June 2005

Tamworth Ac are odds on to win both the men's and women's Trent Divisions of the National Junior League and gain promotion to the Premier League next season.
  They won their latest matches by 69 points and 40 points respectively, to open up a gap at the top of both divisions.
   In the men's match, Nathan Woodward won the 400m hurdles in 56.4secs, the 110m hurdles in 17.3secs and took third place in the high jump with a clearance of 1.75m.
   David Lines won his 4oom hurdles in 60.5secs, 110m hurdles in 22.2secs and also ran a leg in the 4x400m winning relay team.John Jenkins picked up a win in the 400m in a personal best time of 52.8secs and took sixth place in the 800m in 2:08.1mins.
   Daniel Cash won the high jump when he equalled his personal best of 1.75m and set another personal best when he clocked 23.4secs for second place in the 200m.
   Juan Padmore gained his usual win in the long jump with 6.21m and gained second place in the shot with a putt of 8.2   Adam Smith won the long jump with a personal best jump of 5.82m and took third place in the triple jump with 12.87m.
   Alex Berrow won the discus with a throw of 25.68m, took second place in the hammer with 40.45m and third in the shot with a personal best of 11.22m.
   David Levett also picked up valuable points, winning the hammer with a personal best throw of 37.17m and taking third in the discus with 26.39m.Tom Hardman, making a welcome return after injury, won the javelin with 43.80m.
   Also making a valuable contribution to the team were Richard Bown, Neil Rudd, Ashley Smetham, Simon King and Adam Bache.Bown took second place in the 200m in 23.5secs and third in the 100m in 11.4secs.Rudd was second in the 400m in 52.6secs and played an important part in the two winning relay teams.Smetham finished in fourth place in the javelin with a throw of 15.55m and was fifth in the 2,000m steeplechase in 10:35.4mins.
   King was fourth in the 800m in 2:08.1mins and was fifth in the 1,500m in 5:07.7mins.
   Nick Crawford gained a good third place in the 100m when he equalled his personal best of 12.2secs. He also came third in the triple jump with another personal best performance of 10.94m.

Bache finished in fourth place in the 3,000m in 10:03.6mins and seventh in the 1,500m in 4:37.1mins.
   Tamworth completed their runaway win with Rudd, Padmore, Dan Cash and Crawford winning the 4x400m relay and David Lines, Rudd, John Jenkins and Woodward taking first place in the 4x400m relay.

In the women's match, Tamworth won by 40 points with every team member gaining at least one top three finish.
   Danielle Webb won the 400m hurdles in 1:16.6mins and the 100m hurdles in a personal best time of 21.4secs. She also took fourth place in the 1,500m in 5:49.4mins.
   Hollie Owen equalled her personal best of 25.9secs to win the 200m and took third place in the 100m in 13secs.Rebecca Hallam was second in the 400m in 1:06.1mins and in the shot with 6.34m.
   Reanne Wood was second in the hammer with a throw of 19.87m, while Marianne Pritchard was second in the 800m in 2:52.1mins and fourth in the javelin with a personal best throw of 11.53m.

Sophie Cash made a promising debut in the triple jump to finish second with a leap of 9.12m. She finished third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.40m and was also fourth in the 400m hurdles in a personal best time of 1:15mins.
   Liz Checkley equalled her personal best clearance of 1.70m in the pole vault for second place and was fifth in the 200m in 27.6secs.
   Sarah Williams took second place in the pole vault with 2.55m and another second in the 3,000m in a time of 15:34mins.Charlotte Elvins made her debut in the 400m and finished third in 1:05.2mins.
   Claire Perry was third in the long jump with 3.31m and came fourth in the javelin with a personal best throw of 25m.Kat Snowdon finished third in the 800m in 2:33.1mins and came fourth in the 100m hurdles in 20.5secs.
   Sara Benson finished second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.30m, fourth in the long jump with 4.49m and came fifth in the 100m in 14.1secs.
   Gemma Wheelhouse, as usual, produced some solid performances in the throws to claim third place in the discus with 27.03m, fourth in the shot with 8.35m and fifth in the hammer with 19.94m.
   Laura Fell and Hannah Alton were part of the sprint relay team that finished third. Laura recorded 13.9secs and Hannah 15.1secs in a 100m guests race.

Tamworth' ACs young athletes produced some excellent performances when they finished a close third in the second Young Athletes League match.
There was a total of 42 personal best performances by Tamworth athletes, with Alex Berrow (hammer) and Hollie Owen (300m) winning athlete of the match awards.
In the under-17s men's age group, homegrown athletes gaining personal bests were Nathan Woodward (400m hurdles, 100m hurdles and high jump), Berrow (hammer and discus), Dan Challis (200m and pole vault), Tom Burton (100m hurdles and high jump), Nathan Jones-Faulkes (discus), Ashley Smetham (hammer), Nick Crawford (triple jump) and David Goodwin (javelin).
Berrow's fine throw of 49.91m in the hammer wasn't just good enough for victory, it passed the national championships qualifying standard and English schools entry standard. He also gained second places in the discus and shot with 32.88m and 11.44m respectively.
Woodward picked up a first place in the 400m hurdles in 55.4secs, another first in the 100m hurdles in 14.9secs and second place in the high jump with a clearance of 1.85m.
Burton picked up a double when he won the 100m hurdles in 14.9secs and the high jump with 1.60m.
Challis won the pole vault with a clearance of 2.40m, took third place in the 200m in 24secs and was fourth in the 100m in 11.7secs.
Juan Padmore picked up his usual double when he won the long jump with 6.05m and the shot with a putt of 10.40m.
Another athlete picking up his usual double was Jones-Faulkes who won the javelin with 40.37m and the discus with 30.10m.
Smetham won his hammer event with a throw of 32.52m and Simon King won the 3,000m in 10:07.5mins, and finished fourth in the 1,500m in 5:56.8mins.
Crawford won the triple jump with a leap of 10.56m and the long jump with 4.89m. he also took fourth place in the 400m in 64secs.
Goodwin won his javelin with a throw of 32.31m and finished third in the 100m in 13secs.
Ben Storey won his triple jump with a leap of 10.21m, finished fourth in the 200m in 27.8secs and the same position in the 400m in 62.2secs.

In the under-15 boys age group, personal bests went to Tom Challis (100m and high jump) and Steve Deeley (3,000m).Deeley won the 3,000m in 10:23.1mins and finished fourth in the 400m in 66.1secs.Challis won the high jump with a clearance of 1.50m, took third place in the 100m in 12.5secs and the same position in the 200m in 25.9secs.
Craig Farrell won his 80m hurdles in 16.7secs and took second place in the 800m in 2:22.1mins.
Alex Elson won his 800m in 2:30.5mins and finished fourth in the long jump with 4.18m.
Chris Smith took third place in the javelin with a throw of 31.34m, another third in the discus with 23.51m and fourth in the hammer with a throw of 15.79m.
Matthew Wood finished in fourth place in the A 1,500m in 5:15.9mins and newcomer Steven Harris took second place in the B event in 5:07.8mins.
David Hudson finished in third place in the long jump with of 3.77m and clocked 14.1secs for fourth in the 100m.
Ian Findlay finished third in the 80m hurdles in 15.6secs and in the shot with a putt of 9.07m. He was also second in the 400m in 72.3secs.
Joe Saddington took second place in the 3,000m in 11:59.7mins and fourth in the shot with 5.91m.
Another newcomer to the team was Iwan Cashmore who picked up three third places with 31.3secs in the 200m, 15.77m in the discus and 14.92m in the javelin.

In the under-13 boys age group, athletes gaining personal bests were Adam McGee (100m and 800m), James Thacker (100m), Nathan Christian (800m), Ted White (high jump), Stephen Parkes (1,500m), Brett Cash (high jump) and Jordan Roach (200m).
White won the high jump with a clearance of 1.43m and the shot with a putt of 8.04m.
Thacker picked up a double in the B sprints when he won the 100m in 14.3secs and the 200m in 30.1secs.
Parkes won his shot with a putt of 6.32m and took second place in the 1,500m in a time of 4:51mins.
Roach took second place in the 200m in 28.9secs and the same position in the long jump with 4.29m.
McGee finished second in the 100m in 13.7secs and third in the B 800m in 2:42.8mins.
Christian took third place in the A 800m in 2:37mins and Farrell was third in the 1,500m in 5:28.1mins.
Cash finished third in the 75m hurdles in 17.4secs and picked up another third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.15m.
Jake Nottman was fourth in the 75m hurdles in 16.7secs and teamed up with Christian, White and McGee to win the 4x100m relay.

In the under-17 women's group, personal bests went to Hannah Alton (100m), Sophie Cash (80m hurdles), Claire Perry (long jump) and Rebecca Findlay (triple jump).
Top performances in this age group came from Hollie Owen, who won the 300m in 41.8secs and the 200m in 26.6secs.
Findlay won her 300m hurdles in 60.6secs, the high jump with a clearance of 1.45m and third in the triple jump with 8.95m.
Cash won the A 300m hurdles in 53secs, took second in the 80m hurdles in 13.9secs and third in the shot with 6.69m.
Charlotte Elvin won her 300m in 45.6secs and finished third in the 800m in 3:07.1mins.
Marianne Pritchard won the 3,000m in 12:32.3mins with Katie Barker winning the B event in 14:48.8mins.
Claire Free finished second in the 200m in 28.5secs, the same position in the triple jump with 8.35m and third in the 100m in 14.1secs.
Alton finished third in the long jump with a jump of 3.64m and fourth in the 100m in 13.7secs.
Reanne Wood took third place in the shot with 6.08m and fourth in the discus with a throw of 15.06m.
Jenna Passey finished third in her 1,500m in 6:24mins with Jo Snowden fourth in the 800m in 2:54.2mins and in the same position in the discus.
Danielle Webb finished in second place in the 80m hurdles in 17.4secs, fourth in the 1,500m in 5:47.2mins and fourth in the javelin with a throw of 11.64m, with Claire Perry taking third place in the long jump with 3.54m.
The Tamworth team of Free, Owen, Elvin and Cash won the 4x400m relay in 4:20.9mins.

In the under-15 girls age group, personal bests were recorded by Faye McCabe (shot and discus), Hannah Alcock (discus) and Jenny Evans (200m).
McCabe won the shot with a putt of 9.13m, finished second in the discus with a throw of 22.37m and the same position in the javelin with a throw of 21.89m.
Evans finished fourth in the 200m in 32.2secs and in the same position in the long jump with a jump of 3.37m.
Alcock took third place in the shot with a putt of 6m and was fourth in the discus, with a throw of 11.18m, and in the javelin.
Laura Taylor finished third in the 100m in 13.7secs with Sophie Hetherington fourth in the 100m in 14.8secs and in the 200m in 30.5secs.
Rose Williams was fourth in the 300m in 50.7secs and the long jump with a jump of 3.48m.
Nicola Paul also finished fourth in the 800m in a time of 3:36.9mins and Rebecca Pate was also just outside the top three in the 1,500m in 6:23mins.

The under-13 girls recorded some good performances with Sophie Taylor (75m, 150m and long jump), Milly Kellyman (75m and 150m), Sally Warren (high jump and shot), Sophie Kelly (800m), Lauren Saunders (long jump) and Leanne Lewis (800m) all recording personal bests.
Kellyman won her 75m in 11secs, 150m in 21.5secs and shot in 5.56m.Taylor won her 150m in 21secs, took second place in the 75m in 10.9secs and another second in the long jump with 4.18m.
Warren cleared 1.10m for fourth place in the high jump and finished in the same place in the shot with 6.03m.
Lewis took second place in her 800m in 3:01.9mins and fourth in the 70m hurdles in 16secs.
Kelly was third in the 800m in 2:50.6mins and Nicole King was third in the 1,200m in 4:43mins.
Saunders was fourth in the long jump with 3.39m and Sophie Fairfax-Steadman was fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.05m.