Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club

Young athletes from the Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club continued their winning ways on Sunday December 8^th. 

In blustery and showery conditions, they competed against 20 other clubs in the 2^nd fixture of the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League at Perry Park in Birmingham, finishing overall in FIRST position.

Building on their success from the previous fixture at Warley Woods, 6 out of the 8 Sutton teams finished in the top 3 of their age-category events.

The under 11 girls once again excelled, coming first as they dominated the top order, with Molly Beeton 4^th; Tiffany Lathan 5^th; Erin Cook 10^th; Imogen Neal 12; Sofia Shorrock 13^th; and Willow McCarthy-Brown 15^th.

Matching their 2^nd place from the first race, the under 11 boys continued their brilliant season, with Noah Homer 2^nd; Zak Tisdale 3^rd; Dan Smith 5^th; Dylan Geddes 6^th; and Finn Sandland, improving by 8 places,  42^nd.

The under 15 girls again performed impressively, coming 2nd, with Sian Duval 4^th; Bethan Homer 10^th; Charlotte Prince 20^th; Martha Wood 22^nd; and  Zara Buchanan 25^th.

Also 2^nd were the under 17 women, with Lucy Carey 6^th, Elsa Buchanan 11^th; and Charlotte Hey 15^th.

Both the under 13 girls and the under 13 boys teams finished 3^rd. In the girls event, Olivia Allen was 7^th; Emily Symes 20^th; Evie Sandland 27^th; Amber Hoey 30^th; Eva Cartwright 32^nd; and Francesca Allen 34^th. Coming in for the boys were Will Stead 16^th; Adam Wilkinson 20^th; George Bromley 24^th; Isaac Cartwright 27^th; and Harvey Gillett 37^th.

George Hope 15^th; Ethan Patel 20^th; George O’Connor 23^rd; Noah Edwards 29^th and Nick Crees 49^th; brought the under 15 boys team home in fourth place.

WELL DONE TO ALL: A REAL TEAM EFFORT!

After the disappointment of the washout at Hatton last month, yesterday’s WMYACCL ‘first’ fixture at Warley Woods was eagerly anticipated, and our athletes…DELIVERED.

On a course ideal for both athletes and spectators, and in great cross-country weather conditions, the statistics speak for themselves: out of 8 teams that competed, no less than 5 finished in either 1^st or 2^nd place, and overall the combined squad finished 3^rd out of 21 competing clubs.

A brilliant run by Tiffany Latham, finishing 1^st in a field of 96 athletes, was complimented by 3 other athletes in the top 10: Mollie Beeton (3^rd); Willow McCarthy-Brown (8^th); and Erin Cook (9^th). Together with the rest of the team, including Sofia Shorrock (15^th) and Poppy Bashford (17^th), this placed the U11 girls in a commanding 1^st place.

Also finishing in 1^st place were the U15 girls, with excellent performances from Sian Duval (7^th); Martha Wood (16^th); Charlotte Prince (18^th); Matilda Strachan (22^nd); and Bethan Homer (27^th), again helped by the rest of the team.

Another stunning individual performance by Noah Homer, finishing 2^nd out of 105 athletes. in his first full season of cross-country, led the way for the U11 boys who finished 2^nd. No less impressive was the support from 3 other athletes in the top 10: Zak Tisdale, (3^rd); Dan Smith (5^th); and Dylan Geddes (7^th).

The U13 girls also finished 2^nd, with strong runs from Olivia Allen (6^th); Evie Sandland (21^st); Francesca Allen (22^nd); Emily Symes (24^th); and Phoebe Allen (29^th).

Yet another team to gain a 2^nd place were the U15 boys, with George Hope (8^th); Jack Wakefield (10^th); George O’Connor (13^th); Ethan Cook (17^th) and Noah Edwards (29^th) scoring the points.

The U13 boys finished a very creditable 5^th with 4 athletes in the top 33: Will Stead, Isaac Cartwright, Harvey Gillett and Adam Wilkinson.

As someone who witnessed (and photographed – see club’s Flickr page), the day’s events, I can only say:

• well done to the parents for their support
• well done to the coaches for preparing such a great team of athletes
• AND A HUGE WELL DONE TO ALL THE ATHLETES.

Congratulations to all recipients of the awards presented yesterday evening at the ceremony held at All Saints Church Hall. A hugely successful event, a big, big thank you to all involved in its organisation. Special mention to “professional” organiser Alex, and also to Meg for steering smoothly through the winners’ selection process.

Photos now available on Flickr for viewing and download!

The West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League race this Sunday 13th October at Hatton has been cancelled as the site is waterlogged, making access impossible.

Please pass this information on to anyone you know who might be attending, be they athlete, parent or coach.

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