Lancashire Sportshall Meeting, Blackpool

Round 2
20th January 2008

This was the 2nd Meeting held for the 2007/2008 season for Under 11’s, Under 13’s & Under 15’s. Our Team turned out a magnificent 41 athletes on the day!

Overall, Horwich RMI Harriers are still in 3rd position, closing up on Blackpool and Preston.

There were many personal bests on the day, with one of the highlights was from Under 13 Girls. Congratulations to Hannah Storey, receiving Athlete of the Match for her age category.

Also, there was a fantastic display of sprinting from Dylan Smith, Under 15 Boys, winning for the second meeting in a row!

The Under 11 Girls Team are performing extremely well and lie in 2nd position as a team in their age group.

The Final Meeting is to be held on Sunday 17TH February 2008 at Blackpool Sports Centre (Register for 10:00 – 10:30am).

Full results to follow.

Northern Indoor Championships - Sheffield

Horwich RMI Harriers showed great promise at the Northern Indoor Championships with three athelets making finals and two picking up medals.

In the U 20 Men Jack Thomas produced a personal best and new club record over 60m before making the U 20 Mens 200m final finishing 6^th.

At U 17 level Matthew Storey snatched a bronze in the closest finish of the day (with just hundredths separting 2^nd to fourth) over 60m setting a new club record in the process. Whilst Jamie Crompton picked up another bronze over 1500m in a tactically run race.



U 20 Men

60m Jack Thomas 7.39
200m Jack Thomas 23.85 ht 23.92 final 6^th

U 17 Men

60m Matthew Storey 7.34 ht 7.27 3^rd Club Record
200m Matthew Storey 23.44
1500m Jamie Crompton 4.20.44 3rd

TRAINING CANCELLED

I have just been notified by the Bolton Arena that due to a Tennis Tournament taking place on the 21/01/2008, there will be NO TRAINING that night.

Mark Dacre