Saturday 28th June 2008

THE 2008 Sainsbury’s (ESAA) English Schools Track & Field Championships that take place between 11th-12th July at the Gateshead International Stadium are to be shown live on Sky Sports 2 – with coverage on the Saturday (12th) from 2.00pm.

www.skysports.com

England Athletics Open Championships (U23/U20)

Bedford International Stadium

21st-22nd June 2008

EDEN FRANCIS led the way for Leicestershire’s top junior talent as the British international claimed gold and silver at the England Athletics Open Championships (U23/U20), this combined with race-walker Fiona McGorum securing gold and middle-distance rising star Rory Fraser taking silver completed a very successful weekend at Bedford’s International Stadium.

Eden Francis competing at Under-23 level for the first time in 2008 in the colours of Birchfield Harriers, won gold in the Shot with a second-round throw of 15.51 metres to finish comfortably ahead of Huntingdon’s Chloe Edwards (14.09m).

This success followed her silver-medal performance in the Discus the previous day when she threw 52.74m to finish runner-up to Dani Samuels of Wigan (58.26m).

The 2006 AAA senior bronze medallist Fiona McGorum collect gold with a fine performance in the 5,000m race-walk in a time of 29mins 46.81secs, as the 19-year-old UWIC student successfully returned to action having recently missed a month's training with a hip injury.

The highly talented Rory Fraser representing the Leicester Owls finished second in the 5,000m behind Liverpool’s Johnny Mellor (14:11.88) in a time of 14mins 12.35secs following a very tight sprint finish. 14:11.88.

The 21-year-old county cross-country champion, just three weeks after setting a lifetime-best 13:49.02 over the distance at the BMC meeting in Manchester, having recently completed his Sports Science degree course at Leeds Metropolitan University has still to decide whether to take up the opportunity of a scholarship beginning in the Autumn at the University of New Mexico, located in the rarefied high altitude of Albuquerque, favoured training base of Britain’s world marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe, and represent the ‘Lobos’ athletics team on the high profile NCAA circuit in America.

Rutland's Felicity Milton, the 21-year-old reigning British Universities 5,000m champion, also looking to start a US scholarship in California at Stanford, finished fourth over the distance in 17:25.64, whilst the ever-improving Loughborough student Sarah Adams was fifth in the 400m Hurdles in 63.33secs and Barwell's British junior international Nicola Robinson was sixth in the 100m Hurdles in 13.95secs.

The reigning (ESAA) English Schools champion Laura Samuel produced a stellar performance in windy conditions to set a lifetime-best of 5.90 metres to finish fourth in the Under-20 Championships in the event won by Sale's Abigail Iozuru with 6.29m.

In the Triple jump, Leicester Coritanian Tamara Longwe was fourth with 11.76m and Charnwood's Hannah Walsh finished 11th with a best of 10.63m.

Full results are available on the following link:
www.athletics-uk.info/englandathletics/results/

2008 Leicestershire & Rutland Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships

Saffron Lane Sports Centre, Leicester

Saturday 14th June 2008

HARRY HOLLIS, the reigning England Under-17 Javelin champion was the star athlete at the 2008 Leicestershire and Rutland Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships held at the Saffron Lane Sports Centre.

The 16-year-old from Hallaton who represents Corby AC produced the top individual outright championship-best performance of the competition with a throw of 54.89 metres.

That surpassed the previous Intermediate Boys best of 52.84m achieved by Paul Starting back in 1994.

Hollis, who was competing for the Rutland area, underlined his potential back in 2006 when he won the (ESAA) English Schools Under-15 title only a couple of months after first taking up the sport and, last summer, he competed against on seven higher-ranked opponents in the England Under-17 Championships at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium - and finished top by twice improving on his lifetime-best performance with a winning throw of 58.90m.

He followed up last September by improving his best to 63.21m.

There was also a championship-best equalling performance in the Under-13 Girls 100m from North Leicestershire's J Ragner, whose time of 13.4secs matched the time set in 1985 by North Leicestershire's Sarah Brampton.

The other championship-best performance of the day came in the Intermediate Boys relay where the North Leicestershire squad completed victory in 46.2secs to eclipse the four year old record of 46.9 set by South Leicestershire.
Leading Results:
Under-13 Boys
100m: 1 C Okereke EL 12.6, 2 J Forrester NEL 12.7, 3 E Powell WL 13.1. 200m: 1 C Rossa SL 28.2, 2 S Hewitt NL 28.3, 3 R Fox WL 28.4. 400m: 1 J Dixon SL 64.6, 2 O Rivera SL 68.0, 3 K McDaid EL 68.3. 70mh: 1 D Williams WL 12.0, 2 J Acton SL 12.1, 3 E Sapir RUT 12.1. 800m: 1 S Moore NL 2.29.2, 2 C Haywood SL 2.29.8, 3 S Hollis ML 2.33.4. HJ: 1 C McMenamy HUG 1.40m, 2 E Youel NL 1.35m, 3 J Gallagher NEL 1.35m. LJ: 1 D Boot SL 4.20, 2 J Williams RUT 4.16, 3 J Timmins WL 4.11. DT: 1 Z Singh ML 22.89m, 2 G Iannelli EL 21.75m, 3 M McLoughlin SL 21.29m. JT: 1 J Rilley SL 32.45, 2 B Armitage RUT 28.95, 3 A Parmar EL 23.89. Relay: 1 EL 57.0, 2 WL 57.5, 3 HUG 57.5.
Under-13 Girls
100m: 1 J Ragner NEL 13.4 (equals CBP), 2 S Fraser ML 14.0, 3 S Rasaiah NL 14.0. 200m: 1 S Brown SL 29.4, 2 A Manktelow EL 30.0, 3 G Waters NL 30.8. 70mh: 1 M Rees NL 13.3, 2 S Robinson SL 13.4, 3 J Keeling ML 13.5. 800m: 1 A Griffiths ML 2.29.4, 2 C Tillin SL 2.33.4, 3 R Borrows ML 2.42.3. HJ: 1 R Bradford HUG 1.30, 2 J Ye NL 1.30, 3 H Dury NEL 1.30. LJ: 1 S Patel EL 3.94, 2 E Woodhouse NEL 3.76, 3 A El-ahma NL 3.75. DT: 1 I Collaby NL 21.52, 2 M Ramsey NEL 20.12, 3 S Nixon SL 18.60. JT: 1 K Murty NL 23.02, 2 C Heath ML 20.10, 3 C Maxfield SL 18.79. Relay: 1 NL 59.2, 2 SL 59.7, 3 ML 60.2.
Junior Boys
100m: 1 H Dobson RUT 12.1, 2 L Daniel WL 12.2, 3 F Snowball SL 12.2. 200m: 1 K Allen SL 24.8, 2 M Dalton RUT 25.4, 3 C Munnelly NEL 25.6. 400m: 1 T Cole NL 57.8, 2 C Platts NL 59.3, 3 A Bruce SL 59.4. 800m: 1 T Nutt SL 2.20.8, 2 R Lay NEL 2.21.9, 3 D Squires HUG 2.23.1. 1500m: 1 T Mangan SL 4.45.3, 2 S Ashman SL 4.48.5, 3 O Herd RUT 4.50.8. 80mh: 1 R Hannah SL 12.9, 2 W Gurney NL 13.0, 3 E James WL 13.4. HJ: 1 J Ackroyd HUG 1.60, 2 D Startin SL 1.55, 3 A Sores NL 1.50. LJ: 1 J Spiezick SL 5.13, 2 R Martin NEL 4.91, 3 J Woolley ML 4.78. TJ: 1 D Graham ML 12.66, 2 A James WL 12.11, 3 J Staniforth SL 10.52. SP: 1 J Simpson SL 12.45, 2 C McDonald RUT 12.03, 3 S Mattack ML 11.85. DT: 1 F Francis WL 33.46, 2 W Chantrell ML 29.32, 3 K Eruche WL 28.73. JT: 1 T Morris WL 42.20, 2 R Evans NL 34.64, 3 D White SL 34.47. Relay: 1 SL 50.1, 2 WL 50.8, 3 ML 52.9.
Junior Girls
100m: 1 H Ensor HUG 13.40, 2 S Mukda ML 13.40, 3 B Limbrick NEL 13.60. 200m: 1 G Hodge RUT 28.00, 2 R Birtch-Faulkner NL 28.10, 3 H Connelly NL 28.20. 800m: 1 A Beeby ML 2.24.2, 2 E Sales SL 2.25.8, 3 T Abraham NL 2.26.4. 1500m: 1 F Vincent ML 4.54.0, 2 M Fairbrother ML 5.06.9, 3 J Ashford NL 5.09.0. 75mh: 1 A Wye 13.30, 2 J Merriman 13.60, 3 L Clements 13.70. HJ: 1 S Hassam NL 1.45, 2 S Morley SL 1.40, 3 L Morrisey SL 1.40. LJ: 1 K Linnett EL 4.48, 2 E Davis ML 4.34, 3 M Goodwin NL 4.28. SP: 1 D Tapper SL 8.53, 2 S Garfield NL 8.38, 3 R Washington ML 7.98. DT: 1 C Fletcher RUT 19.28, 2 H Shaw HUG 18.97, 3 S Badock NL 18.81. JT: 1 A Knight NL 27.14, 2 A Davey NEL 24.65, 3 A Meadows SL 21.79. Relay: 1 NL 55.9, 2 SL 56.3, 3 ML 56.3.
Intermediate Boys
100m: 1 M Hodge NL 11.1, 2 R Parmer ML 11.2, 3 K Carlisle NL 11.2. 200m: 1 B Morris WL 22.7, 2 J Clements ML 23.7, 3 M Overend NL 24.2. 400m: 1 P Berners NEL 50.7, 2 K Jackson HUG 54.4, 3 I Reeds ML 55.0. 800m: 1 L Phelan HUG 2.10.8, 2 S Southall SL 2.11.3, 3 J Boat ML 2.14.0. 1500m: 1 L Smart ML 4.15.5, 2 G Buttery HUG 4.19.9, 3 S Stabler NEL 4.26.1. 3,000m: 1 A Chambers ML 10.00.7, 2 J Wales NL 10.21.7, 3 N McSharry SL 11.11.9. 100mh: 1 R Adiyia WL 14.8, 2 G Cunnington NL 15.4. HJ: 1 R Bailey WL 1.90, 2 J Powley NL 1.65, 3 A Hassan NEL 1.65. LJ: 1 M Makoni WL 5.75, 2 T Lilley ML 5.58. TJ: 1 F Jamal WL 12.25, 2 S. Archer-Fern RUT 12.02, 3 V Lodhia NL 11.53. SP: 1 J Hancock ML 10.15, 2 H Cox SL 9.55, 3 J Major NL 9.27. DT: 1 J Hayes SL 29.31, 2 T Summerscales NL 29.21, 3 R Chapman EL 23.54. JT: 1 H Hollis RUT 54.89 (CBP), 2 C Stocks NL 52.29, 3 P Arnold ML 37.02. Relay: 1 NL 46.2 (CBP), 2 ML 48.1, 3 SL 50.7
Intermediate Girls
100m: 1 C Cheetham EL 13.0, 2 E Wardle RUT 13.0, 3 E Danaher NL 13.2. 200m: 1 L Haslam NL 26.8, 2 H Morgan ML 28.3, 3 G Fare NEL 28.6. 300m: 1 H. Benusi NL 48.1, 2 C Taylor NL 49.0, 3 L Harvey SL 50.1. 800m: 1 B Bendle NEL 2.18.5, 2 N Timson SL 2.40.8, 3 A Beckett ML 2.56.3. 1500m: 1 L Crookes NL 4.56.5, 2 T White SL 5.07.9, 3 L Monk ML 5.11.2. 3,000m: 1 I Barlow SL 11.21.60, 2 R Smith SL 13.30.00. HJ: 1 H McDonald RUT 1.30, 2 S John WL 1.15. LJ: 1 C Bogic EL 4.89, 2 V Copperthwaite RUT 4.61, 3 E Benussi NL 4.58. TJ: 1 O Lankester RUT 9.93, 2 A McCray SL 9.19, 3 G. O'Carroll RUT 8.94. SP: 1 Stephanie Holst WL 9.77, 2 Uzo Oforka NL 8.49, 3 Karene Taylor EL 8.43. DT: 1 S Hazelwood-Morris ML 21.68, 2 J Aryeetey NL 21.53, 3 G Litchfield WL 21.45. JT: 1 A Burdett ML 36.47, 2 T Frost WL 19.52. Relay: 1 NL 52.4, 2 RUT 55.2, 3 EL 55.7.
Senior Boys
100m: 1 K Munnelly NL 11.3, 2 D Friend SL 11.6, 3 M Kirby WL 11.7. 200m: 1 T Oladipo ML 24.3. 400m: 1 A Nassir NL 50.3, 2 T Okewla NL 52.3, 3 A Kidson RUT 53.4. 800m: 1 S Baxter HUG 2.05.4, 2 M Brind NL 2.10.0. 1500m: 1 E Glaister ML 4.19.5, 2 J Pegg RUT 4.24.2. 3,000m: 1 K Sandhu WL 10.59.5, 2 B Wood WL 11.07.0. 110mh: 1 J Cunnington NL 17.2. TJ: 1 M Kirby EL 13.07. SP: 1 R Mohan RUT 14.69, 2 T Pearson NL 12.24. DT: 1 T Pearson NL 38.72. JT: 1 J Knight WL 33.68.
Senior Girls
200m: 1 J Domingo ML 28.4, 2 N Costello HUG 34.1. 400m: 1 H Godrich SL 62.1, 2 E Milodowski NL 64.2, 3 C Panteli SL 66.3. 800m: 1 S French NL 2.26.6. 1500m: 1 A Magee NL 4.55.9, 2 B Krych HUG 5.28.5. 3,000m: 1 B Haywood NL 10.11.9, 2 Z Hawkins NL 11.31.1. LJ: 1 L Samuel WL 5.33. TJ: 1 H Walsh NL 10.88, 2 K Miller RUT 9.79. JT: 1 D Stanley NL 34.46.
2,000m Track Walk
U13 girls: 1 C Haydon HUG 12.17.9, 2 R Boydol WL 13.16.6, 3 S Dickens WL 14.08.1. Junior girls: 1 J Nicholls ML 11.23.4, 2 J Dickens WL 13.16.6, 3 G Vandick WL 14.33.2. Intermediate girls: 1 R Bell WL 12.29.8, 2 M Jakhura WL 14.59.3. Junior boys: 1 M Orzel WL 11.23.8. Inter boys: 1 C Vesty NL 10.23.9.

2008 Midland Senior & Under 20 Track & Field Championships

Alexander Stadium, Birmingham

Sunday 15th June 2008

EDEN FRANCIS successfully defended her senior titles in the Shot and Discus at the 2008 Midland Senior & Under 20 Track & Field Championships held at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium.

Despite being troubled by a painful elbow injury, the 19-year-old won the Shot competition with a throw of 15.26 metres to finish ahead of Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier Navdeep Dhaliwal (41.23) - and then completed the double gold producing a best of 44.84 to win the Discus with Rachel Wallader of Ruby (14.12) second.

The 2004 Athens Paralympic gold medallist, Dan Greaves, representing Charnwood AC ahead of this summer’s Beijing Games where the 25-year-old has been selected to defend his title in September won the Discus with a mark of 44.90m.

Leicester's British Under-23 international Somto Eruchie, now competing in the colours of Birchfield Harries, won the 200m in a time of 21.36secs and the Birmingham University medical student also claimed bronze in the 100m in 10.70.

In the middle-distance events the Owls Paul Miles was edged into the silver medal position by a margin of just seven-hundredths of a second - this following a sprint finish in the 1500m clocking a time of 3mins 55.17secs in the race won by Stroud’s Thomas Russell.

Charnwood's Clare Mensley, who clocked 4.34.07 over 1500m, Leicester's Seemita Gumbs in the 400m (55.97) and Barwell's British Under-23 international Nicki Robinson in the 100m Hurdles with a time of 14.16 to finish second to Thames Valley Harrier Phyllis Agbo (13.87) all collected silver medals.

The Charnwood duo of Callem Forde in the 400m Hurdles with a time of 55.13secs and British Masters international John Pearson in the Hammer (58.84m), both collected bronze medals.

In the Under-20 section, there were medals for Leicester Coritanian Callum Priestley in the 110m Hurdles as he collected silver with a time of 14.01, as fellow British junior Edirin Okoro prevailed in 13.84.

Charnwood's Ben Lacey won bronze in the 1500m clocking 4.09.74, whilst, Leicester Coritanian’s English schools champion Laura Samuel also finished third in the Long Jump with a mark of 5.55m.

Full results are available on the following link:
www.midlandathletics.org.uk/PDFS/2008_MCAATFCHAMPS_SENU20RESULTS_15JUNE2008.pdf

Saturday 7th June 2008

A selection of Leicester Coritanian AC’s top junior talent were in action at the latest (BMC) British Milers Club PB Classic meeting on the track of Manchester’s Longford Park Stadium.

Freya Vincent led the way with a fine victory in the 1500m ‘B’ race crossing the line in a time of 4mins 48.6secs, a terrific result considering that she competes in the Under-15 category and was up against several athletes from higher age-groups.

Team mate Amy Griffiths (Under-13) clocked 4:50.1 to take second place with Megan Fairbrother (Under-15) fourth in 4:53.2 and Louisa Monk, 20th in 5:05.2.

In the 800m ‘D’ race April Beeby completed a fine victory leading a 1-2 for Leicester over the line clocking a time of 2:23.4 to edge out Tilly Abrahams (2:24.4).

Georgie Brookes finished in fourth place in 2:27.5 as Mari Smith completed the line-up in 8th place with 2:34.9.

In the Men’s races Jacob Kench clocked 2:09.2 to finish in 5th place in the 800m ‘D’ race as team mate James Nutt recorded 2:16.0 to secure fourth in the 800m ‘E’ race.
Full Results:
Men 800 A
1-James Griffiths--Vale Royal--U20-1:54.9.
2-Andrew Maguire--Middlesbrough--U20-1:55.3.
3-James Stringer--Vale Royal--U20-1:55.4.
4-Liam Baister--Gateshead--U17-1:57.2.
5-Tom Graves--Solihull &SH--U17-1:58.3.
6-David Whalley--Sale--U17-1:58.5.
7-Steven Nash--Yate--U17-1:59.7.
8-Tom Murphy--Middlesbrough--U20-2:00.4.
9-Matthew Parker--Yate--U20-2:04.4.
Men 800 B
1-Tom Nuttall--Trafford--U17-2:00.6.
2-James Witter--Trafford--U20-2:00.6.
3-Marcus Cram--Morpeth--U17-2:01.2.
4-Brett Halliwell--Yate--U17-2:01.9.
Men 800 C
1-Sam Dykes--Warrington--U15-2:00.8.
2-Lee Whiteley--Sale--U20-2:01.1.
3-Chris Grayson--Sheffield--U15-2:01.6.
4-Karnvir Hayer--ES&M--U15-2:02.2.
5-Jack Morris--Stockport--U17-2:03.1.
6-Andrew Clews--Vale Royal--U17-2:05.5.
7-Daniel Organisciak--Stoke--U17-2:06.2.
8-Michael Logue--Stockport--U17-2:18.0.
Men 800 D
1-Robert Torch--Leeds--U17-2:04.8.
2-Daniel Jackson--Warrington--U17-2:06.1.
3-Scott Edwards--Derby--U15-2:06.3.
4-Jack Gleave--Warrington--U15-2:08.4.
5-Jacob Kench--Leicester--U15-2:09.2.
6-Jack Cornwell--Linc W--U20-2:15.4.
Men 800 E
1-Rhys Park--Hereford--U15-2:11.5.
2-Tom Powell--Leigh--U17-2:14.7.
3-Richard Powell--Leigh--U15-2:14.9.
4-James Nutt--Leicester--U13-2:16.0.
5-Paul Beesley--Warrington--U17-2:19.5.
6-Ben Everson--BW&F--U13-2:25.4.
Men 1500 A
1-Stephen Broadhurst--Warrington--U20-3:54.4.
2-Michael Cooke--Stockport--U20-3:57.2.
3-Joe Gratton--Hallam--U20-4:02.4.
4-Michael Kershaw--Cwmbran--U20-4:04.3.
5-Luke Carroll--Cheltenham--U15-4:05.1.
6-Sam Deathe--Marshall MK--U17-4:06.9.
7-Matt Willmott--Marshall MK--U20-4:07.1.
8-Greg Halliwell--Yate--U17-4:07.5.
9-Sam Hutchinson--Skipton--U17-4:07.7.
10-Matt Crehan--Wigan--U17-4:08.3.
11-Callum Chambers--Derby--U17-4:09.9.
12-Chris Hesketh--Liv PS--U17-4:11.2.
Men 1500 B
1-Rowan Axe--Cardiff--U20-4:05.2.
2-Tristan Venus--Tynedale--U17-4:07.4.
3-David Horniman--Trafford--U20-4:08.7.
4-Jaimie Roden--Sale--U17-4:10.2.
5-Grant Hawkins--Middlesbrough--U17-4:13.1.
6-Andrew Partington--Sale--U17-4:13.4.
7-Michael Wood--Leeds--U17-4:14.5.
8-Dominic Coyle--Trafford--U17-4:16.4.
9-Josh McHugh--Trafford--U17-4:17.2.
10-Alex Webster--Sale--U17-4:20.3.
11-Nathan Bolton--Wakefield--U17-4:20.8.
12-Max Kaye--Holmfirth--U15-4:21.5.
Men 1500 C
1-Gordon Benson--Leeds--U15-4:20.7.
2-David Meyer--Trafford--U17-4:22.8.
3-Zach Cross--Vale Royal--U20-4:23.7.
4-Karl Sampson--Rotherham--U15-4:24.3.
5-Peter Cox--Vale Royal--U20-4:27.3.
6-Jack Nixon--Stockport--U15-4:28.2.
7-Henry Loughlin--W Norfolk--U15-4:28.2.
8-Stanley Roffe--W Norfolk--U17-4:29.5.
9-Luke Johnston--Warrington--U15-4:36.1.
10-lee Allsop--Leeds--U17-4:37.2.
11-Jonathan Doull--Matlock--U15-4:40.8.
12-Adam Sixsmith--Trafford--U15-4:41.9.
13-Liam Ellis--Southport W--U13-5:14.7.
Men 2,000SC
1-Sam Witter--Trafford--U20-6:06.2.
2-Matt Jackson--Warrington--U20-6:08.3.
3-Tom Crowley--Bingley--U20-6:15.2.
4-Shane Robinson--Linc W--U20-6:28.0.
Men 1500SC
1-James Wignall--Sale--U17-4:50.0.
2-Danny Davis--Leeds--U17-4:57.8.
Mixed 3,000
1-Simon Horsfield--E Ches--U20M-8:33.7.
2-Joe Townsend--Leeds--U20M-8:56.1.
3-Chris Perry--Vale Royal--U20M-9:02.7.
4-Harry Long--Stockport--U17M-9:13.1.
5-Toby Loveridge--Liv PS--U17M-9:13.6.
6-James Selvey--Chesterfield--U15B-9:15.8.
7-Tom Jervis--Warrington--U17M-9:24.5.
8-Ian Maplethorpe--Linc W--U17M-9:27.3.
9-Hannah Alderson--Yate--U17W-10:08.3.
10-Zara Farnell--RSC--U20W-10:26.0.
11-Rhea Ellis--Southport W--U20W-10:34.7.
Women 800 A
1-Rebecca Craigie--Vale Royal--U17-2:09.3.
2-Jade Allen--Rotherham--U20-2:10.0.
3-Georgia Bell--ES&M--U15-2:10.5.
4-Stevie Stockton--Vale Royal--U20-2:11.2.
5-Calli Thackery--Hallam--U17-2:12.2.
6-Monique Powell--RSC--U17-2:12.5.
7-Emily Merrick--Hereford--U20-2:12.7.
8-Sigourney Bell--Gateshead--U17-2:15.2.
9-Natalie Grant--Rotherham--U20-2:17.3.
Women 800 B
1-Emma Wakefield--Liv H--U17-2:15.7.
2-Amy Talbot--Warrington--U20-2:17.3.
3-Rochelle Harrison--Linc W--U20-2:18.1.
4-Hannah Pollak--ES&M--U20-2:18.5.
5-Lucy Atkins--Yate--U17-2:18.9.
6-Dea-Anna Davey--Mansfield--U17-2:19.2.
7-Kathy Stringer--Vale Royal--U17-2:19.5.
Women 800 C
1-Sally Smith--Wakefield--U15-2:18.9.
2-Beth Swords--Marshall MK--U15-2:19.1.
3-Lora Roberts--Bridgend--U15-2:19.5
Women 800 D
1-April Beeby--Leicester--U15-2:23.4.
2-Tilly Abrahams--Leicester--U15-2:24.4.
3-Lucy Hayes--Stoke--U15-2:27.1.
4-Georgina Brookes--Leicester--U15-2:27.5.
5-Jasmine Cornwell--Linc W--U15-2:28.5.
6-Annasley Park--Hereford--U13-2:33.1.
7-Laura Donnolly--Linc W--U15-2:33.1.
8-Mari Smith--Leicester--U13-2:34.9.
9-Gemma Selwood--Linc W--U17-2:37.0.
10-Helen Shires--Trafford--U15-2:39.5.
Women 1500 A
1-Kirsty Legg--Middlesbrough--U20-4:33.4.
2-Mel Newbery--ES&M--U20-4:35.1.
3-Lucy Farnell--RSC--U17-4:36.2
4-Hannah Doherty--Sale--U17-4:37.2.
5-Rachel Atherton--C&S--U17-4:45.6.
6-Bea Swords--Marshall MK--U17-4:46.8.
7-Megan Huxley--Vale Royal--U15-4:47.5.
8-Rachel Denton--Morpeth--U15-4:48.9.
9-Amber Watson--Gloucester--U15-4:49.1.
10-Lauren Roche--Gateshead--U20-4:49.1.
11-Rebecca Daines--W Norfolk--U17-4:57.6.
12-Ellie Brodie--Yate--U20-5:02.9.
Women 1500 B
1-Freya Vincent --Leicester--U15-4:48.6.
2-Amy Griffiths--Leicester--U13-4:50.1.
3-Faye Buckton--Middlesbrough--U20-4:52.5.
4-Megan Fairbrother--Leicester--U15-4:54.2.
5-Hester Talbot--Linc W--U17-4:54.8.
6-Sophie Waterhouse--Leeds--U20-4:55.2.
7-Kristina Grant--Middlesbrough--U20-4:55.6.
8-Tessa McCormick--Vale Royal--U15-5:02.8.
9-Clara Evans--Hereford--U15-5:04.3.
10-Louisa Monk--Leicester--U17-5:05.2.
11-Sophie Ward--Mansfield--U17-5:12.6.
12-Vanessa Brann--Hereford--U17-5:14.7.
13-Bo Haywood--Linc W--U13-5:15.8.

Thursday 29th May 2008

SARAH-ANNE de KREMER, the reigning English Schools Javelin champion from Oakham in Rutland, is one of the 250 young athletes that have been selected throughout the United Kingdom as a Lloyds TSB local heroes ahead of the 2012 London Olympics and can been seen in national newspaper advertisement campaigns in the ‘Metro’ at the moment.

For every Olympic medallist, there are thousands of genuine hopefuls struggling, without recognition or funding. Those young athletes are forced to juggle intense training and competition commitments with studies and sometimes work. In many ways, this is the toughest stage of the athlete’s journey.

Lloyds TSB Local Heroes has been set up to help more of those young hopefuls - when they need it most.

Lloyds TSB, the first Official Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, launched its nationwide programme on May 19th, ‘Lloyds TSB Local Heroes’. ‘Lloyds TSB Local Heroes’ will provide up to £1,000 to 250 emerging young sportspeople identified each year across Britain, in the run up to London 2012 and beyond.

By investing more than £1 million in ‘Lloyds TSB Local Heroes’ over the next five years, the bank will play a major role in supporting Great Britain’s young sporting talent. Local Heroes will be delivered in partnership with SportsAid.

Athletes receiving support through Local Heroes are already performing at a top GB or European level within their age group, but they have not yet made their ‘breakthrough’ performance into senior competition. This is a critical period in their development. Costs are significant but athletes have not yet achieved World Class lottery funding status, they do not have the profile to secure commercial interest and are still in full time education or just starting on the job ladder.

Speaking about ‘Lloyds TSB Local Heroes’, LOCOG Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe said: “This initiative is exactly the kind of support British sport needs over the next five years. These young athletes are potential Olympic and Paralympic medal winners at London 2012 and beyond and the support ‘Lloyds TSB Local Heroes’ provides to them will make a real difference to their development.”

‘Lloyds TSB Local Heroes’ is the bank’s first initiative to deliver its London 2012 vision of inspiring and supporting young people, businesses, and communities across Britain. The partnership with SportsAid aligns Lloyds TSB Local Heroes with the pathway for athlete development recognised by British sport.

In the words of Jonathan Edwards, Olympic gold medallist, World Record Holder and Lloyds TSB 2012 Ambassador: ‘Being an athlete can be a lonely life and you frequently face times of self-doubt. For someone to come in at this stage can make the difference between continuing with your dream or giving up.’

So, each year until 2012, with the help of SportsAid, Lloyds TSB will be helping to keep the dream alive for 250 young and emerging sportspeople.

They have created the Local Heroes programme because it’s a clear way to demonstrate our vision for 2012 – to inspire and support young people and communities all over Britain. Feedback from staff and customers, sports fans and non sports fans alike, made it clear they wanted to support young athletes in their local community and help them share in the excitement of Britain’s journey to 2012.
Sarah-Anne de Kremer - Profile

“The first time I threw a Javelin it hit the other end of the sports hall.”

“The first thing I want to feel on competition day is nervous – nerves are good.”

“The first thing you learn is you’re going nowhere without hard work.”

“I hope my first Olympic Games will be London 2012.”
What is your greatest sporting achievement, your favourite moment?

My greatest achievement was winning the English schools championships in 2006. I wasn’t ranked first in the country coming into the championships and had a personal best of 38.44m.

In the first round I threw a PB of 39.28 which put me in the lead. I stayed in first position all the way until the last round, where I was beaten into second by just 1cm! Being last in the order of throwing, I had one final attempt to get back into the lead and win my first ever national title.

I managed to react well under pressure and came out with a huge personal best of 44.27, smashing my PB before the championships by nearly 6 metres.
Who is your sporting hero and why?

My sporting heroes are Dame Kelly Holmes, Steve Backley, Tessa Sanderson and Fatima Whitbread because of their spectacular achievements.
If you could have a plane ticket to go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

I would go to Orlando, Florida and visit the beaches, water parks and theme parks. I love theme parks, especially the roller coasters. I went to Orlando in couple of years ago for a holiday and had an amazing time.

www.lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk/local_heroes.htm

Wednesday 30th April 2008

OLYMPIC gold medallist Jason Gardener and the United Kingdom’s top pole-vaulter Steve Lewis were at Loughborough University last week to offer top tips and advice to some of the country’s best young athletes.

As part of the day at the Sainsbury’s Futures Seminar, Gardener and Lewis put the young athletes through a testing and challenging strength and conditioning session.

Gardener said: “The Sainsbury’s Futures Seminar offered me a chance to encourage and offered me a chance to encourage and offer advice to some of our most talented young athletes in England.”

It also gave a group of the most talented prospects from within the ESAA system, the opportunity to learn about the psychology of sport, lifestyle and nutrition.

Loughborough-based Lewis, one of the UK’s best prospects for the London 2012 Olympics, said: “These young athletes are at a critical age to make or break their careers.

“Hopefully, meeting Jason and myself will inspire them to use the information on offer today and go and succeed in their chosen fields.”

Gardener also announced that he is to take up a role as a mentor for Britain's up and coming athletes and could help prepare the sprint relay squad for the Olympics.

The 32-year-old, who won gold with the 4x100 metres team in Athens, retired at the end of last season and often plays a part in the coaching of Craig Pickering at the high performance centre in Bath.

Gardener said the relay squad, coached by Michael Khmel, will be well drilled in Beijing but a reshuffle will be needed because of the Achilles injury that has ruled out Mark Lewis-Francis.

Speaking at Loughborough, Gardener said: "I was sorry about Mark's injury because I thought he was looking good last season.

"It leaves Marlon Devonish as the only one left from the 2004 team. But we still have a lot of talented sprinters."

Wednesday 23rd April 2008

THE biggest ever ‘On Camp with Kelly’ Educational Camp, supported by Norwich Union, took place in Loughborough from 1st to 10th April 2008. 41 athletes and 24 coaches attended the camp for some or all of the ten days. The camp was split between two venues with excellent sporting and other facilities, Loughborough University and Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College in nearby Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire.

The 15 new girls chosen at the recent OCWK Selection Day attended the full ten day camp which aimed to teach them about all the different aspects they will need to become a world class international athlete.

One of the first challenges they had to face was having their bags taken from them and having to survive with just their hand luggage for up to two days. Their parents were given an insight into what they had achieved on the camp at a special session on the last day.

For the first time ever 11 young male athletes took part in an ‘On Camp with Kelly’ camp, attending for four days from 3rd to 6th April. These athletes – Ed Aston, James Brewer, David Forrester, Kris Gauson, Ben Lindsay, Ross Millington, Mark Mitchell, Adam Moore, Andrew Osagie, Chris Smith and Ricky Stevenson – were chosen as a result of their excellent performances over 800m and 1500m over the last two years and benefited from having former GB middle distance international Anthony Whiteman as their camp supervisor.

While at Welbeck College the 26 new athletes, who were also joined by 16 of the existing ‘On Camp with Kelly’ athletes for three days, took part in Army Command Tasks, group track and circuit training sessions, media training, a 100% ME drug-free sport workshop and talks on subjects such as nutrition, medical issues, lifestyle management and sports psychology. The athletes were also privileged to meet Kelly’s coach during the final years of her career, Margot Jennings, who flew in from the USA to pass on her knowledge and expertise.

There was also an athlete panel Q&A session where participants were able to learn from the experiences of current and former GB international athletes Karen Harewood, Loughborough graduate Becky Lyne, Tim Hutchings and Eamonn Martin and watch footage of some of their races.

24 of the athletes’ coaches also attended the camp over the weekend when they took part in a course on injury prevention, learnt about cycles and peaking from Margot Jennings and attended other sessions together with the athletes.

One of the highlights of the camp was the competition simulation event which took place on Saturday 5th April. It was set up as if the athletes were competing at an international event in Poland as the IAAF World Junior Championships take place there later this year, an important target for many of the athletes. The event had electronic timing and was run by UK Athletics graded officials and the athletes went through the same procedures as they would at a major championship, from the call room to the doing media interviews in the mixed zone to simulated drug testing.

The athletes and coaches also of course benefited from the unique opportunity to learn from Kelly’s knowledge and experiences over her successful athletics career.

The camp in Loughborough and the whole ‘On Camp with Kelly’ programme would not be possible without the generous support of sponsor Norwich Union.

A video of the Loughborough OCWK is available on the following link: www.doublegold.co.uk/ocwk/ocwk-educational-camp-video

Wednesday 16th April 2008

SARA MCGREAVY, the 25-year-old British international sprint hurdler and Loughborough University graduate, will be presenting medals at a family fun run being held next weekend at Donisthorpe Woodland Park on Sunday (20th April).

Organisers of the event said there is still time for participants to sign up. The day will consist of a mascot dash, a 2km and a 4km race that will be open to all ages and abilities.

Sara McGreavy currently runs for the Sale Harriers athletics club. She was ranked 4th in the UK for 2006 and 23rd best ever in the 100m hurdles. For the 2005/2006 indoor season she was ranked 3rd in the UK in 60m hurdles, and on the 27th January 2007 she became one of the British Top 10 fastest women over that distance ever.

On 10th February 2007 she improved on this at the UK Championships and won the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.03s. Not only did this make her number 1 in Britain in 2007 but also the 4th fastest of all time. This meant she qualified for the 2007 European Indoor Championships in Birmingham reaching the final and came a creditable 5th with a time of 8.04s. Sara began the 2008 indoor season off to a good start by finishing runner-up in the UK Indoor Championship.

The fun run will start at Donisthorpe Woodland Centre and the undulating routes will follow stone paths through Donisthorpe Woodland Park.

The route is suitable for all, however, wheelchair-users may need assistance in some places. Entertainment will include games for children, refreshments and food. Participants can register on the morning of the fun run at a cost of £10 for adults and £6 children aged five to 17.

The event begins at 10am and finishes at about noon. Each person will get a T-shirt and a medal for completing the run. Half of all money raised will go to the British Heart Foundation.

For more information, or to register for the run, call David Rudman on 01530 454557 or e-mail: david.rudman@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Saturday 12th April 2008

A COMPETITION simulation event took place on Saturday 5th April as part of the ‘On Camp with Kelly’ Educational Camp in Loughborough.

The event had electronic timing and the requisite number of UKA graded officials and involved OCWK athletes taking part in the camp as well as some local guest athletes. The athletes were divided into five teams – Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Kenya, Poland, Russia and USA - with Kenya winning the team competition

The athletes arrived at 10am, spirits were high and there was a strong field on display. The temperature conditions were fairly good, but the weather was changeable, with intermittent showers and winds, which affected some races more than others.

First race on the track was the Women’s Open 1,000m that resulted in a 1-2 for the Farnell sisters. 15-year-old Lucy Farnell (USA) won in front of her older sister Zara (Kenya) in 3.00.50.

In the Women’s 600m Leigh Lennon (USA) set the early pace with the group bunched in very tightly behind her. Through 200m in 31.4 seconds the pace then began to quicken and 18-year-old Alison Leonard (Kenya) took the lead down the back straight, with Carolyn Plateau (Russia) moving into second place. As Alison stretched away to victory fast finishing Stacey Smith (Poland) overhauled Carolyn in the home straight and they finished second and third respectively.

Alison’s time of 1.30.96 was nearly two seconds faster than she ran in the 600m during last year’s Educational Camp and she was pleased with her victory: “I ran 1.32 last year so I am pleased to improve, especially because it was pretty cold and windy today.”

This was followed by the Men’s 600m where Andrew Osagie (Kenya) allowed Chris Smith (Poland) to take the early pace as he waited on his shoulder until the last 150m to move out and sprint away to victory. The two OCWK athletes led a field of younger club athletes home to fast times over this rarely run distance. Andrew stopped the clock on 1.20.70, a second in front of Chris and he was satisfied with his first run of the season: “I think I executed my race quite well, I led down the home straight and I am satisfied with the time for this early stage in the year.” He also spoke about his team and warned that Kenya meant business: “We’re a strong team and we’re hoping for results today.”

Chris Smith was pleased with the close finish and the battle for first place, but also spoke of the battle with the wind, which had been tough throughout the race.

The next race was the Women’s 800m that witnessed 16-year-old Rowena Cole (Kenya) front running her way to victory by three seconds as she stopped the clock on 2.11.78. Just in front of the pack at 300m, she had a slight gap at the bell. She passed 400m in 66.11 and stretched her lead down the back straight, completing a slightly quicker second lap and securing victory. Ejiro Okoro (Russia) was second in 2.14.78. Klachen Cheshire overcame her nerves to achieve a solid third place in 2.15.07: “I’m not actually an 800m runner…” she said “but it was nice to get a run out with them.”

Alex Turner, who joined OCWK in 2007, was pleased with the competition, she had enjoyed running with the new girls and highlighted that there is some promising talent on display.

A tactical affair unfolded in the Women’s 100m as Suzi Boast (GBR) led the race for the first 800m and had a slight gap on the rest of the field before Laura Weightman (Kenya) and Jordan Kinney (USA) began to move out on the last bend, passing Suzi in the home straight and having a battle for victory. Stride for stride in the last 100m Laura just edged out Jordan with the girls recording 2.57.85 and 2.58.07 respectively. Suzi was third in 2.59.13.

After a hard week’s training on her first ‘On Camp with Kelly’ experience Laura was pleased with her victory: “I was surprised how good my finish was because we have been working hard this week. I enjoyed the race and it was fun racing against the other girls.” She added that she felt good throughout the race despite the less than perfect conditions. “I just focussed on running my own race and enjoyed the close finish with Jordan Kinney.”

Jordan said that the race went pretty much as she had expected, the slow start enabling her to save energy for her notorious sprint finish. But unfortunately she had let the gap get to big and was then hit by the wind on the home straight. She spoke after the race: “I’m disappointed that I wasn’t up there, but at the end of the day I just had to focus on running my own race”

Russia took the Gold in the Men’s 1,000m as the race was won by Ricky Stevenson. The field was very bunched for the first half of the race with no one willing to take the pace but Ross Millington (GBR) pushed to the front with 300m remaining before Ricky Stevenson (Russia) eventually ran out the winner with a sprint down the home straight, recording 2.37.37.

Ricky said: “I’m always confident with my finish so when it was slow I was happy and I used my speed to come away and win the race.”

A breathless Ross Millington who took third spoke after the race: he said it had been a tough run and no one seemed to want to set the pace. “We’ve just been running cross country until now, but this was good preparation for the track season, it was a good blow out!”

Youngster Jack Elliott ran a solid race; especially considering the rest of the field had 2 -4 years on him. “I really enjoyed it and I know exactly where I need to be in 3 years time,” said a very confident Elliott.

The last race of the programme was the Women’s 1500m, Heather Timmins (Russia) led the race before her tight calves forced her to drop out 50 metres before the bell. Kate Avery (Poland) took up the pace and came away to win just three seconds outside her personal best in 4.33.64. Behind her in second, Rachel Stringer (USA), who had been towards the back of the field at the start of the race ran brilliantly to shatter her personal best by 12 seconds, recording 4.36.83.

Kate was surprised and pleased with the win as well as the time that she ran: “I’m very happy with that; I didn’t expect it at all. We have been training hard in the camp, we did tough circuits yesterday. It’s far quicker than I started with at the beginning of last year, I’m pleased with that.”

Taking the third place, Monique Powell of Poland said the wind had picked up and the temperature had dropped whilst they were out there: “My legs really tightened up in the cold and I was fading towards the end.”

Guest athlete Tamara Armoush (GBR) set a new personal best with 4:38.92. Considering the conditions and that it was so early in the season, the athletes certainly put on some very impressive performances.

Report by Tara Bird and Hannah Ingram.

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Loughborough University

Tuesday 8th April 2008

DOUBLE Olympic champion Kelly Holmes is dedicating 10 days to train and mentor some of Britain’s best young talent within the 800m and 1500m disciplines.

Holmes is leading these up-and-coming athletes though an intensive training and educational camp based at Loughborough University. The camp started on Tuesday 1st April and runs until Thursday 10th.

A talented young mix of 30 girls and 11 boys from around the UK are attending the Educational Camp as part of Holmes’ exclusive mentoring scheme, ‘On Camp with Kelly’, supported by Norwich Union, where they are being put through their paces by the double Olympic champion herself and other key influential figures within the sport.

The intensive camp aims to prepare up-and-coming British athletes to become future champions in the lead up to London 2012. As well as rigorous training, the camp also includes army command tasks, competition scenarios, seminars and workshops on topics such as injury prevention, hydration, nutrition, medical issues and anti-doping.

Holmes said: “Now is the time for us to stand up and recognise home grown talent and give young athletes all the support they need to become Olympic champions. ‘On Camp with Kelly’ is about giving the athletes all the tools they need to achieve at the highest level in athletics. I see my role as helping to make sure that they are mentally and physically prepared for their races, but also that they are prepared for the practical elements of life as a world class athlete, and all the challenges that may come with that. This is a great chance for them to experience what is needed in order to compete at the top level.”

The ‘On Camp with Kelly’ experience provides 800m and 1500m female runners with the unique opportunity to learn and benefit from the Double Olympic Champion’s knowledge and experience in athletics. Over half of the attendees are new recruits to the scheme, and will be having their first taste of the camp.

Holmes was at the Welbeck Sixth Form Defence College, near Loughborough, running a camp to hone the skills of potential future Olympians.

The tasks were part of a 10-day training and educational camp run by Dame Kelly, who won gold in the 800m and 1,500m at the 2004 Athens Olympics, to assist talented young runners.

A group of 30 girls and 11 boys from around the UK took part. Holmes said: "Now is the time for us to stand up and recognise home-grown talent and give young athletes all the support they need to become Olympic champions.

"The camp is about giving the athletes all the tools they need to achieve at the highest level in athletics, I see my role as helping to make sure that they are mentally and physically prepared for their races, but also that they are prepared for the practical elements of life as a world-class athlete, and all the challenges that may come with that - this is a really great chance for them to experience what is needed in order to compete at the top level."

Loughborough University sociology student Claire Tarplee, (19) a middle-distance athlete who represents Solihull & Small Heath AC attended the camp.

Commenting: "The Army command tasks were really intense and tiring but well worth it, they gave an extra dimension to the usual training we do and it's been great to have the chance to learn from Kelly, who has succeeded at the highest level.

"I'm an 800m and 1,500m runner and I've got one eye on the 2012 Olympics but I'm just trying to develop day by day."

www.doublegold.co.uk/ocwk

Sykes Lane, Whitwell, Rutland Water

Saturday 15th March 2008

INDIVIDUAL and team honours were spread across Leicestershire and Rutland at the 2008 Leicestershire Primary Schools County Cross Country Championships. Held at Rutland Water and superbly organised by the Rutland Area in collaboration with Anglian Water, the event was contested by over 500 of the leading runners of 9 Area teams. In an exciting finale to the primary schools cross-country season, each of the six individual and six team titles were won by different Areas in an enthralling morning’s competition, George Smolinski reports.

In the Year 4 category, Elizabeth Mulvaney (Loughborough) held off her great league rival, Lucy Jones (Bradgate), to add a County crown to add to the league title she won in December. However, the South Leics team had 6 runners in the first 13 home and easily won the first team trophy on offer with the lowest score of the day. In the corresponding boy’s race Ben Dijkstra (Bradgate) maintained his stranglehold at this age group to win his first County title to add to his previous two league successes.

The Bradgate team, ably headed by Ben and runner-up Alfie Thompson, narrowly took the team title by a seven-point margin from South Leics.

Hannah Cox’s (Year 5 - North-Leics) mantelpiece must be groaning as this outstanding young athlete added a third County victory to add to her series of league titles. Runner-up Charlotte Broughton added a team gold to her collection as she led her Mid Leics team-mates to a single point success over Hinckley. Harvey Barnes (Mid-Leics) took his first County Championship ahead of Sam Elliott (Hinckley) who had been undefeated during his league campaign. Nevertheless Sam made a valuable contribution to the Hinckley squad who won the team trophy ahead of a spirited South Leics challenge.

In the Year 6 race, Melton’s Mari Smith now has a complete set of County medals having won silver and bronze in the previous two years. Her gold medal performance relegated Alice Murfitt (Loughborough), last year’s Champion, to second place but Alice had the consolation of picking up a team gold as her Loughborough team notched a low 66 point total in their team category. Sam Mabey (South-Leics) just failed to win the league title by a solitary point but showed he was in good form again as he won his third consecutive County title. Fittingly the host team, Rutland, won the final team trophy on offer.

With a series of good team performances throughout the morning South Leics team won the Overall team title ahead of Hinckley and Rutland.
Leading Results:
Year 4 Girls
1 Elizabeth Mulvaney (Loughborough); 2 Lucy Jones (Bradgate); 3 Bronya Bird (Mid-Leics)
Year 4 Boys
1 Ben Dijkstra (Bradgate); 2 Alfie Thompson (Bradgate); 3 Milo Abraham (Loughborough)
Year 5 Girls
1 Hannah Cox (North Leics); 2 Charlotte Broughton (Mid-Leics); 3 Caitlin Danaher (Vale of Belvoir)
Year 5 Boys
1 Harvey Barnes (Mid-Leics); 2 Sam Elliott (Hinckley); 3 Sam Edwards (South Leics)
Year 6 Girls
1 Mari Smith (Vale of Belvoir); 2 Alice Murfitt (Loughborough); 3 Georgia Gartside (North West Leics)
Year 6 Boys
1 Sam Mabey (South Leics); 2 Ryan Lee (Mid-Leics); 3 George Thomas (Bradgate)
Team:
Year 4 Girls
1 South Leics 54, 2 Bradgate 128, 3 Hinckley 143
Year 4 Boys
1 Bradgate 72, 2 South Leics 79, 3 Vale of Belvoir 152
Year 5 Girls
1 Mid-Leics 103, 2 Hinckley 104, 3 South Leics 119
Year 5 Boys
1 Hinckley 71, 2 South Leics 80, 3 Mid-Leics 113
Year 6 Girls
1 Loughborough 66, 2 Hinckley 92, 3 South Leics 121
Year 6 Boys
1 Rutland 98, 2 Loughborough 119, 3 Vale of Belvoir 159
Overall Teams:
1 South Leics 676, 2 Hinckley 758, 3 Rutland 973

2008 Sainsbury’s (ESAA) English Schools Cross Country Championships

Sefton Park, Liverpool

Saturday 8th March 2008

AS the Senior Great Britain & Northern Ireland team were in action at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, the next generation of the United Kingdom’s top talent were displaying their talents in the windy and muddy conditions of Liverpool’s Sefton Park at the 2008 Sainsbury’s (ESAA) English Schools Cross Country Championships.

Joanne Harvey and David Forrester won the Senior titles as Harvey, representing Devon, produced an upset by finishing ahead of pre-race favourite and European cross-country Bronze medallist Charlotte Purdue, who was returning from injury.

Forrester returned to form following his disappointing third in the Under-20 race at the Saucony English National Championships two weeks ago at Alton Towers. The Greater Manchester athlete comfortably finished clear of Phil Berntsen.

As with all the major contenders they will be seeking to secure places in the Great Britain team for the Edinburgh IAAF World Cross Country Championships at the trials race that take place in Nottingham next weekend (15th March).

Laura Park followed up her National Under-17 title with a clear victory in the Intermediate Girls' race, as Jonny Hay won the boys event.

Emelia Gorecka maintained her terrific unbeaten run this season by finishing first in the Junior race, as Connor Robinson won the Boys event following a sprint finish with Tom Purnell.
Leading medal winners and Leicestershire & Rutland individual/team results:
Senior Boys
1 D Forrester (Gt Manc) 20:50; 2 P Berntsen (Hants) 21:12; 3 J Wilkinson (W Yorks) 21:13; 19 Tom Bell (Leics) 22:16; 61 Tom Mahon (Leics) 22:52; 62 Kristopher Axon (Leics) 22:52; 72 Ben Lacey (Leics) 22:59; 92 Scott Baxter (Leics) 23:16; 120 Eddie Glaister (Leics) 23:33
Team:
1 West Yorkshire 199; 8 Leicestershire & Rutland 426
Inter Boys
1 J Hay (Surrey) 19:35; 2 T Carson (Gt Manc) 19:49; 3 R Galt (Gloucs) 19:52; 24 Lewis Smart (Leics) 20:42; 50 Dan Hallam (Leics) 21:03; 88 Ashley Chambers (Leics) 21:37; 89 Sam Stabler (Leics) 21:37; 90 John Dossett (Leics) 21:38; 157 Liam Phelan (Leics) 22:12
Team:
1 Kent 339; 6 Leicestershire & Rutland) 498
Junior Boys
1 C Robinson (Corn) 12:54; 2 T Purnell (Gloucs) 12:55; 3 K Hayer (Berks) 12:59; 15 Jacob Kench (Leics) 13:26; 172 Stefan Ashman (Leics) 14:30; 190 Rupert Radley (Leics) 14:34; 288 Jonathan Monk (Leics) 15:02; 299 Joe Tambini (Leics) 15:07; 319 James Nutt (Leics) 15:23
Team:
1 West Yorkshire 202; 40 Leicestershire & Rutland 2083
Senior Girls
1 J Harvey (Devon) 15:01; 2 C Purdue (Hants) 15:02; 3 H Timmins (Chesh) 15:23; 41 Joanna Gurney (Leics) 16:48; 65 Amber-Sian Magee (Leics) 17:10; 138 Becky Krych (Leics) 18:05; 174 Lauren Hall (Leics) 18:38; 179 Emily Milodowski (Leics) 18:40; 188 Rachel Chard (Leics) 18:44
Team:
1 Hants 124; 24 Leicestershire & Rutland 785
Inter Girls
1 L Park (Cumb) 13:22; 2 L Small (Hants) 13:33; 3 R Craigie (Chesh) 13:42; 108 Louisa Monk (Leics) 15:27; 140 Briony Bendle (Leics) 15:41; 146 Megan Booler (Leics) 15:44; 224 Amy Danaher (Leics) 16:17; 252 Katya Blackledge (Leics) 16:31; 264 Natasha Timson (Leics) 16:40
Team:
1 Surrey 210; 34 Leicestershire & Rutland 1134
Junior Girls
1 E Gorecka (Surrey) 12:21; 2 R Haynes (Surrey) 12:43; 3 J Spannagl (Sussex) 12:49; 45 Emily Sales (Leics) 14:05; 61 Freya Vincent (Leics) 14:14; 82 Tilly Abraham (Leics) 14:24; 94 Megan Fairbrother (Leics) 14:27; 108 April Beeby (Leics) 14:36; 148 Joni Ashford (Leics) 14:48
Team:
1 Surrey 148; 6 Leicestershire & Rutland 538

Full results are available on the following link:
www.esaa.net

Sunday 2nd March 2008

THERE was double success for Leicester Coritanian girls as they secured individual West Midlands Cross-Country League titles in the final race of the series held at Perry Barr in Birmingham.

In windy conditions over a fast course, Freya Vincent led home the Under-15 girls' field to win her first victory of the series to secure the individual prize, whilst, club-mate Amy Griffiths won the Under-13 age-group with a second-place finish. What makes their successes remarkable is that both are bottom-aged athletes. Vincent ran a controlled race, taking the lead on the second lap and never relinquishing it.

Georgie Brookes was the next Coritanian home in 21st place to take fourth place overall as Leicester finished fourth in the team standing, narrowly missing out on third place overall by just three points.

At Under-13 level, Coritanians followed up their Saucony National Cross Country Champion Silver-medal success the previous weekend at Alton Towers by again taking second place overall, missing out on Gold by only eight points to Royal Sutton Coldfield.

In the individual race, Griffiths stayed with the leaders to seal second place in the last 250 metres for the overall title. Megan Fairbrother was fourth to finish fourth overall.

At Under-11 level, India Mitchell-Jarvis was hampered by a cold but ran bravely for eighth place, just missing the title by a point. Under-17 Louisa Monk, another bottom-age athlete, achieved a best-ever fourth place for fourth overall.
Other Leicester Results:
Girls
Under-11
6 Mari Smith, 33 Rebecca Orton, 61 Sarah Jones, 79 Catherine Jones, 81 Olivia Bramley
Under-13
10 Tilly Abraham, 12 Emily Orton, 16 April Beeby, 21 Rachel Borrows, 35 Livvy Tansey, 53 Bethan Elliott, 66 Rebecca Saunders
Under-15
32 Helena Smith, 33 Catherine Robertson, 45 Jasmine Mellor
Boys
Under-13
13 Johnathan Monk, 17 Xander Tansey

www.birchfieldharriers.net/Results/20080302.doc

Saturday 1st March 2008

THE Leicestershire & Rutland county junior teams for the 2008 Sainsbury’s English National Schools Cross Country meeting that takes place on Saturday 8th March at Liverpool’s Sefton Park have been announced.

The county challenge will be led by three of the successful Leicester Coritanian Under-13 squad with Megan Fairbrother, April Beeby and Tilly Abraham who collected Silver medals at the Saucony National Cross Country Championships at Alton Towers last weekend combining with Amelia Milton, the sister of Great Britain’s Senior international and World cross representative Felicity.

Tom Bell and Tom Mahon, who were in the Leicester Owls Under-20 Men's team that collected Bronze medals, line-up in the Senior Boys squad.
The full Leicestershire & Rutland squads including reserves are listed below:
Junior Girls
Freya Vincent, Emily Sales, Megan Fairbrother, Joni Ashford, April Beeby, Amelia Milton, Tilly Abraham, Georgie Brookes
Reserves
Elizabeth Mellor, Amie Taylor, Imogen Reid, Charlotte Marsh, Ellie Jones, Sarah Dias, Beth Walsh
Intermediate Girls
Megan Booler, Louisa Monk, Amy Danaher, Emma Brown, Natasha Timson, Katya Blackledge, Tania White, Briony Bendle
Reserves
Katie Oakes, Georgia Featherstone, Jessica Edge, Eve Danaher, Lucy Crookes, Lucy Hall
Senior Girls
Zoe Hawkins, Amber-Sian Magee, Rachel Chard, Emily Milodowski, Becky Krych, Sadie French, Johanna Gurney, Lauren Hall
Reserves
Sara Jones, Hannah Godrich, Nan Pu, Alice Ward
Junior Boys
Stefan Ashman, Jacob Kench, James Nutt, Rupert Radley, Jonathan Monk, Joe Tambini, Harry Mullen, Jamie Short
Reserves
Pat Mills, Harry Robinson, Josh McTighe, River Hardy, Joe Pope
Intermediate Boys
George Buttery, John Dossett, Sam Stabler, Liam Phelan, Patrick Radley, Dan Hallam, Lewis Smart, Ashley Chambers
Reserves
Elliott Hart, Dan Calow, Edward Nutt, Sam Densham, Luke Baxter, Steven Maddocks, Michael Vickers, Simon Jones
Senior Boys
Tom Bell, Ben Lacey, Josh Norman, Kristopher Axon, Eddie Glaister, Scott Baxter, Tom Mahon, Andy Lomas
Reserves
Josh Dixon, James Paramore, Matt Kimpton, Alex Blaza, Michael Brind

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Tuesday 26th February 2008

COULD you be the next Paula Radcliffe or Phillips Idowu then why not come along to a Norwich Union sponsored star:track Scheme that is being staged at Leicester’s Saffron Lane Sports Centre from 31st March - 4th April.

The Norwich Union star:track provides a year round opportunity for children aged 8 to 15 to develop and hone their skills within structured and exciting coaching programmes.

Many schemes run the Norwich Union shine:awards, which enable children to gain their first taste of athletics and measure their success through the achievement of a range of dynamic awards.

The concept of 'star:track’ emerged in the spring of 1992 in order to harvest the interest generated by the major athletic championships each year. The ‘star:track’ programme was a fun introduction to athletics for 8 to 13 year olds. The scheme’s first year saw 8000 children take part in ‘star:track’ across a total of 78 venues.

Now almost fifteen years later, UK Athletics, in partnership with Norwich Union have developed Norwich Union star:track into a year round athletics experience for all children between the age of 8 and 15 regardless of ability, gender or background.

Last year, Norwich Union star:track was the most successful star:track activity since the concept began, with 25,000 children taking part at over 500 venues across the UK.

Norwich Union star:track is now delivered by not only local authority organisers but by athletic clubs, schools and other athletics development partners.

The star:track scheme at Saffron Lane will take place between 10.00am-1.00pm with a 9.30am start on the Monday for registration.

Candidates are encouraged to come along to help out with the star:track scheme and gain coaching and leadership experience.

This is an opportunity to experience athletics under the supervision of qualified UK Athletics coaches including Pole Vaulting from England Athletics coach Alan Richardson.

For more information contact Leicestershire Athletics Development Officer Kerry Garland on 0781 4623592 or to request an application form/bookings contact the Saffron Lane Track on 0116 2833275

Tuesday 12th February 2008

UNDER bright blue skies as the sun shone throughout the day the Ivanhoe Robins Junior Athletics Club from Leicestershire hosted their 10th Annual Ivanhoe Challenge this weekend in the beautiful surroundings of the Foremark Reservoir in Derbyshire on Sunday 10th February.

The event which is rapidly becoming one of the most prestigious and eagerly anticipated junior events in the area attracted the largest field ever with over 250 young runners turning out to compete.

The athletes were encouraged and inspired by the presence of Great Britain’s Olympic Silver medallist Mark Richardson (courtesy of Sporting Champions) who led the warm ups and presented the prizes.

The club would also like to thank their sponsors Aldi, Sporting Champions and Mark Richardson, Severn Trent Water, Trent labels, NWLDC and The Ivanhoe Runners.

Ivanhoe Robins celebrated two individual medals and three team prizes. Hannah Cox took the Gold in a very competitive Year 5-6 Girls race and was followed by team mate Georgia Gartside who took the Silver medal. Harriet Roberts completed the race in 16th place allowing the three girls to take Silver team prize.

The Robins Year 7-8 Girls won the team Gold, led in by Megan Lewis (8th), supported by Rachel Ward (13th) and Ellise Williamson (14th).

Ivanhoe Robins Douglas Stark ran well to finish 6th in the gruelling 2 mile race for Year 9-10 Boys. Stark was supported by Stephen Watson in 8th and James Collington in 11th place to claim the team prize.
Young 'Striders' up for the Challenge

Ten members of the Loughborough based Beacon Hill Striders Training Group recorded individual or team medal winning performances.

Beacon Hill Striders made an early impact in the third race on a 12 race programme with medal winning performances in the Year 3 and 4 Boys Race. In the 38 strong field Ben Dijkstra forced the pace from the start resulting in a group of three runners soon establishing a sizeable lead over the opposition. Ben, the Leicestershire Primary Schools’ Year 4 League champion made sure of victory with a scintillating burst over the final 200 metres.

Ben was followed home by team mate Alfie Thompson to record a stunning one-two finish for the “Striders”.

In the equivalent Girls race, Gabriel Rawlinson raced strongly to take Silver on her debut for the team, with Alika Dijkstra running well in support to finish 7th of the 35 competitors.

In the Year 5 and 6 Boys race, Joey Higham, a recent addition to the group, ran prominently for much of the way. Joey’s 14th place finish in a 33 strong field was highly encouraging in a race dominated by the Year 6 runners.

In the 27 strong Year 9 and Above combined race members of the Beacon Hill Striders training group, running in the colours of their first-claim clubs, were well to the fore. In the Boys race James Paramore (Charnwood AC) finished second, hotly pursued by Simon Jones (Charnwood AC) fourth, Stephen Maddocks (Leicester Coritanian AC) fifth, and Alex Kavanagh (Charnwood AC) sixth.

In the Girls race Ellie Jones (Charnwood AC) dominated proceedings to record the “Striders” second individual success of the day.

Further success followed in the penultimate race of the day, the Year 7 and 8 Boys race. Andrew Halliwell competed strongly to take third place in a field of 22 competitors. Backed by William Rawlinson (8th) and Phillip Maddocks (10th), the trio combined to take team Silver behind a strong squad from Tamworth Athletic Club.
Leading Results:
Year 1-2 Boys
1 Chadley Timson (Nuneaton Harriers), 2 Chris Nealon (Wreake Runners), 3 Sam Featherston (Nuneaton Harriers)
Teams:
1 Nuneaton Harriers (Timson, Featherston, Casey Wilson), 2 Donisthorpe School (Luke Christian,Thomas Hart, Harry Jaques)
Year 1-2 Girls
1 Isobel Armstrong (Woodstone Primary), 2 Emily Dixon (Donisthorpe Primary), 3 Amy Markham (Dunton Basset)
Teams:
1 Hill Top Primary (Sian Ganobcsik Williams, Rachel Greenhouse, Stephanie Addison)
Year 3-4 Boys
1 Ben Dijkstra (Beacon Hill Striders), 2 Alfie Thompson (Beacon Hill Striders, 3 Fraser Dalby (Northamptonshire Grammer)
Teams:
1 Donisthorpe Primary (Samuel Stewart, Matthew Wood, Tom Orpin), 2 Donisthorpe Primary (Aaron Hunter, Jack Jaques, Christopher Dixon)
Year 3-4 Girls
1 Elizabeth Mulvaney (Hollywell Primary), 2 Gabriel Rawlinson (Beacon Hill Striders), 3 Saskia Sharpe (Charnwood AC)
Teams:
1 Donisthorpe Primary (Elise Hall-Dryden, Rowen Dales, Olivia Basford), 2 Charnwood AC (Saskia Sharpe, Kiera Wardle, Abi Parfitt)
Year 5-6 Boys
1 James Hatton (Wreake Runners), 2 Roberts Stroud (Tamworth AC), 3 Patrick Thomas (Tamworth AC)
Teams:
1 Tamworth AC (Stroud, Thomas, Ellis Cross), 2 Nuneaton Harriers (Gregory Jones, Jordan Cobby, Robert Jones)
Year 5-6 Girls
1 Hannah Cox (Ivanhoe Robins), 2 Georgia Gartside (Ivanhoe Robins), 3 India Mitchell-Jarvis (Leicester Coritainians)
Teams:
1 Leicester Coritanians (Mitchell-Jarvis, Hannah Perry, Rebecca Orton), 2 Ivanhoe Robins (Cox, Gartside, Harriet Roberts)
Year 7-8 Boys
1 Kristian Edwards (Tamworth AC), 2 Sam Sadler (John Port School), 3 Andrew Haliiwell (Beacon Hill Striders)
Teams:
1 Tamworth AC (Edwards, Ben Wright, Aiden Blythe), 2 Beacon Hill Striders (Halliwell, William Rawlinson, Phillip Maddocks)
Year 7-8 Girls
1 Emily Sales (Nuneaton Harriers), 2 Emily Orton (Leicester Coritanians, 3 Annie Leatham (Leamington C&AC)
Teams:
1 Ivanhoe Robins (Megan Lewis, Rachel Ward, Ellise Williamson)
Year 9-10 Boys
1.Jack Walpen, (Guilsborough School), 2 Aleander Kavanagh (Charnwood AC), 3 Daniel Thompson (Kettering Town Harriers)
Teams:
1 Ivanhoe Robins (Douglas Stark, Stephen Watson, James Collington)
Year 9-10 Girls
1. Eleanor Jones (Charnwood AC), 2 Natasha Timson (Nuneaton Harriers), 3 Kayleigh White (Nuneaton Harriers)
Teams:
1 Nuneaton Harriers (Timson, White, Georgia Featherston), 2 Nuneaton Harriers 'B' (Tania White, Maria Fielder, Clare Belcher)
Year 11 and over Boys
1 Scott Risher (Notts AC), 2 James Paramore (Charnwood AC), 3 Simon Jones (Charnwood AC)
Year 11 and over Girls
1 Amy Williams (Tamworth AC), 2 Amanda Hobday (Nuneaton Harriers), 3 Charlotte Hayden

Special thanks to Ivan Arkinstall of Ivanhoe Robins and Alan Maddocks of the Beacon Hill Striders for supplying the information and photograph.

Above photo - Beacon Hill Striders: Team Silver: Year 7 & 8 Boys Race
(Left: William Rawlinson, Centre: Andrew Halliwell, Right: Phillip Maddocks)

Sainsbury’s ESAA Inter-Counties Cross Country Match

Shepshed High School, Leicestershire

Saturday 2nd February 2008

LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND Under-15 cross-country champion Freya Vincent representing Bushloe combined with Ratcliffe College's Sam Stabler both produced stellar winning performances to lead the team challenge against Cheshire and Shropshire at Shepshed High School in the Sainsbury’s ESAA Inter-Counties match.
Leading Results:
Year 7 Boys
1 Matthew Hulse (Cheshire) 8.30, Leics: 2 Xander Tansey 8.34, 9 Lloyd Stock 8.50, 11 Jack Warren-Ballard 8.53, 12 Samuel Moore 8.55, 16 Jacob Barker 8.56, 18 William Rawlingson 9.00, 19 Charlie Stevenson 9.00, 24 George Borthwick, 25 Phillip Maddocks, 26 Oliver Pritchett, 27 James Tambini, 28 Tristan Abrahams, 29 Oliver Grasse, 33 Oliver Maynard
Teams:
1 Cheshire 38pts, 2 Shropshire 65, 3 Leicestershire & Rutland 68
Junior Boys
1 Liam Renton (Cheshire) 15.22, Leics: 2 Jacob Kench 15.39, 4 Stefan Ashman 15.56, 8 Jack Hall 16.09, 14 Jonathan Monk 16.40, 18 Charlie Coleman 17.05, 20 Josh Mutight 17.10, 21 Joseph Tambini 17.11, 22 Jamie Short 17.13, 24 River Hardy 17.21, 25 Jasvidmer Dhadi 17.24, 28 Patrick Mills 17.45, 29 Joseph Pope 17.53, 30 Andrew Halliwell 18.17, 32 Matthew Noon 18.54
Teams:
1 Cheshire 31pts, 2 Leicestershire & Rutland 66, 3 Shropshire 102
Intermediate Boys
1 Sam Stabler (Leics) 16.57, Other Leics: 3 Danny Hallam 17.27, 5 Ashley Chambers 17.39, 6 Liam Phelan 17.44, 8 John Dosset 17.47, 14 Sam Densham 18.15, 18 Patrick Radley 18.31, 19 Elliot Hart 18.32, 22 Dan Callow 18.44, 27 Joe Wales 19.07, 29 Michael Vickers 19.17, 30 Callum Wainwright 19.41, 31 Simon Jones 20.15
Teams:
1 Leicestershire & Rutland 37pts, 2 Cheshire 47, 3 Shropshire 103
Senior Boys
1 Daniel Cliffe (Cheshire) 21.09, Leics: 5 Johnny Pegg 22.44, 11 Scott Baxter 23.17, 18 Andy Lomers 23.59, 25 Michael Brid, 28 James Paramore
Teams:
1 Cheshire 24pts, 3 Shropshire 84, Leicestershire & Rutland (non-counting)
Year 7 Girls
1 Catlin Hayes (Cheshire) 8.57, Leics: 3 Rachel Borrows 9.11, 4 Chloe Tivin 9.15, 8 Jasmine Southam 9.36, 12 Holly Palmer 9.41, 17 Livvy Tansey 9.49, 21 Ellen McMeakinge 10.05, 24 Isabelle Smith 10.16, 25 Rebecca Saunders 10.21, 26 Lauren Sampson 10.23, 27 Caitlan Hayden 10.28, 28 Chloe Munne 10.31
Teams:
1 Cheshire 39pts, 2 Leicestershire & Rutland 65, 3 Shropshire 73
Junior Girls
1 Freya Vincent (Leics) 10.24, Other Leics: 6 Tilly Abraham 10.39, 7 Amelia Milton 10.41, 8 Megan Fairbrother 10.42, 9 Joni Ashford 10.43, 10 Georgie Brookes 10.48, 12 April Beeby 10.52, 13 Somerby Hamdorrf 10.55, 14 Amie Taylor 10.57, 15 Sarah Dias 11.00, 20 Imogen Reid 11.19, 21 Helena Smith 11.21, 26 Eleanor Jones 11.32, 31 Isobelle Perry 11.48, 33 Beth Welsh 11.51
Teams:
1 Leicestershire & Rutland 41pts, 2 Cheshire 83, 3 Shropshire 85
Intermediate Girls
1 Rebecca Crainie (Cheshire) 16.08, Leics: 9 Amy Danaher 18.29, 13 Katya Blackledge 18.46, 16 Natasha Timson 19.13, 18 Emma Brown 19.31, 21 Tania White 20.04, 22 Katie Oakes 20.14, 25 Eve Danaher 20.47, 26 Jessica Edge 21.08
Teams:
1 Cheshire 21pts, 2 Shropshire 96, 3 Leicestershire & Rutland 99
Senior Girls
1 Amy Talbot (Cheshire) 17.09, Leics: 2 Amber-Sian Magee 17.23, 7 Becky Krych 18.41, 9 Sadie French 19.17, 10 Emily Milodowski 19.25, 11 Rachel Chard 19.47, 21 Sarah Jones 20.39, 23 Hannah Godrich 22.13
Teams:
1 Cheshire 35pts, 2 Leicestershire & Rutland 60, 3 Shropshire 81

Saturday 26th January 2008

DAME KELLY HOLMES kicked off a series of follow-up visits to schools this week with a trip to see girls as part of the Norwich Union GirlsActive scheme.

The double Olympic Athens Gold medallist instructed pupils from Leicester's secondary schools at a day-long session at St Paul's Catholic School, in Evington.

Holmes selected St Paul's, which is part of the sports partnership based at Crown Hills Community College, after she was impressed by its plans to encourage more girls to be involved in PE.

Holmes is visiting five School Sport Partnerships across the country to see for herself their plans to engage more girls aged 13 -16 in PE and sport. Girls from schools within the five winning Partnerships attended one of a series of five student/teacher roadshows for over 100 SSPs held towards the end of 2007, which investigated the barriers preventing girls getting active.

The girls and their teachers, were tasked by Kelly to put together action plans detailing changes they would like to implement in their schools as a result of the roadshow to get more girls doing more sport. The action plans that impressed Kelly the most were then selected to receive one of this week’s visits.

Norwich Union GirlsActive, run by the Youth Sport Trust, was set up in response to research indicating that girls are less active than boys and are more likely to drop out of sport at an early age. Whereas levels of boys’ participation in sport remain steady throughout secondary school, girls are five times more likely to do no sport at 16 than at aged 12.

Holmes said: “It is a concern that research continuously shows that girls are more likely to drop out of sport than boys. I believe it is vital that School Sport Partnerships keep working with their pupils to develop strategies for getting more girls to participate in sport, both inside and outside of school hours, and deliver sporting activity that is designed specifically for girls to keep them interested. We know more young people are taking part in more sport, but now is the time to up the ante, particularly in the run up to London 2012, so that sport and an active lifestyle become an integral part of the lives of all our young people.”

The Norwich Union GirlsActive visits are also taking place in Leyton (London), Hampshire, Durham, and Plymouth. The five winning partnerships are the: Norlington School Sport Partnership; Toynbee SSP in Eastleigh, Sedgefield School Sport Partnership in Durham; Crown Hills School Sport Partnership in Leicester and Plymstock School Sport Partnership in Plymouth.

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Thursday 17th January 2008

THE fifth and final round of the 2007/08 Leicestershire Secondary Schools Cross-Country League was held at Shepshed High School on Saturday 12th January, the overall final individual and team results are available on the following link:

www.beaconhillstriders.co.uk/index.php?section=17

Results courtesy of Beacon Hill Striders and the Leicestershire Secondary Schools Cross-Country League: www.beaconhillstriders.co.uk/