PBs a Plenty at the First Lower Age YDL of the Season

A massive well done to all the Under 13s and Under 15s who competed at Leicester on Sunday in the first competition of the year. There were PBs a plenty with many top 3 finishes.

On-the-day announcements, stated we finished 3rd overall, which puts us in a great place on the league table.

We are still waiting for the official results to be published. Keep checking here to get the results when released:

https://www.thepowerof10.info/results/resultslookup.aspx

A massive thanks to all the parents, supporters and helpers who also braved the cold for the day.

Cross Country Success

Last weekend, the English Primary Schools XC Championships were held at Prestwold Hall.  RSCAC had a number of athletes taking part:
Representing West Midlands:
Year 7 Boys:  Adam Wilkinson & Harvey Gillett
Year 7 Girls:  Emily Symes, Evie Sandland, Francesca Allen, Olivia Allen, Samantha Wakefield, Lucy Rigby
Photo below of Year 7 girls:
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Representing RSCAC:
Year 6 Boys:  Ellis Jones 
Year 6 Girls:  Connie Bevan 
Year 5 Boys:  Daniel Smith, Oliver Edwards 
Year 6 Girls: Tiffy Latham, Soffia Shorock, Martha Grumett, Eliza Mason
Also, the Midland Road Races and 5K challenge was held in Sutton Park.
The men’s team came in 22nd, with Shaun Evans running the 7th fastest long leg, and the women’s team came in 31st.
The U15 boys entered a team in the 5K and they came an impressive 2nd, Ethan Patel coming in 9th, Jack Wakefield 11th, Jack Newman 13th and George O’Connor 17th.
Here is the official photo of the silver medallists:
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Well done everyone!

England Athletics U15 / U17 / U20 Championships – EIS Sheffield, 23rd & 24th March 2019

Last weekend, Isabel Male (u 15) and David Iliffe (u 17) ran in the England Athletics Indoor Championship in Sheffield.

On Saturday, David ran a PB in the 400m, 52.63 seconds, which saw him placed 13th overall.

On Sunday, Isabel achieved first place in her 200m heat, 25.90 seconds. The semi final saw Isabel up against the athlete who was to win the event overall. She achieved 2nd place, with a time of 26.06 seconds. Izzy took 4th place in the final, achieving an indoor PB of 25.73 seconds.

Congratulations to Isabel and David.

New Club Record and PB – Nicholas Pryce

Nic broke his own Senior indoor Club record in taking 3rd place in his semifinal of the British University Champs in Sheffield on Sunday in a time of 21.90. His old record was 21.91 set in 2012.

On Friday he set a new PB of 6.98 in his 60m semifinal.  His old PB was 7.01 set in 2013. Well done Nic.

Results from the Birmingham Games

Some excellent results, with a gold medal for Isabel Male in the u 15 girls 200 metres (25.79 SB and indoor PB) and a silver for Joseph Martin in the 1500 metres (4:20:82 SB and indoor PB).

Bethany Connelly and Lola Woodward continue to impress, both setting new PBs in their events. Beth achieved 28.46 in the 200m and 8.71 in the 60m; Lola 8.81 in the 60m.