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News: Track Field
Alex clears 2.04m to break Club High Jump Record
Alex in action in Hustopece
Report from Sara Rudd
Alex Craninx, who is still only 16, broke his own Club High Jump record whilst competing at a specialist High Jump event in Hustopece, Czech Republic on Saturday 28th January. Alex placed 4th on countback in the event but was jumping against older athletes. The first four all cleared 2.04m with RAC’s Ryan Bonifas just edging ahead into third. The whole event runs over two days with the elite women and men concluding the competition which is purely for high jump. An artificial track is laid onto the floor of an indoor basketball court and great support is provided by the local population. Seven of the Men’s Daegu finalists competed in the male event with the Russian Dimitrik winning with a world leading 2.35m with another Russian, Shkolina, winning the women’s event with 1.97m.
CCAT – Open Throws meeting – 11th March
This year’s annual open throwing meeting in memory of Arthur Killbery will take place at CCAT on 11th March from 9:00am onwards. Closing date for entries is 26th February (no late entries will be accepted).
Download entry form and further details here: CCAT Throws meeting entry form 2012
Newbury AC Club Tracksuits – award scheme
Sample Club Tracksuit
Newbury Athletic Club in partnership with the Ollie Johnson trust fund have introduced a reward scheme for members of the club who have shown repeated loyalty and dedication in representing the club over multiple seasons and or disciplines.
To show appreciation to these athletes we have decided to award club track suits to all qualifying junior (U25) members. These track suits will be available for a nominal administration fee of just £10 and are not available for general sale to juniors. Adult members can purchase a tracksuit at a club subsidised rate of £50.
A list of juniors currently qualifying is available here:track suits people 2012 and all these people will shortly receive a letter with details of how to order including a size chart.
Adults who would like to order a tracksuit should contact Sara Rudd for further details.
England Athletics – Indoor championships – 2012
Entry forms for the above championships can be downloaded below:
Senior & U20 Indoor 7-8 Jan 2012 (Sheffield); U20,17&15 Indoor 25-26 Feb 2012 (Birmingham); U17&15 Indoor 3-4 March 2012 (Sheffield)
CCAT – Annual Track Inspection completed
From Ian Hopkins
Thank you to all the club members who helped out at the track inspection on Saturday. The inspection went very well with the track inspector said it was the best he had seen the track in four years he has been inspecting it. He couldn’t believe it was run by volunteers only and felt that we should be proud of what we have achieved. We can now use the steeplechase barriers for practice although the water jump is still unavailable.
Hammer Circle Reunion – 8th – 9th October Bedford
Report from Pete Kuehnel
On Saturday the weather turned cold but thankfully not too wet and Jamie Kuehnel set the pace winning the first hammer competition with a throw of 41.15m soon to be followed by Bob Broadbridge winning the 2nd competition with a seasons best throw of 47.27 m. Lee Doran came 4th in the U20 mens hammer with a throw of 46.41m.
In the heavy weight competition Bob threw the 25lb weight 16.35m to come 2nd in his category and Jamie managed a pb with 14.43m to win the U15 group throwing the 16lb weight.
Saturday’s highlight was a talk by Derek Evely with his athlete Sophie Hitchon, IAAF World Junior hammer champion and UK record holder, who is based at Loughborough.
On Sunday it warmed up a touch and we started with Lee coming 3rd in the U20 Mens hammer with a throw of 45.54 m and Jamie coming 2nd in the U15′s with a throw of 42.87m, a new pb (by 2cms, but every little helps !)
Lee then came 2nd in the 25lb weight throw with a new pb of 15.47 m followed by another new pb for Jamie in the 16lb weight throw with 14.69m, which was enough to win the U15 boys competition.
All in all a very profitable weekend for our three Newbury athletes !!
Working Party – CCAT – Saturday 15th October
There will be a working party at CCAT this Saturday to complete a number of jobs necessary before the annual inspection on 12th November. If you are able to help please contact Ian Hopkins for further details.
High Jump Winter training
High Jump winter training starts 04/10/11 and will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6 and 7.15pm at CCAT with Sara Rudd
Gold medals for Bob and David at the European Masters Games
Report from Bob Broadbridge
Bob Broadbridge and David Elderfield – two of Newbury’s top veteran athletes – drew their seasons to a close representing Great Britain at the recent European Masters Games in Lignano, Italy.
Both are reigning British Masters Champions, and were in good form going into the Games, ready to take on the best in Europe.
They finished their seasons in style, both bringing home Gold medals, Bob winning the Throws Pentathlon in the over 50 age group, and David going one better winning both the 100m and 400m in the over 55 age group.
David enjoyed glorious sunshine for his events, and made the most it. He won a very hard fought 400m in 54.25 seconds, narrowly ahead of Gerhard Zorn of Germany. His 100m victory was emphatic, winning by four tenths of a second, with Zorn again in second place. David has had another season battling against Achilles tendon injuries. Racing sparingly to keep the injuries at bay, David’s plan came together perfectly with a tremendous double victory.
The fine weather finally broke, and Bob’s event took place in torrential rain, meaning that the competitors had to contend with very slippery conditions. The slippery circle put paid to the chances of the leading German challenger Viktor Hansen who failed to score any points in his specialist event, the hammer, registering three no throws.
Bob held it together best on the day to win by a narrow margin from Saulius Svilainis of Lithuania. None of Bob’s marks were close to personal bests, but his performances of 46m34 in the Hammer, 12m47 in the Shot, 42m02 in Discus, 36m32 in Javelin and 16m31 in the 12kg Heavy Hammer, were all good, high scoring marks, which was exactly what was needed for victory in the poor conditions.
It was Bob’s first ever European title, making all the hard work – and the soaking – worthwhile.
Southern Men’s League 2011 – NAC statistics
Report from Keith Scott
The breakdown of performances and overall statistics for the 2011 season can be viewed here: SML STATS 2011
Overall there was a terrific turnout out from the athletes with Bob Broadbridge, Bruce Bamber, Alex Craninx and both Matt and Sam Plumb competing in every match.
