May 2005

Tamworth athletes broke a host of club records when they competed in various County Championships last weekend.
   The club emerged with 23 county titles and 51 medals from competitions in Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Avon.
   Warwickshire champions included Meghan Beesley, who claimed a hat-trick of golds after winning the 80m hurdles, 100m and triple jump.And in a busy programme, Beesley also finished second in the high jump, 200m in a personal best of 25.8secs and the 300m.She was only denied gold in the 300m by teammate Hollie Owen, who won in a time of 41.8secs.Owen picked up a second medal with third place in the 200m.
   Other Warwickshire wonders included Nathan Jones Faulkes (javelin and discus), Leah Moores (800m), Sarah Williams (2,000m steeplechase), Nathan Woodward (400m hurdles), Faye McCabe (javelin), Chris Smith (discus) and Adam Smith (triple jump).McCabe, who won the javelin with a throw of 22.09m, also took second place in the discus with a personal best throw of 20.19m and set another best of 8.50m in the shot.
   Steeplechase champion Sarah Williams also took second place in the pole vault with a clearance of 2.60m, the triple jump with 9.11m, and completed her tally of four medals with third place in the long jump with a distance of 4.81m.
   Nathan Woodward was another multi-medal winner.He took second place in the 100m hurdles with a personal best of 14.9secs and completed his set of medals with third in the high jump, with a clearance of 1.85m.
   Triple jump winner Adam Smith also took third place in the long jump with a jump of 5.62m.
   Laura Langowski (200m) was crowned an Avon county champion.She also took second place in the 100m in 12.9secs while Amy Frith was second in the 400m.

Winners of Staffordshire titles were Ben Horsley (100m and long jump), Sophie Cash (300m hurdles and high jump), Alex Berrow (hammer), Juan de Leon Padmore (long jump) and Alena Smethan (hammer).
   De Leon Padmore recorded a leap of 6.15m to win the long jump and also took second place in the 100m in 12.1secs.Berrow also took second place in the shot with a personal best of 11.96m and third in the discus with a throw of 30.65m.
   Another newcomer to the Tamworth ranks Bret Byrd recorded a fine throw of 53.80m for second place in the under-17 men's javelin.

  In the Leicestershire Championships, Phil Owen (javelin and discus) and Ricky Hallam (pole vault) both won gold medals.Owen won the veteran's javelin and discus titles with throws of 34.90m and 34.20m respectively.
   As well as a host of gold medals, Tamworth picked up a number of silver and bronze medals.Other second places in the Warwickshire championships went to Ben Jones, who equalled his personal best in the senior 400m in 52.6secs, and Ian Findley in the under-15s shot.
   Craig Farrell was third in the Staffordshire under-15 boys 1,500m with Steve Deeley just behind him in fourth place.Tom Burton put up a good performance in the 100m hurdles when he finished a close second in a personal best of 15.1secs.
Matt Hargreaves finished in fourth place in the senior men's 800m, with Daniel Cash fifth in the under-20 men's 200m.
   Rebecca Hallam took second place in the Leicestershire 400m with Liz Checkley third place in the Warwickshire 400m.
  Hammer thrower Reanne Wood took third place in the under-17 ladies event while Mark Brooks also picked up a medal for third in the under-15 javelin with a throw of 35.42m.Claire Perry was fourth in the under-17 women's javelin with a personal best throw of 24.42m.
   Nathan Christian picked up his first championship medal when he took third place in the under-13 boys' javelin with a throw of 15.97m.He also took sixth place overall in the 800m.
   James Thacker set a personal best in his heat of the 200m in 29.8secs and was fourth in the final.
   Justine Passey finished fifth place in the Warwickshire under-20 ladies 200m in 27secs while Nick Spargo finished in the same position in the senior men's 400m.
Richard Brown was fifth in both the 100m heat in 12.6secs and the final of the 200m.Kat Snowden and Rebecca Findley won bronze medals.Snowden finished third in the under-20 women's 800m and Findley showed improved form when she cleared 1.50m in the high jump.

Three Tamworth girls took part in the under-13 girls events, gaining valuable experience for the future.Jo Cassar recorded 16.4secs for the 100m and 2.91m in the long jump.Lauren Saunders recorded16.2secs for the 100m and 3.08m in the long jump, while sister Chloe ran 17.4secs in the 100m and managed 2.68m in the long jump.

Two Tamworth girls competed in the under-11 girls' 75m and 150m events and both can be pleased with their performances.Francesca Hughes set the fastest 150m of the day in 22.2secs and clocked 11.5secs in the 75m.Lauren Whitehouse was the fourth fastest in the 150m in a time of 23.2secs and also gained a good time of 11.3secs when finishing in third place in her 75m race.

Tamworth AC athletes broke a club record when they took the grand total of 51 medals at the various county championships last week-end, the previous record being 36!

Congratulations to everyone who represented the club at the competitions held in Nuneaton for Warks and Leics, Stoke for Staffordshire and to our athletes who are currently attending Bath University.

Results will be available soon.

Tamworth Athletic Club's ladies team got off to an excellent start in their opening Midland Women's League fixture, following their promotion last year, as they took third place in their first match of the season.
  Meghan Beesley chalked up maximum points for the club when she won her 100m in a personal best 12.5secs, the 80m hurdles in another PB of 12.5secs and the senior long jump with a leap of 5.39m.
  Faye McCabe made a great start to her season when she won the discus with a throw of 20.13m, the shot with 7.68m and took third place in the javelin with a throw of 22.89m - all personal bests.
  Laura Taylor also produced good performances to win the long jump with a jump of 4.79m, the 75m hurdles in 13.6secs and take third place in the 100m in 13.6secs.
  Hollie Owen also continued to show promising early season form when she won the 300m in a personal best time of 41.7secs and the 100m in 13.2secs.
  Busiest athletes in the team were Sarah Williams and Katherine Snowden. Williams won the pole vault with a clearance of 2.80m, the long jump with a leap of 4.90m, fourth place with a personal best equalling 1.35m in the high jump and fifth in the triple jump with a jump of 9.85m.
  Snowden took third place in the 800m in a time of 2:33.3mins, fourth in the 100m hurdles in 21.5secs, fourth in the hammer, sixth in the 400m hurdles in 1:06.2mins and also ran a leg of the 4x400m relay.
  Charlotte Elvins won her 300m in 45.9secs and took second place in the 200m in 28.4sec.
  Claire Perry gained a win in the discus with a throw of 17.16m, third place in the triple jump with a personal best jump of 7.38m and fourth in the javelin with a personal best throw of 23.89m.
  Rebecca Hallam took fourth place in her 400m in a personal best of 1:05.7mins, won her 400m hurdles in 84.7secs and took fifth place in the javelin with a throw of 12.06m.
  Hannah Alcock won her shot with 5.96m, finished in third place in the javelin with a personal best of 11.69m and was sixth in the 100m in 14.4secs.
  Sophie Cash won her high jump with 1.45m, took second place in the 80m hurdles in 14.8secs and was third in the shot with 7.13m.
  Rebecca Findlay won her high jump with a clearance of 1.45m and took fourth place in the 100m hurdles in 21.5secs.
  Hannah Sargeant, returning from injury, won her 75m hurdles in a time of 14.6secs and Alana Smetham started her season with second place in the hammer with a throw of 36.63m.
  Jenny Evans took second place in the long jump with a personal best of 3.84m and Liz Checkley was second in the 400m in 62.6secs and fourth in her 100m in 13.9secs.
  Leah Moores finished in third place in the 800m in 2:24mins, as did Georgia Lorraine in the 200m in a personal best of 28.8secs.
 Sophie Hetherington finished in fourth place in her 200m in a personal best of 30.2secs and Megan Jacobs took the same position in her 800m in 2:38.6mins.
  Justine Passey took fourth place in the senior 100m in 13.5secs and in the 200m in 27.2secs, with sister Jenna also finishing in fourth spot in the 1,500m in 6:21.8mins.
  Nicola Paul finished in fourth place in the high jump with 1.10m and was sixth in her 800m.
  Amy Williams chalked up a couple of personal bests when she finished fifth in the800m in 2:40.9mins and was sixth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.15m.
  Elisa Moores took fifth place in the discus with a throw of 13.72m and sixth in the 1,500m in 6:04mins, while Elyse Jinks was sixth in the 1,500m in 5:53.8mins.
  Marianne Pritchard also gained a sixth place when she clocked 13:30.7mins in the 3,000m.

Check out the Track and Field photos for more of the Women's League held in Tipton and there is a new section on the Sutton Road Relays.