Wednesday 1st September 2010

LOUGHBOROUGH student athletes were on top form securing a fine set of individual victories both on the track and field at the 2010 McCain UK Challenge final that incorporated the Nike BMC Grand Prix Final in Cardiff (Saturday 28th August).

Robbie Grabarz and Steph Pywell, both coached by Fuzz Ahmed, prevailed in the high jump with Grabarz setting a superb lifetime best of 2.28m on his third attempt, whilst, Commonwealth Games-bound Pywell won the women’s competition with a height of 1.81m.

Charlotte Best edged victory over fellow African Violet and Crawley team-mate Dani Christmas in the BMC women’s 800m final with both athletes given the same time of 2:03.9.

A similar story unfolded in the BMC 1500m final as Stevie Stockton prevailed ahead of Abbey McGhee 4:20.73 to 4:22.58 with Jordan Kinney fifth in 4:32.00. Nick Samuels finished third in the men’s event clocking 3:49.32.

The men’s 400m hurdles final also witnessed a Loughborough 1-2 over the line as Richard Davenport clocked 50.90secs to defeat Andy Blow (51.35).

Laura Wake and Savannah Echel-Thomson finished second and third respectively over the 400m flat with times of 55.09 and 55.28 as Kelly Massey won the title in 53.95. Glyn Hawkes claimed third in the men’s race in 48.64.

Sara McGreavy continued her solid return to competition in 2010 as the Sale Harrier won the women’s 100m hurdles in 13.60secs. Chloe Whalley finished 6th in 15.22.

Aidan Sayers finished runner-up in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.71secs as Tremayne Gilling won the title in 10.78.

Sonia Samuels set a lifetime best of 15:53.1 to finish third in the women’s 5,000m won by UK junior record-holder over 10,000m Charlotte Purdue who crossed the line in 15:23.4, the second fastest on the UK All-Time list for Under-20.

Ryan McLeod finished runner-up in the men’s 5,000m final with a time of 14:09.06 as the inform Bruce Raeside claimed victory in 14:25.49.

Alex Smith won the hammer competition with a best of 70.01m to secure his share of the McCain UK £5,000 Golden Challenge prize fund as he looks ahead to the Commonwealth’s.

Paul Walker warmed-up for his Commonwealth Games debut representing Wales by winning the men’s pole vault competition with a height of 5.16m, whilst, JJ Jegede having set a new lifetime best of 7.76m the previous weekend in Germany carried forward his fine form to win the long jump title producing a leap of 7.59 as reigning BUCS champion Matt Burton finished third with a best of 7.31.

Rebecca Peake who will represent England at the Commonwealth’s claimed a fine victory in the women’s shot with a throw of 15.36m, whilst, Chris Scott finished runner-up in the men’s discus to Brett Morse 60.62 to 53.92. BUCS champion Rosie Semenytsh finished 6th in the women’s javelin final with a best of 48.05m.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=34202

Thursday 26th August 2010

CHRIS Thompson, winner of the 10,000 metres silver medal at the recent European Championships will again compete at the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run on Sunday 5th September.

Loughborough University graduate Thompson will return to the Sheffield venue in a much better frame of mind having finally overcome the injuries which hindered his career since winning the European Under-23 5,000m gold medal in 2003.

The 29 year old Aldershot athlete’s performance in Barcelona, where he finished runner-up behind Aviva GB teammate Mo Farah, has enabled him to set his sights on more success in the future - in particular the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Thompson, who will be making his third successive appearance in the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run, will find it no easy task on his return to road racing despite his world class track form.

Another late addition, Spain's Chema Martinez, runner-up in Sheffield two years ago when Thompson finished sixth, is adamant he will be fully recovered after claiming the European marathon silver medal in Barcelona in blistering weather conditions.

"It's great news to include the pair in what is already a high quality field," said Andy Caine, elite athlete’s manager for the meeting. "I'm expecting much more from Thompson who finished fifth a year ago but who has now stepped up a few notches. Martinez is always someone for the big occasion."

The two new signings will face a field which includes former Olympic marathon champion Stefano Baldini, past World Championships 5,000m bronze medallist Craig Mottram and the British pair of Andrew Lemoncello and Lee Merrien.

Lemoncello was the first domestic runner at this year's Virgin London Marathon whilst Merrien exceeded expectations when taking eighth position in the European Marathon.

Highlights of the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run will be televised on Channel 5 at 10.30am on Saturday 11th September.

Friday 20th August 2010

JJ JEGEDE leapt to victory to win the men’s long jump competition at the Stadionfest meeting in Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg, Germany.

The 24-year-old Loughborough athlete from the Newham & Essex Beagles club, silver medallist at the Aviva UK Championships back in June, won the competition with a leap of 7.76m (+0.0) set in the fifth round to secure victory ahead of the German duo of Stephan Wagner (7.53) and Nils Winter (7.23).

Steve Lewis continued his solid return to competition finishing third in the men’s pole vault event with a best of 5.40m as Richard Spiegelburg claimed a home victory for Germany with a height of 4.60.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: http://leichtathletik.de/results/3317_kw_200810.htm

Tuesday 17th August 2010

LISA Dobriskey has confirmed that she will defend her 1500m title
Commonwealth Games title in Delhi in October.

The 26-year-old Loughborough-based athlete coached by George Gandy won her first major medal in Melbourne in 2006 and added a silver at the World Championships in Berlin last year.

However, she missed out on a medal at the European Championships in Barcelona.

Dobriskey commenting on her decision said: "To defend my title would mean a lot to me and the more racing experience I can get in championship events the better.

"Other than next year's World Championships, there are very few such opportunities between now and London 2012, as an athlete you don't get many chances to win medals at this level and that, after all, is what I train for."

Dobriskey finished third in the 1500m at the Samsung Diamond League Aviva London Grand Prix meeting in Crystal Palace last weekend and set a personal best in the 800m.

She has also said she would consider doubling up in the 800m in Delhi, if selected.

"The 800 metres would represent a different challenge and would, of course, provide me with even more racing experience," she added. "It adds another string to my bow and, as there would be less expectation, I think I would really be able to go out and enjoy the event after the 1500."

Dobriskey will run in the 1500m at Thursday's Samsung Diamond League meeting in Zurich before an 800m race in Lille next weekend.

Sunday 15th August 2010

LOUGHBOROUGH student Richard Davenport highlighted the 2010 Bedford International Games for the Loughborough students setting a meeting record of 50.50secs in the 400m hurdles to defeat Canadian Adam Kunkel.

Meghan Beesley completed the double for Nick Dakin’s Loughborough squad winning the women’s race in 58.53.

In the women’s 400m flat United Kingdom indoor champion Kim Wall led home fellow Alumni Michelle Carey of Ireland to win with a time of 53.79 to 54.05.

Rebecca Peake went top of the UK shot rankings with a 16.76m victory, a mark over the 16m selection guideline for the Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Mark Edwards finished runner-up in the men’s shot competition with a best of 18.69m as Scott Rider set a championship record to win with 18.95.

Sarah McGreavy finished runner-up over the women’s 100m hurdles in 13.52secs as Gemma Bennett prevailed with 13.31.

Full results are available on the following link: www.thepowerof10.info/resultsfiles/2010/34183_6002_16082010065258_Big_2010_results.pdf

Above photo by Nigel Farrow.

Friday 6th August 2010

MAX Eaves won the Canary Wharf Street Vault competition on Friday lunchtime (6th August) staged in Montgomery Square to promote the Samsung Diamond League Aviva London Grand Prix, which is being held on August 13th and 14th at Crystal Palace.

Eaves (NEB), the 22-year-old Loughboorugh University student coached by Alan Richardson, claimed victory with a best of 5.40m ahead of Robert Warensjo (Swindon) 5.05m as fellow African Violets Alasdair Strange (WGEL) and Paul Walker (Sale) tied on countback with Andrew Marsh (Bir), 5.00m, for third place. Christian North (WGEL) completed the line-up in 6th on 4.80m.

Eaves commented: "We were in Trafalgar Square a couple of years ago jumping between two buses, but this is a much better location because there's a bigger crowd.

"It's windy, but if you catch it right you can swing round and get a nice tail-wind, which is good.

"We've got the London double decker here and that's only 4.60m high. All of us can jump over five metres, so we can smash that height."

Report by Mark Woolley.

Saturday 7th August 2010

EMILY Pidgeon combined with British international swimmer Cassie Patten and Olympic gold medallist cyclist Rebecca Romero to smash the course record on the way to victory for the IMG Dream Team at the Challenger World London Triathlon.

In the opening swimming section Cassie Patton, bronze medallist in the 10km swim at the Beijing Olympics set the girls off to the perfect start leading all the way by some distance to finish in 9:23 before sprinting through transition handing over to Romero for the bike leg.

Romero, the individual pursuit track cycling gold medallist was as expected a class apart on the bike stage negotiating all the turns and roundabouts with ease and picking up speed on the straight sections to clock a time of 31:45.

Emily Pidgeon, the 21-year-old Loughborough University student a former European junior 5,000m champion coached by John Nuttall, competing on the running section of the course that started and finished at the ExCeL Centre, negotiated it’s way around some of London's most famous landmarks including Big Ben, The London Eye and Tower Bridge on the third run section cruised round the course in a time of 17:37 as the team finished in a combined time of 1:03:45 breaking the previous course record of 1:05:27.

The Challenger World London Triathlon is the world's biggest event of its type and triathlon - a swim, bike, run, endurance event - is the world's fastest-growing mass participation sport, that this year also featured Formula One world champion Jenson Button.

Around 55,000 spectators watched the women battling it out with both first-time triathletes and experienced age group competitors, with more than 50 per cent of the 15,000 participants taking part in their first triathlon.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Leading Results:
Women
1 IMG Dream Team
(Swim) Cassie Patten 9:23
Transition (1) 2:54
(Bike) Rebecca Romero 31:45
Transition (2) 2:07
(Run) Emily Pidgeon 17:37
Combined time 1:03.45

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Sunday 8th August 2010

LOUGHBOROUGH graduates Samson Oni and Steph Pywell both produced strong performances to win the high jump competitions at the McCain Challenge Jumpsfest held at the Copthall Barnet Stadium in north London.

World indoor representative Oni equalled his season’s best of 2.27m to defeat a high quality domestic field as fellow Alumni Robbie Grabarz finished runner-up on 2.24m.

United Kingdom champion Steph Pywell continued her fine return to competition in 2010 by winning the women’s event with a leap of 1.86m.

World junior silver medallist Laura Samuel finished fifth in the women’s triple jump with a best of 12.94secs (-0.8) in the competition won by Trecia Smith 14.13/1.0.

Loughborough-based Emma Lyons set to a new outdoor best in the women’s pole vault competition, clearing 4.25m on her first attempt.

Alex Smith won the men’s senior hammer competition with a throw of 40.85m as England U23 champion Chris Scott finished runner-up to Brett Morse in the discus 61.07 to 58.34.

Full results are available on the following link: www.athletics-uk.net/fest2010/results.htm

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Sunday 8th August 2010

DAVID Hughes continues to impress over the 400m hurdles in what is now one of Great Britain’s top events with Dai Greene and Rhys Williams’ success at the European Championships.

Hughes won the ‘B’ race at the Luzern Spitzenleichtathletik meeting in a lifetime best of 49.58secs with fellow Loughborough athlete Richard Davenport third in 50.72.

Tuesday 27th July 2010

LOUGHBOROUGH graduate Rachael Thompson recorded a fine individual victory over 800m at the latest round of the Nike BMC Gold Standard races in Trafford.

The 24-year-old Liverpool Harrier, part of the Kelly Holmes mentoring programme, clocked a time of 2mins 08.04secs finishing clear of Jacqueline Fairchild (Trafford AC), second in 2:11.16 and third placed Helen Singleton (Wakefield District Harriers & AC) 2:11.94.

In the men’s 1500m ‘A’ race Loughborough University student Tim Dalton (Severn) finished runner-up in 3:46.52 in the race won by the BUCS indoor champion Jonathan Taylor (Morpeth Harriers & AC) in a time of 3:44.89.
Full Results:
BMC 800M MENS RACE A
1 01:49.20 Chris Harvey U23 Cannock & Staffs AC
2 01:49.45 Warren Frey SEN Birchfield Harriers & AC
3 01:49.50 David Proctor SEN Rochdale Harriers & AC
4 01:49.73 James Bowness U20 Trafford AC
5 01:50.10 Chris Smith U23 Wirral AC
6 01:50.77 Frank Baddick SEN Newham & Essex Beagles AC/Lough Students
7 01:50.77 Joe brocklehurst SEN Stratford upon Avon AC
8 01:50.85 David Forrester U23 St Helen's Sutton
9 01:51.07 Nick Samuels SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Lough Students
10 01:51.84 Rhian Hastey SEN Rotherham Harriers & AC
11 01:53.23 Michael Salter U23 Leeds City AC
BMC 800 MEN'S RACE B
1 01:53.40 Richard Weir SEN Derby AC
2 01:53.41 James Tartt SEN Southport Waterloo AC
3 01:53.78 Ben Waterman U17 Ealing, Southall & Middlesex AC
4 01:53.89 Tom Phillips U23 Derby AC
5 01:54.45 Adam Morrell U20 Middlesbrough AC (Mandale)
6 01:54.58 Samuel Hutchinson U20 Trafford AC
7 01:55.31 Ian Rawlinson SEN Tipton Harriers
8 01:56.03 Sam Bucknall U20 Wakefield District Harriers & AC
9 01:56.38 Gary Grieve U23 Law & District
10 01:58.08 Stewart Davis SEN Ealing, Southall & Middlesex AC
BMC WOMEN'S 800m
1 02:08.04 Rachael Thompson SEN Liverpool Harriers & AC/Lough Students
2 02:11.16 Jacqueline Fairchild U23 Trafford AC
3 02:11.94 Helen Singleton SEN Wakefield District Harriers & AC
4 02:12.20 Sinead Denny U20 Dundrum South Dublin
5 02:14.31 Niamh Kearney U20 Sli Chulan
6 02:14.53 Natalie Shaw SEN Derby AC
7 02:16.41 Victoria Ison SEN Trentham
8 02:17.49 Freya Vincent U17 Leicester Coritanian
BMC 1500m MEN'S RACE A
1 03:44.89 Jonathan Taylor SEN Morpeth Harriers & AC
2 03:46.52 Tim Dalton SEN Severn/Lough Students
3 03:47.32 Luke Minns U23 Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde AC
4 03:47.94 Tim Egerton SEN Trafford AC
5 03:48.30 Harry Harper U23 Liverpool Harriers & AC
6 03:48.43 Peter Street U23 Preston Harriers/Lough Students
7 03:48.60 Stephen Emery SEN Coventry Godiva Harriers/Lough Students
8 03:48.73 Tom Doe SEN Lincoln Wellington AC
9 03:51.13 Matthew Nicholson SEN Morpeth Harriers & AC
10 03:51.15 Dougie Selman U23 Corstorphine AAC
11 03:51.57 Matthew Jackson U20 Warrington AC
12 03:54.87 Robert Hodges SEN Kingston upon Hull AC/Lough Students
BMC 1500m MEN'S RACE B
1 03:51.3 Jonathan Cook SEN Achilles
2 03:52.7 Matt Clowes U23 Staffs Moorlands
3 03:53.3 Dale Worton U20 Leeds City AC
4 03:54.0 Mark Haskett U23 Aberdeen
5 03:56.3 Chris Carter U23 Telford AC
6 03:59.9 Tom Cunningham U23 Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde AC
7 04:01.1 James Lamswood U17 Kingston upon Hull AC
8 04:03.4 Ben Martin U23 Trafford AC

Friday 23rd July 2010

LOUGHBOROUGH University’s students have won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) overall trophy for the 30th year running.

Athletic Union President Richard Smith collected the trophy on 16th July from 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Josh Lewsey at the BUCS Ball, held at Keele Hall.

BUCS is the national governing body for higher education sport in the UK. Each year over 100,000 students and more than 4,000 student teams compete in around 50 sports as part of the BUCS programme of competitions, leagues and events.

This year Loughborough enjoyed wins in Rugby Union, Football, Swimming, Athletics, Table Tennis and Netball, to name just a few, as well as contesting finals in a whole range of other sports.

The final points tally for Loughborough was 5585.5, a record under the new BUCS system. The 2nd placed institution gaining 3368.5 points.

Richard Smith commented: “It was a massive honour to receive the trophy on behalf of everyone involved in BUCS sport at Loughborough University. The competition at the top gets tougher every year, and it is testament to the hard work and commitment of everyone that this year we won by a record number of points.

“We have a fantastic culture on campus that spreads wider than just sport, and it’s our tremendous strength in depth, with our 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams regularly contesting the higher BUCS leagues, that keeps us at the top.”

Loughborough University’s Director of Sport, Chris Earle, added: “We’re immensely proud of every student who contributed to this record-setting year of BUCS sport. It’s no easy task to repeat the BUCS wins, so to reach three decades without loss is an amazing achievement.”

Wednesday 21st July 2010

DAVID Martin and Gemma Werrett led the way for the Loughborough students in action at the Scottish National Track & Field Championships incorporating the Commonwealth Trials at Dunfermline’s Pitreavie Stadium winning gold over the 400m and 100m hurdles respectively.

Over a rain-soaked and blustery weekend (17th-18th July) any chance of achieving Commonwealth qualifying times were blown away in Fife's home of athletics.

However, despite the conditions there were a set of fine performances produced by Loughborough University student athletes as 21-year-old David Martin (Victoria Park City of Glasgow) claimed victory in the men’s 400m hurdles final with a time of 53.32secs to defeat the Kilbarchan duo of Martin Lipton (54.14) and Connor Henderson (56.36).

Birchfield Harrier Gemma Werrett clocked a time of 15.13secs (-3.0) in the women’s 100m hurdles final to take victory ahead of Catriona Pennet (Edinburgh), second in 15.21, with Holly Belch (Sale) taking bronze in 16.17.

Other highlights for the African Violets included Patrick Swan (400m) and Abby McGhee (1500m) securing silver medals in their respective events.

Swan (Gateshead) finished runner-up in the men’s 400m final with a time of 47.45secs as Kris Robertson (Shafesbury Barnet) prevailed in 47.07.

England U23 Championships bronze medallist Abby McGhee (Victoria Park City of Glasgow), coached by Bill Foster, claimed silver in the women’s 1500m final clocking a time of 4:22.38 as the reigning BUCS champion Morag MacLarty (Central) won the title in 4:20.63.

Fellow Loughborough students Nicola Gauld (Aberdeen) finished third to take bronze in 4:22.75, whilst, Amy Campbell (Shaftesbury Barnet) placed 9th in 4:37.10.

Ian Williamson (Cambridge & Coleridge) narrowly missed out on a podium place in the men’s 1500m final finishing fourth in 3:58.58 as Alastair Hay (Central) won the title with a time of 3:57.44.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=36242

2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships

Gateshead International Stadium

Sunday 18th July 2010 – Day 2

DAVID Hughes produced a superb performance to win 400m hurdles gold on the second day of competition at the 2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships in Gateshead finishing inside the Commonwealth Games qualifying standard.

Hughes (Sale), the 26-year-old Loughborough University graduate who represented Great Britain over the 110m hurdles at the 2006 Gothenburg European Championships and having won the CAU Inter-counties title back in May in his first year in the long hurdles held off the challenge of pre-race favourite Richard Yates (Trafford) taking victory in a new lifetime best of 49.73secs inside the Commonwealth standard of 50.00.

Yates was later disqualified for a hurdling infringement as the Loughborough duo of Richard Davenport (Newham & Essex Beagles) and Tom Burton (Tamworth) claimed the silver and bronze with times of 50.22 and 50.58 respectively. BUCS champion Niall Flannery (Trafford) clocked 53.51 to finish 7th.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.athletics-uk.net/england/gateshead/T18_Men's_400mH.pdf

Race video highlights available at www.athleticos.org/

2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships

Gateshead International Stadium

Sunday 18th July 2010 – Day 2

EMEKA Udechuku secured a remarkable sixth men’s shot title at the 2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships in Gateshead.

Udechuku (WG&EL), the 31-year-old Loughborough University graduate and CAU Inter-counties champion completed victory with a second round throw of 57.50 metres to take the win ahead of current Loughborough student and reigning England U23 champion Chris Scott (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) 56.94m with Curtis Griffith-Parker (Cambridge) completing the podium places 56.31m.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.athletics-uk.net/england/gateshead/F09_Men's_Discus.pdf

2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships

Gateshead International Stadium

Sunday 18th July 2010 – Day 2

NICK McCormick delighted the local fans to win the men’s 1500m title at the England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships on the track of the Gateshead International Stadium.

UK Championships bronze medallist McCormick, the 28-year-old British international coached by Lindsay Dunn, here racing in his native North East representing Morpeth Harriers produced a battle royal to hold off the challenge of James Shane (Newham & Essex Beagles) and Ricky Stevenson (New Marske) taking victory by the width of a vest in a time of 3:42.68.

In the sprint finish over the line Shane, the reigning BUCS champion, claimed silver in 3:42.81 with Stevenson third in 3:43.62.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.athletics-uk.net/england/gateshead/T25_Men's_1500m.pdf

2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships

Gateshead International Stadium

Sunday 18th July 2010 – Day 2

UNITED Kingdom indoor champion Vikki Hubbard added the England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships to her impressive résumé in what has been a real breakthrough year for the Loughborough-based high jumper.

Having made her senior Team GB debut at the Doha World Indoor Championships back in March the 21-year-old Birchfield Harrier despite suffering recently with a sinus infection secured the national England title with a best of 1.84 metres set in the fifth round of the competition in Gateshead.

Kay Humberstone (Trafford) claimed silver with 1.78 as Bethan Partridge (Telford) completed the podium places in third with 1.74.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.athletics-uk.net/england/gateshead/F14_Women's_High_Jump.pdf

2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships

Gateshead International Stadium

Sunday 18th July 2010 – Day 2

FORMER World Youth Games champion Chris Clarke dropped down in distance from 400m to win the men’s 200m England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships title in Gateshead.

Having won the England U23 400m title earlier this summer in Bedford, the 20-year-old Loughborough College student coached by Nick Dakin clocked 21.06 (+0.3m/s) to take victory over 200m clear of Luke Fagan (Enfield & Haringey), second in 21.36 and third placed Dwayne Dowding (Hercules Wimbledon) 21.62.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.athletics-uk.net/england/gateshead/T36_Men's_200m.pdf

Race video highlights available at www.athleticos.org/

2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships

Gateshead International Stadium

Sunday 18th July 2010 – Day 2

JJ JEGEDE defeated fellow Loughborough University athlete Matt Burton to win gold in the long jump competition at the 2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships.

On the infield of the Gateshead International Stadium Jegede (Newham & Essex Beagles), the 24-year-old coached by Mike Afilaka set a season’s best of 7.72m (+1.4) in the fourth round securing gold ahead of the reigning BUCS champion Matt Burton, runner-up in 7.60m (+1.6) and the 2002 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nathan Morgan (Birchfield), third with 7.51 (+1.1).

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.athletics-uk.net/england/gateshead/F15_Men's_Long_Jump.pdf

2010 England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships

Gateshead International Stadium

Sunday 18th July 2010 – Day 2

SARAH McGreavy continued her fine return to competition winning a silver medal over the women’s 100m hurdles at the England Senior Outdoor Athletics Championships.

The 27-year-old Loughborough University graduate who represented Team GB at the 2006 Gothenburg European Championships clocked a time of 13.68secs (-1.4m/s) to finish runner-up to BUCS champion Zara Hohn (Wakefield & District) who claimed gold in 13.57 with Ashley Helsby (Liverpool Harriers) third in 13.87.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.athletics-uk.net/england/gateshead/T30_Women's_100mH.pdf