April 2005

Tamworth AC's Norwich Union Summer Star:Track will be back at the stadium this August.

The 5 day programme, which covers all aspects of track and field, will run from 10am to 3pm from Monday 1 to Friday 5 August 2005 and will be suitable for 8 to 15 year olds.

The cost this year will be £30 for 1 full week or £7 per session with a minimum of 2 sessions.For registration forms and full details contact Chris at the club or email tamworthac@aol.com

Tamworth AC made home territory count as they got their National Junior League programme off to a cracking start last weekend as both the men's and women's teams claimed wins.

Mick Sanderson
The women won their match by a clear 77 points from Derby, with Cannock and Staffs claiming third.
  Sarah Williams was among the stars as she won the pole vault with a personal best of 2.90m.She also won the B long jump with another personal best of 5.29m, took fourth in the triple jump and was third in the 400m hurdles.  Hollie Owen won her 200m in an impressive personal best of 25.9secs.
Newcomer Marianne Pritchard won the 3000m in 13:09.6mins while Abi Aubrey won the B event in 14:02.6mins.
  Jenna Passey took second place in the 1,500m in a personal best of 6:16.4mins with sister Justine taking two A event fourth places, clocking 13secs for the 100m and 26.9secs for the 200m.
  Meghan Beasley was second in the long jump, third in the shot and fourth in her first javelin competition with a throw of 19.86m.Sophie Cash and Charlotte McDonough both made their league debut.Cash was second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.45m while McDonough took second in the triple jump with a jump of 8.26m.
  Gemma Wheelhouse scored well in the throwing events, finishing second in the B hammer final with a throw of 20.96m. She was also third in the discus and shot.
  Reanne Wood, in her first competition in the league, took fourth place in the A hammer with a best throw of 21.38m.
  Liz Checkley also picked up useful points with second place in the B pole vault, with a clearance of 1.70m, third in the 400m in a personal best 63secs and sixth in the discus with a throw of 14.30m.
Rebecca Findley took first place in the B 400m hurdles in 89.2secs.She was also second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.45m and fourth in the 100m hurdles in a time of 21.5secs.
  Danielle Webb gained second place in her 100m hurdles in 21.5secs and fourth in the javelin with a throw of 14.39m.
  Rebecca Hallam took third place in the 400m in a personal best equalling 66.1sec with Charlotte Elvins in the same position in the B 800m in 2:35.1mins.
  Leah Moores finished in fourth place in the A 800m race in 2:24.1mins with Megan Jacobs also in fourth place in the A 1,500m in 5:34.5mins and Zoe Albini seventh in her 100m in 13.9secs.

Tamworth's men won their first league meeting of the season by 34 points, finishing ahead of Stoke and Coventry.
  Nathan Woodward made an impressive 400m hurdles debut as he won the A race in 57.6secs. Woodward also took third place in his first 110m hurdles and fourth in the high jump.
  Neil Rudd won the B 400m hurdles in 67.7secs, the B 110m hurdles in 22.8secs and finished sixth in the 400m in 53.3sec.
  Daniel Cash won the B high jump with a jump of 1.65m and took third place in his 200m in a personal best 23.6secs.
  Juan Padmore made a good start to his season with two second places in the long jump and shot.
  Adam Smith also picked up two second places with a personal best of 13.05m in the triple jump and a throw of 14.84m in the B hammer.
  Stephen Tonks won the B triple jump with a personal best 12.77m and finished in third place in his 800m in 2:06.9mins.
  John Jenkins took second place in the B 2,000m steeplechase in 7:53.9mins and also claimed a personal best in the 800m.
  Martin Naunton was second place in the 3,000m in a time of 9:28mins and claimed third in the 2000m steeplechase in 7:04mins.
  Alex Berrow produced an excellent throw of 41.35m for second place in the hammer and finished in fourth place in both the discus and shot.
  Nathan Jones-Faulkes produced a good throw in the javelin of 35.69m for fifth place while Ashley Smethan earned good points for the team with a personal best throw of 17.19m, giving him fourth place in the discus.
  Richard Bown and Adam Bache played their part in a fine team display with Bown taking third place in the long jump with 5.61m. Bache was third in the 3,000m in a personal best of 10:05mins and claimed sixth in the 1,500m in 4:46.7mins.
  Dan Challis took fifth place in his 100m in 11.8secs, Nick Crawford was sixth in the 400m and Simon King claimed sixth place in the 200m. Brett Byrd was also second in the javelin.

A selection of photos from the meeting are now on the gallery under the track and field section.

Three Tamworth AC athletes who won the athletics awards at the Tamworth Herald's Sports Awards were presented with their certificates at a dinner held at Drayton Manor Park. The three were Meghan Beesley, Nathan Woodward and Mark Williams.

Meghan Beesley then went on to win one of the three top awards of the evening when she took the Sportwoman of the Year Award for her achievements in 2004.

It was agreed at the AGM on 20 April 2005 to follow the recommendation of the treasurer and TAC's committee and hold the Annual Membership and Training Fees at last years' prices.

Please remember that all membership subscriptions were up for renewal on 1st April 2005. In line with the Midland Counties rules, athletes who have not paid their subscriptions by June 1st will not be able to compete or train at the club as they will not be insured.

Congratulations to Tamworth AC who won both the men's and women's competitions in the first league competition of the season which was held at the Marlborough Way Stadium, Tamworth.  Full report and results coming soon. Check out the photo gallery for the first batch of pictures taken on the day.

The 2005 Tamworth August Open Meeting will be held on 29 August which is August Bank Holiday. Entry forms are currently being prepared and will be posted on the website as soon as available.