Author: megs

Some excellent performances from RSCAC athletes at the county champs this weekend.

Staffordshire:

• Harry Lunn 1500m🥉5.24.45 PB

• Oliver Gunther 1500m 9th 4.32.22

• Izzy Vickery 800m 4th 2.29.78 PB

• Oskar Alsop 800m 🥇2.04.95

• Toby Clarke 800m🥉2.08.79 PB

• Lennie Covey 28.90 in 200m, equalled PB

Warwickshire:

• Ollie Taylor 800m🥇2.17.46 PB

• Will Taylor 800m 🥈2.19.58 PB

• Micah Hakata 800m 4th 2.23.96 PB

• Will Biddle 800m 5th 2.24.26 PB

• Leo Nott 800m 2.40.12 PB

• Emilia Dudley 800m🥉2.36.46

• Lucy Harradence 800m 5th 2.42.59 PB

• Miren Randhawa 300m 5th 39.30 PB

• Jess Spiby 300m 4th 43.0 PB

• Jessica-Lily Wakeman HJ 1.20m

• Hannah Smith Hammer 38.54m 2nd 🥈

• Kaia Kotlinska Discus 17.63m, 2nd 🥈

• William Daniels-Barber: Shot 9.54m PB 2nd 🥈 (PB was 8.51); Javelin 23.97m PB (PB was 20.08); discus 21.16m 3rd 🥉; Hammer 2nd 22.52m 🥈

• Lewis Deffley: Shot 7.22m PB 3rd🥉(PB was 5.73m); 80mH 13.44sec PB (PB was 13.70sec); 200m 29.65 7th; 200m Hurdles 31.49 (PB).

• Florence Thomas-Male 200m 26.58 2nd 🥈; 100m 3rd 12.82 🥉

• Anysia Barton 200m 29.05 PB

• Lucy Denver Shot 5.44m; Javelin 20.77m 3rd 🥉; Pole vault 2.20m

• Seb Lees 1500m🥈 4.51.23 PB

• Nikhil Girish 1500m 7th 5.23.09 PB

• Luke Perry 1500m 5.36.52

• Sarah Taylor 1500m 5.49.53

• Lara Beddow 1500m 5.30.21

• Scarlet Beddow 1500 5.41.70

• Katie Straw 1500m 5.45.01; javelin 25.16m 2nd🥈

• George Harradence 1500m 🥈4.23.72

• Dan Burman 1500m 7th 4.48.44 PB

• Noah Homer 1500m🥈4.13.33

• Finley Aldride-Cox 200m 29.40 6th; High jump 1.35m 2nd 🥈

• Nathaniel Chapman triple jump 10. 28m 2nd 🥈; 200m 26.86 PB

Quad Kids U12:

There were great performances from our U12s across their 4 events: 75m, 600m, howler and long jump. Some of these athletes were competing for the very first time. A special well done to Indie and Taylor for making it onto the podium in the girls’ Quad, with Indie being crowned county champion 🏆

• Indie Upton 1st U12G🥇

• Taylor Upton 3rd U12G 🥉

• Madeline Groutage U12G

• Theo Jones U12B

• Noah Harnett U12B

• Daniel Wood U12B

• Benjamin Gallagher U12B

Well done everyone 👏

Yesterday’s open at University of Birmingham saw a great early season meet for a lot of our RSCAC athletes, with some competing for the first time this summer and others developing further on earlier meets.

• New 200m PB for Flossie – 25.60 to 25.28
• New 200m PB for Oliver 29.1 to 27.94
• New 200m PB for Lewis 34.0 to 28.95
• New 200m PB for Reuben 26.19 to 25.61
• New 200m PB for K’Shien 24.79 to 24.06
• New 200m PB for Jamie 25.2 to 24.58
• New 100m PB for Brooke 15.02 to 14.75
• New 100m PB for Finley AC – 15.6 to 13.98
• New 100m PB for Lewis 15.0 to 14.36
• New 100m PB for Oliver – 13.9 to 13.41
• New 100m PB for Karram – 13.9 to 13.25
• New 100m PB for Jamie 12.6 to12-01
• Lennie PB for 400m. 67.3 to 65.06
• Jess S 300m 45.15
• PB for Lewis for 80m Hurdles 13.93
• Oliver shotput PB of 7.89m
• Finley AC 1.45 high jump PB
• Jessica-Lily long jump PB from 3.85m to 3.96m
• Spencer Corbett 1500m 5.23.34
• Emily Dudley 800m 2.41.42
• Hannah Smith hammer 37.90m.

Well done everyone!

A huge well done to the RSCAC athletes who were selected to represent Birmingham at the UK sportshall final on Saturday.

The overall team positions were:

• U13G 3rd
• U13B 6th
• U15G 2nd
• U15B 2nd

Well done to: Lewis, Finley, Oliver, Gracie, Mabel, Jessica-Lily, Abigail and Team Birmingham.

There were also some individual medals won:

• U13G 4 x 1 lap relay – Silver (Jessica-Lily & Mabel)
• U13G 4 x 2 lap relay – Silver (Mabel)
• U13G Obstacle relay – Bronze (Abigail & Jessica-Lily)
• U13B Obstacle Relay – Bronze (Finley & Lewis)
• U15G 8 Lap Paarlauf – Silver (Gracie)

An extra special well done to Gracie who was presented with the Best All Rounder under 15 award from the Birmingham Sportshall Legaue, for scoring the most points over 4 competitions 🏆

Yesterday, was the Regional Sportshall Championship. It was a fantastic day of athletics where athletes from RSCAC were selected to represent Birmingham alongside others from Birchfield, BRAT, Halesowen and Solihull.

All 6 Birmingham teams were crowned West Midlands Champions! What a result!

For the under 13s and under 15s, their success means they are invited to be the West Midlands representatives at the UK National Final in Stoke on 11 April.

Well done to everyone athlete who competed yesterday, and thanks to officials, team managers and parents for their support.

Our amazing athletes selected for Team Birmingham:

– Under 11: Sid, Cyrus, Hayden, Khari, Lila, Taylor, Indie, Izzy, Diana.

– Under 13s: Oliver, Lewis, Finley, Jessica-Lily, Mabel, Abigail

– Under 15s: Jessica, Gracie

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers for their fantastic kit carrying at English Schools today. (Plus Charmaine who missed the photo)

Congratulations to Flossie for winning the inter mixed 4 x 100 relay with her West Mids team mates in a new championship record of 45.12
1st leg – Shaiya, 2nd – Flossie, 3rd – Harvey, 4th – Mayo.

£50  no. 65  Helen Keetley

£30  no. 90  Trevor Brown

£25  no. 94  Vivien Doyle

£15  no. 63  Bunny Kyd

£15  no. 47  Hazel Pollock

£15  no. 91  Roy Humpherson

Thank you to all 100 Club members for your support.

Numbers are still available at £16.20p per year. For more information email-  johnmills12@yahoo.com

Last Sunday, 19/3, U13 & U15 boys’ and girls’ teams from Birmingham, Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Shropshire and Warkwickshire competed in the West Midlands Regional Sportshall Finals at North Solihull Sports Centre. 

After some great performances in 3 earlier club meets, RSCAC athletes were selected for all 4 Birmingham teams. At U13 in squads of 12,  Evie Edwards, Florence Kinson, Isabel Russon, Jayden Bailey and Archie & Oliver Osborne all competed. At U15 in squads of 6, Florence Thomas-Male, Sofia Shorrock, Bobby Benson and Finlay Marshall took part.

Individual events included Shot, Speed Bounce, Standing Long Jump, Standing Triple Jump, Standing Vertical Jump and 2,4 & 6 Lap Races. There were also 4 x 1 & 4 x 2 Lap Relay Races.

Athletes were selected to compete in up to 3 individual events and a relay. RSCAC youngsters helped Birmingham girls U13 & U15 teams to a 1st place finish and U13 & U15 boys to second place finishes.

Evie, Florence Kinson and Finlay picked up an individual silver medal apiece and Florence Thomas-Male won a gold. Evie won a gold in the paarlauf relay. Florence Kinson, Isabel, Finley and Bobby won golds in 4×2 lap relay. Isabel also won a gold in 4×1 lap relay. 

Special Mention must go to Sofia who with 1 gold and 2 bronze individual medals and a gold medal in the 4 x 2 Lap Relay (in a team which included Florence Thomas-Male) received the Champion All Rounder award.

The successful Birmingham girls’ teams now go on to compete in the Sportshall UK Final in Stoke on 1st April and we wish them well.

Earlier in the day, the U11 girls’ and boys’ teams competed in a Fun In Athletics event. 3 girls from RSCAC were selected: Angelina, Jessica S and Mabel. They had great fun running, jumping and throwing and helped Team Birmingham to a second place finish (both the U11 girls’ and boys’ teams finished second).

£50  no.39  Gaynor Sergiew

£30  no.19  Fiona Smith

£25  no.97  Helen Keetley

£15  no.27  Linda O’Connor

£15  no.73  Ruth Dobbins

£15  no.9    John Topliss

Merry Christmas and thankyou to all 100 Club Members for your continued support.

The next draw is the December £100 Single Number Draw.

John.Numbers are available – interested contact me at – johnmills12@yahoo.com

£50   no 39    Gaynor Sergiew

£30   no.59    Phil Pollock

£25   no. 71   Angie Prince

£15   no. 25   Paul Williams

£15   no. 37   Bridget Mills

£15   no. 19   Fiona Smith

I will get cheques to winners as soon as possible – please blame Commonwealth Games for delays 

Thank you for your support.

Numbers are still available, for information please contact me at   johnmills12@yahoo.com

Just a reminder –  recently £1000 from 100 Club finds went towards paying for the new Throws Cage.