September 2005

More Photos Added to the Gallery Monday, September 26 2005

Check out the Photo Gallery for new photos in the 'Uttoxeter 2005'. 'Star:Track 2005' and the 'Tamworth Open Meeting 2005' sections.

More photos will appear soon on the 'Tamworth Open Meeting 2005' section and there will be a new section on the Heart of England at Rugby and the Midland Road Relays at Sutton Park
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Uttoxeter Success Starts the Season in Style Friday, September 23 2005

Uttoxeter is traditionally  the venue for the first cross country race of the season and this year it took place in sunny conditions with 11 athletes from Tamworth Athletic Club taking part. This was Tamworth’s highest number of entries for some years.

  Kristian Edwards was taking part in his first cross country race for the club and he ran superbly to finish in 3rd place in the under 11 boy’s race with Oliver Wood not far behind in 16th position. A presentation followed immediately when the Deputy Mayor of Burton-on-Trent presented Edwards with his bronze medal.

  In the same age group in the girl’s section Eloise Redfern was Tamworth’s only competitor and she too excelled herself with a magnificent 12th position, all the more remarkable as she is only just 9 years of age.

  Robert Farrell was also in his first cross country race and he steadily picked his way through the competitors to record a creditable 26th.

  The 4 boy’s in the under 15 section just missed out on a medal when they finished in 4th place in the team competition, only 10 points behind the very strong Stoke team.

  Steve Deeley 15th, Craig Farrell 25th, Joe Saddington 32nd and Matt Wood in 43rd made up the team. This bodes well for the Midland Road Relay Championships in Sutton Park on Sunday.

  Competing in the 3 mile under 17 races were Simon King who finished in 16th  position, with only seconds from a top ten place in his first year in this age group  and Megan Jacobs who was also in her first cross country race as an under 17 and who had her best race for many years when she completed the course in 9th place, beating many county representatives in the process.

Dave Williams was the club’s only entrant in the senior men’s race and he enjoyed the transition from the track with a 33rd placing.

  Tamworth has a record number of  9 teams entered in the Midland Road Relay Championships on Sunday 25th September with the first race at 11.15. See John at the club to check if you have been selected.

For information about training and competition at Tamworth AC for  junior and senior cross country and road relays please email Chris on tamworthac@aol.com.

Uttoxeter 2005 photos are now in the Gallery.

 
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Tamworth Duo Earn England Call Friday, September 23 2005

Tamworth AC athletes Meghan Beesley and Nathan Woodward have qualified to represent England at the forthcoming Indoor Combined Events International.
  The duo earned their England vests for the second consecutive year when they finished second and fourth respectively in the All England Schools Championships in Southampton.
  Beesley was runner-up in the girls' heptathlon with a personal best of 4,538 points.She produced personal best performances in the 80m hurdles (11.72secs), 200m (25.03secs), javelin (27.14m) and 800m (2:25.12mins).She also cleared 1.51m in the high jump, threw 7.44m in the shot and jumped 5.30m in the long jump.
  Woodward also put in an impressive series of performances when he finished in fourth place overall with a personal best score of 4866 points in the octathlon event.He recorded personal bests in the long jump (6.15m), discus (25.78m) and shot (9.91m), despite suffering a bad attack of cramp before the final event.
  He also recorded a throw of 28.96m in the javelin, ran the 400m in 50.73secs, the 110m hurdles in 14.33secs in the 100m hurdles, cleared 1.92m in the high jump and showed his determination by completing the 1,500m in 4:18.20mins to move up six places on the final event and gain his international vest.
  Meanwhile, five Tamworth athletes completed their season with good performances at the Telford Open Meeting last week.
  In the under-15 girls events, Laura Taylor finished third in the 100m in 13.7secs, the 200m in 28.5secs and the long jump with a jump of 4.61m.
  Nathan Jones-Faulkes picked up a good second place in the under-17 men's javelin when he three 37.56m.
  In the under-13 girls events, Sophie Taylor finished in second place in the long jump with 4.19m and third in the 100m in 15secs.
  Milly Kellyman took second place in the 100m in 14.3secs and sixth in the long jump with a jump of 3.87m.Rachael Fairfax-Steadman was sixth in the under-11 girls' 60m in 11.4secs.
  Nine-year-old Rosanne Childs can feel very pleased with her effort in the Lichfield Fun Run over 3km when she finished 70th out of 225 runners.
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Culshaw Takes on Church Test Wednesday, September 21 2005
Tamworth race walker John Culshaw Senior was in action in Guernsey for the Church-to-Church race over 19.4 miles of undulating terrain.
  Culshaw was on the pace throughout the race, which passes ten churches across the island, and crossed the line in 11th place in 3:17.42hrs.
  Meanwhile, Tamworth AC walkers Mark Williams and Sheila Owen recorded impressive victories at the Leicester Open 10km road walks, which incorporated the British Masters 10km National Championships and Midland Women's 10km Championships at Abbey Park, Leicester.
  Williams was in impressive form at the front of the field and even when British international Robbie Bain made a break, he upped the tempo.
  The pair swapped places several times during the final 4klm before Williams made a successful break to win in 48.32mins.He lifted the Jim Sharlott Cup for the open win and the overall British Master title.
  Sheila Owen, returning to form after recent illness, produced a fine walk to retain the Midland Women's 10km Championships.
  Owen battled bravely throughout the race to record an excellent time of 1:01.34hrs and give her overall fifth place in the Women's Open event behind South African international, Estle Viljoen of Belgrave Harriers, and second place in the British Master Championships.
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Youngsters Flock to Starter Class Wednesday, September 21 2005
A record number of youngsters attended Tamworth Athletics Club's reception starter sessions.
   An impressive 111 young athletes aged eight-15 attended the second year of the successful starter squads between May and September.
   The scheme, jointly funded by Active Sports and Tamworth AC, attracted youngsters from all over the town and the surrounding areas, who were given a taster of all the athletic disciplines on offer at the club.
   Although the track and field competition season has now finished, it doesn't mean athletics has stopped for the rest of the year so the club's athletes will continue to compete and train during the winter.
   The youngsters will be hoping to emulate one of the club's rising stars, Alana Smetham, who represented the Midlands in the annual match against the North and Wales at Abington last weekend.
   Smetham finished second in the hammer after throwing a new personal best of 43.03m.
   Tamworth team-mates Meghan Beesley and Nathan Woodward are competing in the English Schools Combined Events Championships in Southampton this weekend.
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Tamworth AC Coaches and Coaching Assistants Saturday, September 3 2005
Check out the latest courses and Event Specific conferences in the Coaches and Coaching Section in the members links. The conferences offer good value at £10 for the day. Booking forms are available from www.ukathletics.net, click on conferences, from the club secretary on club nights and are displayed on the main notice-board in the clubhouse.
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Tamworth Annual Open Meeting Photos Saturday, September 3 2005

Photos taken during the 2005 Tamworth Games will be on the website early next week. Please be patient - there are LOADS. Photographers for the club this year were Colin Crawford, Chris Graves and Trevor Stevenson.
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Tamworth Games Results Friday, September 2 2005

The results for the Tamworth Games have now been posted on the Tamworth Games page.  To access it, please click on the Tamworth Games banner at the top of this page.  Results are in Excel Spreadsheet (.xls) format but a PDF version will follow for those that do not have access to the software to open them.

If you should find any problems with the results please do contact us via the 'Contact Us' page and we will endeavour to sort them out.
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Another Successful Tamworth Games Thursday, September 1 2005
Tamworth Athletics Club hosted a highly successful Tamworth Games on Bank Holiday Monday, with over 1,400 athletes from clubs around the country taking part.
  The home athletes recorded many good performances despite stiff opposition, winning 35 medals and recording 32 personal bests during the nine hour programme.
  First places went to Meghan Beasley (200m, 800m and long jump), Hollie Owen (400m), Mark Williams (2,000m walk), Alex Berrow (hammer), Juan Padmore (long jump) and Gavin Showell (pole vault).
  Silver medals went to Phil Clamp (800m and 1,500m), Craig Farrell (pole vault), Hollie Owen (200m), Megan Jacobs (800m), Sheila Owen (2,000m walk), Liz Checkley (400m), Amy Frith (400m), Greg Richards (200m), Justine Passey (100m), Jenna Passey (1,500m), Alana Smethan (hammer), Mark Brooks (javelin), Alex Berrow (shot) and Rebecca Findley (high jump).
  Athletes gaining bronze medals were Laura Taylor (100m and long jump), Ben Jones (100m and 200m), Matty James (high jump and long jump), Anthony Parkes (800m), Steven Harris (800m), Katherine Snowden (800m), Leah Moores (400m), Jordan Roach (shot) and Gemma Wheelhouse (discus).
  26 Tamworth athletes responded to the stiff opposition when they recorded personal bests during the meeting.
  These personal bests went to Laura Taylor (100m and 200m), Sophie Fairfax-Steadman (150m and long jump), Milly Kellyman (75m and 150m), Daniel Cash (100m and 400m), Anthony Parkes (75m and long jump), Ben Jones (100m and 200m), Leonie Hendrichson (200m), Carlton McDonald (400m), John Jenkins (400m), Ian Findlay (400m), Hollie Owen (400m), Stewart Gibson (75m), Elyse Jinks (800m), Meghan Beesley (800m), Dave Williams (800m), Chloe Williams (75m), Danielle Cassar (long jump), Rachael Fairfax-Steadman (75m), David Goodwin (shot), Nick Crawford (200m), Jordan Roach (shot), Joe Saddington (1,500m), Stephen Deeley (1,500m), Simon King (1,500m), Mark Brooks (javelin) and Ewan Cashmore (discus).
  The top performance of the day came from Beesley, who won the 800m in 2:26.10mins, the 200m in 25.45secs and the long jump with a jump of 5.46m.
  Hollie Owen picked up a couple of medals when she won the 400m in 59.33secs, her first individual competition at the event, and second place in the 200m to give Tamworth a 1-2 behind Beesley in 26.78secs.
  Berrow won the hammer with a throw of 39.18m, took second place in the shot with a putt of 12.54m and fifth in the discus with a throw of 25.9m.
  Williams won the senior men's 2km walk in a time of 8:39.08mins and Sheila Owen took second place in the ladies event in 11:23.46mins.
  Padmore won the long jump with a jump of 5.91m and Gavin Showell took first place in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.1m.
  Phil Clamp picked up a couple of second places when he recorded times of 2:01.34mins in the 800m and 4:12.02mins in the 1,500m.
  Alana Smethan was second in the hammer with a throw of 38.71m and Mark Brooks finished in the same position in the javelin when he went over the 40m mark for the first time to record 41.57m.
  Liz Checkley gained second place in her 400m in a time of 1.01.8mins and Amy Frith finished in the same position in the senior ladies 400m final in 59.26secs.
  Justine Passey took second place in the 100m in 13.07secs and just missed out on a medal by one hundreth of a second in the 200m when she finished in fourth place in 27.45secs with sister Jenna also picking up a medal for second place in her 1,500m event.
  Richards was second in the 200m in 23.17secs and sixth in the 100m final in 11.53secs.
  Jacobs finished second in her 800m final in 2:39.14mins and reached the final of the 400m when she clocked 1:08.71mins in her heat.
  Farrell picked up a silver medal when he cleared 1.75m in his first ever pole vault competition and finished fifth in the high jump with a jump of 1.45m.Rebecca Findley took second place in the high jump with a clearance of 1.35m.
  Laura Taylor had a busy afternoon when she finished in third place in the 100m final in 13.25secs, another third in the long jump with a jump of 4.38m and fourth in the 200m in 27.48m.
  Parkes finished in third place overall in the 800m in 2:54.56mins, set a personal best of 11.24secs in the 75m, finished fourth in the final and set another personal best in the long jump with a leap of 3.25m.
  Harris was third in the 800m in 2:25.72mins and seventh in the hammer with a throw of 15.35m.
  Snowden gained third place in the 800m in 2:37.92mins and Moores finished in the same position in the 400m, when she clocked a time of 62.54secs.
  Jones finished third in the senior 100m final in 11.3secs and third in the 200m in 23.62secs, after clocking a personal best 23.11secs in his heat.
  James was third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.55m, the same position in the long jump with 5.17m and sixth in the discus with a throw of 23.62m.
  Roach finished third in the shot with a putt of 7.06m, fifth in his heat of the 200m and recorded 3.84m in the long jump.
  Wheelhouse was third in the discus with her best throw of the season of 28.92m and fourth in the shot with a putt of 8.21m.
  Athletes who, on this occasion, didn't gain medals or personal bests but also took part, many of them putting up creditable performances, were James Thacker, Sophie Taylor, Amy Williams, Nick Wilkins, Howard Bush, Ryan Ellis, Sophie Cash, Nathan Christian, Matt Hargreaves, Josie Cassar, Kirk Allen, Reanne Wood, Brian Sumner, Robert Farrell, Hannah Owen, Phil Owen, Ashley Smethan, Claire Perry and Rose Williams.
  A number of young athletes made their debuts at this meeting and can be pleased with their performances. They included Laura Ford, Eloise Redfern, Jasmine Oliver, Roseanne Childs, Kane Densley, Samuel McDonald, Joshua Hadley, Sariah Maughan and Oliver Williscroft.
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Valiant Ladies Just Miss Out Thursday, September 1 2005

The Tamworth AC Ladies team missed out on promotion in the Midland Women's League by two points after a hard-fought final match.
  The top performances on the day came from Meghan Beesley who won all her three events with personal best performances of 5.49m in the long jump, 12.4secs in the 100m and 12secs There were also personal bests from Amy Frith (high jump and 400m), Laura Taylor (high jump), Nicola Paul (75m hurdles), Claire Free (triple jump) and Rebecca Hallam (high jump).
  Laura Taylor won the long jump with a leap of 4.93m, the high jump with a clearance of 1.30m and third in the 100m in a time of 13.6secs.Laura's younger sister Sophie also had a good day, winning her long jump with a leap of 4.33m and finishing third in the 800m in 2:58.8mins.
  Rachael Perry won the javelin with a throw of 14.49m and finished third in the shot with a putt of 6.91m.Hollie Owen picked up good points for the team with second place finishes in the 100m and 300m, clocking 13.2secs and 41.8secs respectively.
  Also picking up two good second places was Frith, who cleared 1.45m in the high jump and clocked 59secs in the 400m. She also finished third in the 200m in 27.7secs.
  Alana Smethan produced a good throw of 40.84m for second place in the hammer and Leah Moores produced the good time of 2:21.6mins to finish third in the 800m.
  Gemma Wheelhouse was second in the discus with a throw of 28.3m, fourth in the shot with 8.5m and fifth in the javelin with a throw of 16.85m.
  Faye Palmer finished second in her first 400m hurdles race in 1:17.9mins, third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.25m and the same position in the long jump with a leap of 4.24m.
  Sophie Cash was second in the 80m hurdles in 15.8secs, third in the high jump with a leap of 1.4m and fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 8.35m.Liz Checkley picked up two useful third places with times of 14secs in the 100m and 62.9secs in the 400m.
  Paul was second in the 75m hurdles in 15.8secs and Lara Hooper was third in the pole vault with a clearance of 2.2m, fourth in the 100m hurdles in 25.5secs and sixth in the 3,000m in a time of 14:45.9mins.
  Justine Passey also gained good points in the sprints by finishing third in the 100m in 13.4secs and fourth in the 200m in 28.1secs with sister Jenna finishing sixth in the 1,500m in 6:46.8mins.
  Free finished third in the 300m in 47.6secs and fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 9.11m.Faye McCabe was third in the shot with a putt of 8.48m and fourth in the javelin with a throw of 23.95m.
  Reanne Wood finished fourth in the hammer with a throw of 18.25m and fifth in the discus with 14.96m.Youngster Milly Kellyman produced a good performance in the 100m to finish fourth in 14secs.
  Laura Langowski who was unable to run due to injury, gained some useful points in the throwing events by finishing fourth in the shot with 7.67m and the discus with a throw of 14.93m.
  Newcomer Leonie Hendrickson did well in her first competition to finish fourth in the 200m in 29.7secs.Another youngster doing quite well was Hannah Sargeant who finished fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.3m and fifth in the 75m hurdles in 14.2secs.
  Rebecca Hallam had a busy afternoon, finishing fourth in the 100m hurdles in 25.6secs. She also finished sixth in the high jump with 1.2m, the 400m hurdles in 85.9secs and the 1,500m in 6:06.5mins.
  Sheila Owen was fifth in the javelin with a throw of 19.02m and Marianne Pritchard finished in the same position in the discus with a throw of 10.72m. She was also sixth in the 3,000m in 12:52.8mins.
  Kathy Snowden was fifth in the 800m in 2:39.9mins with sister Joanna finishing in the same position in the 800m in 2:53.9mins.Rebecca Pates was fifth in the 1,500m in 6:37.7secs and Amy Williams was sixth in the 800m in 2:49mins.
  Elyse Jinks finished sixth in the 1,500m in 5:49.6mins and Jenny Evans finished in the same position in the 200m in 32.6secs.
  Owen, Checkley, Moores and Frith then rounded off the day by winning the 4x400m relay in 4:03.3mins.
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