire Williams (59th in 36:06), Tony Kennedy (74th in 39:57), and Mark Povey (82nd in 42:33).

FIXTURES this weekend include the Cheshire Schools Track and Field Championships at Ellesmere Port Sports Village, on Saturday; a Trafford Open Medal Meeting, on Sunday; and the Colshaw Hall 10k, at Knutsford, on Sunday.

by Dennis Wall

SIX West Cheshire Athletic Club members celebrated age group victories at Wallasey on Sunday.

Bethan Duke, Dave Gough, Sarah Hibbert, Joy Hickman, Brian Wright, and Ian-Paul Flanders grabbed success at the Wirral Running Festival.

Bethan posted 30:17 for first position in her under 16 age category in the 5k race, and Dave Gough clocked 22:23 for top spot in his over-60 men’s age group.

Sarah Hibbert won the over-55 women’s prize after registering 48:53 in the 10k event, while Joy Hickman posted 46:00 for first place in her over-60 age category, and Brian Wright claimed top spot in his over-70 age group with a time of 48:30.

Ian-Paul Flanders completed the list of winners with a time of 1:28:35 to secure first place in his over-45 age group in the half marathon.

MIA JOHNSON starred for West Cheshire AC at Wavertree, Liverpool, on Sunday.

The talented teenage sprinter secured a double success story in the under 16 girls 100m (12.10) and 200m (24.88) during the second round of the Youth Development Track and Field League.

Mia was joined in the winners circle by Dan Crosby who cleared 1-75m in the under 16 boys high jump; Maya Jennings who delivered a time of 41.13 in the under 16 girls 300m; Lucas Sawyer who rounded the under 14 boys 800m in 2:10.99; and by Faith Draisey who clocked 54.42 in the under 16 girls B 300m hurdles.

They were backed up by team mates Reggie Medland, Jayden Walls, George Grimsditch, Peter Zajac, Finlay Stewart, Amber Billington, Evie Whittaker, Lucy Caldwell, Harriet Beattie, Rose Sheppard, Sophie Baker, Nia Manson, Aoife Roberts, Amelia Owen, Violet Thorne, Isaac Thompson, Tristan Lee, Eashan Williams, Jack Webb, Jack Arnold, Morgan Edwards, Jayden Clarke, James Wallis, Finley Edwards, Freya Whittaker, Merryn Thorne, Amber Cogan, Isabelle Wilson, Saskia Keresturova, Heidi Wetherall, Florence Hain, Rosie Grimsditch, Beth Jones, Rosie Broome, Isla Lambert, Emily Hamilton, Vera Vetan, Jack McWilliams, Phoebe Hessey, and Mollie Garratt.

MATCH RESULT: 1 Liverpool Harriers & AC 627 points; 2 Sale Harriers Manchester 537; 3 Preston Harriers 531.5; 4 Wirral AC 518; 5 Blackburn Harriers & AC 404; 6 West Cheshire AC 399.5.

The next round will be held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Saturday, July 18.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Northern Senior, Under 20 and Under 18 Track and Field Championships, at Hull, on Saturday and Sunday; the Welsh Under 14, Under 16 and Under 20 Track and Field Championships, on Saturday and Sunday; the North West Combined Events Championships, at Edge Hill, Ormskirk, on Saturday and Sunday; the Port Sunlight 5k and 10k on Sunday; the Chester Triathlon, on Sunday; and the Jubilee Bridge Half Marathon, at Runcorn, on Sunday.

ENTRIES are now open for the Northern Athletics Under 14 and Under 16 Track and Field Championships taking place at Leigh, on June 27 and 28. The online entry link is: https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=28375&utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio&fbclid=IwY2xjawR4Ww1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBwbExyNkJJTm8zSUJVYWd3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkko1NZ6HBbUjWjClXOSc-FD9-Wr21uZJifJpJPDJwqScFNHo-4PCSeFEyzE_aem_PM-ZZYJ3MDELGtZv3-bQFg