WCAC Schools Cross-country League round 3 results and final standings are available to view at https://westcheshireac.co.uk/Offroad/crosscountry/junopenschoolscc

Mark Davies leads an increasingly competitive male league, while Kate Jayden stretches out her lead in the female league, at the end of March 2013. See https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/roadracing/pointscomp

Kelly Baker has powered her way to success in Sheffield.The West Cheshire AC thrower grabbed glory in the under 20 womens shot put event at the Northern Indoor Championships.
Baker, who lives in Little Sutton, and is a student at Bishops Bluecoat High School, Chester, hit a winning put of 11.68m to claim her gold medal.
Club mate, Olivia Montez-Brown, finished fourth in the under 20 womens long jump with 5.27m, and Danielle Erskine was sixth with 5.14m.
Chris Goodwin represented West Cheshire AC in the under 20 mens 800m final and clocked two minutes 5.51 seconds for fourth spot.
Zac Barnsley posted a new under 17 mens 60m personal best of 7.34 seconds in a heat before finishing seventh in the final with 7.38 seconds.
He also competed in the 200m and posted a new personal best of 23.88 seconds.
His sister, Alice, finished third in her heat of the under 15 girls 60m with 8.59 seconds, and then posted 8.62 for seventh place in her semi-final.
Matthew Pagan won his under 17 mens 400m heat with a time of 53.74 seconds, but was then disqualified in the semi final because he stepped out of his lane.
Christian Okeke achieved sixth position in his mens 60m heat with a time of 7.67 seconds.
Former West Cheshire AC member, Amy Williams, representing Sale Harriers Manchester, celebrated a double success story.
The Chester-based youngster won the under 17 womens triple jump with a new championship best performance of 11.95m, and added a victory in the long jump with 5.55m.

Tamsin O Keefe, Anna Crayston and Ellie Finn are celebrating a gold medal team victory.The under 11 girls trio combined for West Cheshire Athletic Club to earn success at the Cheshire County Cross Country Championships staged at Reaseheath, Nantwich.
O Keefe also won the individual race with a time of 10 minutes 16 seconds, just six seconds clear of Crayston in second spot, while Finn clocked 11:13 for 10th position, just five seconds ahead of team mate Molly Jones who posted 11th place.
West Cheshire AC won the team prize with 13 points, while Macclesfield were runners up with 22 points, and Warrington finished third with 24 points.
Jack Chapman, Sonny Dean, and Paul Morrison combined to earn West Cheshire AC second team position in the under 11 boys event.
Chapman finished second in the individual race with a time of 9:03, just 11 seconds adrift of winner, Sam Evans (Warrington), while Dean (eighth) and Morrison (ninth) registered 9:49 and 9:58 respectively.
Ben Grinter (14th in 10:15), Adam Howe (15th in 10:19) and Sion Roberts (16th in 10:27) combined to earn fifth team position, while Harvey Tegg (20th in 10:36), Ewan Bradley (22nd in 10:47), and Charlie Potts (28th in 11:05), linked up for seventh team spot, ahead of Charlie Clarke (40th in 14:54).
Dave Alexander secured second place in the over-40 mens event after posting 42:10, ahead of Andrew Clague (45th in 47:08), Dave Tiernan (48th in 47:25), Mark Davies (55th in 48:13), James Jones (100th in 56:03), Dave Hough (106th in 58:06), and Stephen Howarth (128th in 73:02).
West Cheshire AC finished sixth in the vetetan mens team event and ninth in the senior mens team competition.
Evan Roberts secured a bronze medal after posting 12:59 for third spot in the under 13 boys race.
He was supported by Christy Mageean (seventh in 13:29), and Curtis Rodway (14th in 14:11) to earn West Cheshire AC third position in the team competition.
Jac Goodall (16th in 14:15), Sam Grinter (25th in 14:54), and Cameron Bradley (26th in 15:00) combined to earn eighth team spot, while the trio of Alex Mason (28th in 15:27), Mitchil Collins (29th in 15:33), and Harri Britton (36th in 16:11), finished ninth team, and Rory Willson clocked 16:39 for 40th position.
Issy Clarke completed the under 13 girls race for eighth spot in a time of 15:29, ahead of Hannah Bissell (15th in 16:14) and Beth McMahon (22nd in 17:52) to earn West Cheshire AC fourth team position.
Katie Clarke clocked 15:07 for 11th position in the under 15 girls race ahead of Jessica Renner (14th in 15:27), while Chris Harrop (10th in 18:27) and Cameron Weaver (13th in 19:26) completed the under 15 boys event.
Ellen McMahon finished 14th in 23:56 in the under 17 womens race, and Niall Harrison posted 28:40 for 15th spot in the under 17 mens event.

Congratulations to Mark Davies and Julie Wood, both clear winners in 2012. For more details, see https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/roadracing/pointscomp

Sprinter Matthew Pagan ended 2012 at the top of a UK age group ranking list.The West Cheshire Athletic Club member headed the under 15 boys 300m rankings with the fastest time of 35.74 seconds.
He achieved the impressive performance to win the England Athletics Under 15 boys 300m Championship title at Bedford in August.
And he added the second fastest time in his age group for the 400m when he posted 50.61 seconds for second place at the English Schools Championships at Gateshead in July.
He is one of several West Cheshire AC members who have secured places in the UK top-20 age group ranking lists for 2012.
Multi-eventer Olivia Montez-Brown, who capped her year with a double success story while representing England at a British Schools International Match in Glasgow, posted 4,337 points in the under 17 womens heptathlon to conclude the year in second spot for her age group.
Olivia also secured fourth place in the under 17 womens 80m hurdles after clocking 11.69 seconds, 10th place in the triple jump rankings with 11.35m, and 18th spot in the long jump with 5.51m.
Emily Ball powered her way to fourth place in the under 15 girls shot put rankings with 11.79m, and up to sixth position in the discus with 34.90m.
Kelly Baker hit 11.51m for fourth place in the under 17 womens shot ranking list and placed 18th in the under 20 womens list, while James McMahon catapulted himself up to ninth spot in the under 15 boys pole vault with 3-35m.
Alice Barnsley secured ninth position in the under 13 girls 100m rankings with a time of 13.1 seconds.
Dave McKay powered his way up to 16th spot in the mens javelin lists after a throw of 67.96m at Birminghams Alexander Stadium in June.
Zac Barnsley secured 19th spot in the under 15 boys 100m with 11.5 seconds, with Michael Bailiff cleared 1-97m for 20th position in the under 20 mens high jump, and Charlotte Williamson posted 20th spot in the under 15 girls 75m hurdles with 11.9 seconds.
Former West Cheshire AC members Amy Williams (Sale Harriers) and Amy Hinchly (Vale Royal) also achieved impressive 2012 performances.
Williams topped the under 15 girls long jump (6.07m) ranking list and is ranked 17th in the UK womens list after her impressive victory at Gateshead in the English Schools Championship.
She is also top of the under 15 girls triple jump (11.48m) ranking list, and is 14th on the high jump list after a clearance of 1-60m.
Hinchly finished 2012 joint top of the under 15 girls 1500m list with four minutes 33.48 seconds, and is ranked 11th in the under 17 womens 1500m list, as well as being 13th in the under 15 girls 800m with 2:15:95.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE 2012 RACE: Due to severely waterlogged conditions, the route of the main race will be amended to avoid the grass on the racecourse, but to still include the walls and to start and finish in the grounds of the racecourse. However, the one-mile fun run that usually takes place on the racecourse will NOT be run this year. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Olivia Montez-Brown has capped her memorable year with an international success.The 16 year-old West Cheshire AC multi-eventer represented England at the Schools International Pentathlon match staged in Glasgow, where she won individual and team gold for her country in the over 18 girls competition.
Olivia, who lives in Great Sutton and is a pupil at Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, posted a new personal best of 3,345 points.
She hit 8.87m in the shot put and clocked a new personal best 60m hurdles time of 8.92 seconds, before long jumping 5.49m, and clearing 1-54m in the high jump.
Olivia then rounded the 800m in a time of two minutes 37.5 seconds and was supported by her team mates Emily Dixon, Rhiann Beaumont and Jordanna Morrish to earn England pole position.
The talented teenager won the Northern Indoor under 17 womens 60m hurdles title at Sheffield in January and claimed the 80m hurdles title at the Mason Trophy Inter-Counties Schools Championships in June at Stoke.
Success in the sprint hurdles at both the Cheshire County Clubs and Schools Championships in May and June, was followed by a gold medal display in the long jump at Hull in Julys Northern Championships.
Olivia won the North West Schools Under 17 Womens Combined Events Championships at Crewe in June with 4,337 points, and finished third at Bedford in the English Schools Under 17 Womens Heptathlon Championships in September with 4,330 points.

Sonny Dean and Tamsin O Keefe have both been crowned champions.The West Cheshire AC youngsters clinched individual gold medal positions in their respective age groups at the final round of the North Staffs Cross Country League staged at Leek.
Dean won the under 11 boys race in a time of seven minutes 30 seconds to finish on six points overall and seven points clear of second placed clubmate Paul Morrison who compiled 13 points after finishing seventh at Leek in 7:59.

O Keefe celebrated success in the under 11 girls age group after winning the Leek race in 8:26 and finishing top individual overall on eight points – seven points ahead of her nearest rival

Provisional results from the second round of the West Cheshire AC Schools Cross-country Series on December 1st can be found at https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/Offroad/crosscountry/junopenschoolscc