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News: Track Field
Wessex Young Athletes Track & Field League – Sunday 15th April
Ella after clearing 1.55m
Newbury AC fielded a small team at Woking on Sunday but as always, despite quantity in numbers, delivered quality.
The undoubted star of the team was Under 13 Ella Houston winning all three of her events by considerable margins. She started with the Long Jump producing a Grade 1 leap of 4.46m, followed with a grade 3 200m of 29.1s and finally improved her own club record in the high jump by 15cm whilst clearing 1.55m – A grade 1 jump which (albeit early in the season) ranks her 2nd in the country at this age group. Cherie McBarnett stepped up to this age group with fine performances in 100m (3A), 200m (2b) & LJ (4b).
Ella in action in the Long Jump
Not to be outdone U15 Michaela Whitton had an excellent afternoon confirming her early season promise with an 80cm pb in the Shot as she scored a Grade 2 9.63m and a Grade 3 pb in the Discus with 23.69m whilst finishing 2A in both events.
Under 17 Sam Van Huyssteen had a pb in the Shot with a Grade 4 8.17m. U15’s Rosie Stanton and Alice MacAulay found the going a little tough as they moved up an age-group but will undoubtedly improve as the season progresses as will U17 Sally Herbert.
The only U13 boy to compete was Connor Humphreys who finished in fourth place in the A string in the 200m and followed this up with a second in the javelin by adding over a metre on his best and a win in the A string shot with a throw of 4.33m.
In the under 17s, two of the three boys stepped up an age group and against some tough competition they proved themselves with Will Tyson and Phillip Carter starting them off in the 1500m finishing in 5A and 2B respectively. Phillip took third place in the High Jump on count back in an exciting competition where the league record was also broken and then went straight across to the 100m to finish in fifth place equalling his best in both events. Harry Russell also took to the track to compete in the A string 200m and 400m.
Newbury only had 2 entries in the Under 11 Quadkids event but both had excellent days which they thoroughly enjoyed. Lorcan Friel, competing in his first ever competition, finished 8th overall on the day and Tom Houston won the long jump competition with a jump of 3.64m and finished the day in 2nd place overall out of twenty one athletes.
Full results should be available on the Wessex League site soon
Track & Field -Open meetings round up
Newbury AC throws squad youngsters have been in action over the last couple of weekends and once again put in some first class performances at three different locations across the south of England.
Saturday 31st March saw Derek Philbey compete at Radley, where he took first place in the U20 men’s Discus with a new personal best of 37m42. He also won the shot with another PB of 13m07, only to beat his best once again the next day in Bournemouth with13m27 – comfortably above the English Schools qualifying mark.
Jamie Kuehnel and Michaela Whitton competed at Bracknell on 31st March, with Jamie winning the hammer and Michaela coming second in the discus beating her PB by three meters with 23m62, and also coming second in the shot.
On 1st April at the Bournemouth open, the Newbury lads dominated the U20s men discus and taking all three medals. Ricky Doran came out on top, with brother Lee close behind in second and Derek Philbey 3rd. Ricky also came second in the hammer with Lee in third.
In the under 15 Hammer Jamie Kuehnel once again excelled, winning with 50m23 – reinforcing his position as UK number 1 for 2012. Jamie also won the discus with a new personal best of 34m21. In the under 15 girls, Michaela Whitton again got two second places in the discus and shot – the shot with a new pb of 8m83. There was also a new personal best for Kayleigh Partleton in the U20 women’s Discus, taking her beyond 25 metres. Micahela was out again at the Basingstoke meeting on 7th April securing 2nd place in the discus and 3rd in the shot.
Meanwhile this year’s British Masters Indoor Championships at Lea Valley on 17th & 18th March, brought a best-ever medal haul for veteran thrower Bob Broadbridge. Bob competed in all five throwing events, and came home with five medals – two golds and three silvers.
The gold medals came in the discus and the shot, with silvers in each of the javelin, hammer and heavy hammer events. All five events were closely fought, but none more so than the shot. Going into the final round Broadbridge held a narrow lead, with three other athletes less than half a metre behind. With his final effort he extended his lead with a throw of 13m36, and then could only watch as his rivals had their final throws. With the last throw of the competition, Tony Tipping of Cambridge Harriers threw exactly the same distance of 13m36 for a very unusual ‘dead heat’.
With the best throws being equal, the result was decided by the competitors second best throw, and so the gold medal went to Broadbridge by the narrowest of margins.
CCAT Timetable – NAC allocated times – Summer 2012
You can download a timetable here detailing NAC allocated time slots at CCAT (Crookham Common Athletic Track): Summer Timetable for CCAT April 2012
Basically the hospital has exclusive use Monday to Friday until 2:30pm and on Saturdays & Sundays between 4 and 6pm. Clubs have use Monday to Thursday from 3 – 9pm (Monday & Wednesday TK; Tuesday & Thursday NAC). On Saturdays Team Kennet have use between 9 – 12.30pm & NAC from 12:30 – 3:30pm and on Sundays NAC have use from 9 – 12:30pm & Team Kennet 12:30 – 3:30pm.
Please note that any club usage outside these times will be charged.
Fridays afternoon / evenings are available for hire by clubs or outside organisations. Requests for one-off or special events must be made to and approved by the committee.
Track & Field 2012
The 2012 track season is almost upon us. All our team managers are looking to get the strongest possible squads together for the opening league fixtures. Put the following dates in your diary and let the relevant team manager know of your availability.
Wessex Young Athletes League: 15th April, Woking
Southern Women’s League: 28th April, Exeter
Southern Men’s League: 5th May, Dartford
Southern Veterans’ League: 7th May, Horspath
Latest fixture lists are available on the Track & Field & Young Athletes pages.
If you are interested in competing in Open Meetings through the Spring / Summer check out http://www.openmeetings.co.uk/ for details of venues, events and entry forms. The link can also be accessed from the sidebar in the Track & Field section of this website
Under 9 & Under 11 quadkids – 1st April – Oxford
In recognition of the fact that there are very few competitions available for under 9 and under 11 athletes and with many of them being new to athletics Oxford City Athletic Club are running a small quadkids event on Sunday 1st April (9:30 – 12:00). Entries must be made in advance: OCAC quadkids details
Arthur Killbery Memorial Throws Meeting – 11th March
Photos taken by Graham Whitton can be viewed here
Newbury’s annual throws meeting took place in perfect spring weather at the Crookham Common track on Sunday. The event is one of the very best throws meetings in the country, and this year attracted 160 throwers from across the south of England.
There were many outstanding performances, but none better than Newbury AC’s own Jamie Kuehnel who added 8 metres to his personal best, throwing 53m42 in the Under 15 Hammer. Jamie added another pb in the Discus going beyond 33m for the first time. Under 13 Jack Hall threw a PB in the discus with a distance of 19.02m.
Newbury’s Under 20 men also delivered some great performances. In the Hammer Ricky Doran went beyond 50 metres for the first time, and brother Lee was close to his best with 47m97. Derek Philbey threw personal bests of 12m97 in the Shot and 36m86 in the Discus. Also in the Discus Ricky Doran threw beyond 40 metres for the first time, with Lee Doran close to his 38 metre best.
Veteran Bob Broadbridge threw 46m31 in the Hammer, won the Men’s Shot with 12m72, and came second in the Men’s Discus with 44m11 – a throw which beat his best performance from last season.
The Newbury ladies also had a successful day. Under 20 Kayleigh Partleton set a new personal best in the Shot with 8m59. In the Under 15s there were pbs for Michaela Whitton in the Discus and the Shot with with 20m60 and 8m51 respectively, and in the Javelin Rosie Stanton threw a pb of 19m61. In the Senior ladies Emma Carter threw close to her best in Shot, Hammer and Discus.
Ian Hopkins once again led the organisation of the meeting – supported by many volunteers and officials. The events began at 9am with the last event finishing under floodlights, continuing without a pause or a hitch. A terrific effort by everyone involved!
Full results available on Power of 10
Newbury AC Club Tracksuits – last order date
Message from Sara Rudd
Closing date for the next order of tracksuits is 14th March. Please place your your order by this date at the latest if you haven’t already done so.
List of juniors currently qualifying is available here:track suits people 2012.
Any Adults wishing to order a tracksuit should contact Sara Rudd for further details.
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.
