West Cheshire AC youngsters grabbed two regional titles and a fistful of medals at Wigan.The purple-vested club celebrated team victories in both the under 15 boys and under 13 girls competitions at the North West Sportshall Athletics League Finals staged at Robin Park, Wigan.
James McMahon, Zac Barnsley, Matthew Pagan, Chris Harrop, Ben Morris, and Connor Norbury teamed up to earn West Cheshire ACs under 15 boys a title victory.
McMahon, Barnsley, Harrop and Pagan concluded the day with a sprint relay success, while McMahon won gold medals in the four lap race, and vertical jump; Barnsley won the standing triple jump and standing long jump titles; Pagan won the speed bounce, and Morris and Harrop combined for victory in the eight lap parlaaf.
Georgia Barlow, Sophie Baker, Samhilda Megonigle, Alice Barnsley, Sophie Hemingbrough, Abbi Williams, Sophie Carter, Ella Robson, and Bethany Lewis combined to earn West Cheshire AC the under 13 girls team title.
Megonigle, Barnsley, Barlow and Lewis won the sprint relay; Megonigle won gold in both the two lap and standing long jump; Barnsley claimed gold in the two lap; and Baker won the speed bounce.
Sophie Percival, Emily Ball, Megan McEveley, Emily Wood, Georgina Moulton, Charlotte Williamson, and Ellen McMahon teamed up for West Cheshire ACs under 15 girls who finished second team.
Williamson won gold in the two lap, and Ball hit a winning put of 9.22m in the shot, while the sprint relay team of Percival, Ball, Wood and Williamson clinched gold medals.
Taylor Kearns, Cameron Weaver, Tom Harrop, Joseph Morrison, Hari Britton, and Jack Johnson joined forces to earn West Cheshire ACs under 13 boys third team position.
Weaver won gold medals in both the six lap and speed bounce, while Jack Johnson claimed a silver medal in the speed bounce, and Kearns clinched a bronze medal in the shot.
Alex Earl, Sam Grinter, Eamonn O Connell, Will Scott, Ewan Brandon, Paul Morrison, Jac Goodall, Ewan Bradley, James Adamson, Adam Howe, and Daniel Pagan claimed third team position for West Cheshire ACs under 11 boys.
Grinter won the javelin, and Goodall was runner-up in the chest push.
Anna Crayston, Molly Jones, Ellie Finn, Emma Howe, Niamh Weaver, Jasmin Parrott, Kate Kenworthy, Beth McMahon, Tasmin O Keefe, Maggie Corr, and Annabel Hemingbrough teamed up for West Cheshire ACs under 11 girls who finished joint third.
Howe won the javelin and O Keefe finished third in the standing triple jump.
Team Results
U11 Boys: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 280 points; 2 Wirral 278; 3 West Cheshire 266; 4 Halton and Frodsham 238; 5 Liverpool 232.
U11 Girls: 1 Wirral 293; 2 Crewe and Nantwich 277; 3 West Cheshire and Halton and Frodsham 254; 5 Southport Waterloo 222.
U13 Boys: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 449; 2 Halton and Frodsham 410; 3 West Cheshire 340; 4 Liverpool 287; 5 Warrington 284.
U15 Girls: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 468; 2 West Cheshire 461; 3 Hatlon and Frodsham 333; 4 Liverpool 322; 5 St Helens Sutton 136.
U13 Girls: 1 West Cheshire 480; 2 Crewe and Nantwich 416; 3 Halton and Frodsham 380; 4 Southport Waterloo 370; 5 Warrington 188.
U15 Boys: 1 West Cheshire 506; 2 Crewe and Nantwich 396; 3 Halton and Frodsham 154; 4 St Helens Sutton 86.
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Northern Road Relay Championships at Sefton Park, Liverpool, on Saturday, March 31, anyone wanting to enter should contact club road running secretary, Chris Rhodes, from Contact Us page as soon as possible.
Details of the event can be found at: http://www.noeaa-athletics.org.uk/Pages/Event.aspx?id=160&EventID=694

West Cheshire AC are wanting to organise a coach trip to the Olympic Trials at Birmingham on Saturday, June 23.with their name and number of tickets required. We need a quick response from members before tickets go on sale from February 17. If you are interested contact the Chairman from the Contact Us page with their name and number of tickets required. More info at http://goodform.yourcrm.co.uk/app/e/v/0-4027-34.aspx

Rob Tudor and Kelly Baker celebrated success at West Cheshire ACs annual presentation evening held at Chester Rugby Club.Tudor was presented with the Mens Cup after producing a series of impressive track, road and cross country performances during the last 12 months.
The over-45 veteran is currently ranked number one in the UK in his age group for the mile after clocking four minutes 39 seconds, and he played a key role in helping his club win promotion during the North Staffs Cross Country League campaign, and he completed the year by representing England in the British and Irish Masters Crosss Country International held at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow.
Baker was presented with the Ruth Shellhorn Womens Cup by West Cheshire AC president, Joe Shellhorn.
The teenager, who retained her Northern Indoor Shot Put title in Sheffield earlier this month, competed at the UK Schools Games last year and won both Cheshire and Northern outdoor titles as well as contributing towards her clubs Young Athletes Track and Field League Premier Division and Northern Track and Field League point-scoring.
Andrew Clague and Mary Radford were awarded the annual West Cheshire AC Endurance Running Cups.
Clague won the mens competition from second placed Dave Hough and Max Woods in third position, while Radford won the womens competition from joint second placed team mates Lisa Davies and Sacha Kendall-Woods.
Ali Burkett was presented with the Wright Cup, and the female age group award winners were under 11s Anna Williams and Emma Howe; under 13s Alice Barnsley and Georgia Barlow; under 15s Emily Ball and Charlotte Williamson; under 17s Alice McMahon and Jenni Potter; under 20s Bryony Potter; senior women Shona Valentine and Nicola Gore; and veteran women Debra Erskine and Jane Pickering.
Male prize-winners were Jac Goodall and Sam Grinter (under 11s); Cameron Weaver and Elijah Montez-Brown (under 13s); James McMahon and Chris Harrop (under 15s); Michael Bailiff (under 17s); Tom Booth (under 20s); Andrew Gore and Dave McKay (seniors); and Dave Hough (veterans).
View photos at https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/award2012

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

Olivia Montez-Brown has been crowned a double gold medallist at the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships.
The talented West Cheshire AC multi-eventer secured success at Sheffield in the under 17 womens 60m hurdles and long jump competitions.
Olivia, a 15-year-old pupil at Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, posted a winning time of 9.21 seconds to clinch a gold medal in the 60m hurdles final after winning her qualifying heat in 9.23 seconds.

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John Driscoll has kindly collated all known road-racing performances by WCAC members in 2011 – see https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/roadracing for details

See https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/roadracing/pointscomp for final standings, and for a summary by John Driscoll of the Endurance League for 2011, as well as changes for 2012. Congratulations to Andrew Clague and Mary Radford as champions, and to 2nd and 3rd placed Dave Hough, Max Woods, Lisa Davies and Sacha Kendall Woods. Thanks to John for his work in creating and maintaining the league table.

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