Danielle Erskine and Dave McKay have posted new West Cheshire AC track and field club records.But the duo failed to steer their Chester and Ellesmere Port-based club to a title-winning display at the final round of the Northern Track and Field League Division Two West match staged at Blackpool’s Stanley Park Stadium.
Danielle clocked a new women’s 100m hurdles club record time of 17.4 seconds to finish second in her race, and added more points from her third-placed finish in the 400m hurdles (75.7 seconds).
Dave smashed his existing club record in the men’s hammer, and prompted a round of applause from his fellow competitors after hitting a winning mark of 47.78m.
Dave was joined by his brother, Andrew, in the hammer event who claimed maximum points from the B competition with a throw of 39.17m.
Niamh Reilly unleashed a winning throw of 34.80m in the javelin alongside Danielle Erskine who secured second position in the B event with 20.02m.
And Niamh added victory in the B shot (7.78m), second B in the hammer (17.10m), third B in the discus (17.54m)
Sian Kelman secured victory in the long jump with 5.50m and second spot in the 100m (12.6), and Emily Clarke finished second in the B long jump with 4.26m, fifth in the hammer (17.64m), and second in the triple jump with 10.28m, alongside Victoria Anderson (9.82m).
Victoria cleared 1-60m in the high jump for second position and spun the discus 25.39m for second spot, while Ruth Pritchard was third in the B high jump with 1-35m, third in the shot (8.12m), and finished second B in the 400m hurdles with 77.2 seconds.
Tom Booth clocked 62.9 seconds for second spot in the 400m hurdles, while Dave McKay was second in the 110m hurdles (47.78m), and Gemma Hale was second in the B 100m hurdles with 18.1 seconds.
Bryony Potter finished the B 100m in second spot (12.7) and added second position in the 200m (25.9).
Nicola Bird rounded the 3,000m in second spot with a time of 10:20.5, and finished fifth with 5:03.8 in the 1500m.
Richard Stocker (third with 35.68m) and Andy McKay (second B with 27.46m) competed in the discus, while Andrew Gore (fourth with 39.22m) and John Manning (third B with 32.15m) participated in the javelin.
Richard Stocker (fourth with 9.65m) and Andy McKay (third B with 9.62m) rubbed shoulders with Great Britain international Carl Myerscough in the shot who claimed a World Championship qualifying distance and new league record of 20.33m.
John Manning finished third in the long jump (5.97m), third B in the triple jump (10.82m), sixth in the high jump (1-65m), and second B in the pole vault (3-10m), while Andrew Gore cleared 3-20m for third spot in the vault.
Aamir Walwyn claimed fourth position in the triple jump with 11.56m, while Aidan Stoakley (fifth in 11.6) and Stephen Jones (fourth B in 12.0) competed in the 100m.
Robbie Dagnall (fifth in 23.6) and Aamir Walwyn (fifth in 24.0) completed the 200m, while Tom Walley (fifth in 53.4) and David Donkin (fifth in 56.5) finished in the 400m.
Tom Booth (sixth in 4:48.4) and Andrew Clague (fifth in 4:55.3) paired up in the 1500m, and Andrew completed the 3,000m steeplechase in 11:01.0 for fourth position.
The quartet of Danielle Erskine, Bryony Potter, Gemma Hale, and Emily Clarke clocked 53.4 seconds for third place in the 4x100m relay, while Robbie Dagnall, Stephen Jones, Andrew Whitton, and Aidan Stoakley posted 45.7 seconds for fifth place in the 4x100m relay, and the foursome of Tom Walley, Aidan Stoakley, Aamir Walwyn, and David Donkin teamed up for third place in a time of 3:43.5 in the 4x400m relay.
Fourth Round: 1 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde 433 points; 2 Liverpool Pembroke Sefton 401.5; 3 St Helens Sutton 359; 4 Southport Waterloo 319.5; 5 West Cheshire 300; 6 Manx 207.
Final Positions 1 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde 22 points (1609); 2 West Cheshire 19 (1505); 3 Liverpool Pembroke Sefton 14 (1398.5); 4 St Helens Sutton 13 (1337); 5 Southport Waterloo 12 (1283.5); 6 Manx 4 (805).

West Cheshire AC young athletes have missed promotion by the narrowest of
margins.
The Chester and Ellesmere Port-based club finished their National Young
Athletes Track and Field League campaign in third position after clinching second
spot behind East Cheshire in the final round of their Division One West match
held at Carlisle.
Tom Booth spearheaded West Cheshire’s charge by claiming a hat-trick of
victories from the under 17 men’s 100m hurdles (15.7), 1500m steeplechase
(5:05.6), and 400m hurdles (60.0).
He was supported by Aidan Stoakley who won the 100m (11.6) and 400m (54.3),
Stephen Jones who won the B 100m (11.7) and B 200m (23.9), Sam Rimmer
who claimed victories in the B 400m hurdles (70.3), and B 100m hurdles (18.9),
Mike Williams (first in the shot with 11.34m), Dave Donkin (first in B 400m with
57.8), and triple jumpers Robbie Dagnall (first with 11.78m) and Connor Arden
(second B with 9.51m).
Tom Kellett (60.6) and Ryan Jones (61.9) teamed up for victories in the under 15
boys 400m, while Yousef Khalifa (9.04m) and Oliver Gibbens (8.56m) hit winning
puts in the shot alongside B 200m winner James Walker (27.4).
Max Himbury (13.2) and Matthew Pagan (14.3) joined forces to win the under 13
boys 100m races, and Max added victory in the shot (8.56m) alongside B winner
James McMahon (6.11m).
Alex Kirk won the B 75m hurdles (16.4) while Josh Bate ran 5:56.0 for third spot
in the 800m, and Matthew Simpson finished third in the long jump with 4.18m.
Sam Galley and Leah Ferrie produced doubles from the under 17 ladies 100m
and 200m. Sam won the A 100m (13.1) and B 200m (27.0), while Leah posted
26.4 for victory in the 200m, and 13.2 for first place in the B 100m, and then
added a 300m victory of 42.2.
Gemma Hale (13.1) and Danielle Erskine (13.7) teamed up for 80m hurdles
successes, and then joined up for wins in the 300m hurdles, with Danielle
clocking 50.9 and Gemma posting 52.6.
Alice Jennings claimed a hat-trick of victories in the under 15 girls 200m (27.1),
75m hurdles (12.7), and in the high jump (1-50m), joining B 200m winner Kelly
Baker (29.6) and shot winner (10.10m), B 75m hurdles winner Jenni Potter
(13.6), and B high jump winner Olivia Montez-Brown (1-35m).
Olivia Montez Brown (4.79m) and Jenni Potter (4.27m) landed victories from the
long jump, alongside other important point scorers Jenna Sheehy, Lucy Earl, and
Emma Johnson.
Amy Williams (20.5) and Gemma Chatterton (22.0) clubbed together for under 13
girls 150m victories, while Amy (4.65m) joined Charlotte Williamson (3.88m) for
long jump successes.
Ellen McMahon won the B 1200m (4:50.6), alongside Natasha Tudor (third in
4:45.1), while Chloe Hunt (third in 2:55.3) and Tess Corr (second B in 2:58.6)
completed the 800m.
Laura Jones finished second in the B 100m (11.2), and second in the shot
(6.85m) alongside Chloe Hunt who won the B event with 5.42m.
Match Result: 1 East Cheshire H & Tameside AC 374 points; 2 West Cheshire
AC 365; 3 Border H & AC 289; 4 St Helens Sutton AC 187.
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Dave McKay was at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham for the World Trials and UK Championships and finished seventh with a throw of 65.18m in the Senior Men’s Javelin competition.

West Cheshire females won all the 4 x 100m finals at the Cheshire County Relay Champs.Report at https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/docs/load.php?id=954
Results at http://www.cheshireaa.com/Results/TR/cheshire_relay_championships_2009.aspx

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West Cheshire AC’s Under 11 girls who clinched gold medals in the 4x100m relay at the Cheshire County Track Relay Championships at Ellesmere Port. From left: Dominka Saduka, Georgia Barlow, Sophie Baker, and Olivia Williams.
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Sian Kelman, Kelly Baker, Bryony Potter, Alice Jennings, and Alice McMahon will all line-up for action at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, for the prestigious two-day championships, on Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11.
Upton High pupil Sian, who has just claimed the North of England Under 20 Ladies long jump title, will represent Cheshire in the Senior Girls 200m.
Kelly, from Bishops High, Chester, will attempt to continue her impressive form in the Junior Girls shot put competition.
Alice Jennings, a pupil at Chester Catholic High School, hopes to progress in the Junior Girls 75m hurdles.
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School pupil, Alice McMahon, will be looking to demonstrate her lightning pace in the Junior Girls 200m.
Little Sutton-based Bryony, a student at Wirral Grammar, will be aiming to impress for the Merseyside team in the Senior Girls 200m.
Other Chester and District-based pupils selected for the Cheshire squad include Whitby High’s Danielle Bentley (Intermediate Girls javelin); Victoria Anderson, from Queens, Chester, in the Intermediate Girls high jump; Harry Ellis, from Helsby, in the Senior Boys 1500m; and Matthew Spencer, from Kings, Chester, in the Junior Boys shot.

Alice Jennings representing Cheshire finished third in the Junior Girls pentathlon which attracted 25 competitors at the English Schools Combined Events Championships, held at Stanley Park, Blackpool. Alice will now compete at the English Schools Combined Events finals at Bedford in September.Alice clocked 12.3 seconds in the 75m hurdles, hit 8.01m in the shot, cleared 1-51m in the high jump, posted 3.85m in the long jump, and clocked 2:33.1 in the 800m.

Michael Bailiff completed the Junior Boys pentathlon and included a 16.3 seconds 80m hurdles, 7.57m shot, 3.84m long jump, 1-61m high jump, and 800m time of 2:29.4

The West Cheshire AC member claimed the under 20 women’s long jump title with 5.23m at the Northern Athletics Championships held at Sport City, Manchester.Sian who lives in Chester, was joined at the event by Ellesmere Port-based David McKay who secured fourth place in the men’s javelin event with a throw of 65.88m.
Emily Fisher finished fourth in the under 20 women’s javelin final with 29.80m.
Carl Van Schie secured fourth position in the Senior Men’s pole vault with a PB clearance of 3-90m and he posted 23.09 seconds in his heat of the 200m.
Bryony Potter posted 12.86 seconds for fifth position in the under 20 women’s 100m final after finishing third in her qualifying heat with 12.62 seconds.
And Bryony finished sixth in her 200m final in 26.10 seconds after clocking 25.98 seconds in her heat, while Shona Valentine posted 26.50 seconds in her heat.
Alec Beaney rounded the under 20 men’s 5000m in a time of 16 minutes 14.42 seconds for fifth position.
Niamh Reilly launched the javelin 36.95m for fifth position in the senior women’s competition, and Lauren Hunt spun the discus to a mark of 35.30m for seventh place in the senior women’s event.

Carl Van Schie posted third place at the Northern Senior and Under 20 Combined Events Championships incorporated in the England Championships.
The West Cheshire AC decathlete included five new bests in the two-day competition and equalled his best points total of 6,352 to finish 11th overall in the England Championships.

He grabbed a new shot best of 11.10m before clearing a new high jump best of 1-83m on day one which also featured 11.71 seconds in the 100m, 6.26m in the long jump, and 50.68 seconds in the 400m.

Carl started the second day with a new 110m hurdles best of 16.44 seconds and added a new javelin best of 44.72m, and a 1500m best of four minutes 32.83 seconds.

Carl’s other two results included a 33.70m throw in the discus, and a 3-76m clearance in the pole vault.

West Cheshire AC duo Dave McKay and Nicola Gore represented Manchester in the new Super8 Track and Field Meeting at Cardiff.

Dave finished fifth in the men’s javelin with a throw of 65.47m and Nicola finished seventh in the women’s shot event with a put of 10.83m.

Steve Crowe and Andrew Clague have been crowned Cheshire Road Race Champions.Steve Crowe won the overall Cheshire men’s 5k title in a time of 16:24 after finishing third overall in the Hollins Green 5k Road Race which incorporated the Cheshire Championships.
Steve finished behind eventual winner Gareth Booth (Horwich RMI) and Rob Hughes (Salford Harriers) who was second.
Andrew Clague won the Cheshire over-40 men’s title with a time of 17 minutes 48 seconds, and Tony Thackray finished in 26:17.

West Cheshire AC’s senior squad have strengthened their hopes of promotion.The Chester and Ellesmere Port-based club enhanced their command at the top of the Northern Senior Track and Field League Division Two West table after their second round match at Litherland.
Match Report at https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/docs/load.php?id=935

Match Result: 1 West Cheshire 407 points; 2 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde 379; 3 Southport Waterloo 336; 4 St Helens Sutton 313; 5 Liverpool Pembroke Sefton 302; 6 Manx 201.
League Standings after two rounds: 1 West Cheshire 808 (12 points); 2 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde 743 (10); 3 St Helens Sutton 655 (7); 4 Southport Waterloo 633 (6); 5 Liverpool Pembroke Sefton 618 (5); 6 Manx 496 (2).ANDREW CLAGUE and Steve