Author: megs

Finally, the results from the Telford Games. Some excellent performances from Royal Sutton athletes on what started as a wet and windy day, making conditions difficult for the younger athletes in particular. As is normally the case with this competition, standards were very high.

For the u 11 girls, Caitlin Ralph achieved a silver medal in both the 60 metres and Long Jump and 4th position in the 150 metres. An excellent performance in what was Caitlin’s second track competition. Zara Buchanan won a bronze medal in the Long Jump with a new PB and was 6th in the 60 metre final.

In the u 17 men’s 100 metres both Ethan Brough and Cameron Kirkbride got through to the final, with Ethan running a new PB, in what proved to be a tough race. Both also ran well in the 200 m final.

In the u 15 boys 100 m, Cameron Harris ran well but just missed out on a place in the final. Cameron also performed well in the 200 m final. In addition to the achievements already outlined  in a previous report, Ryan Humphreys also achieved a new PB in the 80 m hurdles.

Connor Race, Evan Pritchard and David Iliffe battled it out in the u 13 boys 100m, with Connor achieving a PB in both the heats and the final. Evan and Connor also ran in the 200 m, with Connor again achieving a new PB and a place in the final. Both David and Evan performed well in the Long Jump.

Rachel Iliffe won a bronze medal with a new PB in the u 17 women’s triple jump and ran a new PB in the 100 metres final. Rachel also ran well in the 200 m. Hannah Smith set a new PB in the same race.

Jenny Hopkinson ran well in both the u 15 girls 100 and 200 metres, reaching the final in both events. Madeleine Shay set a new PB in the 100 m.

Freya Liddington won bronze in u 13 girls Long Jump and set a new PB in the final of the 100 m.

Elsa Buchanan just missed out on a medal in the 800 m and Long Jump, achieving 4th place in both events.

Well done everyone!

There is no training tonight (Friday) because of the Athletics Presentation Evening. Enjoy your night off!

As the season draws to a close, you might want to consider entering some ‘open’ competitions. These are competitions you pay to enter yourself, so you can enter whichever events you’d like to do.

Look on the website for the athletics club mentioned to find the entry form.

18.8.15 Corby AC 100m, 300m, 400m, mile (You enter on the day)

22.8.15 Coventry Godiva – high jump, 2000/3000 race walk, mile (under 15 and under 17), 3000m (The 3000m is Midlands Senior and Under 20 Champs.) (Closing date Mon 10th Aug.)

22.8.15 Stoke – Under 11 and above.  A good selection of events. The closing date is 15 August. The entry form is here: http://www.stokeac.org.uk/openmeeting2015form.pdf

23.8.15 Coventry Godiva 100m (Under 13 and older), 200m (U13 and older), 400m (under 17 and older), wheelchair races. (Closing date Mon 10th Aug.)

12.9.15 Telford AC. Under 11 and older. There is a good selection of events. This should take you to the entry form. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx0ZWxmb3JkYXRobGV0aWNjbHVifGd4OjRiNWUyMDMzYjVlMWJmYzk Closing date 24th August.

27.9.15 Dudley – The Dell – Under 13 and above. The field events are: Long jump, javelin and shot. There are a selection of track events. This link should take you to the entry page. Closing date is 7th September. http://www.dashac.co.uk/news/news_item_Openentry.htm

Meg and Nikki are unable to make it tomorrow so there will be no high jump, long jump or triple jump. Hurdles will be on as normal.

It’s the Sutton community games today and tomorrow so we can’t train on the track so there is no SPRINT group training tomorrow. Distance groups will still train in the park.

Enter yourself in the Telford games on Saturday 12th September. Entry forms on Telford Athletics Club’s website. http://www.telfordathleticclub.co.uk/track-field/telford Entries close 24th August. You enter yourself.

The lower YDL team travelled to Corby on Sunday with everything to play for. At the conclusion of the second meeting at Solihull in May, there were only 2.5 points between second place Royal Sutton and third place Tamworth. At Corby, Royal Sutton Athletes increased this margin by an amazing 59 points! Coaches and parents on the day, commented on the amount of effort that every athlete put into their event and the result is testament to all the hard work. Well done everyone!

A number of athletes secured new personal best performances. Of particular note is the performance of Sam Grimshaw, who improved his performance in the 300 m, shot and discus. In his first season with the club, Sam has achieved Power of Ten rankings in 5 events.

There were victories in both u13 1200 metre races for Maddie Hammond and Holly Tyson and for Elsa Buchanan and Freya Liddington in long jump. Emily Sambrook achieved first place and a new PB in the shot.

Rachael White achieved a new PB and a win in the u15 1500 m.  Regan Keating and Jenny Hopkinson achieved new PBs in the discus, gaining valuable points for the team.

Ryan Humphreys and Luke Stoddart improved their performance in the u15 80 m hurdles and Ryan again achieved first place in high jump. James Ward continues to perform well with a win in both the discus and the hammer. The boys u15 4 x100 relay team consisting of Cameron Harris, Ben White, Aidan Bishop and Sam Grimshaw stormed to victory.

The final meeting is at Tamworth on Saturday 18th July. Make a note in your diary!

Nikki Iliffe

Team manager

Another good day for RSCAC young athletes at Corby yesterday. There were so many good performances. Nearly every athlete got at least one pb! Results aren’t yet published so I will keep you posted….I predict third place. Well done everyone.

On Saturday 30th May, the under 13 and under 15 team travelled to Solihull to compete in a league where the standards are extremely high. The team performed well and finished the competition in third place behind two very strong Midlands clubs, Solihull and Small Heath and Tamworth. More importantly, the team has maintained second place in the league overall by a whisker.

In fine form, a number of the athletes who competed achieved new PB’s. A special mention for Ryan Humphreys, who in his first competition for the club achieved a first place in the hurdles B race and high jump. Daniel Olatundun came first in the 100m A race and a close second in the 200m. Ben White achieved first place in the 300 m and 800 m B races. James Ward won the discus by an impressive margin.

For the girls team, Maddie Hammond and Ellen Humpherston stormed home to win the 1200 m and 1500 m races.

The team was depleted due to the school holiday, the Sutton Fun Run and the Aston Villa Cup final! Two athletes deserve a special mention as they truly stepped out of their comfort zone to compete in 4 individual events each – Maddie Hammond and Freya Liddington.

Can all athletes please do their best to ensure the team continues to do well by making themselves available for the next competition on Sunday 21st June at Corby.

Nikki Iliffe – Team Manager

Well done Emily Sambrook. She got double gold at

the Staffordshire County Championships.

U13 girls’ javelin – 1st – 14.57

u13 girls’ shot  – 1st – 6.46

Ben White also competed in the Staffordshire champs where he was 3rd in the 100 & 300, getting a new pb in both. Well done Ben.