A Fistful of Relay Champs Medals

West Cheshire AC pocketed a fistful of county medals at Macclesfield.The Stanney Oaks-based club secured five team victories at the Cheshire Track Relay Championships.
Alice McMahon (200m), Ella Jewsbury (200m), Ali Burkett (400m), and Megan McEveley (800m) combined to earn West Cheshire AC gold medals in the senior ladies medley relay with a time of four minutes 50.5 seconds, and teamed up for silver medals in the 4x100m relay.
Jack Chapman, Sam Grinter and Sonny Dean combined for a winning time of 7:51.3 in the under 13 boys 3x800m final.
Adam Howe, Edward Griffiths, Michael Ozoemelam, and Dylan Bugg teamed up for victory in the under 11 boys 4x100m final with a time of 60.1 seconds, ahead of fourth placed Ben Grinter, Liam Farrell, Zak Edwsrds and Harvey Tegg who clocked 63.3.
Lauren Jones, Abbie Pawlett, Anna Crayston and Tamsin O’Keefe combined for success in the under 11 girls 4x100m with a time of 60.7 seconds, ahead of West Cheshire bronze medallists Emma Ashcroft, Hollie Jones, Molly Jones, and Annabel Hemingbrough who clocked 64.5 seconds.
The trio of Annabel Hemingbrough, Tamsin O’Keefe and Anna Crayston won the under 11 girls 3x600m final with a time of 6:02.8, ahead of seventh placed Hollie Jones, Molly Jones and Lauren Jones with 6:42.7.
Charlie Potts, Adam Howe and Michael Ozoemelam posted 6:11.3 for silver medals in the under 11 boys 3x600m, ahead of the bronze medal quartet of Harvey Tegg, Ben Grinter and Dylan Bugg who clocked 6:13.0, and fourth placed team of Liam Farrell, Edward Griffiths and Zak Edwards who posted 6:27.4.

A Trio of Regional Titles

A West Cheshire AC trio are celebrating regional title victories.Emily Ball, Sophie Percival and Matthew Pagan, who have all been selected to compete at next months UK School Games in Sheffield, produced gold medal winning performances at Birmingham and Liverpool.
Ball travelled to Birminghams Alexander Stadium for the Midlands Under 17 Championships and achieved gold medal displays in the discus (33.21m), and shot put (10.29m), and was presented with a silver salver for her grade one distance in the shot, and a large wooden plaque.
Percival and Pagan travelled to Wavertree, Liverpool, for the Northern Under 15 and Under 17 Championships.
Percival launched the under 17 womens javelin to a personal best distance of 37.47m to claim the title, bettering her 36.78m throw for sixth spot at last months English Schools Championships.
Pagan, returning to action after an injury, was crowned Northern Under 17 mens 400m champion after clocking a new personal best time of 49.63m after winning his qualifying heat with 51.22 seconds.
Other West Cheshire AC members in action included Charlotte Williamson, and brother and sister Zack and Alice Barnsley.
Williamson finished fourth in the under 17 womens 80m hurdles final with 12.50 seconds and was 11th in the under 17 womens long jump with 4.79m.
Zack Barnsley finished fourth in the under 17 mens 100m final in 11.63 seconds and was eighth in the long jump with 5.99m.
Alice Barnsley was sixth in her under 15 girls 100m heat in 14.0 seconds and sixth in her 200m heat with 29.23.
Former West Cheshire AC member, Amy Hinchly, representing Vale Royal AC, won the under 17 womens 1500m title with four minutes 44.09 seconds.

Seniors take Northern Division 2 Title

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WCAC Endurance League Standings

Bob Freeman and Kate Jayden still lead, as at the end of July 2013. See https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/roadracing/pointscomp

Double success for Georgia

Georgia Barlow concluded a memorable weekend with a double success story at Colwyn Bay.The West Cheshire AC sprinter clocked new under 15 girls 100m (12.9) and 200m (26.5) personal bests to record victories at her clubs Cheshire Track and Field League third round at Eirias Park – just 24 hours after back-to-back sprinting wins at Wigan in the Youth Development League.
And Barlow also anchored the 4x100m relay team of Victoria Smith, Alice Barnsley and Vanessa Ozoemelam to victory at both matches.
Barnsley posted 13.9 seconds in her 100m race at Colwyn Bay, while Smith and Ozoemelam clocked 14.1 and 14.2 respectively.
Katie Clarke continued her impressive form by winning the under 15 girls 1500m in five minutes, while Barnsley and Ozoemelam both cleared 1-30m in the high jump, and Sophie Carter hit 6.48m in the shot.
Katies younger sister, Issy, rounded the under 15 girls 800m in a winning time of 2:31.9, ahead of Keane Harrison (2:59.1), Erin Stuart (3:01), and Ellie Finn, before Clarke, Harrison, and Stuart teamed up with Emma Howe to win the 4x100m relay.
Danielle Erskine won the womens long jump with 5.24m, while Emily Ball won the discus with 35.50m, and Georgina Moulton competed in the 100m, discus, and 4x100m relay.
Tamsin O Keefe, Anna Crayston, Holly Worthington and Abi Pawlett grabbed glory in the under 11 girls 4x100m relay, and the under 11 boys quartet of Michael Ozoemelam, Max Ross, Adam Howe, and Harvey Tegg secured first position in their sprint relay.

WCAC Endurance League Standings

Bob Freeman and Kate Jayden still lead, as at the end of June 2013. See https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/roadracing/pointscomp

Olivia Celebrates International Success

Olivia Montez-Brown is celebrating a record-breaking international success story.The West Cheshire AC multi-eventer was a member of the England Schools team that won the World Schools Athletics Cup in the Czech Republic and broke the record points total by 17 points.
Olivia, 17, who lives in Ellesmere Port and is a West Cheshire College student, finished third in the long jump with 5.48m and was fifth overall in the 100m hurdles.
She was joined in the six-strong England Schools girls team by Shirin Irving (Croydon Harriers), Bobby Clay (Invicta East Kent), Sabrina Bakare (Shaftesbury Barnet), Daryll Neita (Cambridge Harriers), and Robyn Petitt (Crawley) who finished ahead of runners-up Slovakia, and third placed China.
Olivia, who won the British Schools Indoor International Pentathlon Championship individual title in Glasgow during December and headed the English Schools squad to team gold, will represent Cheshire at this weekend’s English Schools Track and Field Championships.
Olivia is one of seven West Cheshire AC members who have been selected to compete at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium alongside Sophie Percival, Kelly Baker, Alice McMahon, Emily Ball, Jenni Potter, and Matthew Pagan.

Sutton Six September 15th 2013 – Cheshire Grand Prix

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WCAC Endurance League Standings

Bob Freeman and Kate Jayden forge ahead, as at the end of May 2013. See https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/roadracing/pointscomp

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