Results

no. 31  £50   SUE CAVENDISH – TRIBE

no. 80  £30   PAUL WILLIAMS

no. 62  £25   VAL EAMES 

no. 3    £15   ALISON EVETTS

no. 33  £15   MEGAN EVANS

no. 38  £15  FIONA SMITH

NEXT DRAW JULY.

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Entry for Track and Field Warwickshire Champs is open. It’s 14&15 May 2022.

Entry is through
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(Filter on Warw or use event 321 to find it).

More info on eligibility here:
https://www.warwickshireathletics.co.uk/warwickshire-county-track-field-championships/

The UKCAU Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships are due to be held at Prestwold Hall Driving Centre, Loughborough, LE12 5SH on Saturday 12 March 2022.

Travel Directions – SAT NAV – LE12 5SH
Direction signs to the venue will be erected where safe and legal to do so.
For majority of athletes and spectators this will be a new venue so please allow sufficient time to arrive safely.

The following parking charges will apply
£5 per car
£20 Mini Bus
£30 Coach

Good luck to all the RSCAC athletes selected to represent Warwickshire and Staffordshire at this event.

Set against the backdrop of the London city skyline, a number of our athletes battled the hills and the mud at Parliament Hill in the iconic National Cross-Country Championships.

The performance of the day was from Noah Homer in the under 13 boys who achieved a fantastic 4^th place in the 400 strong field.  Run over a 3 km course the event was very competitive including the winners of the Southern, Midland and Northern Championships.   Noah got a great start up the first hill and was in around 10^th moving into 4^th position after a large hill and muddy section of the course. 

In the Under 17 women Bethan Homer ran a great race over a 5km course finishing in 65^th.  This was a fantastic performance out of 300 competitors.  Like Noah, Bethan is bottom age so has another year at this age group.  Martha Wood also ran a strong race finishing in 172^nd.

In the under 15 girls Maria Taha enjoyed running in her first National Cross-Country finishing in 303^rd. This is her first season of cross country running and showed real determination and courage to compete at this level.

Under 17 boys saw Ethan Patel, George O Connor, and George Hope race over a small and large loop of the course (6km) in the 303 strong field.  Ethan was first back for RSCAC in 97^th closely followed by George O Connor 113^th and George Hope in 178^th.

Not to be out done by her brother George, Caitlin O Connor ran in the under 20 Junior Women over 6 km. Caitlin finished 94^th in the 150 strong field.  Tom Lloyd also had a fantastic run in the under 20 Junior Men’s race.

The 1000 strong Senior Women’s race saw a gallant run from Jennie Lloyd who worked her way through 8km course finishing in 495^th, she was closely followed by Dale Lyons in 557^th.

To make it a real family affair Barry Lloyd was the first RSCAC athlete back in the Senior Men’s in 575^th supported by Andy Bradley in 696^th and Sam Crawford in 1223rd.  Great performances in a very competitive race which was won by Mohamed Mohamed, with Emile Cairess in second and Alex Yee, double Olympic Gold medallist in the Tokyo Triathlon,  finishing in 3^rd place.

Blessed with sunshine on the day, I am sure that all the RSCAC athletes that competed will remember the day for many years to come.  Well done to all.

At The British University Indoor Champs at Sheffield on the 20th Feb. Nicholas Pryce finished in 4th place in the 200m Final in a time of 21.50( same time as 3rd) having earlier  taken 1st place in his heat with 21.97 and 1st place in his semi-final with 21.68. On the 18th Feb he recorded a time of 6.92 in taking second place in his heat of the 60m which is a CLUB RECORD  beating the time of 6.93 set by Kane Howitt in 2019.He then followed this up with a time of 6.95 in his semi-final but did not make the final. 

You can watch Nicholas on TV TOMORROW  at 1209 (on the red button ) at the British Indoor Champs in the 200m . He is in heat 4 lane 5. They are on from 1025 to 1700.

Fantastic result Nicholas.

John T

At the European Masters Indoor Champs in Portugal Peter Ilo finished in 5th place in the M60 400m Final in a time of 61.31 having taken 1st place in his semi-final with a time of 60.86 . He narrowly missed out on the 60 m  and 200m Finals after recording times of 8.43 and 8.36 in the 60m and 27.10 in the 200m. Some excellent performances by Peter since he got an injury two weeks before these Champs and it was doubtful whether he would be OK to compete.

Well done to Peter.

John T

Senior Men’s Cross Country Report – By Steve Marklew

Twenty-one of the clubs senior men faced a waterlogged and muddy course at Arrow Valley Park in Redditch on Saturday (19th Feb) in the wake of storms Dudley and Eunice. Sitting in a strong 2nd place in Division 2, a further strong performance would see promotion to the top tier of the Birmingham and District cross country league.

Superb running by the first six RSCAC athletes home saw the club finish in first place on the day with Ollie Harradence first home in 4th place followed by Dan Floyd (15th), Barry Lloyd (22nd), David Sutton (29^th), Alex Seabright (37th) and Richard Naylor (38th). This was enough to confirm 2nd place at the end of the 4 race series and secure promotion. In addition, Ollie finished in 2nd place overall over the season, winning the individual silver medal for his seasons efforts.

The next six home also showed great consistency with Chris Taylor (47th), Andy Bradley (63rd), Tony Davies (67th), Russell Simpson (70th), Mark Rickards (75th) and John Hayman (86th) completing the B team scoring. This was again sufficient for RSCAC to win the B team competition on the day and completed a clean sweep of victories over the four fixtures.

This strength in depth was further shown by the fact that RSCAC were the only club to have all 12 athletes over both A and B teams to finish in the top 100 in all four races, something no other club in the division could achieve even once.

Other athletes home were Alex Blackham (103), Martin Clutterbuck (119), Ed Stead (123), Simon Corker (129), Paul Terleski (133), Steve Marklew (157), Tom Lloyd (165), Subodh Davé (178), Callum Thomas (184), Josh Hughes (195) and Paul Jenkins (205).

Over the season a total of 33 different athletes represented the club which again shows the growing strength over the two senior squads. Next season will see RSCAC compete against the strongest clubs in the league and it is hoped that a similar turnout will be experienced as we seek to maintain a presence at the top table of what is widely considered the biggest and strongest cross country league in the country.

Senior Women’s Cross Country Report – By Linda O’Connor

The final race of the season saw the women’s team tackle the wet, muddy and windy course at Newbold Comyn, Leamington. The recent storms resulted in a course change to bypass the dreaded ditch! This was met with mixed feelings across the team, with some having been excited at the challenge, whilst others had been dreading it.  Once again there was strong representation with 9 athletes on the start line. Olivia Harris once again lead the team home in 40^th, supported by U20 Caitlin O’Connor 58^th, Ellen Humpherston 75^th & U20 Lucy Carey 90^th. Sky Mileto and Jennie Lloyd showed great teamwork to finish in 98^th & 99^th respectively, with Dale Lyons 116^th, Georgia Delaney 123^rd and an admirable run from Annette Belcher, who having lost a shoe in the mud, finished in 137^th to cheers from the team.

The women’s team finished a fantastic 13^th overall in their first season in Division 1. With 12 athletes competing across the season we had between 7 & 10 athletes on the start line for each race. The season also saw the team welcome U20’s Lucy & Elsa. Six ladies that competed in all 4 races were rewarded with a Top 100 in the individual standings.

It was an honour to be the Team Manager this season to such a committed and enthusiastic team and I know that Roy would have been proud and delighted with the performances across the season and the growing numbers in the women’s team. With some new talent joining next year from the current U17 age group the women’s team continues to go from strength to strength.

There are days when you have a right to feel proud. This was one of them for anyone associated with RSCAC.

Sunday 20^th February 2022 was the date for the 5^th and final fixture in the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross-Country League for 2021/22, held at The Pingles in Nuneaton.

Sunday 20^th February 2022 was when RSCAC experienced success… after success… after success.

Sunday 20^th February 2022 was a day for cheers and tears, for trophies and medals, for a round of applause and a pat on the back.

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On the day, 3 out of the 8 RSCAC teams – the U11 Girls, U17 Women and U17 Men finished 1^st.

There were also some exceptional individual performances: Sian Duval and Bethan Homer finishing 1^st and 4^th respectively in the U17 Women; Will Seager finishing 3^rd in the U11 Boys; George Hope, George O’Connor and Ethan Patel finishing 4^th, 5^th and 6^th in the U17 Men; Isla Daly and Sophia Potocka finishing in the top 10 in the U11 Girls; and Noah Homer finishing 2^nd in the U13 Boys.

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And after 5 matches, what are the headlines?

To succeed, our athletes had to

• Attend, endure in at times challenging conditions, and perform a winter season of training.
• Attend, endure in at times challenging conditions, and perform on race days.
• Show commitment, determination and provide inspiration to others around them.

Did they succeed? Oh yes!

 In the overall team competition, with 21 clubs competing in 8 age-group teams, RSCAC came 2^nd, more than 1000 points ahead of the 3^rd placed team.

4, yes 4 out of the 8 teams came 1^st overall in their age group: U17 Women, U17 Men, U11 Girls, and U11 Boys!

In the U17 Women, Sian Duval and Bethan Homer were 3^rd and 4^th overall.

In the U11 Boys, Will Seager was 1^st overall, with Yuvan Sidhu and Jayden Bailey in the top 10, 7^th and 9^th respectively.

In the U17 Men, George O’Connor was 2^nd, with Ethan Patel and George Hope in the top 10, 4^th and 7^th respectively.

In the U11 Girls, we had top 10 places for Sophia Potocka and Isla Daly,  7^th and 8^th respectively.

And in the U13 Boys, Noah Homer was 2^nd.

This chest of team and individual treasure owes a big debt of gratitude to the following:

• All the coaches, team managers and parent helpers who guided and supported our young athletes through training and competition.
• All the parents/guardians who allowed their children to flourish and succeed.

• And above all:  the athletes themselves.

Proud? You bet!

RSCAC were well represented in the Cannock and District Team at the recent Staffordshire Schools Championships. The races were held in windy conditions over the challenging Bentley Court Farm course near Crewe. The senior and inter girls started together before the senior girls peeled off to do an extra loop of the small field. Grace Bessant was first home for the club in the Inter Girls, finishing in 12^th, closely followed by Amber Hoey in 15^th with the team achieving 2^nd place. In the senior women’s race Sian Duval ran strongly throughout, winning comfortably and finishing 44 seconds ahead of the 2^nd placed athlete. Jess Hales also worked hard round the undulating course, finishing in 5^th.

It was great to see the Staffs Schools Championships back on and the RSCAC athletes representing their districts again!

It is the final cross country league race of the season on the 20th February at Pingles stadium Nuneaton. It will be great to see as many RSCAC athletes out as we can for the last of the 5 races. As it stand RSCAC are competing for a number of individual and team medals. The course map and time are outlined below as well as directions to the venue. Please remember your club vest, spikes and race number if you have competed in this event before.

Directions to venue:

From M6 Exit M6 at junction 3, signposted Nuneaton and follow A444. After approximately 2.5 miles you will pass the George Elliott Hospital on your left (also footbridge over road). Continuing along the A444, after the large island get in the right hand lane as you go down the hill. Taking the 2nd exit onto the A4254 (signposted Hinckley). After approximately 300m you will approach a set of traffic lights, with a public house called the Cedar Tree to your left, also signposted the Pingles Leisure Complex, turn left. The car park is at the top of the drive, in front of the Stadium. From the M1 Exit M1 at junction 21, turn onto the M69 (signposted Coventry). At Junction 1 exit motorway to the join the A5 (signposted Nuneaton) / Hinckley), taking the exit off the island towards Nuneaton. After approximately 2 miles you come to a T junction with a set of traffic lights, taking the filter to the left joining the A47 (the Crest Motel will be on your left), continue on to the next island, taking the 1st exit joining the A4254, signposted to Coventry. Continue for approximately 2 miles along this road, you will approach a set of traffic lights with a public house named the Cedar Tree diagonally in front on you and also signposted the Pingles Leisure Complex, turn right. The car park is at the top of the drive, in front of the Stadium. From A5 from the West After travelling along the Atherstone bypass continue along the A5 approximately 3 miles you will come to a T junction with a set of traffic lights, turn right joining the A47 (the Crest Motel will be in front of you left). Then follow the directions as above.