HARRIET WHEELER has been selected to represent England at the Youth Commonwealth Games.

The talented West Cheshire Athletic Club teenager is preparing to compete in the javelin at the event being held in Trinidad and Tobago between August 4-11.

Harriet has been rewarded for a record-breaking season which saw her secure first place for England in May at the International Pathway Event and smash the Championship best performance with a throw of 47.21m at the Cheshire Championships.

Harriet then produced a Club record throw of 50.61m at a University of Birmingham Stadium meeting last month and was crowned Cheshire Schools champion with a Championship best performance of 50.05m.

Harriet, who is currently ranked number two for her age in the UK ranking lists, also pocketed a silver medal at last month’s English Schools Championships at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium.

Harriet will join clubmate Jessica Lark this Saturday when they will represent England at Grangemouth, Scotland, in the Schools International Competition. 

WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club capitalised on home advantage at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Saturday.

The purple-vested club celebrated a team victory in the third round of the Under 13s and Under 15s Youth Development Track and Field League despite the match being abandoned towards the end of the fixture due to heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

West Cheshire AC, who have won all three rounds of the league so far, are now aiming to complete a quartet of team victories when they travel to Litherland for the final round to be held on Saturday, July 22. 

Theo Shepherd, Jacob Gardner, Josh Stirling, Jayden Bowen, Noah Woolgar, Seb Whiteley, Ursula Archer, Mae Grant, Satine Wearden, Arwen Thorne, Emma Bradley, Mia Johnson, Maya Jennings, Harriet Beattie, Amelia Snowden, and Megan Hughes all won their individual events.

Theo (23.4 seconds) and Jacob (25.0) won their A and B under 15 boys 200m races, and Jacob added a B 100m win with 12.6 seconds, while Josh won the B 300m in 41.6 seconds.

Jayden negotiated the under 15 boys B 80m hurdles in a winning time of 17.1 seconds and Noah cleared 1-35m for victory in the B high jump competition, while Seb powered his way to victory in the under 15 boys shot with a put of 10.84m.

Satine Wearden celebrated a double success story in the under 15 girls discus (20.31m) and hammer (26.01m), alongside Ursula who grabbed glory in the B discus (16.70m) and B 300m (46.5), while Mae cleared 1-40m for success in the B high jump.

Arwen (21.80m) and Emma (19.98m) teamed up for victories in the A and B under 15 girls javelin competitions.

Mia (10.0 and 19.3) teamed up with Maya (10.6 and 20.9) for a cleansweep in the under 13 girls 75m and 150m sprints and Mia then won the B long jump with 3.92m alongside overall winner, Amelia, who achieved 3.96m.

Harriet rounded the under 13 girls B 800m in a winning time of 2:42.4, while Megan won the B shot with a put of 5.78m.

Other important West Cheshire AC point scorers included Ellis Williams, Kadan Cariga-Williams, Evan Miller, Lewis Morris, William Rowland, Syed Muhammad Salman, Seb Hulse, Will Rawson, and Dan Hooker in the under 15 boys squad.

Macey Jones, Lydia Walker, Beth Manson, Molly Fields, Erin Barnard, and Ruby Billington all contributed points in the under 15 girls events.

Sam Cooper, Noah Booth, Max Henderson, Dylan Gledhill, George Grimsditch, Seb Ellis, and Daniel Whaite teamed up for points in the under 13 boys events, while Lucy Caldwell, Nia Manson and Amelia Owen all pocketed points in the under 13 girls events.

MATCH RESULT: 1 West Cheshire AC 431 points; 2 Deeside AAC 386.5; 3 Southport Waterloo AC 354; 4 Team Isle of Man 305.5; 5 Bolton United Harriers & AC 266; 6 Blackpool Wyre & Fylde AC 201.

LEAGUE POSITIONS (after three rounds): 1 West Cheshire AC 18 league points (1436 match points); 2 Deeside AAC 14 (1321.5); 3 Team Isle of Man 12 (1243.5); 4 Southport Waterloo 9 (1222); 5 Bolton United Harriers & AC 7 (1101); 6 Blackpool Wyre & Fylde AC 3 (809).

FIXTURES this weekend include the third round of the Cheshire Track and Field League at Victoria Park, Warrington, on Sunday (11.45am start).

ENTRIES are now being accepted for the 40th Anniversary Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race being organised by West Cheshire AC on Sunday, September 17. The online entry link is: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Guilden-Sutton-10k1

ENTRIES are now open for the Birkenhead Park Five Mile Road Race being held on Wednesday, July 19, starting at 7pm, outside St Mary’s Cricket Club in the Lower Park (near the visitor centre). The online entry link is: https://wirralac.niftyentries.com/Birkenhead-Park-5

There will also be a Children’s’ 1 mile race with medals (6pm start), with entries being accepted on the night.

FIXTURES for this winter’s North Wales Cross Country League have been published.

They will take place on Saturday 14th October at Treborth Track, Bangor; Saturday 28th October at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay; Saturday 25th November at Shrewsbury (venue to be confirmed); Saturday 20th January at Dolgellau; and on Saturday 10th February at Marches School, Oswestry. 

The North Wales Cross Country Championships will be held at Wrexham on 6th January and the Welsh Inter Regionswill be on 18th November at Newtown (subject to confirmation). 

Both Junior and Senior Leagues will consist of all 5 fixtures with the best 4 out of 5 results to count for the overall individual titles.

FIVE West Cheshire Athletic Club members won national championship medals in Birmingham and Cardiff at the weekend.

Jessica Lark, Harriet Wheeler, Emma Holmes and Yasmin Smith all pocketed silver medals representing Cheshire at the English Schools Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, while Macey Jones bagged a silver medal representing North East Wales at the Welsh Schools Championships in Cardiff.

Jessica clocked 4:23.48 for second spot in her Intermediate Girls 1500m final after winning her qualifying heat with 4:30.52 and will now represent England in the Schools International Competition scheduled to be held on Saturday, July 15, at Grangemouth, Scotland.

Jessica will be joined in the England team by Harriet who secured second position in the Intermediate Girls Javelin with a throw of 49.25m.

Emma bagged a silver medal in the 200m final after posting 24.97 seconds, having won her qualifying heat in a time of 24.78 seconds, and then joined Yasmin in the Cheshire Senior Mixed 4x100m Relay team who posted 45.60 seconds for second spot.

Macey claimed her Junior Girls 100m silver medal in blustery conditions at Cardiff with a time of 13.05 seconds.

Cheshire’s Nathan Brassington, Theo Shepherd, Jamie Richardson, Holly Bosworth, Yasmin Smith, Ruby Wisbey and Merseyside’s Imogen Pughe were also in action at Birmingham.

Nathan hit 13.62m for fourth spot in the Intermediate Boys shot put, while Theo was seventh in his Junior Boys 200m final, and Jamie rounded the Senior Boys 3,000m final in a time of 8:50.02.

Holly clocked 26.07 seconds in her heat of the Intermediate Girls 200m, while Yasmin posted 12.88 seconds in her Senior Girls 100m heat, and Ruby long jumped 5.41m in her Senior Girls Competition, while Imogen clocked 58.77 seconds in her Senior Girls 400m heat.

LAURA TURLEY, Imogen Pughe, Beth McMahon and Jodi Bemand celebrated an impressive 4x400m relay victory for West Cheshire AC at Blackburn in the latest round of the Northern Track and Field League West Premier Division.

The quartet clocked a time of 4:19.9 to earn the purple-vested club maximum points and contribute towards a fourth placed finish in the team event to set up an exciting final round next month at Trafford.

Laura had also secured victory earlier in the day in the 200m with a time of 25.3 seconds, while Imogen rounded the 800m in a winning time of 2:24.9, and Beth clocked a winning time of 69.6 seconds in the 400m hurdles.

Other important point scorers for the West Cheshire AC team included Carys Manson, Joy Hickman (club record in the FV55 1500m), Danielle Erskine (club record in the senior women’s triple jump), Abigail Cartwright, Sharon Stoll (club record in the FV50 Shot Put), Debra Erskine (club records in the FV60 discus and shot put), Megan Kettle, Eva Renshaw, Alfie Lane, Alex Rutherford, Bradley Spurdens, Alan Littler, Paul Morrison, Matthew Jones, Jamie Richardson, Jeff Lambert, Henry Robinson, Victor Oyesola, David McKay, and Will Scott.

SUNDAY’S MATCH RESULT: 1 Blackburn Harriers & AC 398 points; 2 Trafford AC 365.5; 3 Wirral AC 343; 4 West Cheshire AC 341.5; 5 Sale Harriers Manchester 326; 6 Team Isle of Man AC 251. 

MATCH POSITIONS (after three rounds): 1 Wirral AC 14 league points (1065.5 match points); 2 West Cheshire AC 13 (1075.5); 3 Blackburn Harriers & AC 12 (1031); 4 Trafford AC 9 (371.5); 5 Sale Harriers Manchester 9 (968); 6 Team Isle of Man 6 (926.5).

LINDSAY FISHER and Keely Smith played their part in a Cheshire team success at the Stone St Michael’s 10k Road Race.

Both West Cheshire AC members represented their county in an Inter Counties team competition against Staffordshire, and Shropshire.

Lindsay was first home for Cheshire after clocking 36:51 for second spot in her over-35 age group, while Keely achieved 39:40 for second place in her over-40 age group to earn Cheshire a team success alongside team mates Donna Sherwin, Sarah Murphy, Louise Blizzard, and Georgina Walker. 

JON PARK and Fiona Cook represented West Cheshire AC in the Tour of Merseyside.

Jon finished fourth overall, while Fiona was second female and 13th overall after both completed the six stages.

FIXTURES this weekend include the third round of the Under 13s and Under 15s Youth Development Track and Field League at Ellesmere Port Sports Village, on Saturday (11am start), and West Cheshire AC is organising a Family Fun Day on Sunday between 11am and 2pm at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track.

TEN West Cheshire AC members have been selected to represent their county at the English Schools Track and Field Championships being held at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium, this Friday and Saturday.

Imogen Pughe (Senior Girls 400m) will be competing for Merseyside, while the following will represent Cheshire: Theo Shepherd (Junior Boys 200m), Nathan Brassington (Intermediate Boys Shot Put), Jamie Richardson (Senior Boys 3000m), Holly Bosworth (Intermediate Girls 200m), Jessica Lark (Intermediate Girls 1500m), Harriet Wheeler (Intermediate Girls Javelin), Yasmin Smith (Senior Girls 100m), Emma Holmes (Senior Girls 200m), Ruby Wisbey (Senior Girls Long Jump).

MATTHEW JONES won his 800m (2:05.3) and 1500m (4:15.7), and posted 14.5 in his 100m for West Cheshire AC at the third round of the Under 17s and Under 20s Youth Development Track and Field League on Sunday at Stockport.

He was backed up by Jamie Richardson who won his 800m (2:06.4), finished second in his 1500m (4:10.7), and was fifth in the discus, while Henry Robinson won his 400m hurdles (66.6) and 2,000m steeplechase (7:42.0), and posted 18.1 in his 100m, and 20.3 in his 110m hurdles.

Alfie Lane clocked 23.7 in his 200m, while Ellis Hancock rounded the B 1500m in 5:00.7, the 3,000m in 11:27.0, and finished third in the B javelin. 

Dun Xue won the discus (29.96m) and hammer (29.36m), and cleared 1-50m in his high jump, while James Rawson won the B hammer (15.01m), hit 15.37m for second spot in the B discus, and hit 28.68m for third place in the javelin.

Holly Bosworth won the 100m (13.2) and long jump (4.67m), and cleared 1-45m in the high jump, while Macy Brett won the 80m hurdles in 12.6, posted 50.7 for second spot in the 300m hurdles, and cleared 1-30m in the high jump.

Yasmin Smith won her 200m (25.9) and Cosette Wearden won the 3,000m in 11:14.2, while Lara Fields won the B 100m (13.8), was second in the B 200m (29.2), and fourth in the 300m (47.5).

Carys Manson won the B 80m hurdles (13.5) and B 300m hurdles (52.4), and posted 29.2 in the 200m, while Kara Stoll won the discus (17.73m) and hammer (30.97m) alongside Harriet Wheeler who won the B discus with 16.15m.

Imogen Pughe finished second in her 100m (13.1), and second in her B 200m (27.1), supported by Jodi Bemand who posted 79.7 for second spot in the 400m hurdles, and was third in her B 100m (15.5).

SUNDAY’S MATCH RESULT: 1 Lancaster & Morecambe AC 541 points; 2 North Wales 471.5; 3 Blackpool Wyre & Fylde AC 327; 4 West Cheshire AC 319.5; 5 Stockport Harriers & AC 255; 6 Crewe & Nantwich 224; 7 Southport Waterloo AC 36.

MATCH POSITIONS (after three rounds): 1 North Wales 20 league points (1885 match points); 2 Lancaster & Morecambe AC 19 (1709); 3 West Cheshire AC 14 (1375.5); 4 Blackpool Wyre & Fylde AC 11 (1002); 5 Crewe & Nantwich AC 9 (905.5); 6 Stockport Harriers & AC 8 (875); 7 Southport Waterloo AC 3 (459).

SEVERAL West Cheshire AC members completed the Tattenhall Tough Team Race on Friday night.

Steve King, Neil Hershaw, Graham Wells, Phil Woodley, Danny Paddock, Wullie McGarrell, Neil Field, Mark Davies, Andy Carter, Steve Hillier, Ian Pritchard, Clare Mallon, Claire Williams, Isabel Robertson all negotiated the nine miles course.

FIXTURES this weekend include the third round of the Northern Track and Field League at Witton Park, Blackburn, on Sunday (10.30am start).

WEST CHESHIRE AC will host the Under 13s and Under 15s Youth Development Track and Field League fixture on Saturday, July 8, and the Cheshire Track and Field League match on Sunday, September 3.

ELOISE ECCLES has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club ultra-distance runner has been rewarded for her victory in the inaugural Montane Spine Challenger North event.

Eloise stormed her way through 160 miles of the Pennine Way to become the first woman and record holder in the fixture and will now prepare to compete in the IAU 24 hours World Championships to be held in Chinese Taipei on December 2-3.

Eloise described the Challenger North course as ‘the better end of the Pennine Way, the section of the course with the most wow factor,’ and there’s no doubt she enjoyed herself during the race, taking in the scenery in the long hours of daylight.

During the latter part of the race Eloise may or may not have been involved in a stand-off with a raging bull, which could also have been a sheep, or more than one. She took a 3-minute power nap on a stile somewhere along Hadrian’s Wall. And around the time the fog descended over the Cheviots, a kind volunteer gave her what she described as a mind-blowingly strong coffee that turned the final stretch into Kirk Yetholm into a journey of delirium. None of this knocked her off course though and she won in resounding fashion, enjoying a lead in the region of 20 miles over her nearest rival.

Eloise demonstrated immense strength and resilience that makes her so good over these long distances. Sleep deprivation can grind down a runner’s ability to make decisions, but Eloise pushed through and enthusiastically embraced the adventure.

WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club celebrated team victories and individual medal performances at the weekend.

The Ellesmere Port Sports Village-based outfit won the latest round of the Northern Track and Field League at Bebington Oval on Sunday.

The purple-vested members combined to post a winning points total of 392, ahead of second placed Isle of Man with 336 points, host club Wirral AC with 334.5 points, fourth placed Blackburn Harriers on 302 points, Trafford in fifth with 285, and Sale Harriers in sixth spot with 226.

JESSICA LARK bagged a bronze medal at the England Athletics Championships in Chelmsford.

The talented teenager clocked a new under 20 women’s 1500m personal best time of 4:20.07 to secure third spot after winning her qualifying heat in 4:26.54.

Harriet Wheeler hit a mark of 46.27m for third position in the Under 18 women’s javelin competition, while Emma Holmes clocked 56.52 seconds in her 400m heat and Yasmin Smith posted 12.62 seconds in her 100m heat.

WEST CHESHIRE AC’s under 11s won their team event at the second round of the Cheshire Track and Field League on Saturday held at Queensway Stadium, Wrexham.

Blake Riley Jones, Edward Graham, Luke Gardner, Jack McWilliams, William Lamb, Alfie Thompson, Fin Edwards, Hamish Rumney, Lucas Benjumea, Saskia Keresturova, Felicity Snowden, Rosie Grimsditch, Heidi Wetherall, Isla Lambert, Molly Gore, Belle Thompson, and Mollie Cooke combined to secure the team victory.

Other performances of note included Mia Johnson equalling the club under 13 girls 200m record of 26.7 seconds on her way to success alongside Lauren Higgins who cleared a winning height of 1-35m in the high jump, and Amelia Owen winning the shot put with 6.03m, backed up by Megan Hughes, Lucy Caldwell, Amelia Snowden, and Harriet Beattie.

Kyran Ilich Croft rounded the men’s 1500m in a winning time of 4:41.4, while Josh Stirling, Daniel Hughes-Shaw, Kadan Cariga-Williams, and Daniel Hooker teamed up for the under 15 boys.

Dylan Gledhill, Noah Booth, Max Henderson, and George Grimsditch concluded their day with success in the under 13 boys 4x100m relay, while Lara Fields (28.4) and Hayley Holland (2:46.1) won their under 17 ladies 200m and 800m races respectively, and Lydia Walker, Erin Barnard, Mae Grant, Bethany Sheppard and Grace Andrews combined for the under 15 girls.

KARA STOLL, Nathan Brassington, Sebastian Hulse, Ruby Billington, and Ursula Archer all pocketed medals representing Cheshire at the Mason Trophy Inter Counties Schools Track and Field Championships at Northwood Stadium, Stoke on Trent.

Kara won the Intermediate Girls hammer with 43.50m, while Nathan hit a winning mark of 13.32m in the Intermediate Boys shot put.

Sebastian cleared 1-60m for bronze medal spot in the Junior Boys high jump, while Ruby was third in the Junior Girls high jump with 1-45m, and Ursula was a bronze medallist in the Junior Girls discus with 19.99m. 

MOLLIE GARRATT ran in the Independent Schools Association Championships 4x100m Relay at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium and helped secure her team a gold medal with a new record time of 56 seconds. 

SARAH HIBBERT clocked a new 10k personal best of 49:28 for first position in her over-55 age group at the Redditch 10k Road Race, while Neil Field posted 46:30 at the Penny Lane Striders 10k Road Race.

FIXTURES this weekend include the English Schools North West Combined Events Championships on Saturday and Sunday at Stoke on Trent; the Inter Counties Junior Fell Race Championships at Church Stretton, on Saturday, and the Under 17s and Under 20s Youth Development Track and Field League fixture at Woodbank Park, Stockport, on Sunday (10.15am start).

WEST CHESHIRE AC will host the Under 13s and Under 15s Youth Development Track and Field League fixture on Saturday, July 8, and the Cheshire Track and Field League match on Sunday, September 3.
West Cheshire AC will also host the Ellesmere Port and Neston Primary Schools Track and Field Championships on Friday, June 23; and the Cheshire v Merseyside Year Seven Track and Field Schools Championships on Wednesday, July 5.