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MINI LEAGUE XC @ DERBY

The final match of this winter's Derbyshire Mini xc league takes place at Moorways, Derby on Saturday 13th December. The 1st race, u11's, starts at 11am followed by u13's and then the u15's at roughly 15-20 minute intervals. Everyone in these age groups is invited to compete. The start finish line is next to the stadium (walk round the back of the stadium from the card park). Please meet Caroline Siderius there with your £5 race fee.

SPORTSHALL MATCH 3

Match 3 on 30th November saw us complete a hat-trick of wins so far this winter, leaving us well placed to retain the title. Michael Amadi was the u11 boys 2 Lap where Lucas Mosely was 4th. Lucas along with Sam Lees and Harry Smith were =4th over 1 Lap & in the Vertical High Jump (VHJ) Sam and Michael were 2nd & 3rd. The Standing Triple Jump (STJ) saw a 3rd place for Alexander Gray with Rafe Cooper 5th. In the Chest Push there was a 2nd & 5th from Michael & Harry. For the girls Lily Rogers won the Chest Push with Eleanor Siderius 3rd. Evelyn Perryman took 2nd in the STJ where Leah Hill was 4th and in the VHJ Evelyn & Eleanor were 3rd & 4th. On the track Lily & Leah Hill were =4th over 2 Laps and in the 1 Lap Evelyn was 2nd with Leah & Lily =3rd.

Martha Smith & Ruby Thomson were joint winners of the u13 girls 2 Lap and in the 8 Lap Parlauf there was a win for Ellie Madin & Martha, just ahead of the team of Francesca Mayers and Ruby. Ruby won the VHJ with Francesca 5th, Martha took the STJ with Gabriella Whelpton 6th & Kyrie Turner took the Shot with Gabriella 3rd. Benjamin Barfoot and Joe Bond teamed up to win the u13 boys 8 Lap Parlauf, they were also 3rd and 4th respectively in the 2 Lap. Benjamin & Isaac Hollamby were 3rd and 4th in the VHJ and in the STJ Edward Thorpe took 3rd & Kobi Barraclough 6th. Edward & Christopher Devine were 4th & 5th in the Shot.

Emily Ross & Ava Agutter were 1-2 in the u15 girls Shot with Oscar Melen & Zac Booth occupying 2nd & 3rd for the boys. In the VHJ there was a win for Zac with Zachary Mayers 3rd, Freya and Evie Curtis were 4th & 5th for the girls. In the 4 Lap Freya & Ruby Whelpton were 2nd and 3rd with Zachary 2nd for the boys. Zac & Zachary were 3rd & 4th over 2 Laps whilst Niamh Kilroy was 6th for the girls. There were also relay wins for the u15 girls, both u13 teams & the u11 girls.

CHRISTMAS BREAK

Our last session at Tupton before Christmas will be on Tuesday 16th December (unfortunately the facilities are unavailable on the 18th). We then won't resume training until Tuesday 6th January.

Please bear in mind that Sportshall match 4 is on Sunday 4th January and if you're intending to enter the Derbyshire Cross Country Championships the closing date is 15th December (the event is Sat 3rd Jan and details are on SportSoft Entries & Results).

You might also be interested in an indoor competition at the EIS in Sheffield on 13th December, SportSoft Entries & Results, or want to take part in festive Parkruns; home | parkrun UK and parkrun | junior parkrun

MINI LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS 

Saturday 22nd November saw match 2 of the Derbyshire Mini Cross Country League in Ilkeston. There was an excellent 2nd place for our u13 boys team, Oscar Siderius was 8th with Dexter Page 10th & Lucas Melen 14th. Lily Rogers took 4th place in the u11 girls race with Holly Rogers 12th and in the u11 boys race there was a 15th place finish for Charles Rogers. 

MINI LEAGUE CROSS RESULTS

The first Derbyshire Mini cross country league match took place in Buxton on 25th October and saw 10 club athletes competing. There was a 4th place for Lily Rogers in the u11 girls race with Edith Martin, Annie Ossowska-Wells & Holly Rogers in 7th, 8th & 9th, with the team finishing in 2nd place.

For the u11 boys Charles Rogers & Charlie Shaw were 13th & 15th. Maya Zuccolo was 6th in the u15 girls race and for the u13 boys Jacob Campbell, Lucas Melen & Oscar Siderius were 10th, 12th & 13th. Overall we finished in 5th place.

NORTHERN XC RELAYS

There was some excellent racing from the club's athletes at Graves Park in Sheffield on 18th Oct. In the u13 girls race the trio of Martha Smith, Francesca Mayers and Ruby Thomson were 27th with the boys 37th; Kobi Barraclough, Oscar Siderius & Philip Grzelak. Unfortunately our u11 girls team was incomplete but congratulations to Lily Rogers & Nouelle Foster Applewhite who completed the first 2 legs for us.

NORTHERN ROAD RELAYS 

The club fielded u13 teams at the Northern Athletics road relays at a very wet Leigh on 20th Sept. Strong lead off legs from Philip Grzelak & Martha Smith were followed by Oscar Siderius & Kobi Barraclough for the boys and Francesca Mayers & Ellie Madin for the girls. The boys placed 40th of 50 teams & the girls a superb 33rd out of 46.

DERBYSHIRE THIRD AT INTER COUNTIES

Following their selection for the Derbyshire team there were some excellent performances from the club's athletes at the Junior Inter Counties in Nuneaton on 13th September, helping Derbyshire to finish 3rd overall.

Jessica Sanderson took 3rd place in the u13 girls 70m hurdles and over 100m there were 7th places for Ruby Thomson & Martha Smith. Jess was also 6th in the 200m with Martha 7th in the B. On the field there was a win for Kyrie Turner in the B shot with Jess & Ruby winning the high jumps. In the u13 boys hurdles Jacob Campbell was 6th in the B. Over 100m Benjamin Barfoot was 3rd in the B race & 5th over 200m and Tobi Duke was 2nd in the B long jump.

Zac Booth was 4th in the u15 boys hurdles and then took 3rd place in the javelin. For the u15 girls Antoniah Kinsiona took 2nd in the 100m and won the 200m B race. Honora Widdowson placed 4th in the B 75m hurdles and 7th in the 800m, Catrin Hughes was 7th in the 800m B race & Bella Egley was 3rd in the 300m. There was a 5th place for Lottie Mole in the B long jump, Emily Ross & Faith Baines were 3rd & 5th in the discus with Emily also taking 4th in the B javelin and 3rd in the B shot where Faith was 3rd in the A. In the high jump Beth Galletly was 4th in the A with Evie Curtis =3rd in the B.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 

MINI LEAGUE FINALE

A win at the last Derbyshire Mini League wasn't enough to overhaul Amber Valley & Erewash AC who hung on to take the title by a single league point.

There were double wins in the u11 girls events, Leah Hill in the 75m and 150m & for Isla Gilbert in the 600m and long jump. Lily Rogers took 2nd places in the 75m & 600m with Nouelle-Soul Foster Applewhite taking 5th in the longer sprint. In the long jump Leah finished 1cm behind Isla and in the howler Lily & Nouelle were 4th and 5th respectively. Also competing for the u11 girls were Maria Anna Makri, Eve Hanson, Thea Dias & Edith Martin. Harry Smith & Alexander Gray were 4th & 7th in the u11 boys 75m, harry took 3rd over 150m with Rafe Cooper in 6th & Jamie Hazlehurst was 6th in the 600m. In the howler Alexander & Rafe were 5th & 6th.

Jacob Campbell & Benjamin Ruttle were 1-2 in the u13 boys hurdles. Benjamin went on to win the shot, where Alfie Wearing was 3rd, with Alfie going on to win the javelin where Benjamin was 3rd. Benji Barfoot took wins in the 100m and 200m & Tobi Duke took first place in the long jump, where Benji was 3rd. Rupert Haslam was 3rd in the 100m and the 1500m, Tobi was 3rd in the 200m & Oscar Siderius 4th over 1500m.

Gabriella Whelpton & Francesca Mayers were the top 2 in the u13 girls javelin and in the shot Coral Wilson took 3rd with Gabriella 5th. On the track Martha Smith won the 100m & Jessica Sanderson the 200m. Francesca was 5th over 100m with Martha 2nd over 200m, Martha also took 3rd in the 1500m. Jessica was 2nd in the hurdles and high jump, Francesca placed 3rd in the hurdles with Gabriella 7th in the high.

There was a triple win for Emily Ross in the u15 girls shot, discus and javelin. Bella Egley took the sprint double (100 & 300m) with Freya Curtis 5th in both sprints. Evie Curtis was 2nd in the hurdles. Sophie Kelley took 2nd in the shot, Mia Chadbourne did likewise in the discus & in the javelin Sophie was 5th. In the long jump there was a 3rd place for Sophie with Evie 5th. Zac Booth won the u15 boys hurdles, 2nd in the javelin and 4th in the shot. Zach Mayers and Freddie Elsmore were 4th & 5th in the 100m, Zach was also 4th in the high jump & 6th over 300m.

YDL LOWER PROMOTION

At Doncaster on 20th July our young athletes sealed promotion back to the Premier Division of the Lower YDL. Oscar Melen won the u15 boys shot. Zac Booth & Oscar won the A & B javelin and Zac was 2nd in both the hurdles & long jump (where he pb'd). Oscar also took a 2nd place in the discus.

Alfie Wearing & Lucas Melen won the u13 boys javelin A & B. Benjamin Barfoot won the high jump, with Edward Thorpe taking 2nd in the B, and Benjamin took 3rd place in the 75m & 2nd over 150m with Tobi Duke placing 2nd in the B race over the shorter distance before winning the B of the longer sprint. Over 800m Oscar Siderius & Nathan Pheonix placed 5th in the A and B & there was a 4th place for Kobi Barraclough over 1200m. Edward was 2nd in the hurdles with Kobi winning the B race. Tobi & Kobi were 2nd in their long jumps, as were Nathan & Alfie Wearing in their shot events with Nathan throwing a pb.

There was a win for Jessica Sanderson in the u13 girls 70mH, Lena Frederick took 2nd in the B. Jessica, with a pb, and Ruby Thomson won the high jumps & there was a 3rd place for Ruby in the 75m where Gabi Whelpton took 4th in the B race. Jessica & Martha Smith were 3rd in the 150m races. Lena ran a pb in the 800m, taking 4th place, and Martha also set a new pb in taking second place over 1200m. Martha took 3rd in the long jump with Lena 2nd in the B & Ruby was 3rd in the shot where Gabi was 2nd in the B before taking 4th in the javelin.

Beth Galletly & Evie Curtis won the u15 girls high jumps, Honora Widdowson & Catrin Hughes did likewise in the hurdles races, as did Faith Baines & Sophie Kelley in the shot and Catrin & Faith in the discus. Faith & Niamh Kilroy won the hammers too. Antoniah Kinsiona won the u15 girls 100m with Lottie Mole taking 2nd in the B. Over 200m Bella Egley took 2nd in the A with Antoniah winning the B. In the 300m Emily Hayter was 4th in the B & Ruby Whelpton ran a pb for 3rd in the B. Honora was 2nd in the 800m with Beth winning the B & in the 1500m both Catrin & Niamh ran pb's, both placing 3rd. Maya Zuccolo was 2nd in the pole vault & Lottie and Freya Curtis were also 2nd in their long jump pools. Niamh & Beth set javelin pb's for 2nd & 1st in the A & B respectively.

NORTHERN LEAGUE PROMOTION

The final match of the Northern league took place on 2nd August with the club travelling to Cudworth in an effort to maintain it's position at the top of the table. With a 3rd place finish on the day we were able to clinch the Division 2 East title by a huge 5 points.

Ezra Adetunji made his Northern League debut, jumping over 6m for the first time in winning the long jump with 6.09m. Ezra also took 2nd in the 100m B race, in the A string Nathan Gavaghan took top honours before going on to win the 200m by over 2 seconds. Ollie Dakin won the 400m, also winning the 200m B, and Thomas Marriott won the B 400m.

Steve Gascoyne was 6th over 800m before going on to take 4th places in both the 5000m and 1500m. Steve also won the B triple jump with Dan Burdett taking 2nd in the B having already won the shot and discus. Rebecca Wardle and Kerry Baker won the A & B javelins with Rebecca also taking 2nd places in the shot, discus and hammer. Caroline Siderius won the B discus and took 2nd in the B string shot.

ENGLISH SCHOOLS SCORCHERS

The weather was hot and the performances equally so for those Chesterfield & District athletes selected to compete for Derbyshire at the English Schools in Birmingham on 11/12th July. Antoniah Kinsiona made the Junior girls 100m final, running a pb of 12.45secs for 2nd in her heat before placing 8th in the final.

Lottie Mole jumped 5.01m in the Junior girls long jump for 10th place and in the discus Emily Ross placed 17th. Ellie Oscroft was 4th in the Inter girls 200m heat & Bella Egley was just outside her best time in the Junior girls 300m, finishing 7th in her heat. There was also a 12th place for Lottie Hall in the Senior girls javelin.

MIDLAND MULTIS

Beth Galletly added almost 200 points to her pentathlon pb when finishing 9th at the Midland Schools multi events Championships in Abingdon on 29th June. Competing for Derbyshire Schools Beth ran a 75m hurdles pb of 14.6secs followed by 7.01m in the shot (also a pb), a 1.44m high jump, 4.09m in the long jump & an 800m in 2:40.9 to finish as the second Derbyshire athlete with the team finishing 4th overall.

NORTHERN CHAMPS MEDALS

Chesterfield athletes plundered a number of medals at the Northern Athletics Senior & u20 Championships in Derby on 28/29th June. Beth Falconer won the senior women's pole vault with a jump on 3.10m. Nathan Gavaghan took an excellent bronze in the senior men's 400m running 48.82 secs. There was also a bronze for Josh Turkington in the senior men's javelin, with a throw of 46.26m. In the u20 men's sprints Nathanael Gaskin ran a pb of 11.57secs in his heat of the 100m & a 23.43secs in his 200m heat. Nathan was also in 200m action, with a 22.80secs for 5th in his heat.

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.

NORTHERN U13/15/17 CHAMPS

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.

NORTHERN INTER COUNTIES

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.

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.

NATIONAL SPORTSHALL FINAL

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.