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BADAC news April 2006 |
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Week ending Sunday April 30: Members of Boston and District Athletic Club produced a
number of good early season performances and a total of 38 first places at
the first Lincolnshire track and field league match of the summer. Under-13 Alice Flint recorded 6mins 09.5secs in
finishing second in the 1,500 metres and added a ninth long jump (2.75m) and
seventh in the 200 metres (34.3secs). With victories in the shot and 70m
hurdles under her belt, Ellis Whyler also achieved a second place in the 100
metres recording 14.2secs. In the boys’ section, Aidan McClure ran a good 1,500
metres finishing second in 5mins 40.3secs and cleared 1.24m for third place
in high jump. Harry Cartwright went one better when leaping 1.30m for second
place in the high jump. Harry Baxter crossed the line second recording 2min
47.7secs for the 800 metres. Like their under-13 team-mates, the under-15 team
members distinguished themselves. Melanie Bristow threw the 600g javelin
17.71m for second place and also claimed third place in high jump with a
clearance of 1.18m. Rachel Holland’s 5.90m in shot earned her third place
and 28.8secs for 200 metres put her in fourth place. Stephanie Hendy was
second in the discus with 14.24m and shot putter Haden Brittain made a
breakthrough with a 6.87m effort to claim second in his event. Crossing the line second, Jeremy Baily was timed at
5mins 20.9secs for 1,500 metres and also added a fourth in long jump (4.12m)
and a third over 800 metres 2mins 37.1secs.A clearance of 1.40m gave Michael
Robinson second in high jump and Aston Perrin recorded 5mins 24.4secs in
finishing third in the 1,500 metres. While Jake Clare contributed valuable
points in both track and field events. Chris Cooper 5mins 35.7secs and Mark
Tebbs 5mins 41.1secs made a reasonable fist of the season’s first 1,500m
steeplechase and Jake Mason tested his sprinting speed over 200 metres
recording 25.3secs in second place and threw the javelin 32.64m for another
runners-up position. For the girls, Emma Richardson cleared 1.30m for second
in high jump and Emily Moss produced a 27.5secs 200 metres sprint for another
runners-up position. In the under-20s section John Haresign recorded 65.1secs
for 400m hurdles second and Jose Ferreira finished third in the 1,500 metre
recording 5mins 46.2secs. In the 800 metres, Stuart Smith crossed the line
second in a time of 2mins 25.1secs and in the under-20 women’s category Anna
Lenton threw 21.56m for a javelin second and 7.92m in shot with Natalie
Grimer third in the 4kg shot with a best putt of 6.85m. At senior ladies’ level Jodie Favell crossed the finish
line in 26.7secs in a swift 200 metres. “Ebbs” Eseomi secured second in the
senior men’s 100 metres with a promising early season time of 11.3secs. And
both Phil Peatling and Karl Wright contributed valuable points from a range
of track and field events. Veterans Clayton, Whyler and Creese produced some
solid performances in the field, making it a good day for the Gold Tops right
across the age range. Tonight (Wednesday) the first of this season’s Eastern
Veterans League matches will be held at the Lynn Sport track in King’s Lynn. There
are events for men’s over 40s and women’s over 35s in different age
categories on the track and in the field. The programme of events starts at
7pm. On Saturday Boston and District AC open their North of
England League season with the A team involved in a Division Two match at
Rotherham and the B team hosting their first ever Division Four match at
Haven. Selected teams of under-17s, senior and veteran men and
women will represent the Gold Tops in the inaugural 2006 fixtures. Entries for the Lincolnshire Combined Events
Championships at Boston on May 19 and 20 close at the weekend. With pentathlons (under-15 boys and girls), octathlon
(under-17 men), heptathlons (under-17s, under-20s and senior women) and
decathlons (under-20s and senior men) championships field in conjunction with
the schools county championships it should be a very competitive two-day
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Week ending Sunday April 23: Damp, chilly weather did not appear to deter Boston and
District AC competitors at the second Lincs League match at Grantham on
Sunday. Captains Mark Bowler and Jodie Favell laid down a marker for the
match when they achieved clear victories in the opening events on the track,
the 400 metres hurdles. Despite the cold Jodie recorded 67.3secs to win the
women’s race and Mark followed with 60.2secs to win the senior mens contest.
Jodie added a further two victories in shot with a putt of 9.26m and javelin
with a throw of 34.04m. A number of other senior representatives achieved
first places. Julia Moore had her first outing this season winning the senior
400 metres in 63.0secs and Julia White recorded an encouraging 25.3secs in
winning the 200m sprint. Karl Wright won the pole vault clearing 2.65m and
veteran Tim Creese opened his 2006 season with four throws victories. The
“evergreen” thrower recorded 30.80m in discus, 10.58 in shot, 28.77m in
hammer and 44.17m in javelin for a maximum veteran points score for BADAC. Members of the under-20s squad also recorded notable
first places. Simon Robinson looked strong over 400m hurdles recording
62.8secs and claimed a double over one lap when he also won the 400 metres
flat in 56.6secs before clearing 1.65m for joint first place in high jump — a
position shared with club-mate John Haresign. Stuart Smith’s best putt of
11.01m took the shot first position. In the under-20 women’s section Stacey Worth was just
shy of 30m in winning the discus with 29.48m after she had already recorded
8.60m for victory with the 4k shot. In the high jump competition Natalie
Grimer cleared 1.40m for maximum points. In the under-17 age group James Munn won over 1,500
metres recording 4mins 40.2secs and Chris Bloom won the triple jump with
11.95m. In his first year as an under-17, Jake Mason cleared 1.78m to top the
high jump result. For the girls, Emily Moss produced a leap of 10.52m to take
first place in the triple jump and cleared 4.74m for a long jump win. In her
first outing this season sprinter Lauren West recorded 13.6secs for a win
over 100m and Emma Richardson added another victory via a 19.19m javelin
effort. Jade Mason took first place in the under-15 discus throwing 15.98m
and also won the shot putting the 3.25kg weight 7.05m. For the boys’ under-15 section Jake Brittain won over
3,000 metres recording 10mins 58.4secs. Alex Pycock achieved a “double”,
winning the high jump with 1.43m before crossing the line first at the end of
the 200 metres sprint in 25.6secs. In the short sprint (100 metres) Shannan
Langham was a convincing winner in 12.2secs and the 4x200 metres squads
filled both first and second places in the final event on the programme. In the under-13 age group Harry Cartwright recorded
14.5secs in winning the 100 metres and then achieved another first place in
long jump with a leap of 4.09m. Ellis Whyler’s leap of 1.30m won the girls
high jump before she added another victory in shot with a distance of 7.60m.
Under-11 Karlie Wright excelled at the long jump pit where she cleared 3.36m
for a good win. Marathon brigade: Seven Boston and District
Athletic Club distance runners completed Sunday’s London Marathon returning
from the capital with some pleasing times. Shaun North was the first Gold Top
to finish recording 2 hours 42 minutes. Second over the line was Paul Green
who completed his first London marathon in 3 hours 14 minutes ahead of Steve
Hubbard who recorded 4 hours 4 minutes. Sharon Gallichan was timed at 4 hours
15 minutes with Brian Land on 4 hours 18 minutes. Charmaine Donald on the
4½hr mark and Gill Sleaford some three minutes under five hours. Championship dates: With the entry list for
the Lincolnshire Track and Field Championships on May 13 and 14 at Grantham
now closed multi-eventers have just this week to submit entries for the Lincs
Combined Events Championships. The combined events champions will be held at Boston’s
Tommy Clay track on the evening of Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20 (morning
and afternoon). There are pentathlon championships for under-15 boys and
girls, heptathlon contests for under-17, under-20 and senior women, octathlon
for under-17 men and the ultimate combined event competition the decathlon
for under-20s, senior and veteran men. Entry forms available from the club
secretary must be submitted this week. |
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Week ending Sunday April 16: In the first of this season’s Lincs Track and Field
League matches, Boston and District AC members achieved a string of good
performances including 34 victories and a welter of personal best performances.
And fresh from the successes of that meet, local athletes will be hoping for
an improved climate for Sunday April 23’s second league fixture at Grantham.
Transport leaves the Princess Royal Sports Arena car park at 9.30am with the
first event at 11.30am. There are competitions at all age levels. Meanwhile, reflecting back to the first match, in the
under-11 girls events, Karlie Wright and Annatha Munn opened their 2006 track
season. Karlie recorded 12.6 secs for third place in the 80m sprint and also
finished second in the long jump with 3.08m. Annatha was fifth in the 80
metres (13.0secs) and sixth over 600m (2mins 33.2secs). In the youngest boys age group Andrew Harness added to
his sprint victory a third place in the ball throw with a distance of 20.86m.
Under-13 Ellis Whyler claimed second place in the 100m
sprint in 14.0secs to enhance her first places in short and hurdles.
Competing in three events Alice Flint was third in 70m hurdles (16.1secs)
sixth over 800 metres (3mins 14.0secs) and ninth in long jump (2.82m). Aidan
McClure eased himself from cross-country and sports hall athletics with
success. He was second in the 1,500m recording 5mins 43.7secs and third over
800m in 3mins 01.5secs and added a fourth in high jump (1.15m). Harry
Cartwright followed his long jump win with a runners-up position in high jump
clearing 1.30m and added another third in the 100 metres recording 14.5secs.
Assisting with field events judging Jack Whitehead took time out to compete
in the javelin where he was third (9.78m). In the under-15 girls age group Melanie Bristow was
third in javelin 15.72m and fourth over 100m (15.4secs). Recording 29.2secs for 200m Rachael Holland was second
across the finish line and also claimed fourth in the 75m hurdles (16.3secs).
Lucy Brentnall added a second in 75m hurdles (13.8secs) and Steph Hendy also
finished in runners-up spot in high jump. In the under-15 boys’ section Alex Pycock followed
team-mate Shannon Langham over the 100m finish line recording 12.4secs. James
Cartwright achieved second position in 80m hurdles in 14.0secs and claimed
third place in the 200 metres sprint clocking 26.4secs. Jake Clare was third
in the shot with 6.71m and then achieved sixth places in both 200 metres
29.4secs and 100 metres 13.8secs. In middle distance events Aston Perrin was
second over 800m in 2mins 34.8secs and third in the 1,500 metres 5mins
59.7secs. In the 3,000 metres Jake Brittain was second 11mins 43.0secs and
also cleared 1.30m in high jump for third place. Robin Perrin was runner-up
in javelin (16.31m) and third in discus and Jeremy Baily was runner-up over
1500m in 5mins 25.6secs. In the 4x100m relay competition the A quartet
crossed the line in second place 52.1secs with the B team third 58.1secs. In the under-17 women’s category Emily Richardson
cleared 1.25m for second place in high jump. In addition to the three under-17 men’s section winners,
Mark Tebbs was second in discus (15.95m) and third in the 3,000 metres race
recording 11mins 27.6secs. Under-20 ladies Anna Lenton was third in javelin 21.21m,
Natalie Grimer was second shot in a personal best of 7.60m. In the under-20 men’s contest John Haresign was second
in high jump (1.55m) and Jose Ferreira made his club debut in the 3,000
metres finishing fifth in 13mins 24.3secs. At senior level Karl Wright was fourth in javelin
(34.82m) and discus (22.12m) and third in hammer (14.31m). Phil Peatling took
second place in the 100m sprint (12.1secs) and the same position in triple
jump with 11.47m. |
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Week ending Sunday April 9: Boston and District Athletic Club members chalked up 34
victories in the first Lincolnshire Track and Field League match at Grantham
on Sunday. Despite the cold wintry weather conditions there were some
heart-warming performances. In the under-11 age group Andrew Harness was the clear
winner of the 80 metres sprint recording 11.5secs. Two under-13s Gold Tops
produced three first places for BADAC. In the girls’ section Ellis Whyler won
the 70m hurdles in 12.3secs and the 2.62 shot with a putt of 7.48m Harry
Cartwright won the under-13 boys’ long jump with a promising 4.16m. Boston and District AC members topped the results table
in nine under-15 events. The girls’ quartet won the 4x100m relay and Steph
Hendy was first in discus with 13.41m. Lucy Brentnall won javelin with an
encouraging 21.98m and Melanie Bristow cleared 1.10m to win the high jump. In
the boys’ competition Shannon Langham was an outstanding winner of the 100
metres spring recording an impressive 11.6secs in far from condusive
conditions. Alex Pycock won both high jump clearing 1.50m and the 200 metres
recording 25.3secs. Michael Robinson was first in the 80m hurdles in 13.6secs
and Jeremy Baily won the 800 metres recording 2mins 34.2secs. A leap of 4.54m
earned first place in long jump for James Cartwright. There were three Gold Tops victories in the under-17
men’s category. Over 3,000 metres James Munn recorded 10min 00.8secs for a
clear win and James Bexon took first place in high jump leaping 1.65m.
Recording 10.26m in the triple jump Matthew Harness prevailed. Under-20 Mark Bridges won
both the 100 metres sprint in 11.7secs and the triple jump with 11.67m. Simon
Robinson went one better achieving a ‘treble’ with wins over 200 metres
24.0secs, 400 metres 58.8secs, and high jump 1.55m. John Haresign returned to
competition after injury winning the 110m hurdles 17.2 and the 4x100m quartet
crossed the line first in 49.7secs. Anna Lenton was the winner of the under-20 100m hurdles crossing the line in 17.2secs and Stacey Worth achieved a ‘double’ in shot 8.01m and discus 28.94m. Leaping 1.45m in difficult conditions Natalie Grimer won high jump. Senior captains Jodie Favell and Mark Bowler won their respective sprint hurdles events. Jodie recording 15.4secs for 100m hurdles and Mark timed at 16.1secs for the senior men’s 110m version. The senior women’s 4x100m squad recorded 55.4secs in winning their relay and Jake Louth returned to represent the club with a good ‘double’. He threw 53.59m to win the 800g javelin and added the 2k discus victory to his tally with a throw of 37.69m. Karl Wright cleared 2.70m to win the senior men’s pole vault and went on to snatch victory in the final round of the shot with a putt of 8.43m. Boston High School Year 7 and 8 runners won the
2005-2006 Fenland Schools Cross-Country League. The local athletes finished
the series of three races with a total of 76 points giving them a lead of 29
points over runners-up Bourne Grammar. The BHS girls finished second in the opening match and
then claimed victory in the second event. Fourth place in the final match in
the series was sufficient for a comfortable overall victory. In the
individual placings at the end of the series, Louise Rutt was in fifth
position with 25 points and Chelsea Ironmonger was in eighth place with a
total of 39 points. In addition to a fine team victory, Boston High School
had their B team in a good seventh place. Boston Grammar School were scored in only two of the
team competitions so do not appear in the final league table despite
finishing fourth and fifth in matches one and three. In the Year 9 and 10
boys’ individual placings, Aston Perrin featured in 10th position with 49
points. An end of series cross-country relay event was held at
Crowland with teams of four runners from the 12 Fenland League schools
contesting the honours. In the Year 7 and 8 girls’ relay, the Boston High
School quartet of Ashleigh Frankish, Chelsea Ironmonger, Louise Rutt and Lara
Busch came home in fourth place. Once again the B team put in a good performance by
finishing seventh with a C team closing in for 10th place. Twenty teams
finished the relay race. The Year 9 and 10 girls from Boston High were in
ninth team position. In the boys’ relay challenge, the Year 7 and 8 runners
crossed the line in fifth position with the B team 17th. The 2006 Lincolnshire Track and Field Championships will
be held at South Kesteven Sports Centre, Grantham on Saturday and Sunday May
13 and 14. The closing date for entries is Friday April 21. There is a full
programme of track and field championship events for all age groups from
under-13 boys and girls up to veteran men and women. The under-13 boys’ and
girls’ javelin and discus championships are included in the final Lincolnshire
Track and Field League match at Boston on Sunday August 20. Entries from
athletes who have a county birth or residence qualification should be sent to
the acting county championship secretary, Julia White at 6 Lincoln Road,
Ruskington, Lincolnshire NG34 9AW with a fee of £1.50 per event to arrive by
Friday April 21. The longest track champion events — u17 men’s and women’s
5000m and senior and veteran men’s 1000m will also be held at Boston on
August 20. |
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Week ending Sunday April 2: Despite cold, blustery and showery conditions there were
some promising performances at Boston and District Athletic Club track and
field trials on April 2. A number of BADAC members produced personal best
times on the track. And despite the tricky weather, jumpers and throwers also
did well. At under-11 level Andrew Harness recorded a sharp
11.2secs in winning the 80 metres sprint and produced a 28.94m throw with the
cricket ball for a good double. Kieron Melvin was fastest over 600 metres
recording 2mins 04.8secs and also won the under-11 150m in 25.3secs. Ellis
Whyler won the under-13 girls 80m sprint in 11.3secs, the shot with a 7.55m
effort, the 70m hurdles 12.1secs and the high jump with a clearance of 1.30m.
Harry Cartwright’s leap of 4.12m won the under-13 boys
long jump with Alice Flint taking the honours in the girls competition with
3.12m. Aiden McClure made a promising jumps debut, leaping 3.76m and also won
the under-13 600 metres in 2mins 01.6secs and the 150m sprint in 23.4secs.
Alice Flint won the girls’ 600 metres recording 2mins 15.3secs. Nathan
McClure made a promising debut on the track and in field events. In the under-15 events Steph Hendy and Jade Mason were
most impressive in the hammer competition. Despite her limited experience
Steph threw 20.86m and Jade produced an outstanding 26.14m for a super
victory. Beth Platt put in a determined run over 75m hurdles
recording 15.3secs and Lucy Brentnall was a clear winner of the javelin
throwing 23.58m. In the sprints, Shannon Langham showed that conditions were
to her liking. Jake Mason cleared 1.80m in the under-17 men’s high
jump. He added a second victory in the long jump with 5.57m and recorded
10.2secs for 80m sprint. James Munn completed 300 metres in 46.2secs and Mark
Tebbs recorded 1min 53.5secs for 600 metres. James Bexon recorded a sharp 9.6
secs to win the 80m sprint at under-17 level. Emily Moss took advantage of
the following wind down the home straight to chalk up a personal best
equalling time for the 80m hurdles starting she crossed the finish line in
13.0secs to equal the best time recorded for the distance in 2005. At under-20 level Stacey Worth produced a 7.48m winning
shot putt and threw 25.56m in the worst of the sharp April showers that
peppered the discus competitors. Anna Lenton achieved 7.26m in shot and
opened her season well over 100m hurdles recording 17.9secs. A leap of 1.40m
won the under-20 high jump for Natalie Grimer and she added a promising
18.11m in discus. Stuart Smith won the under-20 shot (11.05m), 300 metres
sprint (43.2secs) and he has a good track future ahead of him. He recorded
9.7secs over 80 metres, fell at the last barrier in the sprint hurdles having
made excellent progress until that point and then looked in a class on his
own over 150 metres crossing the finish line in 18.3secs. Jake Clare ran well
over 300m (48.7secs) and cleared 3.97m in long jump and 6.47m in shot. David Sharpe headed the under-15 contestants in the 600
metres (1min 52.9secs) won the discus (16.86m) and showed a good turn of
speed over 600 metres (1min 52.9secs). Craig Melvin and Jake Brittain
successfully mixed track and field events successfully and Josh Goodfellow
demonstrated his improved performances over 600 metres (2mins 43.3secs) and
80 metres (16.7secs). Despite the difficult conditions Jake Mason discus
(31.78m). For good measure, he also achieved 20.73m in hammer for a further
victory. Mark Bridges opened his 2006 outdoor season impressively winning the
80m sprint with a 9.5secs run and had the upper hand in the hotly contested triple
jump dual with senior Phil Peatling.His 12.21m winning effort was an
excellent personal best and he also won the long jump with 5.92m. Another
under-20 who has wintered well is Simon Robinson who opened with a 300m
hurdles victory (44.93) then cleared 1.65m in high jump and recorded 9.6secs
and just edged out of first spot by Mark Bridges over 80 metres. At senior level Jodie Favell experimented with pole
vault and produced a 48.53secs effort in the 300m hurdles race. A 4.86m long
jump preceded a good run over 100m hurdles in 15.3secs. After a first 10.1
seconds effort over 80 metres sprinter Julia White recorded 9.7secs in he
second contest over the distance. Phil Peatling appears to be approaching his
best ever form with an improved triple jump of 11.73m and a long jump of
5.61m. Elsewhere on the county front, in the final Lincolnshire
cross-country event of the season James Munn moved up to junior men’s age
group for the county competition against the national air cadets team. And he
responded well in the older age group, finishing in third place at RAF
Cranwell helping Lincolnshire to a good team victory. On April 9 the Gold Tops travel to the Meres Leisure
Centre in Grantham for the first of this season’s Lincolnshire Track and Field
League matches. The opening event is at 11.30am with club transport departing
from the Princess Royal Sports Arena at 9.30am. There is a full programme of
events for all age groups from under-11s up to veterans. |