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MASON TROPHY RESULTS
Following their performances at the County Schools championships the week before a number of the club's athletes were selected to compete for Derbyshire Schools at the Mason's Trophy inter counties in Stoke on 21st June. Lottie Mole took silver in the Junior Girls long jump in a new pb & Bella Egley won a bronze in the 300m and won the B string 200m. There was a 6th place for Antoniah Kinsiona in the 100m, Honora Widdowson was 5th in the B 800m & Evie Curtis was 9th in the high jump. Faith Baines took 6th in the shot & Emily Ross 5th in the discus.
In the Inter Girls events there were bronze medals for Ellie Oscroft in the 200m & Jeanie Cadman in the pole vault. Tyler Booth was 4th in the Inter Boys shot, Ezra Adetunji was 7th in the 200m B race & 5th in the long jump and Zac Booth was 9th in the B of the Junior Boys javelin. A full set of results can be viewed at County Track & Field Results 2025 – English Schools' Athletic Association
COUNTY SCHOOLS CHAMPS
Saturday 14th June saw the Derbyshire Schools Athletics Championships take place in Derby with some strong performances posted by the club's athletes. Antoniah Kinsiona posted an English Schools qualifying time in winning the Junior Girls 100m final with Lottie Mole picking up the bronze medal.
Faith Baines & Freya Curtis placed 2nd in their100m heats & Cora Clark was 6th in her heat. Bella Egley took silver in the 200m. There was silver and bronze for Honora Widdowson and Catrin Hughes in the 800m with Niamh Kilroy & Ruby Whelpton 12th & 13th. Evie Curtis won the high jump & was 4th in the hurdles, Lottie took silver in the long jump where Freya was 7th & Beth Galletly snatched bronze in the high jump. Faith & Emily Ross won the shot and discus respectively, Niamh was 6th in the javelin & Ruby 4th in the hammer.
Zac Booth picked up a silver medal in the Junior Boys javelin with Oscar Melen taking bronze in the dicus. Zachary Mayers took 7th in the 100m final, Freddie Elsmore & Oscar took 4th places in their respective heats. Freddie also took a 4th in his 200m heat. In the Inter Boys events Ezra Adetunji won the long jump & took silver over 200m. Tyler Booth won the discus & Dylan Leong took bronze in the javelin. Philip Craig took 4th in his heat of the 100m & Nathan Lilleker-Pech was 9th in the 1500m. In the high jump Chris Hall was 6th.
Ellie Oscroft won the Inter Girls 200m with Holly Buckley 4th. Over 100m Erin & Loa Forde were 6th and 8th in the final and in the heats Leah Sowemimo was 3rd & Jeanie Cadman 5th. Emily Marathalingam picked up bronze in the 80m hurdles. Jeanie won the pole vault, Mazie Taylor took silver in the shot where Leah was 3rd & Holly picked up a bronze in the discus. Gracie Pell and Lottie Hall won the Senior Girls triple jump & pole vault respectively.
OPEN MEETINGS
With the club's league season at it's mid point there are plenty of other meetings which you can enter yourself for, some suggestions are below;
You can find the Run Jump Throw in Sheffield on 2nd July on SportSoft Entries & Results with an event at Burton (the Staffordshire Open) the following day. Also on SportSoft Entries & Results is the DADA open in Derby on 8th July and on 4th & 5th Aug are meetings at Derby & Burton.
Trafford Opens run throughout the summer; Trafford AC
There's also the Steel City Rising Stars competition in Sheffield on 24th August; Roster Athletics · Steel City Rising Stars
A bit further afield are the Charnwood opens, held at Loughborough University, with details to be found at Charnwood AC Open Events
NORTHERN U13, 15, 17 CHAMPS & SCHOOLS MULTIS
A number of the club's athletes competed at the Northern Athletics Championships in Liverpool on 7/8th June with Tobi Duke coming away with the bronze medal in the u13 boys long jump with a leap of 4.43m.
Ellie Oscroft took 6th place in the u17 women's 100m final & was 5th over 200m. In the u15 girls 200m Bella Egley was 8th in the final, having finished 2nd in her heat & 5th in the semi final. Benjamin Barfoot was 7th in the u13 boys 100m final having qualified with a 2nd place in his heat. Tobi took 6th place in his 100m heat. Lottie Mole took 2nd in her heat of the u15 girls 100m before placing 4th in her semi final and Faith Baines was 6th in her heat. Lottie also took 8th in the long jump & Faith was 7th with a pb in the shot, 8th in the hammer and 10th in the discus.
Zachary Mayers was 6th in his heat of the u15 boys 100m, as was Francesca Mayers in the u13 girls event. Zachary was also 5th in his 200m heat & Francesca 14th in the long jump. In the u13 boys 200m Tobi & Benjamin were 4th & 5th respectively in their heats. Honora Widdowson was 7th in her heat of the u15 girls 75m hurdles and was 6th in her 800m heat. Beth Galletly ran a pb for 8th place in her 800m heat & was also 8th in the high jump. Emily Ross took 7th place in the u15 girls discus, was 12th in the shot and 10th in the hammer.
At the Derbyshire Schools multi events Championships on 5th June there was a silver medal for Beth Galletly in the Junior Girls pentathlon with a score of 2021 points, which included a pb in the shot.
YDL LOWER MATCH 2 & NORTHERN INTER COUNTIES
The second match of this year's YDL Lower saw us take a narrow victory from Lincoln Wellington. There was a winning double from Zac Booth in the u15 boys javelin and hurdles. In the shot there was a win for Oscar Melen & Zachary Mayers took 3rd places in all 3 sprint events with Freddie Elsmore taking the B string win in the 100m.
In the u15 girls events Antoniah Kinsiona and Lottie Mole won the A an B respectively in both the 100m & 200m, Bella Egley won the 300m with Antoniah winning the B. Honora Widdowson won the 800m & hurdles with Catrin Hughes taking the B win in the hurdles. Beth Galletly & Evie Curtis won the A & B high jump, Lottie & Freya Curtis were 2nd in the long jumps, as was Maya Zuccolo in the pole vault. In the throws there were A & B wins in the shot for Faith Baines & Sophie Kelley, in the discus for Emily Ross & Faith and in the hammer for Faith & Emily. in the javelin there was an A string win for Emily with Niamh Kilroy 2nd in the B.
Banjamin Barfoot & Tobi Duke won the A & B 75m with Jacob Campbell & Kobi Barraclough doing likewise in the hurdles. Tobi also won the long jump. Philip Grzelak & Oscar Siderius were 2nd in the A & B shot, as were Nathan Phoenix & Lucas Melen in the javelin. Ellie Madin front ran the u13 girls 800m to take the win, Jessica Sanderson & Francesca Mayers won their hurdles races & Jess also won the high jump with Ruby Thomson taking 2nd in the B. Kyrie Turner took 2nd placed in the shot and javelin with Gabriella Whelpton 2nd in the B javelin. Martha Rose Smith was 2nd in the 1200m. A full set of results can be seen at LAG_2025
Selected for Derbyshire following their performances at the County Championships a number of the club's athletes competed at the Northern Inter Counties in York on Monday 26th May. in 100m action Ellie Oscroft took 3rd place in her u17w race, Antoniah Kinsiona was 4th in her u15 race. There was a win for Bella Egley in her u15g 200m race & Honora Widdowson was 5th in her heat of the u15g 75m hurdles. Beth Galletly was 9th in the combined u15/17 high jump and in the combined pole vault Grace Pollard was 5th. Lottie Mole took 6th in the u15g long jump & Tyler Booth placed 6th & 7th respectively in the u17m shot & discus. Faith Baines was 5th in the u15g shot and in the u15g discus there was a 9th place for Kyrie Turner. Full results can be viewed at Results
YDL UPPER
Match 2 of the Upper YDL for u17/20 athletes took place in Sheffield on 25th May and saw a 3rd place finish. There was a win for Leah Sowemimo in the u17 women's shot, adding over a metre to her pb. Erin & Lola Forde took 4th places in the A and B 100m races and in the 200m Erin took 3rd with Lola winning the B with both setting pb's at both distances. Jeanie Cadman took 2nd places in both the high and long jumps and the girls teamed up for 2nd place in the 4x100m relay. Lottie Hall won the u20 women's shot & javelin and took 2nd places in the pole vault & discus and Gracie Pell took 3rd placed in the long and triple jumps, the latter being a pb.
In the u17 men's events Philip Craig was 2nd in the 100m with Ben Muyunda 3rd in the B. Over 200m Ezra Adetunji placed 3rd in the A, in a pb, with Ben taking 2nd in the B. Atticus Williams was 3rd in the 400m. On the field there were wins for Ezra & Ben in the A and B long jump, Chris Hall took 2nd place in the high jump & Tyler Booth took 2nd places in both the shot and discus before winning the javelin. Dylan Leong won the hammer and took a B win in the javelin & 2nd in the B shot. Full results can be seen at Results
NORTHERN & MINI LEAGUE REPORTS
Saturday 17th May was a busy day for Chesterfield athletes with the Mini League in Derby and the Northern League in Cleckheaton. We triumphed at the Northern League in Cleckheaton, taking 2nd place behind AVEAC at the Mini League.
At the Northern League there were wins for Nathan Gavaghan in the 100m & 400m, Thomas Marriott won the 400m B race before winning the 200m where Mark Beer won the B. In the women's sprints Ellie Oscroft won the 100m and 200m with Lottie Hall wining the B 100m. Charlie Yates won both the triple & high jumps with Gracie Pell winning the B in the triple & Lottie taking the B win in the high. Lottie also won the pole vault & shot with Lauren Hill winning the B shot, Lauren & Rebecca Wardle won the A & B discus, with Lauren also winning the hammer. There was also a win in the 4x100m for Rebecca, Lottie, Charlie & Ellie. In the men's field events Mark Beer & Nathan Pentin won the pole vault A & B, Dan Burdett & Jak Smith took 2nd places in the javelin, Jak also won the B high jump, hammer & discus with Dan 2nd in the hammer & 3rd in the shot. Full results will be uploaded to Track and Field League | Northern Athletics
At the mini League there was an =1st in the u11 girls 150m for Isla Gilbert, Leah Hill finishing in 3rd. Over 75m Leah Hill was 3rd & Isla 6th and in the 600m Ella Pudil was 2nd with lily Rogers 4th. Ella won the howler where Nouelle-Soul Foster Applewhite was 6th & in the long jump Leah & Isla were 4th and 6th. For the boys Lucas Mosely and Liam Mangezi were 7th & 8th in the 75m and then 5th & 7th over 150m. Luca was also 6th in the 600m.
Jessica Sanderson won the u13 girls 100m ahead of Ellie Madin, Jess was also 2nd in the hurdles with Francesca Mayers 5th and in the 200m Ellie & Emily Molloy were 2nd & 3rd. Over 1500m Martha Rose Smith was 3rd with Francesca 7th. Ruby Thomson & Jess were 1-2 in the high jump with Kryie Turner winning the shot and finishing 2nd in the javelin, Gabriella Whelpton was 5th in both throws. Tobi Duke won the boys long jump where Benjamin Barfoot was 4th. Tayo Kooner-Singhera and Alfie Wearing were 3rd & 4th in the shot with Alfie 2nd & Tayo 3rd in the javelin. In the sprints there were 1-2's for Benjamin & Tobi in the 100m & 200m, Kobi Barraclough was 2nd in the hurdles where Alfie was 4th & in the 1500m Philip Grzelak was 5th.
Antoniah Kinsiona & Lottie Mole were 1-2 in the u15 girls 100m with Bella Egley & Antoniah 1-2 in the 300m. Honora Widdowson & Evie Curtis were 2nd & 3rd in the hurdles with Honora going on to win the 1500m where Catrin Hughes was 2nd. Lottie & Sophie Kelley were 1-2 in the long jump, Faith Baines won the shot with Emily Ross in 3rd & Emily won the javelin where Niamh Kilroy was 4th. Zac Booth won the boys javelin with Oscar Melen 4th, they were also 3rd & 4th in the shot. Zachary Mayers & Oscar were 4th & 8th in the 100m with Zachary then taking 3rd in the 300m. Full results will be available at Results Lookup
COUNTY QUADKIDS
Sunday 11th May saw the Derbyshire u11 Quadkids event take place in Mansfield. Lily Rogers was crowned the girls champion, just ahead of Leah Hill who took silver. In the boys competition there was a bronze for Harry Smith. All athletes took part in a 75m sprint, 600m run, the long jump & the howler.
Also competing were Archie Brooks, who was 5th, Olivia Marsh & Evelyn Perryman, who were 4th & 5th, and Edith Martin who took 8th place.
COUNTY CHAMPS
At the Derbyshire County Championships, held in Mansfield on 10/11th May, a plethora of medals were won by the club's athletes as well as some Championship Records set. Liz Duke set a new CBP in the Masters women 100m, as did Mark Beer in the Masters men PV & Caroline Siderius in the Masters women shot.
Gold: Jessica Sanderson (100m), U13 girls 4x100m, Bella Egley (300m), Beth Galletly (HJ), Jeanie Cadman (HJ), Grace Polllard (PV), Lottie Hall (shot & PV), Liz Duke (200m), Rebecca Wardle (javelin), Caroline Siderius (discus), Benjamin Barfoot (200m), U13 boys 4x100m, Tobi Duke (LJ), Tyler Booth (discus), Ben Fogden (100 & 200m), Oliver Dakin (400m), Mark Beer (HJ) and Bob Sims (shot).
Silver: Lena Frederick (200m), Jessica Sanderson (70mH & HJ), Antoniah Kinsiona (100m), Bella Egley & Antoniah Kinsiona (=2nd in the 200m), Honora Widdowson (75mH), Lottie Mole (LJ), Freya Curtis (TJ), Faith Baines (shot), Emily Ross (javelin), Ellie Oscroft (100 & 200m), Jeanie Cadman (PV), Caroline Siderius (javellin), Benjamin Barfoot (100m), Tobi Duke (HJ), Philip Grzelak (shot), Alfie Wearing (javelin), Chris Hall (HJ & PV), Tyler Booth (shot), Oliver Dakin (200m), Thomas Marriott (400m), Josh Turkington (javelin) and Mark Wearing (shot & discus).
Bronze: Jessica Sanderson (200m), Ruby Thomson (HJ), Kyrie Turner (discus, shot & javelin), Bella Egley (100m), Honora Widdowson (800 & 1500m), Jeanie Cadman (LJ), Caroline Siderius (LJ), Tobi Duke (100 & 200m), Oscar Siderius (shot), Lucan Melen (javelin), Zachary Mayers (100m), Oscar Melen (discus), Chris Hall (LJ) and Mark Beer (shot & discus).
At the Yorkshire Championships in Cudworth there was a bronze medal for Maya Zuccolo in the u15 girls pole vault and Atticus Williams was 9th in the u17 men's 1500m.
The full results of both championships will be published on Results Lookup
BRITISH UNI CHAMPS
At the British Universities Championships in Manchester, held on 3rd-5th May, Nathan Gavaghan, competing for Leeds Beckett Uni, was 2nd in his heat of the 100m in 11.07secs before placing 4th in his semi final in 10.97secs. Beth Falconer took 13th in the pole vault for Sheffield Hallam University.
NATIONAL SPORTSHALL FINAL
MINI LEAGUE REPORT
The first match of the 2025 track & field season took place at Moorways, Derby on Saturday 5th April and saw us take 3rd place behind Amber Valley & Erewash and Derby AC.
Isla Gilbert took top honours in the u11 girls 75m where there was an =2nd place for Leah Hill. Over 150m Nouelle-Soul Foster Applewhite took 2nd place with Isla in 5th. In the Howler Javelin Leah & Nouelle were 4th & 5th before teaming up with Isla and Eleanor Siderius to win the 4x100m relay.
Benjamin Barfoot won the u13 boys 100m & 200m with Tobi Duke in 4th and 2nd respectively. There was also good early season form in the sprints from Alex Ganecki, Jacob Campbell and Jenson Euchas-Coyle. Alfie Wearing won the Discus with Christopher Devine 3rd and in the 800m Philip Grzelak placed 3rd with Christopher 7th and Oscar Siderius and Lucas Melen also competing in this event. In the HJ Benjamin & Tobi were 3rd & 4th. Alfie took 3rd in the Shot with Philip 4th.
Jessica Sanderson & Kyrie took wins in the u13 girls events, Jess in the 200m and Kyrie in the Discus. Over 200m Martha Rose Smith was 2nd and in the Discus Gabriella Whelpton was 4th. Francesca Mayers was 3rd in the Hurdles, Ruby Thomson was 2nd in the 100m with Jess 3rd & Martha was 4th over 800m with Ruby 7th and Lacey Lloyd one place behind. In the Long Jump there was a 3rd place for Jess with Martha 5th and in the Shot Kyrie & Coral Wilson were 2nd & 4th.
Antoniah Kinsiona won the u15 girls sprint double with Lottie Mole 2nd in the 100m & Bella Egley 2nd in the 200m. Honora Widdowson won the 800m and was 2nd in the Hurdles with Ruby Whelpton 6th in the 800m. There was also a win for Sophie Kelley in the HJ with Freya Curtis 5th. Emily Ross was also a winner, in the Discus where Faith Baines was 3rd. Faith took 22nd in the Shot with Emily 4th.
For the u15 boys Oscar Melen was 3rd in the Discus & 5th in the Shot. Zachary Mayers & Freddie Elsmore were 4th & & 7th over 100m before placing 6th & 7th over 200m and 7th & 8th in the Long Jump. A full set of results will be posted on our Facebook page are available at Results Lookup
SPORTSHALL SUCCESS
The final match of this winter's Derbyshire Sportshall League saw us take the overall title having won 5 out of the 6 matches. We took the win in this match ahead of AVEAC, High Peak & Derby. Thre was also a new league record set by Lottie mole & Honora Widdowson in the u13 girls 8 Lap Parlauf.
Lottie Mole & Jessica Sanderson were 1-2 in the u13 girls 2 Lap with Benjamin Barfoot & Tobi Duke 2nd & 3rd for the boys. Benjamin & Tobi then teamed up for the 8 Lap Parlauf win. Lottie took her hat-trick of wins in the SLJ where Emily Hayter was 3rd, Edward Thorpe & Oscar Siderius were 5th & 6th for the boys. Kyrie Turner & Oscar Melen won the Shot events, Emily Ross was 2nd for the girls and Edward 3rd for the boys. Martha Rose Smith won the SB with Tobi Duke =1st for the boys, Emily & Edward took 3rd places in this event. The u13 girls also took a 4x2 Lap relay win.
Ruby Thomson won the u11 girls 1 Lap with Emily Molloy in 4th with the same 2 athletes 2nd & 3rd in the 3 Lap. Jessica Hayter was 3rd in the Hi-Stepper where Isla Gilbert was 5th, Ruby was 5th in the Standing Long Jump (SLJ) & Emily 3rd in the Speed Bounce (SB) where Leah Hill was =4th with Ella Pudil. For the boys Christopher Devine was 2nd in the SLJ with Alfie Wearing 6th, Alex Ganecki was 6th in the SB with Alfie 7th and in the Hi-Stepper Alfie was 4th and Lucas Melen 5th. On the track Jacob Campbell and Alex were =3rd in the 1 Lap with Alex 2nd in the 3 Lap where Christopher was 5th. Both of our u11 teams won their 4x1 Lap relays.
Antoniah Kinsiona won the u15 girls 2 Lap with Jeanie Cadman in 4th, Antoniah was also 2nd over 4 Laps with Holly Buckley in 4th. Jeanie & Antoniah were 1-2 in the SLJ as were Mazie Taylor and Sophie Kelley in the Shot and Niamh Kilroy & Emily Marathalingam in the SB. The u15 girls also won the 4x2 Lap relay. Solomon Birkill was =3rd in the u15 boys 2 Lap with Chris Hall in 5th. Over 4 Laps Chris was 4th & Zachary Mayers 5th. Solomon also took 3rd in the SLJ with Zac Booth 4th and in the Shot Dylan Leong was 3rd & Zac 4th. Zachary took 2nd in the SB where Solomon was 3rd.
SCOTTISH CHAMPS
Beth Falconer made the trip to Glasgow on 9th March for the Scottish Indoor Senior Championships where she took pole vault bronze with a height of 3.19m. Also in indoor action over the weekend was Mark Beer who high jumped 1.76m to win his pool at the Manchester Open.
SPORTSHALL, REGIONAL FINALS
Saturday 1st March saw a very competitive East Midlands Regional Finals in Grantham with the Fun in Athletics for the u11's & a chance for the Derbyshire teams to compete in the National Finals for the u13's & 15's. A number of the clubs athletes were selected and fared as follows;
Derbyshire won the u15 girls section with Mazie Taylor finishing 2nd in the all-rounder category with a win in the Shot, 2nd place in the Vertical Jump (VJ) and 8th over 4 Laps. Antoniah Kinsiona won the 2 Lap where Erin Forde was 2nd and Jeanie Cadman 3rd.
The u13 girls were also winners with Lottie Mole winning the 2 Lap & Standing Long Jump (SLJ). Emily Hayter won the Standing Triple Jump (STJ), Honora Widdowson won the 6 lap, Bella Egley was 5th over 4 laps and Kyrie Turner 3rd in the Shot.
The u15 boys were 2nd with Solomon Birkhill 3rd overall with his 2nd in the Speed Bounce (SB), 3rd over 2 Lap & 5th in the SLJ. Zachary Mayers also competed in 3 events, finishing 6th in the SB. Derbyshire's u13 boys were 3rd. Oscar Melen won the Shot, Tobi Duke took 2nd in the SB, Philip Grzelak took 8th in the 6 lap & Benjamin Barfoot took 6th in both of his events.
The counties u11 girls won their competition with Isla Gilbert winning the Target Throw (TT), with Leah Hill in 7th, Ruby Thompson 3rd in the VJ and Lily Rogers & Emily Molloy 7th and 11th in the Balance Test. Derbyshire's u11 boys finished 3rd with Christopher Device 2nd in the Speed Bounce, Jacob Campbell was also 2nd in the TT, Alex Ganecki 6th in the Chest Push with Christopher 8th and Kobi Barraclough 12th in the VJ.
Full results can be found at https://www.sportshall.org/resultsfixtures/results/results-primary-results and https://www.sportshall.org/resultsfixtures/results/results-secondary-results
Nathan Gavaghan revised his 60m pb twice in Sheffield on the weekend of 14-16th February at the BUCS Indoor Championships. Nathan raced to 7.04secs in is heat to finish 3rd before breaking 7 seconds in the semi final where he finished 5th in 6.98secs. Also in action was Beth Falconer who was 6th in the pole vault with a height of 3.23m.
INDOOR ROUND UP
Lottie Hall competed at the England Athletics u15/17/20 Championships at the EIS in Sheffield on 8/9th Feb. Competing in the u20 women's pole vault Lottie finished 9th, with a seasons equalling best of 2.70m.
At the previous weekend's Run, Jump, Throw Open at the EIS there was a pb for Zachary Mayers in the 60m with a time of 8.35secs, knocking a second off his previous best. Also setting a 60m pb was Ben Fogden with 7.26secs. Liz Duke set a seasons best in the 60m with 8.37secs & Francesca Mayers took part in her 1st pole vault competition, finishing with a best height of 1.50m. Ellie Oscroft was also in 60m action, running 7.99secs before setting a pb in the 200m with 25.98secs. Ben also returned to the track in the 200m, running 22.65secs. In the shot put there was a throw of 6.61m for Caroline Siderius and in the second pool of the vault Lottie Hall jumped 2.70m.
On the 5th Feb the Steel Cup for universities was held at the EIS and saw Nathan Gavaghan set a 60m pb of 7.11secs before a seasons best of 22.30secs in the 200m.
TRIPLE BRONZE AT THE NORTHERNS
Faith Baines, Tobi Duke and Kyrie Turner came away with Bronze medals from the Northern Athletics u13/15 Championships, held at the EIS in Sheffield on 2nd February. Kyrie placed 3rd in the u13 girls shot with Tobi taking 3rd place in the u13 boys long jump. In the u15 girls shot Faith threw a pb of 8.52m for her bronze, in the same competition Emily Ross took 11th place.
Tobi was also 7th in the 60m final, setting a pb of 8.67secs in his heat. Also in 60m action was Antoniah Kinsiona who was 8th in the u15 girls final and in the heats Faith Baines took 8th & Lottie Mole 4th. Lottie was also 8th in the long jump. Jessica Sanderson was 3rd in her heat of the u13 girls 60m before placing 8th in her semi final. Antoniah won her 200m heat before a 3rd place in her semi with Jess finishing 4th in her 200m heat and later in the day took a 7th place in her long jump pool. Honora Widdowson posted a pb in taking 4th place in the u15g 800m heats and then also placed 4th in her heat of the 60m hurdles.
BRITISH TITLE FOR BEER
Mark Beer took the British Masters pentathlon title in the mens over 40 category in Sheffield on 26th January. With a 9.87secs 60m hurdles, 5.77m long jump, 9.56m shot, 1.80m in the high jump & 3:37.27 in the 1000m Mark scored 2936pts to win by over 300pts.
At the previous day's Northern cross country championships Honora Widdowson was 54th in the u13 girls race.
NORTHERN TITLE FOR BETH
The 11/12th January saw the Northern Athletics Championships for u17, u20 & Senior athletes and saw the club’s athletes win a full set of medals. In the senior women's pole vault there was a win for Beth Falconer with a jump of 3.30m.
Tyler Booth smashed his shot put pb with a best throw of 12.43m to take the u17 men's silver medal. Lottie Hall completed the set, her 2.70m taking the bronze in the u20 women's pole vault.
On the track Ellie Oscroft set a 60m pb of 7.95secs to take 2nd in her u17 women's heat. Ellie followed this up with a 7.98 (also better than her previous pb) in her semi final. A 22.68secs 200m saw Nathan Gavaghan qualify for the senior men's semi finals, where he placed 6th with Ben Fogden narrowly missing out with 23.01secs. Ollie Dakin was in 400m action, his 52.41secs placing him 5th in his heat. Over 60m Nathan was 2nd in his heat in 7.16secs with Ben running a 7.30secs pb for 6th in his heat. Nathan was then 6th in his semi final with a seasons best of 7.13secs.
COUNTY CROSS SUCCESSES
Finlay Grant and Lyz Evans picked up silver medals at the Derbyshire Cross Country Championships at Shipley Park, Heanor on 4th January. In the senior men's race Fin took 2nd behind Chesterfield based athlete (now competing for Salford Harriers) Alex Ediker. Competing in the senior women's race Lyz was 2nd in the w65 age category. In the u11 boys race Jamie Hazlehurst finished in 12th place.
HONORA TAKES MINI LEAGUE TITLE
Match 3 of the Derbyshire Mini League cross country saw Honora Widdowson claim the overall u13 girl's title with a 3rd place finish to add to her 1st and 2nd in the first 2 matches. Philip Grzelak took 9th in the u13 boys race with the u11 boys team of Kobi Barraclough (6th), Jamie Hazlehurst (8th) & Bertie Smith (10th) finishing 3rd on the day.
TRIPLE GOLD AT BRITISH MASTERS
Liz Duke dominated the sprints at the British Master Championships in Derby on 26-28th July. Competing in the W45 category Liz took the 100m title in 13.41secs, the 200m in 27.13secs & the 400m in 60.12secs.
NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS
There was a great turn out of club athletes at the Northern Athletics u13/15/17 Championships held in Derby on 10/11th August. Emily Ross took the u13 girls shot put silver with a pb of 8.25m with Kyrie Turner in the bronze medal position, also throwing a pb of 7.52m. Tobi Duke was an agonising 4th in the u13 boys long jump where Philip Grzelak was 15th & Oscar Siderius 16th.
Ellie Oscroft was 5th in the u17 women's 100m final, a position shared by Bella Egley in the u13 girls 100m. Also in action in the u13 girls 100m were Emily Hayter who ran a pb of 14.29secs, Molly White who also set a pb of 14.11secs and Jessica Sanderson who ran 14.64secs. Molly & Emily both qualified for the semi finals. Bella was also 5th in the 200m final having set a pb of 28.47secs for 2nd place in her heat. Molly was 5th in her heat with another pb, 30.36secs, with Jessica & Emily finishing 7th & 6th in their respective heats. Ellie also took 6th in the u17w 200m final having set a pb of 25.77secs in her heat. Also in the u17w 200m heats Emme Devine set a seasons best of 27.99secs. Antoniah was 5th in her heat of the u15g 200m before setting a pb of 27.52secs for 3rd in her semi final.
Zachary Mayers ran a pb in the u15 boys 100m heats, his 13.54secs placing him 6th. In the u17 men's 100m heats there was a pb for Aaron Kurian with 11.97secs placing him 6th. Another with a 100m pb was Antonia Kinsiona with 13.23secs which placed her 2nd in her heat before placing 5th in her semi final. In the u13 girls 800m Honora Widdowson set a pb, 2:40.48, with Philip Grzelak also setting a pb in the u13 boys 800m and finishing one place ahead of Oscar Siderius. Marianna Owen was 6th in the u15 girls 1500m.
In the u13 girls long jump Emily was 10th with a pb of 3.74m, Jessica 12th, Honora 15th & Francesca Mayers 17th. Aaron Kurian equalled his pb of 5.81m for 8th place in the u17 men's LJ. Tyler Booth took 4th place in the u17 men's shot and 7th in the discus. In the u13 boys shot Philip threw a pb of 4.62m & Mazie Taylor took 12th in the u15 girls shot. Emily Ross stepped up to the u15 age group to take 9th in the discus and 8th in the javelin. Ashton Pickering had his first competition in the hammer, finishing in 5th place before setting a pb for 6th in the javelin with 39.29m. Zac Booth was also in javelin action, taking 9th place in the u15 boys event.
ENGLISH SCHOOLS
The English Schools Track & Field Championships were held in Birmingham on 12/13th July and saw 3 of the club's athletes competing for Derbyshire. In the Inter Girls 200m Ellie Oscroft finished 7th in her heat in 26.49secs. Marianna Owen was 10th in her heat of the Junior Girls 1500m in a time of 4:56.29. Lottie Hall competed in the Senior Girls javelin where she finished 13th with a best throw of 34.06m.
NORTHERN TITLE FOR BETH
8/9th June saw the Northern Senior & u20 Championships held in Middlesbrough where Beth Falconer took the senior women's pole vault title with a best height of 3.20m. Also in action was Nathan Gavaghan in the senior men's 100m, running 11.29secs for 3rd in his heat before finishing 6th in his semi final.