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DERBYSHIRE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Entries are open for the 2025 Derbyshire County Track & Field Championships on 10/11th May. A prospectus & entries can be found at SportSoft Entries & Results
There is also a Quadkids event for u11's, entry can be made at Quadkids (U11s) - Notts/Derbys T&F 2025 | Nottinghamshire Amateur Athletics Association
Please note, entries close on 18th April.
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
BRITISH UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
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.
INTER COUNTIES & MULTI EVENTS
Saturday 14th September saw the annual Young Athletes Inter Counties held in Nuneaton with u13/15's selected to compete for Derbyshire based on their Mini League performances. Those selected helped Derbyshire to finish 2nd in the team standings.
Antoniah Kinsiona posted pb's of 13.0 secs in the 100m and 27.4 over 200m, taking 4th place in both of the u15 girls A races. Bella Egley did likewise in the u13 girls events, taking 4th in the u13 girls 100m A race in 13.5 before going on to win the 200m in 27.8. Atticus Williams took 2nd place in the u15 boys 1500m B race. in the u13 girls hurdles Jessica Sanderson was 4th in the A race with Honora Widdowson finishing 2nd in the B with a pb of 12.5secs. Molly White was also selected for the u13 girls relay & competed in the 100m guest race, finishing 5th.
Jeanie Cadman equalled her pb in the u15 girls HJ in taking 4th place. Solomon Birkhill & Charlie Cottrell were 4th in the u15 boys & u13 boys high jumps respectively. In the LJ there was a 4th place for Tobi Duke for the u13 boys, Jeanie finished 6th in the u15 girls event & Lotte Mole was 2nd in the u13 girls. Mazie Taylor took 4th place in the u15 girls shot and Emily Ross won the u13 girls B shot. There was a pb for Zac Booth in winning the u15 boys B string javelin.
At the Trafford Combined Events Classic competition, held in Stockport on 28/29th September, there was a silver medal for Lottie Hall in the u20 women's event with Catrin Hughes taking 19th place in the u15 girls event. Lottie set 5 pb's en route to her score of 3263 points in the heptathlon, ironically the only 2 events she didn't pb in (the shot and javelin) she set Championship Best Performances in. Her pb's came in the 100m hurdles, high jump & 200m on day 1 and in the long jump and 800m on day 2. Catrin set pb's in all 5 of her events; the 75m hurdles, shot, long jump and high jump before a 2:42.04 800m raised her 5 places overall in the pentathlon standings.
TRIPLE GOLD AT BRITISH MASTERS & NORTHERN LEAGUE REPORT
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.
The last Northern League fixture on 17th August confirmed the club's relegation to division 2 next year. Aaron Kurian posted a pb in taking 2nd place in the long jump with 5.92m. Nathan Gavaghan also took 2nd, in the 200m following his 3rd place in the 100m. John Scott was 2nd in the 100m B race with Thomas Marriott 5th in the 200m B following his 3rd place in the 800m. Steve Gascoyne had a busy afternoon taking 5th in the 800m B followed by 5th placed over the 5000m then the 1500m. Geoff Lowry and Ian Monaghan were 5th in the B races of the 1500 & 5k respectively.
Ellie Oscroft made her Northern League debut, taking 2nd places in the 100m & 200m with Liz Duke 2nd in the 200m B. Liz was also 2nd in the 400m with Hannah Barnett knocking 5 seconds off her 3000m pb for 4th place. Rebecca Wardle took 2nd place in the javelin with another debutant, Caroline Siderius, taking 3rd in the B. In the discus Rebecca had been 4th with Caroline 3rd in the B and Lottie Hall took 4th in the shot despite a broken foot. Josh Turkington & Dan Burdett took 3rd places in the javelin, Dan & Jak Smith took 2nd places in the hammer as well as 3rd places in both the shot and discus.
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.
YDL REPORT
At the final match of the Lower YDL on 21st July in York we placed 5th meaning that we will return to Division 1 in 2025. There were some great performances and a number of pb's set.
Tobi Duke & Philip Grzelak were 5th in their u13 boys 75m races and for the girls Bella Egley set a pb for 4th in the A and Lottie Mole took 2nd in the B. Zachary Mayers was 5th in the U15 boys 100m with Antoniah Kinsiona 4th for the girls and Sophie Kelley 3rd in the B. Over 150m Tobi took 5th with Oscar Siderius 6th in the B & Bella set another pb for 3rd in the A with Lottie 2nd in the B. Zachary was 6th in the 200m, as was Antoniah in the girls race and Sophie was 4th in the B. Over 300m Marianna Owen was 5th & Beth Galletly 6th in the B, Marianna had earlier won the 800m with Beth 5th in the B. Oscar took 6th in the u13 boys 800m and for the u13 girls there were pb's for Martha Smith & Ellie Madin.
Atticus Williams made his first appearance for the club, finishing 2nd in the u15 boys 1500m. In the u15 girls race there were pb's for Holly Buckley & Niamh Kilroy. There was also a pb in the 1200m for Philip Grzelak. In the u13 girls hurdles there were pb's for Jessica Sanderson & Molly White, Charlie Cottrell ran a seasons best in the boys hurdles and was 2nd in the high jump. Evie Curtis & Beth Galletly both ran pb's in the u15 girls hurdles & for the boys Zac Booth took 6th place. Jeanie Cadman & Evie Curtis equalled their pb's in the u15 girls high jump, as did Lily Timperley in the u13 girls event, taking 3rd place with Molly White 4th in the B. Jeanie also took 3rd in the pole vault with a pb and was 5th in the long jump where Freya Curtis was 2nd in the B. Zac Booth was 6th in the u15 boys long jump before going on to throw a pb in the javelin. Tobi was 2nd in the u13 boys LJ, Charlie was 3rd in the B and for the u13 girls Lottie was 2nd in the A & Jessica won the B.
There was a shot pb for Mazie Taylor, who took 3rd for the u15 girls, Faith Baines being 2nd in the B. Philip Grzelak was 5th in the u13 boys shot and for the u13g Emily Ross was 3rd in the A with Kyrie Turner winning the B. In the discus Faith was 4th with Holly 3rd in the B. Mazie was 3rd in the hammer with Holly 2nd in the B. Niamh & Faith were 6th in the u15 girls javelin events, as was Oscar Siderius in the u13 boys. Emily Ross won the u13 girls javelin with Kyrie throwing a pb to take 2nd in the B. Full results can be seen at Results (thepowerof10.info) and Results LAG (ukydl.org.uk)
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.
MINI LEAGUE & UPPER YDL
The weekend of 29/30th June saw another busy double header for the club's athletes. Saturday saw the final match of this year's Derbyshire Mini League where we finished in 3rd place, both on the day & overall in the league. Congratulations to AVEAC who took the title. There were some great endurance performances with Marianna Owen & Holly Buckley finishing 1-2 in the u15 girls 1500m. Ruby Thomson took 2nd place in the u11 girls 600m and in the boys even Christopher Devine was 4th. In the u13 girls 1500m there was a 3rd place for Honora Widdowson with Martha Rose Smith in 5th & Philip Grzelak was 4th.
Ruby Thomson also won the u11 girls 75m and howler. Alexander Ganecki won the u11 boys 150m and was 2nd over 75m with Kobi Barraclough 4th in both events. Christopher again won the howler & the boys won their 4x100m relay. Jessica Sanderson and Honora were 1-2 in the u13 girls hurdles and Bella Egley won the 200m with Emily Hayter in 3rd. Bella was also 2nd in the 100m with Jessica 3rd and in the field Emily Ross & Kyrie Turner were 1-2 in the shot with Emily 2nd in the javelin where Gabriella Whelpton was 3rd. Lily Timperley was 4th in the high jump with Molly White taking 7th & the girls won their relay. Oscar Melen won the u13 boys javelin, where Oscar Siderius was 6th, and in the shot Oscar was 2nd with Tayo Kooner-Singhera 3rd. Tayo took 5th in the hurdles and in the 100m Tobi Duke was 4th and Tayo 7th. Tobi was also 4th over 200m with Oscar Melen 6th. Philip & Oscar Siderius were 7th & 8th in the long jump.
There were 2nd places in the u15 girls events for Antoniah Kinsiona over 100m, Marianna in the 300m, Jeanie Cadman in the long jump and Sophie Kelley in the shot. Sophie was also 3rd in both the 100m and long jump, Antoniah was 4th in the 300m and in the shot Mazie Taylor was 3rd. Holly & Faith Baines were 3rd and 4th in the javelin and in the hurdles Evie Curtis took 4th place & Catrin Hughes 5th. Harvey Cawley was 3rd in the u15 boys 100m and the javelin & also took 5th in the high jump. Full results can be seen at Results (thepowerof10.info)
On the Sunday in Hull our u17/20's finished in 4th place in the final match. There were wins for Bradley Kirk in the u20 men's discus, Lottie Hall who jumped 3m for the first time in the pole vault, Aaron Kurian in the u17 men's long jump & Tyler Booth with pb's in the u17 men's discus and shot. Tyler also won the javelin with Ashton Pickering winning the B string. The u17 women's sprints were profitable for the club with Ellie Oscroft winning the 100m & 200m A string and Layla Duke winning the B of both. Attiya Farmer won the u17 women's discus & was 3rd in the shot. Lottie also won the javelin and was 2nd in the discus & Aaron took 3rd in the 100m.
Full results of both events will be available on Results Lookup (thepowerof10.info)
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.
INTER COUNTIES ACTION
Monday 27th May saw the Northern Inter Counties take place in the Bank Holiday sunshine of Blackpool. A number of the club's u15 and u17 athletes were selected for Derbyshire following their performances at the County Championships a couple of weeks earlier. Ellie Oscroft was 3rd in her race of the u17 women's 100m and Marianna Owen took 6th in the u15 girls 800m. Grace Pollard posted in pb in the women's pole vault competition, finishing in 10th place. There were also shot put pb's for Tyler Booth, with 11.12m in the u17 men's event, and for Faith Baines with 8.24m for the u15 girls. Solomon Birkill & Grace also competed in the high jump competitions.
SUPER MEDAL HAUL AT DERBYSHIRE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPS
The 11/12th May saw the County Championships in Derby with a number of superb performances in the sunshine. Liz Duke set 2 new Championship Best Performances in the masters women's 100m & 400m with Beth Falconer also breaking the previous CBP in the senior women's pole vault.
In the u13 girls events there was a double win for Bella Egley in the 100m and 200m. Jessica Sanderson also secured a gold in the hurdles with Honora Widdowson taking the bronze. Jessica also took bronze in the long jump, as did Emily Ross in the shot. Marianna Owen took gold in the u15 girls 800m and silver over 1500m. There was also a silver for Faith Baines in the shot. Grace Pollard took double gold in the u17 women's high jump & pole vault. Ellie Oscroft took silvers in the 100m and 200m & Sky Lamb plundered bronze over 300m. Katie Rylance was another bronze medal winner, in the javelin. Lottie Hall was another double gold winner, in the u20 women's pole vault & shot. In the senior women's events Charlotte Hickin won the high jump, as did Rebecca Wardle in the javelin & Liz Duke was 2nd in the 200m.
In the u13 boys long & high jumps Tobi Duke took the gold medals. Oscar Melen took the top honours in the javelin as well as silver in the shot where Philip Grzelak gained bronze. Solomon Birkill won the u15 boys high jump, Zac Booth took the javelin & there was a silver for Kyzley Williams. There were 2 silvers for Tyler Booth in the u17 men's shot & discus, Josh Dorward was another silver medallist, in the pole vault, and over 200m there was a bronze for Aaron Kurian. Bradley Kirk took golds in both the u20 men's shot & discus. Ben Fogden was another gold medallist, in the senior men's 100m with Thomas Marriott taking the top honours in the 400m. Josh Turkington took javelin silver too. In the masters men's events Mark Beer took high jump gold and shot & discus silvers.