New (or newly discovered) club age group records since the start of the year for Alan Littler, Amy Williams, Eve Duret, Jodi Bemand, George Hyde, Laura Turley, Mary Radford, Richard Farley, Rob Tudor and Victor Oyesola. See https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/club-records/ 

19th January 2018, Number 157

THIS WEEKEND

The fourth round of the North Wales Cross Country League takes place on Saturday at Baschurch, Shrewsbury, (2pm start); and the Sale Harriers Indoor Open Meeting will be held at Sportcity, Manchester, on Sunday (10am start).

The club’s youngsters will compete in the North West Sportshall Finals at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, on Sunday (under 11s start at 10am; under 13s and under 15s start at 2pm), while the Essar Four Villages Half Marathon takes place on Sunday from Helsby (10.30am start).

CONGRATULATIONS KARL!

Karl Fenney completed his Level Two Coaching Course at the weekend held at Sportcity, Manchester.

If anyone wants to follow in Karl’s footsteps please get in touch with Dennis Wall at: [email protected]

and also take a look at the information on the following link:

https://www.englandathletics.org/courses.aspx?siteSectionId=33&postCode=Postcode&distance=5&region=000100010002001300020003&keyword=&courseType=0001300000030008

LEARN MORE ABOUT LOOKING AFTER OUR TRACK FACILITY

Club members are being encouraged to complete an online course to learn more about athletics facility management.

Club committee member Eddie Gore has completed the course and now urges other members to follow suit.

Further details can be found at: https://www.ulearnathletics.com/module/154

SPRING FIVE ENTRIES NOW OPEN

Online entries are now open for the Essar Chester Spring Five Miles Race being held on Wednesday, 11th April 2018.

INDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Entries close on today (Friday 19th January), for the Northern Under 13 and Under 15 Indoor Track and Field Championships being held at Sheffield on Sunday, February 4. Further details can be found at: https://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-u15u13-indoor-tf-champs/

Further information about the England Athletics Indoor Age Group Championships can be found at: https://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-news/entry-now-available-for-our-2018-indoor-champs

CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE

Anyone wanting to run in one of the oldest cross country races in the country – the Liverpool and District Cross Country Championships at Clarke’s Gardens, LIverpool, at 11am on Sunday, 11th February, needs to pay £2 on the day, and let Peter Smith, Dave Alexander, or Mike Lamb know in advance.

WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP

This week’s club press report can be found at the following link: https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/2018/01/16/press-report-success-indoors-sea/

FIXTURES

Saturday, January 20: North Wales Cross Country League Round Four, at Baschurch. Further details: http://www.northwalesxc.com/fixtures

Sunday, January 21: Essar Four Villages Half Marathon, at Helsby. Further details: http://www.helsbyrunningclub.org.uk/halfmarathon/

Sunday, January 21: North West Indoor Sportshall Athletics League Finals, at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, WA8 7QH, (under 11s start at 10am; under 13s and under 15s start at 2pm).

Tuesday, January 23: Year 8 Chester Sportshall Athletics Competition, (at Blacon High School, 4pm start).

Thursday, January 25: Year 7 Chester Sportshall Athletics Competition (at Chester Catholic High School, 4pm start).

Thursday, January 25: Helsby & Frodsham Primary Schools Sportshall Competition (at Frodsham Leisure Centre, 11.30am start).

Saturday, January 27: Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships, at Leeds, (10.30am start). Further details: https://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-cross-country-championships/

Saturday, January 27: Welsh Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships, at Cardiff. Further details: http://welshathletics.org/competitions/events/track–field/2018/january/welsh-athletics-indoor-senior-championships.aspx

Saturday, January 27: Vault Manchester, at Sportcity, Manchester. Further details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vault-manchester-2018-supported-by-basc-manchester-city-council-tickets-38952549123

Wednesday, January 31: Chester Primary Schools Sportshall Competition, (at Ellesmere Port Sports Village, 10am-3pm).

THREE West Cheshire Athletic Club youngsters claimed medals at the North of England Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Eve Duret, Ewan Bradley, and George Hyde produced podium performances at Sheffield’s England Institute of Sport Arena over the weekend.

Duret grabbed glory in the under 17 womens 1500m after clocking five minutes 18.20 seconds, and clocked 2:27.08 for fifth spot in the 800m final.

Bradley posted nine seconds for a silver medal in the under 20 mens 60m hurdles final and cleared 3.40m for a bronze medal in the pole vault.

And England international Hyde, competing in his first year as an under 20 athlete, hit 14.19m for a bronze medal in the shot put.

Other West Cheshire AC members in action included Richard Farley who clocked 4:16:05 for sixth spot in the under 20 mens 1500m final, Victor Oyesola who posted 22.83 seconds for second spot in his heat of the senior mens 200m and 7.14 seconds in his 60m heat, and Alan Littler who clocked 56.49 seconds for fifth place in his men’s 400m heat.

TOM BOOTH celebrated success at the Anglesey Coastal Trail Race.

The West Cheshire AC distance runner contended with wet and windy conditions and won the 33 miles race after taking the lead on an uphill stretch two miles from the finish.

ETHAN GREENLAND and Dave Dentith headed West Cheshire AC’s charge at the third round of the Borders Road Running League.

The teenagers were the first and second under 20 junior men finishers after negotiating the the five miles course at Abergele in times of 27 minutes 45 seconds and 28:43 respectively for 13th and 23rd positions overall.

Rob Little provided back-up after posting 28:48 for fifth over 40 man, alongside Graham Wells (47th in 29:41); Neil Hershaw (first over 50 man in 29:46); Andrew Clague (60th in 30:09); Mark Davies (61st in 30:11); Jac Goodall (fifth under 20 junior in 30:43); Andy Carter (77th in 30:52); Tom Cable (82nd in 31:03); Bradley Spurdens (91st in 31:21); John Parlevliet (100th in 31:53); Ian Gloyne-Phillips (103rd in 32:11); Joe Foy (first over 60 man in 33:07); Steven Fernyhough (119th in 33:10); Jackson Sloan (eighth under 20 junior in 33:34); Patrick Tait (ninth under 20 junior in 36:33); Andrew Leishman (183rd in 37:02); Dave Tiernan (196th in 37:51); Adam Poole (10th under 20 junior in 37:58); Stephen Ball (204th in 38:22); Darren Shillington (206th in 38:24); Bob Benson (13th over 60 man in 39:12); Rory Willson (11th under 20 junior in 39:33); Peter Smith (15th over 55 man in 39:50); and Phil Howe (40:54).

Issy Clarke headed the West Cheshire AC ladies home, clocking 33:51 for first under 20 junior finisher and ninth lady overall.

Clarke was supported by Ellie Robinson (third over 45 lady in 35:09); Keely Smith (19th lady in 35:44); Clare Mallon (eighth over 40 lady in 38:10); Angela Tegg (11th over-45 lady in 38:23); Debra Bemand (12th over 45 lady in 38:25); Chloe Fitzpatrick (fourth under 20 junior in 39:11); and Chloe Venables (64th in 40:26);

OVERALL POSITIONS (after three rounds):

MENS Division One: 1 Buckley 800 points; 2 Wallasey 999; 3 West Cheshire AC 1396; 4 Wirral 2039; 5 Helsby 2118; 6 Chester Tri 2534; 7 Wrexham 4060.

MENS Division Two: 1 Prestatyn 897 points; 2 Deestriders 1298; 3 Ellesmere Port 1426; 4 Abergele 2012; 5 Wrecsam Tri 3256; 6 Cybi 3660; 7 Birkenhead 3732; 8 Deeside 6112; 9 Tattenhall 6400; 10 Eryri 6893.

WOMENS Division One: 1 Ellesmere Port 202 points; 2 West Cheshire AC 229; 3 Wallasey 245; 4 Buckley 267; 5 Helsby 317; 6 Wirral 379; 7 Deestrider 449.

WOMENS Division Two: 1 Prestatyn 153 points; 2 Chester Tri 175; 3 Abergele 306; 4 Eryri 347; 5 Wrexham 549; 6 Wrecsam Tri 633; 7 Tattenhall 763; 8 Cybi 896; 9 Birkenhead 998; 10 Deeside 1155.

VETERANS: 1 Buckley 952; 2 Wallasey 1136; 3 West Cheshire AC 1422; 4 Chester Tri 2149; 5 Helsby 2214; 6 Wirral 2601; 7 Ellesmere Port 2676; 8 Wrexham 3182; 9 Deestriders 3219; 10 Prestatyn 3230; 11 Abergele 3367; 12 Birkenhead 4002; 13 Cybi 4670; 14 Eryri 4693; 15 Wrecsam Tri 4776; 16 Tattenhall 5000; 17 Deeside 5046.

WEST CHESHIRE AC’s Angela Tegg finished 19th over-45 lady with a time of 44 minutes 59 seconds in the latest round of the Manchester Cross Country League held at Stockport’s Woodbank Park. Her son, Harvey, finished 24th with 17:36 in the under 15 boys race; Andrew Clague (13th over-45 man in 45:14), Tony Woodall (21st over-45 man in 47:40), Stuart Thomas (114th in 51:19), and Peter Smith (26th over-55 man in 60:00) completed the mens race.

FIXTURES this weekend include the fourth round of the North Wales Cross Country League at Baschurch, Shrewsbury, on Saturday (2pm start); and the Sale Harriers Indoor Open Meeting at Sportcity, Manchester, on Sunday (10am start).

West Cheshire AC will compete in the North West Sportshall Finals at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, on Sunday (under 11s start at 10am; under 13s and under 15s start at 2pm). The Essar Four Villages Half Marathon takes place on Sunday from Helsby (10.30am start).

12th January 2018, Number 156

TIME TO CELEBRATE AT OUR AWARDS EVENING

Club members and family are invited to our main Social and Awards event of the year celebrating all that’s good about our club which has again won the England Athletics NW “Club of The Year” award.
This year is a “New-Look” social Awards Event on Saturday, 10th February, at The Brook Mollington Banastre, 1 Parkgate Road, Mollington, Chester CH1 6NN.

European and World 800m medallist Jenny Meadows is presenting Awards and delivering a Keynote speech on the importance of Club Athletics and “Sticking it Out” in the sport.

Ticketing sales are by On-line application only and can be purchased by using the following link:http://wcac.niftyentries.com/WCAC-EnglandAthleticsNWCluboftheYear2017CelebrationandAwardsNight

Prices are: Adults – £8, Children Under 12 – £5 and Children Under 5 – Free. We are restricted to 150 Guests and places are sold on a 1st come – 1st served basis.

Buffet Details: – Vegetarian options will be available, but please advise us by the ticket closing closing date of 28th January if you have any other Special Dietary Requirements.

Parental Control: Children of 16 and under MUST be accompanied by a Responsible Adult. It is the responsibility of the parents of unaccompanied Children under 16 to arrange the Responsible Adult.

If you have any further questions don’t hesitate to contact me by E-mail – [email protected]

LEARN MORE ABOUT LOOKING AFTER OUR TRACK FACILITY

Club members are being encouraged to complete an online course to learn more about athletics facility management.

Club committee member Eddie Gore has completed the course and now urges other members to follow suit.

Further details can be found at: https://www.ulearnathletics.com/module/154

CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE

Any members interested in running free-of-charge in the National Cross Country Championships at London on February 24th 2018 should email Dave Alexander at: [email protected] ASAP as the closing date for entries is this Friday.

Further details about the event can be found at: https://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-news/english-national-cross-country-championships-entry-deadline-12-january

SPRING FIVE ENTRIES NOW OPEN

Online entries are now open for the Essar Chester Spring Five Miles Race being held on Wednesday, 11th April 2018.

INDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

ENTRIES close on Friday 19th January for the Northern Under 13 and Under 15 Indoor Track and Field Championships being held at Sheffield on Sunday, February 4. Further details can be found at: https://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-u15u13-indoor-tf-champs/

FURTHER information about the England Athletics Indoor Age Group Championships can be found at: https://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-news/entry-now-available-for-our-2018-indoor-champs

WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP

This week’s club press report can be found at the following link: https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/2018/01/08/press-report-lark-flies-away-forest/

FIXTURES

Saturday, January 13: Manchester Area Cross Country League Round Four, at Woodbank Park, Stockport. Further details: http://maccl.co.uk/

Saturday, January 13: North Wales Indoor Track and Field Championships, at Connahs Quay, Deeside. Further details: http://welshathletics.org/competitions/events/track–field/2018/january/north-wales-regional-championships.aspx

Saturday, January 13: Twin Piers 10k Road Race, at Colwyn Bay/Llandudno. Further details: http://colwynbayac.niftyentries.com/Twin-Piers

Saturday/Sunday, January 13 and 14: England/Northern U17, U20 and Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships, at Sheffield. Further details: https://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-snru20u17-indoor-tf-champs/

Sunday, January 14: Borders Road Running League Round Three, at Abergele. Further details: http://www.bordersleague.org.uk/

Saturday, January 20: North Wales Cross Country League Round Four, at Baschurch. Further details: http://www.northwalesxc.com/fixtures

Sunday, January 21: Essar Four Villages Half Marathon, at Helsby. Further details: http://www.helsbyrunningclub.org.uk/halfmarathon/

Sunday, January 21: North West Indoor Sportshall Athletics League Finals, at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, (12 noon start).

Saturday, January 27: Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships, at Leeds, (10.30am start). Further details: https://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-cross-country-championships/

Saturday, January 27: Welsh Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships, at Cardiff. Further details: http://welshathletics.org/competitions/events/track–field/2018/january/welsh-athletics-indoor-senior-championships.aspx

Saturday, January 27: Vault Manchester, at Sportcity, Manchester. Further details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vault-manchester-2018-supported-by-basc-manchester-city-council-tickets-38952549123

JESSICA LARK was crowned county cross country champion at Delamere Forest.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club youngster posted a winning time of eight minutes 51 seconds to secure the under 11 girls title at the Cheshire AA Championships.

Lark finished 37 seconds clear of her nearest rival and was supported by club mates Cerys Rowlands (14th in 10:15), Eleanor Williams (16th in 10:19), Helen Tenner (18th in 10:22), Macy Brett (22nd in 11:04), and Kara Stoll (27th in 12:49) to earn the team fourth spot.

Reece Munro bagged a silver medal in the under 11 boys race with a time of 8:18, backed up by team mates Luke Parker (fourth in 8:39), and Ben Kelly (21st in 9:43) to earn second spot in the team event, supported by Luca Lewis (28th in 10:06), Oliver Mallon (35th in 10:49), and Oliver Wells (36th in 10:57).

Carys Roberts (fifth in 14:06), Imogen Pughe (sixth in 14:21), and Sophie Grainger (eighth in 14:34) combined to earn West Cheshire AC’s under 13 girls team silver, ahead of Jodi Bemand (22nd in 16:21), Georgina Duffey (27th in 16:48), Grace Scott (36th in 18:36), and Henrietta Duffey (37th in 19:33).

Sammy Hollins (11th in 13:34), Henry Robinson (14th in 13:47), and Ryan Cooke (15th in 13:47) secured team bronze in the under 13 boys race, ahead of club colleagues Elliott Bujac (28th in 15:32), Louis Tegg (29th in 15:35), and Dan Willetts (35th in 16:49).

Lucia Pyne celebrated a bronze medal after clocking 23:07 in the under 15 girls race ahead of club mate Abigail Cartwright (ninth in 27:16).

Issy Clarke (sixth in 29:41), Eve Duret (eighth in 31:09), and Beth McMahon (13th in 33:46) secured team silver in the under 17 ladies race alongside Lily Moorhouse (16th in 39:02).

Sion Roberts (sixth in 25:03), Dave Dentith (13th in 26:02), and Jac Goodall (15th in 26:28) combined to earn team silver alongside Rory Willson (21st in 29:53), Morgan Smith (22nd in 30:21), and Paul Morrison (23rd in 32:39).

Will Wright (seventh in 20:24), Harvey Tegg (10th in 20:56), and Matthew Douglass (13th in 21:3) combined to earn the under 15 boys team bronze alongside Joseph Hancock (14th in 21:35), and Aaron Scott (18th in 23:46).

Ethan Greenland (fourth in 31:17), Joseph Morrison (seventh in 33:16), and Greg Jones (12th in 35:53) bagged team bronze in the under 20 men’s race.

Claire Harris (ninth lady in 40:40), Ellie Robinson (third over-45 lady in 41:06), Kerry Riley (15th lady in 43:27), Clare Mallon (37th in 44:49), Angela Tegg (eighth over-45 lady in 45:00), and Hannah Moorhouse (19th over-45 lady in 53:59) combined to earn 10th spot in both the ladies and veteran ladies team events.

Tom Booth (16th in 47:59) headed the West Cheshire AC charge in the men’s race alongside Andrew Clague (sixth over-45 man in 50:24), Neil Hershaw (third over-50 man in 50:34), Chris Palmer (30th in 51:41), Andy Carter (11th over-45 man in 52:05), Phil Woodley (42nd in 54:11), Richard Hayes (18th over-45 man in 55:05), Steven Fernyhough (50th in 57:24), Andrew Dawe (27th over-50 man in 58:37), Julian Tegg (26th over-45 man in 60:09), Bob Benson (11th over-60 man in 66:26), Peter Smith (15th over-55 man in 67:34), and Jon Moorhouse (39th over-50 man in 68:36), to earn the club fourth place in the men’s team event and fifth spot in the veteran mens team competition.

ETHAN ACKROYD represented West Cheshire AC at the North Wales Cross Country Championships and finished fourth in the under 17 mens race at Rhug Estate, Corwen, where Anest Muller produced a strong performance in the womens race.

JACKSON SLOAN of West Cheshire AC finished seventh with a time of 23:21 at the Merseyside Cross Country Championships held at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead.

LAURA TURLEY celebrated a double success story at the Sale Harriers Open Indoor Meeting in Manchester.

Turley posted new under 23 womens personal bests of 7.85 seconds in the 60m and 39.56 seconds in the 300m.

She was joined at the fixture by West Cheshire AC’s Gabriel Mikoleizik, Alan Littler, Liam Davoren, Lara Battersby, Stephanie Jones, Jodi Bemand, and Ava Byrne.

Mikoleizik posted a new under 15 boys 60m personal best of 7.88 seconds, while Littler and Davoren clocked 300m times of 40.61 and 40.92 seconds respectively.

Battersby posted new under 15 girls personal bests of 10.31 seconds in the 60m hurdles and 47.42 seconds in the 300m, and long jumped 4.35m alongside Jones who clocked 9.05 seconds in her under 13 girls 60m, 47.09 seconds in the 300m, and posted 4.60m in the long jump, while Bemand posted 50.07 seconds in her 300m, 10.43 seconds in her 60m hurdles, and cleared 1-30m in the high jump, and Byrne who clocked a new under 15 girls 60m hurdles personal best of 11.31 seconds and a new best of 4.58m in the long jump.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Manchester Area Cross Country League match on Saturday at Woodbank Park, Stockport (12 noon start) for under 11s through to seniors, and the Northern Indoor Under 17, Under 20 and Seniors Track and Field Championships take place on Saturday and Sunday at Sheffield, while the third round of the Borders Road Running League takes place at Abergele on Sunday (11am start).

Happy New Year to all members, parents and friends

CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE

A club record of 72 runners have been entered and paid for by the club to compete in this Saturday’s Cheshire Cross Country Championships taking place at Delamere Forest.

The organisers are asking all runners and spectators to use the Whitefield Car Park just off the B5152 – the road running north/ south at the eastern edge of the forest. Please check the Cheshire AA website at: www.cheshireaa.com for more details.

Any club members interested in running free-of-charge in the Northern Cross Country Championships at Leeds on January 27th 2018 need to contact Dave Alexander by email at: [email protected] by the evening of January 6th at the latest.

And any members interested in running free-of-charge in the National Cross Country Championships at London on February 24th 2018 should email Dave Alexander at: [email protected] by February 3rd 2018 at the latest.

MANY THANKS

A total of 79 members took part in the Club’s Christmas Fun Morning at Ellesmere Port Sports Village and all proceeds will be forwarded to Cheshire Junior Carers. Many thanks to all those members who took part and thank you to all the parents, coaches and helpers who made the event possible. The results of the fun morning and photos will shortly appear on the club’s website.

THANK YOU

A big thank you to all those members, parents and friends who helped make the Essar Chester Round The Walls Race a big success on Boxing Day.

Online entries are now open for the Essar Chester Spring Five Miles Race being held on Wednesday, 11th April 2018.

INDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

ENTRIES close on Friday 19th January for the Northern Under 13 and Under 15 Indoor Track and Field Championships being held at Sheffield on Sunday, February 4. Further details can be found at: https://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-u15u13-indoor-tf-champs/

WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP

This week’s club press report can be found at the following link: https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/2018/01/02/press-report-emma-george-top-uk-rankings/

FIXTURES

Saturday, January 6: Cheshire AA Cross Country Championships, at Delamere Forest (11.30am start). Further details: http://www.cheshireaa.com/Results/XCC/2018/CCAAXCC2018.pdf

Saturday, January 6: North Wales Cross Country Championships, at Rhug Estate, Corwen (11.30am start). Further details: http://welshathletics.org/competitions/events/cross-country/2018/january/north-wales-cross-country-championships.aspx

Saturday, January 6: Merseyside Cross Country Championships, at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead (11am start). Further details: http://merseysidecountyaa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2018-MCAA-XC-Champs-Prospectus1.pdf

Saturday/Sunday, January 6 and 7: England/Northern Indoor Combined Events Championships, at Sheffield.

Sunday, January 7: Sale Harriers Open Indoor Track and Field Meeting, at Sportcity, Manchester. Further details: file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/SaleHarriers-EntryForm-2017.pdf

Saturday, January 13: Manchester Area Cross Country League Round Four, at Woodbank Park, Stockport. Further details: http://maccl.co.uk/

Saturday, January 13: North Wales Indoor Track and Field Championships, at Connahs Quay, Deeside. Further details: http://welshathletics.org/competitions/events/track–field/2018/january/north-wales-regional-championships.aspx

Saturday, January 13: Twin Piers 10k Road Race, at Colwyn Bay/Llandudno. Further details: http://colwynbayac.niftyentries.com/Twin-Piers

Saturday/Sunday, January 13 and 14: England/Northern U17, U20 and Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships, at Sheffield. Further details: https://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-snru20u17-indoor-tf-champs/

Sunday, January 14: Borders Road Running League Round Three, at Abergele. Further details: http://www.bordersleague.org.uk/

Saturday, January 20: North Wales Cross Country League Round Four, at Baschurch. Further details: http://www.northwalesxc.com/fixtures

Sunday, January 21: Essar Four Villages Half Marathon, at Helsby. Further details: http://www.helsbyrunningclub.org.uk/halfmarathon/

Sunday, January 21: North West Indoor Sportshall Athletics League Finals, at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, (12 noon start).

Saturday, January 27: Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships, at Leeds, (10.30am start). Further details: https://www.northernathletics.org.uk/events/northern-athletics-cross-country-championships/

Saturday, January 27: Welsh Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships, at Cardiff. Further details: http://welshathletics.org/competitions/events/track–field/2018/january/welsh-athletics-indoor-senior-championships.aspx

Saturday, January 27: Vault Manchester, at Sportcity, Manchester. Further details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vault-manchester-2018-supported-by-basc-manchester-city-council-tickets-38952549123

Well done to all who took part. Each person’s scores can be found here.

Congratulations to Ellie and Andrew, both past winners who won again in 2017. Angela and Andy were both gallant runners-up and first-time endurance league prize winners, as was Clare in third. A typical determined sprint finish by Peter Smith saw him nudge past Richard into third in the men’s competition. Descending order of points scored is very boy-girl: Ellie, Andrew, Angela, Andy, Clare/ Peter – any appetite for a combined endurance league for 2019?? See halfway down https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/races/road/ for final tables and races run.

EMMA HOWE and George Hyde both ended 2017 at the top of their UK age group ranking lists.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club duo, who both turned out to help their club host the Essar Chester Round The Walls Race on Boxing Day, are now aiming to build on a memorable year which featured international honours.

Howe, who powered her way to a bronze medal performance during her England international debut at the Youth Commonwealth Games at Nassau in The Bahamas, heads the under 17 women’s javelin rankings after hitting 50.34m at Loughborough in September.

The talented teenager had achieved victories earlier in the year at the English Schools Championships, UK Schools Games, England Athletics Under 20 Championships, and at both the Cheshire County Clubs’ and Schools’ Championships.

Hyde celebrated top spot in the under 17 men’s shot put ranking list after launching a winning throw of 17.42m at Bedford in August to secure the England Athletics Under 20 Championship title.

He won the gold medal while representing England at Dublin in the Schools International Meeting with a put of 16.14m, and added success at the England Athletics Under 17 Championships in Bedford, the English Schools title at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium, the UK Schools Games title at Loughborough, and both Cheshire County Clubs’ and Schools’ Championship honours.

Hyde also triumphed in March when he represented England in Cardiff at the Welsh Athletics Indoor International.

Other West Cheshire AC members who secured top-40 positions in the 2017 UK age group ranking lists included Evie Tipping, Olivia Montez-Brown, Emily Ball, Sophie Percival, Katie Clarke, Ethan Milligan, Imogen Pughe, Jodi Bemand, Lara Battersby, Stephanie Jones, and Isla Shillington, Fatoumatta Bojang, Ewan Bradley, Gabriel Mikoleizik, Alice McMahon and Laura Turley.

Tipping is ranked fourth in the under 15 girls hammer throwing list after nailing 49.89m at Liverpool in September, while Montez-Brown is 13th in the senior womens heptathlon UK list after posting 5,251 points at Bradenton, Florida, during May.

Ball is 20th in the senior women’s shot put rankings after hitting 13.08m indoors at Sheffield in February, while Percival is 21st in the women’s javelin rankings with 43.53m achieved at Warrington in May.

Clarke clocked 5:38.6 at Crewe in May for 38th spot in the under 20 women’s 1500m steeplechase rankings, while Milligan cleared 1-95m at Warrington in April for joint 24th place in the under 20 men’s high jump rankings.

Pughe is 40th in the under 13 girls 1200m rankings after clocking 4:00.3 at Sportcity in June, while Bemand and Battersby are joint 28th and joint 37th respectively in the under 13 girls 70m hurdles with times of 11.8 and 11.9 seconds.

Jones is 32nd in the under 13 girls long jump list after achieving 4.66m at Warrington in June, while Shillington is 14th in the under 13 girls discus rankings after hitting 26.34m at Wrexham in September.

Bojang is 32nd in the under 13 girls 200m rankings after posting 27.7 seconds at Salford in July, while Bradley hoisted himself to 40th spot in the under 17 pole vault list with 3.45m at Macclesfield in June, and Mikoleizik secured 28th spot in the under 13 boys 100m rankings with 12.7 seconds at Ellesmere Port in September.

Sprint duo Alice McMahon and Laura Turley also produced impressive performances, with McMahon posting 12.16 seconds at Wakefield for 22nd spot in the under 23 women’s 100m rankings and 24.9 seconds at Wigan for 29th place in her age group.

Turley ended the year with a best 200m time of 25.22 seconds achieved at Preston in August to secure 35th position in the under 23 women’s rankings.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Cheshire AA County Cross Country Championships at Delamere Forest on Saturday, (11.30am start first race).

Entries open (online only). Race details here.