OLIVIA MONTEZ-BROWN has hit the ground running as a student in the United States.

The talented West Cheshire Athletic Club all-rounder who represented England last year in the Hexham Combined Events International, is attending Augustana College, in Illinois, and compiled a personal best pentathlon score of 3,534 points at the University of Minnesota Jack Johnson Invitational Meeting.

Olivia achieved an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying score and the best points total in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference this season.

Her college assistant coach, Greg Binstock said “Being that it was Olivia`s first pentathlon, for her to set an NCAA provisional mark is something special.“

Olivia clocked 8.93 seconds in the 60m hurdles, cleared 1-54m in the high jump, hit 10.50m in the shot put, long jumped 5.44m, and rounded the 800m in two minutes 29.57 seconds.

KATIE CLARKE clocked 20:26 for 22nd position in the under 17 ladies race at the Northern Cross Country Championships held at Witton Park, Blackburn.

Katie was joined at the event by other West Cheshire members Ethan Greenland (34th in 21:37) and Harri Britton (101st in 27:47) who completed the under 17 mens race.

Issy Clarke posted 18:11 for 25th spot in the under 15 girls race, ahead of Beth McMahon (123rd in 21:04), and Lily Moorhouse (162nd in 23:40).

Sion Roberts (60th in 16:21), David Dentith (69th in 16:31), Jac Goodall (72nd in 16:38), Jack Dodd (101st in 17:10), Alex Mason (115th in 17:37), and Rory Willson (165th in 20:57) represented West Cheshire in the under 15 boys race.

Lucia Pyne (43rd in 15:12) and Molly Jones (148th in 17:02) teamed up in the under 13 girls race.

Isaac Tait (68th in 14:08), William Wright (106th in 14:41), Dylan Bugg (131st in 15:04), and Ethan Butler (199th in 17:38) combined for West Cheshire in the under 13 boys race.

Andrew Clague (342nd in 60:55) was the first of three West Cheshire AC members to complete the senior mens race, ahead of Dave Tiernan (446th in 64:50) and Mark Davies (481st in 66:29).

ANEST MULLER represented West Cheshire AC at the North Wales Cross Country Championships at Corwen and finished third in the senior ladies race.

CHILDER THORNTON Primary School will represent Ellesmere Port, Neston and Helsby at Cheshire County Primary Schools Sportshall Final to be held at the Northgate Arena, Chester, next month.

Childer Thornton secured success at the qualifying competition held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village which attracted nine primary schools from the local area.

ENTRIES are now being accepted for the Chester Spring Five Miles Road Race being held at Cheshire County Sports Club, Upton, Chester, on Wednesday, April 13, (7pm start). The online entry link is: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/

ENTRIES are now being accepted for the Liverpool Throws and Jumps Competition which is being held at Wavertree Athletics Centre, on Saturday, April 9.

WEST CHESHIRE AC will start their track and field league season on Sunday, April 10, at Bebington Oval in the first round of the Cheshire League, and other rounds will be held at Crewe on Saturday, June 4; at Warrington on Sunday, July 10; and at Colwyn Bay on Sunday, September 4.

FIXTURES this weekend include the West Cheshire Athletic Club annual presentation evening this Friday at the Cheshire View, Christleton (7.30pm start).

The third round of the West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series at Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track on Saturday (9.15am registration for 10am start), the same day as the North Wales Cross Country League at the Marches School, Oswestry.

The Northern Under 13 and Under 15 Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held on Sunday at the English Institute of Sport Arena, Sheffield, on the same day as the Liverpool and District Cross Country Championships at Clarke Gardens, Allerton, the Alsager Five Miles Road Race and the Nick Beer 10k Road Race at Llandudno.

WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club youngsters pocketed medal performances at a shortened North West Sportshall League Finals at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes.

Members in the under 11 boys and girls age groups earned silver medals in their team competitions, before the under 13 and under 15 boys and girls competition was abbreviated due to a slippery floor which caused the abandonment of most track races.

Carys Roberts, Dervla DeSouza, Emily Pawlett, Freya Johnstone, Grace Scott, Imogen Pughe, Isla Shillington, Isobelle Whittingstone, Jodie Bemand, Lara Battersby, Libby Dowling, Ruby Wisbey, Sara Pearson, Scarlett Ross, and Stephanie Jones combined to earn the under 11 girls team second position.

Ben Mustafa, Casper Armstrong, Gabriel Ford, Harley Shakespeare Wetnall, Jack Brett, Leo Hewitt, Liam Hughes, Louis Tegg, Tommy Smith, Uzezi Onomerike, and Zac Grinter combined to secure second spot in the under 11 boys team event.

TEAM RESULTS
UNDER 11 GIRLS: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 95 points; 2 West Cheshire 62; 3 Wirral 61; 4 Macclesfield 56; 5 Southport Waterloo 26.

UNDER 11 BOYS: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 84; 2 West Cheshire 67; 3 Wirral 63; 4 Halton and Frodsham 58; 5 Macclesfield 28.

Members in the under 13 and under 15 age group competitions produced a series of impressive displays.

Jac Goodall, Nathan Partington, Matthew Webb, Abigail Pawlett, Tamsin O’Keefe, Ewan Brandon, Emma Ashcroft, Anna Crayston, Tom Weaver, Dave Dentith, Harriet Alexander, Laura Mount, and Josh Ford all medalled.

Goodall won the under 15 boys shot title, while Partington claimed gold medals in the under 13 boys vertical jump and a silver medal in the standing long jump behind Webb, who also claimed a gold medal in the two-lap time trial.

Pawlett celebrated success in the under 13 girls shot and two-lap time-trial and was second in the vertical jump, while O’Keefe won the standing triple jump ahead of third placed Crayston; Ashcroft was a silver medallist in the speed bounce, and Alexander secured bronze medals in the under 15 girls standing long jump and two-lap time-trial alongside Mount.

Weaver finished second in the under 13 boys vertical jump and third in the standing long jump, while Brandon was second in both the under 15 boys standing long jump and standing triple jump.

Dentith pocketed bronze medals in the under 15 boys standing long jump and speed bounce, while Ford secured a bronze medal in the standing triple jump.

TEAM SCORES (Before track events were abandoned):

UNDER 13 GIRLS: 1 West Cheshire 175 points; 2 Crewe and Nantwich 156; 3 Macclesfield 154; 4 Wirral 136.

UNDER 13 BOYS: 1 West Cheshire 192; 2 Crewe and Nantwich 178; 3 Wirral 142; 4 Sutton St Helens 100.

UNDER 15 GIRLS: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 208; 2 Wirral 179; 3 West Cheshire 126; 4 Deeside 96; 5 Halton and Frodsham 33.

UNDER 15 BOYS: 1 West Cheshire 154; 2 Crewe and Nantwich 132; 3 Wirral 130; 4 Warrington 46.

JEROME CASTELOW headed the West Cheshire AC charge at the latest race in the Borders Road Running League Series.

The University of Chester student finished fourth in his under 20 age group and 19th overall after clocking 28 minutes 38 seconds for the five miles course at Abergele.

He was backed up by Ethan Greenland (sixth under-20 man and 29th overall in 29:18), league debutant Christy Mageean (seventh under-20 man and 32nd overall in 29:32), John Parlevliet (43rd in 29:52), David Tait (47th in 30:00), Mark Davies (63rd in 30:56), Andy Carter (ninth V45 and 64th overall in 30:58), Jack Gannon (75th in 31:37), Andrew Clague (78th in 31:52), and Ian Gloyne-Phillips (79th in 31:53), who earned their club third team position on the day.

They were supported by Dave Tiernan (sixth V50 and 84th overall in 32:00), Robert Freeman (second V60 and 85th overall in 32:00), Joe Foy (third V60 and 104th overall in 33:03), Phil Woodley (110th overall in 33:20), Rob Shellie (112th in 33:23), Bob Benson (sixth V60 and 117th overall in 33:47), Vince Hodges (19th V45 and 129th overall in 34:22), and Neil Carter (10th V50 and 132nd overall in 34:38).

Chester University student Mathew Smith completed his first-ever race, to earn 135th spot in 34:42, ahead of Richard Batterham (second V65 and 176th overall in 36:45), Phil Howe (179th in 36:54), Peter Smith (24th V50 and 212th overall in 39:28), Tony Kennedy (26th V55 and 221st in 40:06), and Brian Beattie (second V70 and 233rd overall in 42:56).

Anest Muller was the first lady for West Cheshire AC, posting 32:38 for sixth place overall, ahead of first under 20 lady Katie Clarke who was 14th lady overall in 33:35, Ellie Robinson (fifth FV40 and 21st lady in 35:27), and Lisa Davies (sixth FV40 and 24th lady in 35:35) who secured their club third team spot on the day.

The quartet was backed up by Clare Mallon (ninth FV40 and 53rd lady in 38:47), Kay Hayes (10th FV35 and 66th lady in 41:45), and Lorraine McFaul (13th FV50 and 70th lady in 42:30).

TEAM POSITIONS (after four races):

MENS DIVISION ONE: 1 Wirral 1311 points; 2 Wallasey 1558; 3 West Cheshire 2037; 4 Buckley 2216; 5 Helsby 3170; 6 Abergele 3288; 7 Chester Tri 4396.

MENS DIVISION TWO: 1 Prestatyn 1764; 2 Deestriders 1823; 3 Ellesmere Port 2580; 4 Cybi 2675; 5 Wrexham 2887; 6 Eryri 3214; 7 Wrecsam Tri 3974; 8 Tattenhall 4032; 9 Deeside 5231; 10 Birkenhead 6696.

WOMENS DIVISION ONE: 1 Chester Tri 150; 2 West Cheshire 383; 3 Buckley 451; 4 Helsby 460; 5 Wirral 462; 6 Tattenhall 477; 7 Ellesmere Port 536.

WOMENS DIVISION TWO: 1 Wallasey 332; 2 Prestatyn 337; 3 Abergele 356; 4 Cybi 486; 5 Eryri 498; 6 Deestriders 664; 7 Wrexham 1000; 8 Wrecsam Tri 1019; 9 Birkenhead and Deeside 1200.

VETERANS: 1 Wirral 932; 2 Buckley 1259; 3 Wallasey 1333; 4 Chester Tri 1587; 5 West Cheshire 1610; 6 Helsby 2379; 7 Prestatyn 2806; 8 Ellesmere Port 3119; 9 Deestriders 3139; 10 Abergele 3384; 10 Abergele 3394; 11 Wrecsam Tri 3577; 12 Cybi 3822; 13 Tattenhall 4252; 14 Eryri 4791; 15 Wrexham 4809; 16 Birkenhead 7776; 17 Deeside 8193.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Northern Cross-country Championships at Witton Park, Blackburn, on Saturday, and the Sale Harriers Indoor Open Meeting at Manchester on Sunday.

GEORGE HYDE and Sophie Percival are celebrating regional medal-winning displays.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club pair produced impressive performances at the North of England Indoor Championships held in the English Institute of Sport Arena, Sheffield.

Hyde powered his way to victory in the under 17 mens shot put event with 14.37m, just one centimetre clear of nearest rival David Todd from Chester-le-Street.

And Percival, a student at the University of Chester, pocketed a silver medal in the under 20 womens shot put final with 10.50m.

Georgia Barlow clocked a new under 20 womens 60m personal best of 8.06 seconds to finish fourth in the final, and she added 26.67 seconds for third position in her 200m heat.

James McMahon posted 8.65 seconds for fifth position in the under 20 mens 60m hurdles final, while Danielle Erskine (seventh with 4.83m) and Victoria Snook (eighth with 4.53m) competed in the womens long jump.

McMahon also clocked 7.54 seconds for fourth spot in his 60m heat, alongside club mate Zac Barnsley who was fourth in his heat with a time of 7.44 seconds, while Matthew Hunter made his West Cheshire debut with 57.56 seconds for fifth place in his heat of the mens 400.

FIVE West Cheshire youngsters have guided their county to a double success story.

Lara Battersby, Stephanie Jones, Ben Mustafa, Zak Grinter, and Uzezi Onomericke combined to represent Cheshire, who won both the under 11 girls and boys team titles at the under 11s Fun In Athletics Indoor Competition held at Sportcity, Manchester.

FINAL TEAM RESULTS

GIRLS – 1 Cheshire 485 points; 2 Greater Manchester 453; 3 Lancashire 436; 4 Merseyside 422; 5 Cumbria 414.

BOYS – 1 Cheshire 469; 2 Greater Manchester 465; 3 Merseyside 433; 4 Cumbria 425; 5 Lancashire 418.

ISAAC TAIT won the minor boys race at the Cheshire Schools Cross Country Championships held at Winsford.

Tait, representing Chester, was one of several members of West Cheshire Athletic Club in action at the Knights Grange Sports Complex where he was backed up by Chester team-mates Will Ashfield (second), Edward Woodhead (fifth), James Lanni (10th), Jack Williams (11th), Dylan Bugg (12th), Matthew Halton (20th), Eden Hamilton Davies (25th), Liam Drew (26th), Matthew Ridge (36th), and Ben Mason (51st).

Issy Clarke of West Cheshire AC, representing Chester, secured third spot in the intermediate girls race, supported by team mates Martha Owen (10th), Isobel Gelder (18th), Alice Bourne (19th), Beth McMahon (24th), Lucy Buckley (32nd), and Lauren Walker (33rd).

West Cheshire AC pair Ethan Greenland (eighth) and Christy Mageean (ninth) completed the intermediate boys race in Chester colours, backed up by team mates Jac Goodall (12th), Thomas Adkins (15th), Dave Dentith (16th), Rory Willson (17th), Alex Mason (21st), Matthew McDonnell (29th), and Charlie Weaver (30th).

Anna Crayston, of West Cheshire AC, headed the Chester charge in the junior girls race, finishing eighth, ahead of Imogen Owen (ninth), Holly Illingworth (10th), Charlotte Walker (12th), Izzy Lally (24th), Lily Moorhouse (29th), Nina Walker (33rd), Mimi Jayaram (35th), Chloe Fahny (39th), and Freya Morris (43rd).

Sonny Dean also of West Cheshire AC, represented Halton in the junior boys race and finished fourth, ahead of the first Chester finisher, Sion Roberts (10th), Jack Dodd of Ellesmere Port(11th), and Charlie Potts of Halton(32nd).

Other Chester finishers included Ben Grinter (34th), Matthew Douglass (43rd), Will Hopkins (44th), Dillon Moore (54th), Luke Carlile (55th), Johnny Rawcliffe (60th), Cameron Rennie of Ellesmere Port (61st) and Stan Simm (65th), and Chester duo Paul Studley (63rd) and Owen Humber (66th).

Katie Clarke was the only Chester representative in the senior girls race and rounded the course in sixth position. Cameron Weaver was the only Chester senior boy runner, finishing second.

Anna Harris (12th), Ella Dimbylow (15th), Holly Lindberg (23rd), Lowry Huxley (27th), Lizzie Clarke (29th), Holly Lee (30th), Lucy McBurney (31st), Catrin Williams (34th), Lily Kennigham (40th), Kitty Long (41st) and Rebecca Davies (43rd) combined for Chester in the minor girls race.

ANDY CARTER was the first West Cheshire AC finisher at the popular Four Villages Half Marathon at Helsby.

Carter finished 13th in his over 45 age group and 71st overall with a time of one hour 23 minutes 51 seconds at the event, which atttacted 2,000 competitors.

He was joined at the fixture by clubmates Graham Wells (17th M40 and 84th overall in 1:24:35), Rob Little (94th in 1:25:27), Bob Freeman (second V60 in 1:30:26), Andy Starkey (30th M50 in 1:33:49), Steve Hillier (350th in 1:36:57), Neil Carter (41st M50 in 1:37:28), Ben McKean (389th in 1:38:17), Vince Hodges (61st M45 in 1:39:53), Richard Batterham (fifth V65 in 1:41:49), Tony Kennedy (787th in 1:50:09), Clare Mallon (807th in 1:50:42), Peter Smith (840th in 1:51:24), Sharon Eaton (21st FV45 in 1:52:18), Mark Povey (1,063rd in 1:56:53), Brian Beattie (second V70 in 1:58:13), and Lorrie McFaul (35th FV50 in 2:04:35).

FIXTURES this weekend include the latest round of the Borders Road Running League, which takes place at Abergele (11am start), and West Cheshire AC will be represented by six teams on Sunday at the North West Sportshall Athletics League Finals at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, (10am start for under 11s, and 2pm start for under 13s and 15s).

50 tickets for, plus coach transport to, the Olympic Trials/ British Championships at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, on Saturday, June 25, are available for £14 each on a first come first served basis to WCAC members and their families. Please fill in the slip at the bottom of this letter: https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/docs/load.php?id=2134 and return it to Dennis Wall with payment.

JAMIE RICHARDSON was crowned a county champion at Reaseheath. The West Cheshire AC youngster won the under 11 boys title at the Cheshire County Cross Country Championships staged on a testing course near Nantwich.

Richardson clocked nine minutes two seconds to win the race and was backed up by clubmates Henry Robinson (third in 9:05) and Zak Dean (sixth in 9:21) to help secure West Cheshire AC the under 11 boys team title. The trio were supported by Charlie McMullan (seventh in 9:21), Dan Willetts (18th in 10:03), Kitt Baker (20th in 10:09), and Louis Tegg (29th in 10:43).

Sisters Katie and Issy Clarke, of West Cheshire, secured medals in their respective races. Katie posted 17:53 for second place in the under 17 ladies event, and Issy clocked 13:38 for third position in the under 15 girls race, ahead of Beth McMahon (19th in 15:36) and Lily Moorhouse (24th in 17:15).

Sonny Dean (eighth in 16:16), Sion Roberts (10th in 16:26), and Jac Goodall (11th in 16:45) combined to earn West Cheshire third spot in the under 15 boys team race, ahead of Dave Dentith (12th in 16:54), Alex Mason (13th in 17:08), Jack Dodd (23rd in 18:10), Rory Willson (25th in 18:30), Patrick Tait (33rd in 20:04), and Oliver Dandy (35th in 20:30).

Isaac Tait (seventh in 9:54), Harvey Tegg (ninth in 10:02) and William Wright (11th in 10:16) teamed up for the West Cheshire under 13 boys who were third in the team event, and were supported by Dylan Bugg (15th in 10:21), Ethan Butler (16th in 10:26), Charlie Potts (21st in 10:40), Matthew Douglass (35th in 11:36), and Liam Farrell (36th in 11:39).

Anna Crayston (fourth in 10:39), Lucia Pyne (fifth in 10:48), and Molly Jones (23rd in 12:13) secured West Cheshire fourth team position, and were backed up by Abigail Cartwright (26th in 12:36), Lucy Baxter (29th in 12:58), and Mimi Jayaram (33rd in 13:25).

Imogen Pughe (sixth in 10:03), Carys Roberts (ninth in 10:19), and Lara Battersby (15th in 10:54) combined for West Cheshire in the under 11 girls race and finished fourth team, supported by Martha Willetts (21st in 11:14), Scarlett Ross (23rd in 11:19), Stephanie Jones (27th in 11:30), and Nina Willson (45th in 14:43).

Ellie Robinson (30:32), Lisa Davies (31:22) and Anne Marie Tait (35:24) earned West Cheshire seventh place in the veteran womens team event and 10th spot in the senior womens team competition.

Mark Davies (sixth V35 in 39:06) headed the West Cheshire charge in the mens race, ahead of Dave Tiernan (fourth V50 in 41:20), John Parlevliet (12th V35 in 41:36), Andrew Carter (20th V45 in 42:48), Bob Benson (fourth V60 in 44:48), and Julian Tegg (19th V40 in 45:02) to earn the club eighth spot in the veterans team event and 12th place in the senior mens competition.

Ethan Greenland (ninth in 21:00) and Harri Britton (14th in 27:06) represented West Cheshire in the under 17 mens race, and Ellen McMahon completed the under 20 womens race in ninth spot with 29:05.

SEVEN West Cheshire youngsters have been selected to represent Cheshire this weekend.

Lara Battersby, Stephanie Jones, Izzy Whittlestone, Gabriel Ford, Ben Mustafa, Zak Grinter, and Uzezi Onomericke have all been named in the county squad for the under 11s Fun In Athletics Indoor Competition being held on Saturday at Sportcity, Manchester.

WEST CHESHIRE AC will be represented in all six age groups at the North West Sportshall Athletics League Finals this month.

Under 11, under 13, and under 15 boys and girls teams from the club will compete at the Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, on Sunday, January 24.

West Cheshire AC are preparing for the finals with training sessions being held from 10am every Saturday at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Cheshire Schools Cross-country Championships at Knights Grange Sports Complex, Winsford, this Saturday.

The full timetable is: 10am – Senior Girls and Boys (Sixth form); 10.30am – Minor Girls (Year Seven); 10.45am – Minor Boys (Year Seven); 11am – Junior Girls (Years 8 and 9); 11.15am – Junior Boys (Years 8 and 9); 11.35am – Intermediate Girls (Years 10 and 11); 11.55am – Intermediate Boys – Years 10 and 11).

The latest round of the Manchester Area Cross Country League takes place at Heaton Park, Manchester, on Saturday, and the next round of the North Wales Cross Country League will be held at Baschurch, Shrewsbury, on Saturday.

The Four Villages Half Marathon at Helsby is being held at Helsby on Sunday.

Please fill in and return to Dennis Wall the form found here: https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/docs/load.php?id=2130.

ISSY CLARKE warmed up for the Cheshire County Cross Country Championships this Saturday at Reaseheath College, Nantwich, with a top-three finish at the Delamere 5km parkrun.

The West Cheshire AC middle distance runner posted 21 minutes 42 seconds for third place in the ladies race at Delamere Forest. Clarke, who will compete in the under 15 girls race over a 3.5km course at Reaseheath, will be focusing her sights on a medal performance after winning the Marie Birkenhead One Mile Race title last year at Longford Park Stadium, Trafford.

Clarke will be supported at Reaseheath by team mates Beth McMahon and Lily Moorhouse.

Ethan Greenland boosted his confidence in preparation for the under 17 mens race this Saturday, posting 18:28 for sixth spot at Delamere Forest, just 27 seconds adrift of his personal best. Greenland will be joined on the Reaseheath starting line by club mates Christy Mageean, who won a recent Delamere parkrun, and by Harri Britton, who clocked 25:17 for 93rd spot at the weekend.

Mimi Jayaram prepared for her appearance at Reaseheath by finishing eighth lady at Delamere with a time of 23:54, while West Cheshire AC duo Abigail Cartwright and Imogen Pughe prepared by competing in the Ellesmere Port parkrun at Whitby Park. Cartwright clocked 27:40 for third position in the ladies race, while Pughe posted 29:40 for sixth spot.

Cartwright and Jayaram will receive back up at Reaseheath in the under 13 girls race from Lucy Baxter, Anna Crayston, Hollie Jones, Molly Jones, Emily Misantoni and Lucia Pyne, and Pughe will be joined in the under 11 girls race by Lara Battersby, Stephanie Jones, Carys Roberts, Scarlett Ross, Martha Willetts and Nina Willson.

West Cheshire AC will also be aiming to secure team titles in the under 11 boys, under 13 boys, under 15 boys, mens and ladies events. Kitt Baker, Zak Dean, Fergus Garland, Charlie McMullan, Jamie Richardson, Henry Robinson, Louis Tegg and Dan Willetts will combined in the under 11 boys age group.

Dylan Bugg, Ethan Butler, Matthew Douglass, Liam Farrell, Charlie Potts, Isaac Tait, Harvey Tegg and William Wright will team up in the under 13 boys event.

Sonny Dean, David Dentith Jack Dodd, Jac Goodall, Alex Mason, Sion Roberts, Patrick Tait, and Rory Willson will battle it out in the under 15 boys race.

Lisa Davies, Ellie Robinson and Anne-Marie Tait join forces in the ladies event, while Bob Benson, Andrew Carter, Mark Davies, Charlie Johnson, John Parlevliet, Peter Smith, David Tait, Julian Tegg, Dave Tiernan and George Dewhirst will compete in the mens race.

Katie Clarke and Ellen McMahon will represent West Cheshire in the under 17 and under 20 womens age groups respectively.

The full timetable for the Cheshire Championships is:

11:30am Under 11 boys and girls (2.3km);
11:50am Under 13 boys and girls (3.3km);
12:10pm Under 15 girls (3.5km);
12:35pm Under 15 boys and Under 17 Ladies (4.4km);
1:00pm Under 17 men and Under 20 ladies (6.3km);
1:40pm Under 20 men and Senior Ladies (7.7km);
2.30pm Senior Men (11km).

WEST CHESHIRE AC members in action at Delamere on Saturday also included Antony Woodall (26th in 20:54), Steve Hillier (37th in 21:59), Charlie Clarke (72nd in 24:19), Peter Smith (76th in 24:31), and Kay Hayes (26th lady in 26:57), while Bob Freeman was fourth at the Ellesmere Port 5km parkrun in 21:44.

OTHER fixtures this weekend include the England and Northern Indoor Combined Events Championships for Under 20s and Seniors at Sheffield on Saturday and Sunday; and the Sale Harriers Indoor Open Track and Field Meeting at Sportcity, Manchester, takes place on Sunday, (10.30am start).

John Driscoll has compiled times by WCAC senior athletes over distance races on road and track, and in parkruns, in 2015. For details, see the bottom of the Road Running – Best Times page https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/roadracing/roadperform

ROSEMARY ROGERS has celebrated a year to remember.

The 66-year-old, who joined West Cheshire Athletic Club two years ago, has produced a number of outstanding road race performances which include new age-group Cheshire records at four distances.

Rogers broke the Cheshire 5km record for over 65 women on three occasions and also holds age group best times for five miles, 10km, and for the marathon in which she beat her previous best by 21 minutes.

Rogers clocked 24 minutes one second to win the over 65 age group prize at the Peter Lowe Memorial Hollins Green 5k Race in June on the back of age group category victories in April at the Mid Cheshire 5k at Kingsley (24:27), the Birchwood Brook 5k at Warrington (24:38) and Dunham Massey Park 5k at Altrincham (24:02) in May, and the Dunham Massey Park 5k (24:51) on June 11.

Her best time for five miles was registered at the Hale Village Race in April, where she posted 38:33, preceding age group victories in July at the Tour of Merseyside Halton Five (40:27), and Tony Barnes Sefton Park Five (39:14), and the Whistle Stop Tour of Wirral Five at Birkenhead in September (40:41).

Rogers impressed at the 10k distance during the last 12 months, with no fewer than seven age group victories at the Port Sunlight Race (48:17), Cheshire Warrington Race (49:10), Liverpool Spring Race (49:40), Penny Lane Striders Race (50:22), Birchwood Warrington Race (50:31), and Wigan Race (48:45).

And the purple-vested race ace clocked a new personal best in October at the Chester Marathon when she covered the 26.2 miles course in 4:07:23.

Rogers has ended the year ranked eighth for her age in the UK for the 5k, fifth in the five miles, 16th for the 10k, and 13th for the marathon.

West Cheshire AC trio Anest Muller, Mark Davies and Phil Woodley have also experienced a memorable year in road racing.

Muller ran a time of 69:23 at the Wrexham 10 miles event in April is the fastest time recorded by a Cheshire club female member during the last 12 months.

Davies headed the over 35 mens age group for 10 miles after clocking 66:07 at Wrexham in April, and Woodley posted the fastest time this year by a Cheshire club member in the over 25 age group at the Rhyl 10 miles event of 66:45.

WEST CHESHIRE AC duo Su Baird and Ellie Robinson achieved top-50 places in the UK age group ranking lists in helping secure their club promotion to Division One of the North of England Track and Field League.

Baird is fourth FV50 in the 400m hurdles and 21st in the FV50 400m hurdles and 21st FV50 in the 400m, while Robinson is 24th FV40 in the 800m, and just outside the top 50 for 400m and 3000m.

ROB FREEMAN was the first West Cheshire AC finisher at the latest Ellesmere Port 5k Park Run at Whitby Park, posting 21:39 for fifth position, ahead of Isla Shillington (fifth lady in 30:36), and Imogen Pughe (sixth lady in 30:37).

Steve Hillier was the first West Cheshire AC man home at the Delamere 5k parkrun, posting 21:59 for 40th position, ahead of Andrew Carter (57th in 23:33), Peter Smith (95th in 25:23), Daniel Craig (127th in 27:03), and Rory Willson (128th in 27:06).

FORTHCOMING fixtures include the Cheshire Cross Country Championships, at Reaseheath, Nantwich, on Saturday, January 9, (11.30am start), and the Sale Harriers Indoor Open Track and Field Meeting at Sportcity, Manchester, on Sunday, January 10, (10.30am start).

Ninety youngsters gathered to enjoy the West Cheshire Athletic Club annual fun morning.

Junior members and friends took part in a total of 10 games, supervised by parents and club coaches in the sportshall at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

The event raised £100 for local young carers and provided plenty of entertainment at the end of what has proved to be a very busy and successful year for the Stanney Oaks-based club.

The Stanney Oaks-based outfit won promotion to Division One of the North of England Seniors Track and Field League, and the under 13 and under 15 Youth Development League squad were promoted to the Northern Premier Division.

And a total of 23 members achieved top-50 positions in the UK age group ranking lists for 2015.

Abigail Pawlett finished the year at the head of the under 13 girls 70m hurdles rankings after clocking 11.2 seconds and was also ninth in the 75m (10.0).

England international Olivia Montez-Brown completed her season sitting second in the under 20 womens heptathlon rankings after scoring 4,987 points as a guest at an event staged at Carshalton in September, and that achievement places her 13th on the senior womens list, which is headed by Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill.

English Schools medallist George Hyde powered his way to second spot in the under 15 boys shot put rankings with a throw of 15.93m, and Emma Howe launched the under 15 girls javelin to a mark of 43.07m for third place in her age group list.

England international Matthew Pagan is fifth in the under 20 mens 400m ranking list for his time of 47.93 seconds, and Sophie Percival finished the year in fifth spot for the under 20 womens javelin with her throw of 43.22m which ranks her 26th in the senior womens list.

Isobel Griffin Morris, who represented England during the summer, spun her way to sixth spot in the under 17 ladies discus rankings with 41.20m, and Emily Ball is eighth in the under 20 womens shot put rankings after her throw of 12.56m, while Kelly Baker is 10th in the under 20 womens shot with a put of 11.80m.

Rosemary Rogers achieved two eighth placed rankings in her over-65 age group in the 5k (24:01) and half marathon (1:46:23), while Emily Misantoni secured eighth spot in the under 13 girls 800m rankings with her time of 2:23.7; Tamsin O\’Keefe is eighth in the under 13 girls 1200m list with 3:54.1, and Anna Crayston leapt to 13th spot in the under 13 girls long jump list with 4.71m.

Multi-eventer James McMahon posted 4,346 points for 10th place in the under 20 mens indoor heptathlon rankings and is 17th in the decathlon list with 5,869 points, while Dave McKay launched himself to 27th spot in the mens javelin list with 60.97m.

Daniel Berg powered his way to 12th place on the under 15 boys hammer list with 44.97m, while Will Rattray is 23rd on the under 15 boys discus list with 36.45m, and Michael Ozoemelam sprinted his way to 29th spot in the under 13 boys 200m with 26.3 seconds.

Sisters Evie and Maisie Tipping grabbed top 50 positions, with Evie hitting 22.59m for 37th spot in the under 13 girls discus, and Maisie achieving 44th place for her under 15 girls 300m time of 42.7 seconds.

And the veteran trio of Richard Batterham, Joe Foy and Rob Freeman also celebrated impressive performances, with Batterham posting 3:23:22 at London for 18th spot in his over 65 age group and 95:48 at Wrexham for 48th place in the half marathon list.

Foy secured 23rd place in his over-60 age group for 86:02 at the Paris Half Marathon, and Freeman posted 87:07 at the Birkenhead Half Marathon for 44th place in her over 60 age category.

Richard Farley grabbed glory at the Ellesmere Port 5km parkrun in a new personal best time of 19 minutes six seconds.

He was backed up by Dave Alexander (fourth in 19:52), Jack Dodd (10th in 21:02), Rob Freeman (13th in 21:23), Anest Muller (first lady in 22:24), Henry Robinson (18th in 22:59), Ellie Robinson (second lady in 23:56), Imogen Pughe (third lady in 24:05), Matthew Douglass (24th in 24:27), Mimi Jayaram (fourth lady in 24:30), Peter Smith (33rd in 25:06), Louis Tegg (37th in 25:47), Harvey Tegg (47th in 27:24), and Isla Shillington (52nd in 28:15).

Ethan Greenland (11th in 18:28) was the first West Cheshire finisher at the Delamere 5km parkrun, ahead of Issy Clarke (second lady in 20:27), Charlie Weaver (33rd in 20:37), Adam Carlile (57th in 22:19), Charlie Clarke (92nd in 24:39), and Kay Hayes (129th in 26:46).

EMILY MISANTONI was one of six West Cheshire AC members in action at the latest Sale Harriers Indoor Meetings held at Eastlands, Manchester. The under 15 all-rounder clocked a winning time of 1:43:41 in the 600m and cleared 1-45m in the high jump, while Zac Barnsley posted 7.44 seconds in his under 20 mens 60m, Charlie Douglass achieved 7.95 and 42.79 seconds respectively in his under 17 mens 60m and 300m, Mark Hearn clocked 38.0 seconds in the under 20 mens 300m, Jacob Simmonds clocked 41.31 seconds in his under 15 boys 300m, and Sophie Percival hit a new under 20 womens personal best of 10.38m in the shot put.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Ribble Valley 10k Road Race, which incorporates the Northern 10k Road Race Championships, on Sunday, at Clitheroe (10am start).