Mid Lancs, Towneley Park, Burnley

Our junior XC teams had a challenging day at Towneley Park on Saturday. The grounds sprinkled with snow looked a pretty picture and a new task for the young ones. The first challenge was Spikes or Fell shoes, even the seniors were puzzled. The course was mostly flat with some super view points for spectators.



In the U13’s girls Phoebe Howe was first home in 12th position struggling with her spike choice. Next having her best race to date was Grace Shelmerdale in 16th position having moved up the field comfortably. Our final runner Martha Gill home in 37th had an exhausting run not helped by the temperature on the day of minus 2’ C.

The boys had just as difficult task. Nathan Townsend home in 15th only just in front of Joseph Howe in 17th both complaining of the cold. Possibly his best race of the year for Jonathan Powis gave him 28th and not to be outdone Will Townsend home in 35th. Their team finished 5th which was their first team finish in the series.

Finally Zac Howe had a cold run but managed a respectable 17th to add to yet another strong run for his series.

Xmas Heptathlon 2009 - Bolton Arena 7th December

Hi all,

Just thought we would send a short message to thank you all for a wonderful and tremendous night! It was a joy to see so many young athletes competing with such good spirit and great sportsmanship.

We had 74 young athletes take part tonight (THAT IS A RECORD!) - unbelievable. Awesome, they would say in the USA! We also had 26 Volunteers in total, which is superb.

Well done to all the Captains on the night. Thanks for looking after your teams so well. You all did a brilliant job!

SPONSORSHIP MONEY -

Please let me have monies at your earliest convenience, but by the end of January 2010, if possible, as we would like to present a cheque to Derian House early Feb 2010. A big thank you to Roya Khadem from Derian House who came down tonight to visit us and watch you all perform. Thanks for your kind support.

LAST TRAINING SESSIONS OF 2009 -

Wednesday outdoors 6.30-8.00pm is 9th December
Monday indoors is on 14th December.

We will return on Monday 4th Jan and Wednesday 6th Jan 2010.

Well done to you all tonight from all the coaches. By the way, we now have all your results, so we know who can run, jump and throw!!! It will take sometime to look at, but we will give you all some feedback.

A full report and photos will follow.

Kind regards


Mark Dacre
Mike Houghton
Tiffany Dacre
Tony Hesketh
Brenda Hesketh
Karen Long
Kelly Laughton
Zac Howe
Junior Coaches
Horwich RMI Harriers & AC

MUDDY DAY AT ROSSENDALE

It was no surprise that the renowned cross country course of Marl Pits was very muddy and slippery. Many runners losing their shoes in the deep mud in the final Red Rose League meeting for 2009 at Rossendale.

The course for the U11’s was a small lap which fielded a good number of runners. In the Boys Matthew Brindle continues his good performance being the first RMI home in 20th. Jacob Barlow ran a good race in 33rd and Max Dacre wondering what his dad had put him through coming home in 35th.

The Girls also had a slippery race however showed good spirit. Kelly Wainwright continued his impressive first year at cross country coming home in 30th, than came Isobel Dean in 31st closely followed by Emma Rayner in 33rd. Finally Olivia Bannister coming home bravely in 42nd, which made for a good team outing for the U11’s.

The U13’s Boys and Girls had yet another good day out. The Girls team made 2nd place with some fantastic performances from Phoebe Howe, certainly her best of the year in 4th place. Martha Gills best run of the season in 14th and following her in 15th place was Sophie Myers. Grace Shelmerdine having another solid performance in 22nd.

The boys race was slightly tainted with Joe Howe certainly having a storming start in second place when losing his shoe in knee deep mud made it impossible to get back in contention. That left it to Nathan Townsend being first home in 4th just behind his arch rivals from Blackburn. A solid performance from Cameron Critchley in 16th looked good for a team finish, that was down to Jonathan Powis finishing in a strong 23rd and gave the boys 3rd place in the team scorings only 2 points behind second place Rossendale.

In the Under 17 boys, Zac Howe is building on his last performance at Bolton finishing in 10th place gave him another steady result.

Andy Townsend

Horwich RMI Harriers

06/12/2009

Red Rose XC Rossendale 2009

Baby boy for Erika Smallridge (Coach)!

Congratulations to Erika Smallridge on the birth of her son, Sebastian on 2nd December 2009. As we can already see in the photo, Sebastian has a natural long jump position!

Mid Lancs / UKA Cross Challenge

A Notoriously a fast course and muddy under foot didn’t help any runners out today.

The U13’s girls had done this race last year so they knew what the race was to hold. First home Phoebe Howe with a great performance in 15th overall and 4th Mid Lancs home. Sophie Myers had felt the pace however happy with her 59th and Martha Gill bringing the girls final placing to 74th. In a race with over a 100 runners this has to be a great bench mark for next year as they will still qualify for U13’s.

As for the boys, it didn’t quite go to plan, Nathan & Will Townsend weren’t quite in the zone and mentally prepared when the gun went off. Needless to say their start wasn’t their best. Joseph Howe had the best start but again the pace was relentless. Finishing 31st Nathan was rather disappointed with his day and Will ended up with an injury which he had picked up earlier in the week. Joseph Howe having another respectable day in 36th place.

In the U17’s a big field with again fast pace. Zac Howe being our only member had a challenging time but none the less came in top 100, Zacs opinion, fast just fast.

SUPER TEN REPRESENT LANCASHIRE

Horwich RMI Harriers had TEN representatives in a spectacular Competition.

Lancashire Sportshall 2009

The North West Regional Final of Indoor Sportshall for Under 11’s was held recently at Sportcity, Manchester. 8 Teams took part from the North West of England i.e. Cheshire, Manchester and Liverpool.

All the young stars performed magnificently on the day in front of a crowd of 1,000 spectators, competing against top athletes from the North West. It was an unforgettable day and the Horwich RMI Coaches are extremely proud of all their efforts.

Congratulations to the following athletes that took part,

GIRLS Isobel Dean, Ellie Dacre, Maisie Vernon, Rebecca Greenfield, Natalie Armstrong and Madeleine Littlewood

BOYS James Yearn, Mackenzie Dacre, Jonah Saunders and Matthew Stocks

The Lancashire Under 11 Girls Team finished well in 5th Place, with the Boys finishing in 4th place overall.

Mark Dacre

Horwich RMI Harriers

Junior Coach

28/11/2009

Winter Indoor Track & Field.

The Indoor Track and Field Season starts at Sportcity, Manchester on Sunday 6th December 2009. There are 6 meetings in all which finish in March 2010. It is only for Under 15, 17, 20 and Senior Athletes, male and female. The entry form can be downloaded from the Track and Field Section - See Fixtures.

Mark Dacre

Red Rose XC Bolton 21st Nov 2009

Red Rose Bolton 2009

Horwich RMI Junior XC runners enjoyed another good day out at Leverhulme Park.

In the U11 boys Matthew Brindle was first home in what was a strong performance. Joshua Lomax and Max Dacre coming in 41 & 42 respectfully.

In the girls Maise Vernon made up good ground after a slow start finishing 16th with B McKenzie in 18th and Isobel Dean with 23rd. This was to be a high turnout for the girls as S McLarence came in 33rd, Ella Price 40th, O Bannister & Ellie Dacre 48th & 49th. Lucy Ault in 53rd bringing home a strong team of 8 girls which brought the girls in at a respectful 4th team position.

The U13’s Girls also had a team finishing 4th with first home for the team a reliable Phoebe Howe in 7th and Sophie Myers having her best race this season in 16th. Grace Shelmerdine strong in 20th and Martha Gill nursing an injury in 30th. J McLaughlin and Natassia Dacre enjoyed themselves in coming home in 44th & 45th. This is now becoming a well attended team and well positioned for more success.

Not to be outdone was the U13’s boys. First home Nathan Townsend in 4th, happy with his position closely followed by a steadfast Joseph Howe in 6th. This was looking good for a team result. Will Townsend carrying on his good performance from Bury finishing 15th with new boy Matthew Ball one second adrift in 16th. Cameron Critchley pushed for 19th and another new boy Sam Dean finishing 23rd. The team finished a well deserved joint first matching Blackburns for points.

In the U17’s Zac Howe, had a fantastic start leading the race for a while. The gamble paid off as he was rewarded with seasons best of 11th. A new tactic for Zac which he hopes to capitalise on as the season continues.

Gill Pimblott Clean Sweep

Cameron Critchley won his 4th race by winning the Gill Pimblott 1 mile race, a junior race before the main race, so he joined Guy and Emma for a Horwich clean sweep for the day.

Full Report.

Lancashire Sportshall Athletics League, Blackpool Meeting 1 – 18th October 2009

A good turn out from our young Harriers at the first Sportshall of the season, with many athletes making their Sportshall debut!
Despite having lots of new, excited (and probably nervous!) faces, we picked up from where we left off last season, commanding a comfortable 3rd place behind the “Premiership” clubs of Blackpool and Preston, with a total of 172 points.

There where some excellent performances on the day, starting with the Under 11 Girls, who had the largest Horwich squad on the day. Isobel Dean came 2nd in the foam javelin, and overall, Sportshall “veteran” Ellie Dacre came 3rd with 15.5 points! In the boys Max Dacre won the target throw, and top scored for Horwich with 11 points!

In the Under 13 Girls, Grace Shelmerdine came 2nd in the 6 lap, while Gabrielle Whittle top scored for the club with 11 points, and James Lovell scored 15 points to top score for the Harriers in the Under 13 Boys!

Finally the Under 15’s, which saw Beth Miller and Matthew Ault as our only representatives, scored well in their events. Matthew only competed in the Shot, but it was worth it, winning the event with 8.91m. Beth stormed her events, winning the Speed Bounce and the Vertical Jump, and coming second in the 2 and 4 lap races, coming 2nd overall with 24 points.

In addition to the athletes, well done to all the parents who helped out to officiate, as we provided 12 officials, which we think is more than any other club! A big thank you to you all!

Congratulations to all the athletes on their performances and good luck to all the Under 11’s, who will all be in the running for a Lancashire call-up in the next few weeks!

Well Done and we hope to see you all again at the next event!

Mike Houghton
Tiffany Dacre
Mark Dacre
Horwich RMI Harriers & AC

Results.

sportshallathleticsreportoct09

Red Rose Cross Country League 7th Nov 2009

A big turnout at the Red Rose at Bury made a great day in the junior runners. For the 1st time we had a big team of U11’s. A dozen or so youngsters flocked to Pete Ramsdale to seek tips on the race. Like a shepherd with his flock he pointed and explained, run, just run.

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Some fine performances from the boys, Matthew Brindle in 29th being the first boys in followed by Joseph Ball in 36th and then running together Jacob Barlow and Max Dacre 42nd & 43rd. Domenic Braund and Joshua Lomax did the same coming in 51st & 52nd. Boys U11’s finished 9th team.

The girls went 2 better and came home in 7th. This could have been better for Maisie Vernon having to pull up due to feeling sick. That didn’t stop Madeleine Littlewood in 12th and Isobel Dean in 16th having a fantastic first Cross country run. 38th place went to Kelly Wainwright, 43rd place to Emma Rayner. Still we had more to come Ellie Dacre in at 50th and O Bannister in at 58th.

In the U13’s Girls we had a strong team of 5 girls, unfortunately Phoebe Howe and Martha Gill not getting scored through the finish meant points robbed from us. That left Sophie Myer in at 20th, Grace Shelmerdine at 26th and Jodie McLaughlin in at 39th bringing the team home in 7th. The team would have been much higher had it not been for the misfortune of Phoebe and Martha.

In the u13’s boys the team came home in 2nd place with Nathan Townsend coming in 3rd having had a shocking start due to being spiked. Joseph Howe was home in 10th disappointed with his performance today, but he can be pleased to know without this place the team would have suffered. The race of the day in the Juniors had to go to Will Townsend who showed the pain in his face most of the race. This was rewarded with his best placing of the season in 13th a much improved performance. Reliable Cameron Critchley came in at 19th and a recovering Jonathan Powis a steady 31st.

Our only U17’s runner Zac Howe was please with his 13th placing after a quick pace was set early on. Nevertheless Zac always the upbeat happy to be the only representative for the club.

Andy Townsend

South East Lancs Cross Country Boggart Hole Clough

South East Lancs Cross Country Boggart Hole Clough, Salford
Saturday 31st October 2009

The second race in the South East Lancs cross country league took place at Boggart Hole in Salford on Saturday. It followed a week a good weather which resulted in the driest course for ages. These conditions resulted in times being a little quicker than usual as the routes stayed the same.

The first race of the day included Matthew Brindle in his first race with a club vest on. He worked very hard and enjoyed the experience. He ran very well and still had enough for a sprint finish to keep others behind. He completed the course in 6.16 in 8th place. The winner was Joe Kershaw from Oldham in 5.34.

We had a team of runners in the under 13 boys category and they all battled well for themselves and the team. Nathan Townsend produced a really solid performance against some ‘really big guys’ to finish an excellent 3rd in 8.26. Next was Cameron Critchley, who was a little disappointed with his run, but he shouldn’t be because, he came 9th in 9.26. To complete the team Will Townsend was 11th in 9.44. Jonathon Powis added extra red and black to the finishing funnel with a really gutsy display. Still struggling with the remains of a cough he finished 13th in 10.21 The team scored 20pts to finish 3rd but with the first team scoring 19pts and the second team also 20pts placed 2nd on count back – that’s really close. Well done guys.

Also running in the Under 13’s category was Martha Gill. She was our only female representative in his race and she battled really hard in her first cross country race this winter after a break in training and competition due to illness. She finished 8th in 10.27. Well done Martha.

SEL Boggart 2009

England Athletics 2009 Award Winners "Junior Club of the Year" - Horwich RMI Harriers & AC

YAHOOO!!!

Last night our Club received a highly prestigious award from England Athletics at the Hall of Fame Awards in Birmingham in front of many famous Athletes and Coaches.

We were awarded "Junior Club of the Year" for 2009 - putting this into context, as I am sure it was said last night, there are 1,300 athletic clubs in England! So this some achievement.

Photos for EA Awards Night 2009

Name Dropping!

Famous people present at the awards included : David Hemery, Steve Backley, Darren Campbell, Christian Malcolm, Jonathan Edwards, Noel Thatcher, George Bunner, Dorothy Tyler and even the daughter of the legendary Harold Abrahams! The chiefs of Engand Athletics and UKA Athletics were there too!

There were too many names to mention.

You can see a report on the website www.englandathletics.org

OUR THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS

We would not have received this prestigious award if it had not been for the fantastic support we receive from our "volunteers", i.e. coaches, officials, administrators, helpers and even "butty-makers" and our own committee.

We must not forget the help and support that is provided by the Horwich and District Primary & Secondary Schools and Bolton Arena for their services. Also, Horwich Rotary, as we must not forget they donated £ 4,000 4 years ago to buy the indoor sportshall equipment (and continue to support us every year!).

If I have forgotten anyone, please forgive me as I am still in shock at our Club receiving such an award.

One thing I must say is that we have the most fantastic young athletes, none better, who continue to amaze us with their enthusiasm for training and great spirit for the sport of athletics. We have great sportsmanship and a willingness to help others as has been shown recently by some of the athletes even becoming Coaches too. Everyone wants to do their best and also wants to help each other which is truly amazing.

On behalf of the Club, a BIG thank you once again and if anyone is interested in our club continuing to get better and better, please let me know. In particular, we are now getting to the stage, where we need more coaches to support our young athletes. So if anyone is interested please let me know or any of our coaches.

Please continue your support. Thanks and well done to the whole of the Club!

Kind regards


Mark Dacre
Junior Coach
Horwich RMI Harriers & AC

PS Dont forget Indoor Sportshall starts next Sunday 18/10/2009 at Blackpool.

Horwich Juniors @ Mid Lancs

In near perfect conditions our junior team of only 3 found the pace of the U13’s race faster than last weeks Red Rose. The field was 50 boys strong and 35 girls strong in the same race of u15’s.

First home in 12th with 11:31 was Jo Howe who had a strong race beating some of last weeks competitors and satisfied he couldn’t have done more. Close on his heels and finishing 14th in 11:39 with 2 other runners across the line in same time was Nathan Townsend. After recognising he had beaten all his closest rivals was please with his performance. Another sterling run from Will Townsend brought him in at 32nd in 12:43 again beating some of last weeks runners from Witton Park.

The only cloud for the team is not having 4 runners meant they didn’t have a full team of four. After the team came 2nd Last week due to Jonathan or Cameron not being able to make it meant no results. A second would have been on the cards again if we have had a full squad.

Jo’s brother Zac Howe had a challenging day being our only U17’s runner. The race again was quick and Zac having had a good season on the Fells just couldn’t find the pace today. Nevertheless a respectable 22nd place wasn’t a true picture of what we are looking forward to from Zac this season.

English Schools Fell Champs

On the 27th September at Sedbergh in Cumbria a number of Horwich Juniors represented their schools and pride of place went to Phoebe Howe who won the U/11 Race which consisted of 2miles with 720 foot of ascent, after leading throughout she finished in a remarkable seventh place overall only beaten by six boys and broke the course record by 40 seconds. She was presented with her Gold Medal by Joss Naylor O.B.E. We had two other competitors in this race with Will Townsend 19th after taking a nasty fall and Johnathan Powis 10 seconds behind in 20th. In the U/13 race Joseph Howe ran well for 26th place and in the U/15 race a 3.5 mile race Zach Howe did well and finished 15th. All the children deserve credit for racing these tough courses considering this year is their first on the Fells.

Tony Hesketh

Another Award Win

Following on from winning the North West award for Junior Club of the Year, the club has had more success with Mike Houghton, Rebecca Keating, Rachel Pearson, Jack Thomas and Tiffany Dacre winning the North West award for Young Volunteers (U 23) of the Year.

Mike, Rebecca, Rachel, Jack and Tiffany won for all their work in Coaching across a range of ages and events and in developing the Track and Field section.

Well done to them all

Link.

Young Horwich RMI Harriers strike “Gold” at Wigan

Congratulations to Gabrielle Whittle, Isobel Dean, Nathan Townsend, Jonah Saunders & Callum Gordon of Horwich RMI Harriers, who all won Gold Medals in the Arnold Seddon Memorial Track and Field Athletics Meeting which took place on 19th September 2009 held at Wigan.

This was the penultimate outdoor meeting for the 2009 season for Under 15 athletes. Over 200 children from all over the country took part & Horwich RMI Harriers turned out 26 athletes on the day. To win medals in a major event like this is a tremendous achievement. On the day we recorded many Personal Bests and won a record 22 Medals in total!

A fantastic achievement for all MEDAL WINNERS and well done to our other competitors, who all performed magnificently on the day.

Results.

Report for Telford Games and Blackpool Open meetings

A number of Horwich RMI Harriers were out at the weekend making the most if the weather in some end of season competitions.

Natassia Dacre travelled down to the Midlands to compete in the prestigious Telford Games and was rewarded with a new club record in the Javelin. Natassia, competing in the U 13 age group came up against the Welsh number 1 yet threw further than she had done before to pick up the silver medal and move to 16th on the UK rankings. For good measure Natassia then also finished 3rd in the Discus.




A few Horwich RMI Harriers competed at the Blackpool Medal Meeting. Callum Gordon had a good day winning both the 80m and 600m races for the U 9 boys smashing the clubs records in the process. Laura Taylor picked a silver and bronze in the hurdles and Long Jump and Laura’s brother Adam earned a silver in the Hammer. Gabrielle Whittle completed the medal haul with a bronze in the Hurdles.

Full results.

English Junior Fell race Darwen Gala.

Tony Hesketh has some junior fell runners under him as a coach and at weekend his team did rather well.

In a field of 33 finishers we had 4 runners. In a 2 mile race the pace at the front was fast and hard and the top 9 places were all from different clubs.

Conditions were great and support for the runners was clear as many voices shouted for Horwich all the way around.

First Horwich runner home AND first Lancashire person was Nathan Townsend in 6th place having a storming finish beating 2 of his local rivals on his way down. This gave Nathan the Lancs Gold medal for the boys. His time of 16.33 was a respectable time as he and the RMI junior team never had run this course before.

Next was Phoebe Howe in 10th with a time of 16.57 giving her the silver after just being beat by her local rival.

Will Townsend and Jonathan Powis came home 15th & 16th respectfully excellent runs from both boys who stuck and encouraged each other all the way around.

Albeit these are very respectable time this team will still qualify next year for U12 category as they have all only just turned 11.

There was no team prize but if there had been Horwich would have won first 3 and first 4 home, all in all a great day for the juniors.

Not to be outdone, Jo Howe had a super run in the U14s come in a respectable 15th being our only representative and being the 4th Lancs runner home, marginally missed out on a bronze medal.

This is a show of fine work Tony is doing with the Junior team .



Andy Townsend.

Mid Lancs Medal Meeting

Match report – Mid Lancs League Medal Meeting, Robin Park, Wigan, 22nd Aug

The final meeting of the Mid Lancs League was the Medal Meeting, this year held at Robin Park, Wigan.
21 Horwich athletes turned out to compete for the coveted medals with some great performances being seen in all the age groups.
Helena Lawton kicked off the medal haul for Horwich with a bronze in the Senior Women’s 100m and she was later to collect a further bronze in the javelin event.

The U13 age group collected 5 medals with silvers for Gabrielle Whittle in both the 100m and the high jump, Nathan Barlow won silver in the 200m and Natassia Dacre won silver in the javelin.

The U15s saw Beth Miller win bronze medal in the 100m and for the U17s Rebekah Atkinson gained a silver in the 3000m and Laura Tunstall another silver in the javelin.

The biggest medal haul for Horwich came from the Seniors section with 8 medals being won with Alison Storey taking 2 silvers in the discus and long jump and a bronze in the shot, Lawton’s 2 bronze for the 100m and the javelin, Matthew Storey taking gold in the javelin and Jack Thomas winning the bronze in the same event.

A special mention to the Senior Men’s 4 X 100m relay team of Andrew Storey, Mike Houghton, Matthew Storey and Jack Thomas who took the medal in a new club record time of 48.6s.

At the end of the meeting Horwich Team Manager, Suzanne Saunders, collected the Division Two trophies for both the Horwich Men’s and Women’s sections who both finished 1st in their respective leagues and are now promoted to the Division 1.

TROPHIES GALORE!

Primary School League
Medal Meeting
17 July 2009

55 Trophies were won by the young Horwich RMI Harrier Superstars at the final meeting held at Robin Park Athletics Stadium, Wigan for the 2009 season for Year 3 to 6 Primary School ages. Horwich turned out a fantastic record of 34 athletes on the night.

This event was the last in a series of meetings designed for Primary School children to try out and compete in a selection of different athletic disciplines under a League competition with Chorley and Wigan Harriers. The League was won by Wigan for the 3rd Year in a row, however, Horwich and Chorley are getting closer. Over the 3 League meetings Horwich RMI Harriers had 49 different athletes competing, which is also another record.

In the Medal Meeting, Horwich RMI Harriers won 14 Gold, 21 Silver and 20 Bronze Trophies. In addition 3 new club records were set by Nathan Townsend in the 600m, Holly Clark in the Soft Javelin and Isobel Dean in the Cricket Ball throw. There was a host of new personal bests!

Some other highlights included 1st places for the Girls from Phoebe Howe, Sophie Williams, Alex Woods, Ella Price, Holly Clark and Isobel Dean. For the Boys, 1st places came from Nathan Townsend, Jonah Saunders, Liam Wright, Callum Gordon and Matthew Stocks.

Trophies and Medals were presented by Don Moss from Wigan and a big thanks to Wigan Harriers for hosting such a super night. Also, thanks for the grateful support of the Parents and Volunteers on the night.

FULL RESULTS

Primary League Medal Meeting July 09

Mid Lancs. Meeting – Litherland – 8th August 2009

The final league meeting at Litherland saw 22 Horwich athletes turn out to protect the 1st places already held by both the men’s and the women’s sections.

This meeting would decide the final league positions and see who would gain promotion.

The Horwich contingent, as always, stepped up to the mark and produced some fantastic results.

Notable results were seen by Natassia Dacre achieving 1st places in the shot, javelin and discus for the U13G, Noah Saunders achieving 1st places in the 100m and 200m for the U13B and a 2nd place in the javelin, Sophie Williams achieving 1st places in the 100m and the long jump for the U13G and another 2nd in the javelin.

Jack Shaw produced a 1st place performance in the U15B javelin and new comer Alex Todd came 2nd in both the U15B 100m and 200m.

Zac Howe was the sole U17M in the team this week and produced a 1st place performance in the 1500m.

The U17W secured a 1st place in the javelin for Laura Tunstall and a 3rd place for Rebekah Atkinson in the 3000m.

The senior section consisted of 8 athletes with Mike Houghton securing 1st place in the triple jump, 2nd in the long jump, with a new club record of 4.91m and equalled the existing Senior men’s club record of 12.6s in the 100m.

Andrew Storey came 2nd in the triple jump and 4th in the long jump to secure further vital points for the team.

Trevor Williams, the oldest member of the team, came 3rd in both the shot and discus and 2nd in the javelin.

A special mention to Mark Dacre who produced a heroic run in the 400m to secure yet more points for the final tally.

The senior women were represented by Alison Storey and Helena Lawton who produced yet more outstanding performances with a 1st place in the discus for Alison together with two 3rd places in the shot and the long jump and Helena gained a 2nd place in the senior women’s javelin and a 3rd place in the 100m.

Results.

Suzanne Saunders
Team Manager
Mid Lancs. League

Calling All Athletes

Mid Lancs League

Medal Meeting

Venue
ROBIN PARK ARENA AND SPORTS CENTRE
LOIRE DRIVE
ROBIN PARK
WIGAN
WN5 0UH


All athletes U13s (year 6 & above) and older are invited to take part in the above competition on Saturday 22ND August 2009.

Field events commence 11 am and track 12 noon.
Registration from 10 am onwards.

Please give your support to Horwich Harriers by participating.

The cost to enter is £3 for 3 events if pre entered by 19th August 2009 and £5 for 3 events on the day.

On the day parents MUST undertake a period of field or track judge duties or your child will not be able to compete. The club is obliged to provide officials on the day, the number of which is dependant on the number of Horwich athletes competing.

To qualify for a medal you must have competed in at least 2 of the previous Mid Lancs meetings this year. This competition is not run in divisions and only the top 3 athletes in all races and events will get a medal. If you have not competed at 2 previous meeting you can still enter but should you be placed in the top 3 you wouldn’t receive a medal.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Suzanne Saunders
Team Manager

CALLING ALL ATHLETES

Mid Lancs League

Meeting 5

Venue
LITHERLAND SPORTS PARK
MOSS LANE/BOUNDRY ROAD
LITHERLAND
L21 7LA

All athletes U13s (year 6 & above) and older are invited to take part in the above competition on Saturday 8th August 2009.

Field events commence 12 noon and track 1pm.
Registration from 11am onwards.

Please give your support to Horwich Harriers by participating.

This is a free to enter competition.

On the day parents MUST undertake a period of field or track judge duties or your child will not be able to compete. The club is obliged to provide officials on the day, the number of which is dependant on the number of Horwich athletes competing.

To gain promotion we really need a good turn out for this meeting. We are currently in 1st place in both the mens and womens league but only just!

If you competed at a previous meeting and did not return your number you will need to bring it with you again to this meeting.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Suzanne Saunders
Team Manager

Mid Lancs Meeting Report - Bolton 25.07.09

A record number of 30 athletes turned out for the 4th Mid Lancs Meeting at Bolton’s Leverhulme Park with the weather providing almost perfect conditions.

Regular competitors for this league were joined by 1st time attendees Helena Lawton, David Jack, Oliver Bretherton, Luke Murphy and Jonathan Powis.

4 new club records were set on the day with several other PBs being recorded as well.

New club records from:

David Jack, 100m Senior men 12.6s
Mike Houghton Triple Jump Senior men 10.90m
Laura Taylor Long Jump U13G 4.48m (G1)
Boys U13 4 x 100m relay 56.5s (Noah Saunders, James Lovell, Luke Murphy, Nathan Barlow)

PBs were recorded by Natassia Dacre, javelin, Laura Taylor, long jump, Noah Saunders, discus and javelin, Phoebe Howe, 1500m and Sophie Williams, 800m.

Natassia Dacre took 1st place in the U13G shot with a throw of 6.15m and Noah Saunders gained 1st place in the U13B discus with a throw of 10.80m.

Well done to everyone who competed on the day and a special thanks to all those parents who helped out with the official’s duties.

We look forward to seeing you all at the next Mid Lancs meeting at Litherland on the 8th August.

Suzanne Saunders,
Team Manager.

Results.

Mid Lancs League

Meeting 4

Venue
LEVERHULME PARK
LONG LANE
BOLTON

All athletes U13s (year 6 & above) and older are invited to take part in the above competition on Saturday 25th July 2009.

This venue, as yet, has not been confirmed. Should it alter a notice will be posted on the website and also on the notice board at Bolton Arena.

Field events commence 12 noon and track 1pm.
Registration from 11am onwards.

Please give your support to Horwich Harriers by participating.

This is a free to enter competition.

On the day parents MUST undertake a period of field or track judge duties or your child will not be able to compete. The club is obliged to provide officials on the day, the number of which is dependant on the number of Horwich athletes competing.

If you competed at a previous meeting and did not return your number you will need to bring it with you again to this meeting.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Suzanne Saunders

Athletes of the Month. June 2009.

Anthony Hulton Athlete of the Month June 2009 Yr 5 and 6.


Eleanor Aindow Athlete of the Month June 2009 Yr 3 and 4.


Grace Shelmerdine Athlete of the Month June 2009 Yr 5 and 6.


Kai Brown Athlete of the Month June 2009 Yr 3 and 4.

English Junior Uphill Championships (Patterdale)

We had eight runners in this major junior championship and all performed excellently. We returned with Two Bronze Medals on a course that our juniors had never before experienced (a tough lakeland climb with no easy bits) Zac Howe got us underway with a fine fifth place in the u/16 U/18 race but more importantly third in the U/16 this was a very good performance with climbing for one mile.

Next came our u/12 u/14 juniors in the u/14 Joesph Howe ran well for eigth but was dissapointed but shouldnt be as he has another year in that category.

In the U/12 girls Phobe Howe gave her all and despite a nose bleed stopping her taking the silver medal ran well and clinched third and another Bronze Medal. Nathan Townsend was first u/12 for us in a fine 7th place closeley followed by Cameron Crichley in 8th. Johnathan Powis kept going to finish in 12th just ahead of Martha Gill by 8 seconds.Thomas Hughes was our final counter the smallest boy in the field with the biggest heart and finished 15th.

As junior fell captain I was very proud of the way the children ran and conducted themseves and they where all a credit to Horwich RMI Harriers. I hoped they would return with one medal due to the terrain and competition and they excelled with two.


Tony Hesketh

Clougha Pike Fell Race

Last Saturday four Juniors represented Horwich in the Clougha Pike Fell Race and with some excellent performances where rewarded with both individual and Team success. Nathan Townsend had his best run on the fells to take a well deserved victory and was well backed up by Cameron Critchley in third. Will Townsend ran very well for sixth place and Jonathan Powis was a very clear seventh and enabled Horwich to take the team award. All are looking forward to this Sunday when the English Junior Uphill Championships take place in Patterdale.

Result

1 N Townsend 11.48
3 C Critchley 12.11
6 W Townsend 13.26
7 J Powis 13.44


Cheers Tony Hesketh

Report - Horwich RMI Harriers North of England Championships and Young Athletes League - Wigan – 21st June

Horwich RMI Harriers had a successful day at the North of England Championships picking up two silver medals.



April Stevenson continued her return to good form following injury. Having comfortably won her 800m heat she ran confidently in the final to record a seasons best of 2.11.41. Meanwhile Jamie Crompton stepped up an age group to take silver in the 1500m. Despite being only 16 Jamie took on the best 17 – 19 year olds in the North over 1500m winning silver in 3.57.96

Many of Horwich’s teenage Athletes competed in the Young Athletes League at Wigan on Sunday. It was a tough fixture with the top three clubs in the league competing however there were a number of great performances from the local team.




Leading the way were the U 13s who set three club records. Laura Taylor smashed the clubs High Jump record and achieved a grade 1 performance whilst Gabrielle Whittle was just outside a grade 1 with her hurdles time. For the boys Nathan Townsend broke one of the clubs longest standing records in the 1500m.

In the U 15 age group Ellen Warburton set a new club record in the Long Jump whilst Jacob Thornton achieved a double first over 400m and 1500m.

Dylan Smith and Benita Cornforth were the clubs most successful U 17s with Dylan gaining maximum points in the Long and Triple jump whilst Benita did the same in the Hammer and shot.

RESULTS

North of England Championships

April Stevenson 800m 2.11.41 2nd
Jamie Crompton 1500m 3.57.96 2nd
Matthew Storey 100m 11.90

Young Athletes League – Wigan

U17 Men A String: 100m 3rd Dylan Smith 11.6; 200m 4th Sam Higgins 25.0; 400m 4th Ola Abidojun 54.8; 800m 4th Zac Howe 2.14.7; 400m H 3rd Lewis Peacock 68.3; Hammer 2nd Callum Smyth 13.57; Shot 3rd Sam Higgins 8.69; Javelin 4th Callum Smyth 19.21; Long Jump 1st Dylan Smith 5.90; Triple Jump 1st Dylan Smith 10.72; 4 x 100m 1st Ola Abidojun, Sam Higgins, Callum Smyth, Dylan Smith 48.1

U17 Men B String: 100m 4th Ola Abidojun 12.0; 200m 3rd Callum Smyth 25.7; Hammer 2nd Zac Howe 12.18; Javelin 2nd Ola Abidojun 18.84; Long Jump 2nd Lewis Peacock 4.89; Triple Jump 1st Lewis Peacock 10.48

U15 Boys A String: 100m 4th Shaun Palmer 13.7; 200m 3rd Matthew Gibson 28.2; 400m 1st Sam Mercer 62.0; 800m 2nd Sam Mercer 2.25.1; 1500m 1st Jacob Thornton 4.53.6; 80m H 1st Shaun Palmer 14.6; Hammer 2nd Adam Taylor 7.64; Discus 4th Jacob Thornton 11.55; Shot 3rd Jack Shaw 6.43; Javelin 4th Sam Mercer 20.16; Long Jump 2nd Shaun Palmer 4.51; High Jump 4th Matthew Gibson 1.35; 4 x 100m 3rd Ryan Ashcroft, Shaun Palmer, Matthew Gibson, Jack Shaw 54.6; 4 x 400m 3rd Adam Taylor, Jacob Thornton, Jack Shaw, Sam Mercer 4.47.7.

U15 Boys B String: 100m 1st Jack Shaw 13.1; 200m 2nd Ryan Ashcroft 29.6; 400m 1st Jacob Thornton 66.1; 800m 4th Adam Taylor 2.45.7; 80m H 3rd Matthew Gibson 17.6; Discus 4th Adam Taylor 11.55; Shot 3rd Ryan Ashcroft 4.82; Long Jump 3rd Ryan Ashcroft 4.06;

U13 Boys A String: 100m 1st Noah Saunders 14.0; 200m Noah Saunders 29.0; 800m 1st Joseph Howe 2.33.0; 1500m 2nd Nathan Townsend 5.03.5 (CR); 75m H 2nd Izaak Dickinson 15.2; Shot 2nd Nathan Barlow 6.55; Long Jump 4th Anthony Hulton 3.55; High Jump 3rd Joseph Howe 1.25; 4 x 100m Noah Saunders, Nathan Barlow, Anthony Hulton, Izaak Dickinson 2nd 58.0

U13 Boys B String: 100m 1st Nathan Barlow 13.7; 200m 3rd Anthony Hulton 32.0; 800m 1st Will Townsend 2.51.7; 1500m 3rd Jonathon Powis 5.57.2; 75m H Thomas Gillett 16.1; Shot 4th Thomas Gillett 4.13; Long Jump 3rd Nathan Townsend 3.29; High Jump 2nd Nathan Barlow 1.15.

U17 Women A String: 100m 3rd Dione King 13.2; 200m 4th Rebecca Buchanan 28.7; 300m 4th Laura Tunstall 47.7; 800m 1st Amy Philpotts 2.28.7; 1500m 2nd Rebekah Atkinson 5.18.0; 3000m 1st Rebekah Atkinson 14.56.0; 80m H 4th Rachel Pearson 15.9; 300m H 2nd Rachel Pearson 55.3; Hammer 1st Benita Cornforth 16.49; Discus 3rd Benita Cornforth 14.36; Shot 1st Benita Cornforth 6.79; Javelin 3rd Laura Tunstall 17.51; Long Jump 4th Rebecca Buchanan 4.04; Triple Jump 4th Rebecca Buchanan 8.59; High Jump 3rd Dione King 1.30; 4 x 100m 3rd Katie Hamblett, Tiffany Dacre, Laura Tunstall, Dione King 55.3; 4 x 300m 1st Laura Tunstall, Rebecca Buchanan, Rachel Pearson, Katie Hamblett 3.19.7

U17 Women B String: 100m 3rd Tiffany Dacre 13.9; 3rd Katie Hamblett 29.6; 300m 1st Katie Hamblett 49.4; 800m 2nd Rachel Pearson 3.14.9; 1500m 2nd Naomi Sivill 6.02.6; 3000m 1st Naomi Sivill 14.56.2; Hammer 1st Vicky Bates 6.09; Discus 2nd Vicky Bates 10.15; Shot 2nd Vicky Bates 4.77; Long Jump 2nd Tiffany Dacre 3.50; Triple Jump 1st Tiffany Dacre 8.04;

U15 Girls A String: 100m 3rd Hannah Storey 13.2; 200m 3rd Hannah Storey 27.4; 800m 1st Kelly Sivill 2.35.6; 1500m 3rd Emma Hargreaves 6.30.0; 75m H 2nd Hannah Storey 13.3; Long Jump 1st Ellen Warburton 4.64 (CR); High Jump 3rd Kelly Sivill 1.30; Discus 4th Georgina Cornforth 12.43; Javelin 3rd Georgina Cornforth 15.61; Shot 4th Georgina Cornforth 6.07; 4 x 100m 2nd Anna Charnley, Ellen Warburton, Beth Miller, Hannah Storey 53.7

U15 Girls B String: 100m 2nd Beth Miller 13.5; 200m 1st Beth Miller 27.7; 800m 3rd Heather Harrison 2.56.2; 1500m 3rd Hannah Cafferkey 6.35.4; 75m H 2nd Ellen Warburton 14.1; Long Jump 2nd Anna Charnley 3.68; High Jump 3rd Beth Miller 1.30; Discus 4th Anna Charnley 10.75; Javelin 4th Anna Charnley 7.37; 4th Kelly Sivill 5.05

U13 Girls A String: 75m 4th Laura Taylor 11.1; 150m 2nd Gabrielle Whittle 21.4; 800m 2nd Pheobe Howe 2.46.9; 1200m 3rd Lucy Philpotts 4.48.5; 70m H 2nd Gabrielle Whittle 12.4 (CR); High Jump 1st Laura Taylor 1.38 (CR); Long Jump 4th Martha Gill 3.58; Shot 4th Natassia Dacre 6.59; 4 x 100m 3rd Sophie Myers, Gabrielle Whittle, Laura Taylor, Katy Bridge 61.0

U13 Girls B String: 75m 3rd Katy Bridge 12.1; 150m 2nd Sophie Williams 23.9; 800m Sophie Myers 2.53.2; 1200m 3rd Kai Fox 4.49.1; 70m H 1st Laura Taylor 13.1; High Jump 1st Martha Gill 1.25; Long Jump 2nd Gabrielle Whittle 3.23; Shot 4th Sophie Williams 5.71

Young Athletes of the Month May 2009

Congratulations guys and gals.


Sophie Williams Yr5&6 Girl


Ella Price Yr3&4 Girl


Izaak Dickinson Yr5&6 Boy


Jack Stobart Yr 3&4 Boy

Some great training from all of you and great teamwork in all the competitions you've entered. Well done. Keep it up.

Kind regards


Mark Dacre
Junior Coach
Horwich RMI Harriers & AC

Greater Manchester Schools 2009

Horwich RMI athletes had a field day at the Greater Manchester Schools Championships picking up eight medals and a host of personal bests.



Leading the way was Jamie Crompton, the UK’s current no 1 U 17 middle distance runner. This time he chose to run the steeplechase and ran away from the field to smash the championship record and further cement his position at the top of the UK rankings.



April Stevenson had a good day too winning two titles and breaking her personal best and club record over 400m in the process, whilst Dylan Smith continues to show his potential in winning the Long Jump.



Full results

East Cheshire YAL - More Photos

East Cheshire – 31st May

Report - Horwich RMI Harriers, Young Athletes League

East Cheshire – 31st May and Bedford International

Horwich RMI Harriers continued their good form with a strong second to hosts East Cheshire Harriers in their latest fixture with Bolton United Harriers finishing 3rd and Holmforth 4th.



Most successful athlete of the day was Hannah Storey who won all three of her events, the U 15 girls 100m , 200m and 75m Hurdles with a club record performance over 200m.



Another triple winner was U 17 woman Benita Cornforth who won the Shot, Discus and Hammer, whilst in the same age group Laura Bannister won the 300m Hurdles and Triple Jump. In the B string Rebecca Buchanan and Tiffany Dacre both won two events each whilst Amy Philpotts won the Discus.

In the U 13 girls there were double wins for Laura Taylor (Long Jump and Hurdles), Gabrielle Whittle (High Jump and B Hurdles) and Martha Gill (B string High and Long Jump) with a double victory in the shot through Natassia Dacre and Sophie Williams.

In the U 17 men Dylan Smith had a double win in the 100m and Triple Jump whilst Lewis Peacock also had two wins in the B string Long and Triple jumps. Jamie Crompton had easy victories in the 3000m and 1500m steeplechase as did Matthew Ault in the U 15 800m.

At U 13 level there was a double win in the 1500m through Nathan Townsend and Joseph Howe whilst the 4 x 100m team of Anthony Hulton, James Lovell, Isaak Dickinson and Noah Saunders set a new club record.

Bedford Games

Meanwhile sprinter Ola Abidogun had been invited to compete at the Bedford Games international meeting.

Competing in the disabled 100m Ola stormed through to win by a huge margin in 11.51 seconds and earn qualification for an international match in Germany later this summer.

Overall

RESULTS
U17 Men A String: 100m 1st Dylan Smith 12.3; 200m 4th Callum Smyth 25.7; 800m 1st Zac Howe 2.16.2; 1500m 3rd Zac Howe 4.43.7; 3000m 1st Jamie Crompton 8.51.0; 400m H 2nd Lewis Peacock 71.7; 1500m S/C 1st Jamie Crompton 4.59.0; Long Jump 2nd Dylan Smith 5.53; Triple Jump 1st Dylan Smith 10.88; Shot 3rd Danny Fairclough 5.02; Discus 3rd Jamie Crompton 21.08; Javelin 3rd Callum Smyth 22.47; Hammer 1st Zac Howe 10.50; 4x100m 3rd Dylan Smith/Callum Smyth/Lewis Peacock/Jamie Crompton 48.6
U17 Men B String: 100m 1st Callum Smyth 12.9; 3000m 2nd Danny Fairclough 11.17.6; Long Jump 1st Lewis Peacock 4.98; Triple Jump 1st Lewis Peacock 9.85; Discus 3rd Danny Fairclough 9.24

U15 Boys A String: 100m 3rd Shaun Palmer 14.8; 200m 3rd Matthew Gibson 28.0 400m 2nd Sam German 70.8; 800m 1st Matthew Ault 2.14.7;1500m 3rd Sam German 5.39.1; 80m H 3rd Shaun Palmer 16.6; High Jump 3rd Matthew Ault 1.50; Long Jump 2nd Shaun Palmer 4.32; Shot 2nd Matthew Ault 9.14; Hammer 3rd Sam German 7.91; 3rd Discus Adam Taylor 10.51; Javelin 3rd Matthew Gibson 18.19; 4 x 100m 2nd Ryan Ashcroft, Shaun Palmer, Sam German, Matthew Gibson 57.3

U15 Boys B String: 100m 2nd Ryan Ashcroft 14.5; 400m 3rd Adam Taylor 76.7; Long Jump 2nd Ryan Ashcroft 4.06; High Jump 2nd Matthew Gibson 1.40; Shot 3rd Ryan Ashcroft 5.49; Hammer Adam Taylor 5.93

U13 Boys A String: 100m 3rd Noah Saunders15.1; 200m 3rd Noah Saunders 30.1; 800m 3rd Anthony Hulton 2.55.4; 1500m 1st Nathan Townsend 5.15.3; 75m H 2nd Izaak Dickinson 15.6; Long Jump 2nd James Lovell 3.85; High Jump 2nd Joseph Howe 1.20; Shot 3rd James Lovell 5.37; 4 x 100m 2nd Anthony Hulton, James Lovell, Isaak Dickinson, Noah Saunders 57.4 (CR)

U13 Boys B String: 100m 4th Isaak Dickinson15.8; 200m 4th James Lovell 31.6; 800m 3rd Jonathan Powis 2.56.0;1500m 1st Joseph Howe 5.16.5 75m Hurdles 3rd Anthony Hulton 18.2; Long Jump 4th Nathan Townsend 3.09; Shot 2nd Isaak Dickinson 4.93;

U17 Women A String: 100m 3rd Rachel Pearson 14.7; 200m 2nd Rachel Pearson 29.4; 300m 2nd Amy Philpotts 46.1; 800m 2nd Amy Philpotts 2.32.4; 1500m 2nd Rebekah Atkinson 5.45.2; 3000m 2nd Rebekah Atkinson 12.28.7; High Jump 2nd Laura Bannister 1.36; Long Jump 2nd Rebecca Buchanan 4.19; Triple Jump 1st Laura Bannister 9.00; Shot 1st Benita Cornforth 7.09; Discus 1st Benita Cornforth 17.94; Javelin 1st Laura Tunstall 20.19; Hammer 1st Benita Carnforth 17.68; 4 x 100m 1st Benita Cornforth, Rachel Pearson, Rebecca Buchanan, Tiffany Dacre 55.2; 4 x 300m 2nd Rebekah Atkinson, Laura Bannister, Laura Tunstall, Amy Philpotts 3.20.9

U17 Women B String: 100m 2nd Tiff Dacre 14.9; 200m 1st Rebecca Buchanan 29.3; 300m 2nd Naomi Sivill 55.0; 800m 2nd Laura Tunstall 2.52.8; 1500m 2nd Laura Tunstall 6.07.4; Long Jump 1st Tiffany Dacre 3.72; Triple Jump 1st Rebecca Buchanan 8.37; Shot 2nd Naomi Sivill 5.66; Discus 1st Amy Philpotts 15.59; Javelin 1st Tiff Dacre 9.40

U15 Girls A String: 100m 1st Hannah Storey 13.6; 200m 1st Hannah Storey 27.7 (CR); 800m 3rd Kelly Sivill 2.35.4; 1500m 4th Emma Hargreaves 5.53.5; 75m H 1st Hannah Storey 13.8; Long Jump 3rd Anna Charnley 4.11; High Jump 2nd Beth Miller 1.33; Shot 3rd Georgina Carnforth 5.97; Discus 4th Anna Charnley 12.55; Javelin 3rd Georgina Cornforth 12.07; 4 x 100m 3rd Georgina Cornforth, Hannah Storey, Anna Charnley, Beth Miller 55.0

U15 Girls B String: 100m 3rd Beth Miller 14.7; 200m 2nd Beth Miller 29.6; 800m 3rd Katy Voce 3.01.5; 75m H 2nd Katy Voce 16.2; Shot 3rd Kellie Sivill 5.20; Discus 2nd Georgina Cornforth 11.43; Long Jump 2nd Katy Voce 3.92. Javelin 2nd Anna Charnley 7.92

U13 Girls A String: 75m 3rd Laura Taylor 11.6; 150m 2nd Gabrielle Whittle 21.9; 800m 2nd Sophie Myers 2.52.8; 1200m 2nd Phoebe Howe 4.18.5; 70m H 1st Laura Taylor 13.0; Long Jump 1st Laura Taylor 3.92; High Jump 1st Gabrielle Whittle 1.30; Shot 1st Natassia Dacre 6.95; 4 x 100m Relay 1st Sophie Myers, Gabrielle Whittle, Laura Taylor, Martha Gill 60.6

U13 Girls B String: 75m 3rd Martha Gill 12.2; 150m 3rd Sophie Williams 24.4; 800m 1st Lucy Philpotts 2.57.5; 1200m 2nd Sophie Williams 4.57.4; 70m H 1st Gabrielle Whittle 14.3; Long Jump 1st Martha Gill 3.76; High Jump 1st Martha Gill 1.26; Shot 1st Sophie Williams 5.94

Mid Lancs League Meeting 2 - Hyndburn 30th May

With the sun beating down and the smell of sun cream filling the air 13 competitors turned out for an excellent days competition in Hyndburn.

Some familiar faces from the Horwich squad were joined by 3 debuting senior competitors, Alison Storey, Andrew Storey and Trevor Williams.

Alison jumped an excellent PB in the long jump with 3.12m with Andrew reaching 4.56m and Trevor 4.09m.

Trevor also produced a great throw of 7.69m in the shot with Jack Thomas achieving 7.46m here also.



Andrew and Jack later teamed up with Matt Storey and Carl Foster, to cover an age range of some 30 years, and produced a fantastic performance in the 4 X 100m relay event.

A big thank you to all those who gave their time as officials throughout the day, especially Andy Townsend, Pauline and Trevor Williams, Mike Howe, Fiona Myers, Steve Thomas and Noah Saunders.

Full results to follow.

I look forward to seeing you all at the next meeting at Bolton, 27th June.


Suzanne Saunders

Mid Lancs League Co-ordinator

Horwich RMI Harriers and AC

Report for Northern Outdoor Championships 2009 plus Junior League and Trafford Open

Jamie Crompton cemented his position as the UK’s number one U 17 steeplechaser by winning the North of England title. Jamie literally ran away from the competition winning by 20 seconds His time is a new club record and takes him into the top 30 of all time for the event.

Meanwhile a number of Horwich Athletes competed in other meetings over the Bank Holiday.

At the Junior League match at Preston and following his North of England win Jamie Crompton stepped up in distance to run the 2000m steeplechase and again continued his winning form in a time which takes him straight to the top of the UK rankings for an U 20 despite still only being 16.



Jack Thomas was close to his best in winning the 100m B race whilst April Stevenson had a comfortable win over 800m.



At Trafford Young Athletes Open meeting Gabrielle Whittle continued to show her all round potential as she picked up three medals, two silvers and a bronze in the Hurdles, High Jump and 75m.

Full results

Report - Horwich RMI Harriers, Young Athletes League Warrington – 17th May

Horwich RMI Harriers maintained their winning form in the Young Athletes League at Warrington on Sunday. Despite atrocious weather conditions there were a number of great performances.

Once again Jamie Crompton was to the fore with a scintillating run in the 1500m steeplechase to record the fastest time in the country so far this year and then backed it up woth a win in the Javelin ! Also at U 17 Dylan Smith had a double win in the 100m and Long Jump whilst at U 15 level Matthew Ault won the High Jump and shot. In the U 13s there were strong firsts in the middle distance with Joseph Howe triumphing over 800m and Nathan Townsend doing likewise over 1500m.





In the U 17 Women there was a double first over 100m through Rachel Pearson and Tiffany Dacre and also in the Hammer with Benita Cornforth and Tiffany Dacre. At U 15 level Hannah Storey and Beth Miller were totally dominant winning both A and B races over 100m and 200m, whilst Laura Taylor and Gabrielle Whittle ensured a double first at U 13 level in the hurdles.



Overall the U 17 women, U 15 women and U 13 boys won their sections whilst all the other teams were second in their categories ensuring overall victory.

RESULTS

2 athletes - 5 medals

Athletics meeting Trafford Open 04.05.2009

Noah & Jonah Saunders competed in the 2nd Trafford Open of the year and collectively received 5 medals.

Noah Saunders U13s

75m - 11.2s 1st place - Gold
150m - 23.0 s 3rd place - bronze
Discus - 10.7m 3rd place - bronze

Jonah Saunders U11s

Discus - 9.20m 2nd place - Silver & Club Record
Shot - 4.40m 2nd place - Silver & PB

Report for Lancashire Championships

Laura Taylor produced the run of her life to win the Lancashire U 13s hurdles title at the weekend and in doing so smash both the Club and the County Championship record.


Laura had only contested the 70 m Hurdles once before but ran confidently in her heat to finish in second place despite hitting a hurdle to qualify for the final. In the final she knew that she would have to run at least half a second faster than her heat to win and this she did and in the process broke the Championship Record. Laura also was close to her best in both the Long Jump and 100m making the finals in these events as well.


Also in the medals was Gary Priestly who had a solid run to finish 3rd in the Senior 5000m.


Full results :-


Seniors – 5000m Gary Priestly 16.00.1 3rd

Under 17 – 800m Zac Howe 2.14.1, 1500m Zac Howe 4.42.6


Under 13 – 100m Laura Taylor 15.0 7th, 800m Pheobe Howe 2.55.3, 1500m Joseph Howe 5.22.1, 70 m Hurdles Laura Taylor 12.6 1st CBP, Long Jump Laura Taylor 3.88 8th

Mid Lancs Blackpool - 18th April 2009

What an opener and what a turn out on a fine sunny day in Blackpool. 25 athletes competed on the day with 7 debut performances.

Highlights of the competition were the achievements of AAA standard by:-


Hannah Storey U15G 100m 13.6s G4
Beth Miller U15G 100m 13.4s G4
Laura Taylor U13G LJ 3.81m G4
Tassia Dacre U13G Javelin 16.67m G4
Gabrielle Whittle U13G 100m 14.2s G3
Gabrielle Whittle U13G 200m 29.7s G3


There were wins by both U13 Relay Teams with times of:-


62s for the girls team. Lucy Keating, Laura Taylor, Gabrielle Whittle and Sophie Williams.
61.7s for the boys team. Nathan Townsend, Noah Saunders, Isaak Dickinson and James Lovell.


After the total tally of points, Horwich Womens team top the table with 115.5 points and the mens team on 105 pts hold 2nd place.

Thanks for all who helped on the day and I look forward to seeing you in Hyndburn on 30th May.


Suzanne Saunders
Horwich RMI Harriers and Athletics Club
Team Manager

Full results

Junior Fell Championship 2009

Junior Fell Championship Best six results from nine races (Scoring 10 points for first in age group down to 1 point for 10^th place)

May 4^th Wray Caton from Wray Nr Lancaster Village Fair and Scarecrows 11.35a.m 1.5 ml

May 9^th Belmont Winter Hill 12.30 p.m

May 31^st Saddleworth Nr Oldham 11.00 a.m

June 4^th Henderson End Rivington 1.9 ml 6.30 p.m

June 20^th Clougha Pike Quernmore Nr Lancaster 2.00 p.m

June 28^th English Junior Championships Patterdale .75 ml (Five Bonus Points for each Horwich Junior) running 1.00 p.m Country Fair at venue

August 5^th Whittle Pike Rossendale 7.00p.m

August 12^th Piilgrims Cross Helmshore 6.30 p.m

August 22^nd Darwen Gala Junior Race 1.00 p.m

I will do my best to get to most of the races listed but if I don’t make it and you do can you forward a result sheet to me and I will produce a championship sheet as the season progresses

We are still meeting at the Arena on a Monday at 6.30 until 7.30 p.m for track work

Tony & Brenda Hesketh tel 01204 668183 or 07973 302432

Junior Athletes of the Month - April 2009

Congratulations to

Girls Yr 3&4

Isobel Dean

Boys Yr 3&4

Callum Gordon

Girls Yr 5&6

Emily Shelmerdine

Boys Yr 5&6

Luke Anderton

Congratulations to all of you for your hard work and effort in training and the great improvement made over the past few weeks.

Kind regards


Mark Dacre

Mike Houghton

Erika Smallridge

Jack Thomas

Rebecca Keating

Horwich RMI Harriers

Wray Caton

An excellent turn out of twelve juniors running at the Wray Caton Fell Race on Monday. We were rewarded with three winners for the first race in the Horwich Junior Fell Championship.

Phoebe Howe won the U/12, brother Joesph won the U/14 and, not to be outdone, Zach Howe won the u/16. This bodes well for the future, and the next race in the Championship, Belmont Winter Hill on the 9th May.

Tony H.

RESULTS.

Report - Horwich RMI Harriers, Young Athletes League Wigan – 3rd May

Horwich RMI Harriers achieved their greatest team success on the Track to date winning the opening fixture of the Young Athletes League and defeating Wigan Harriers in a close fought battle at their Home Track on Sunday. For a club who has only started specialising in Track and Field over the past few years this win was testament to the dedication of the athletes and coaches involved and demonstrates that Horwich RMI is now one of the premier Track and Field clubs in the North.





Leading the way were the U 13s with two athletes in the girls, Laura Taylor and Gabrielle Whittle winning all three of their events, Laura also claimed a club record in the Hurdles whilst Gabrielle was named Club Athlete of the Match for Horwich RMI Women for her Grade 2 performance over 75 m. In the U 13 boys Noah Saunders and James Lovell ensured clean sweeps over 100m and 200m as did Nathan Townsend and Joseph Howe in the 1500m and Thomas Gillett and Izaak Dickinson in the hurdles. For good measure Joseph also won the High Jump.

In the U 15 girls Beth Miller secured two firsts over 100m and 200m whilst in the boys wins were gained by Matthew Ault in the 800m and Shot, Jacob Thornton over 1500m, Shaun Palmer in the hurdles and Adam Taylor in the Hammer.

For the U 17 women Rebecca Atkinson and Laura Tunstall had double victories over 1500m and 3000m and 1500m and Javelin respectively. Laura Bannister won the 300m Hurdles whilst Becky Buchanan and Tiff Dacre were also in winning mood in the Triple Jump and Hammer. In the U 17 Men Ola Abidojun and Dylan Smith had a double first in the 100m and then Dylan teamed up with Lewis Peacock for a repeat double victory in the Long Jump. Finally Jamie Crompton produced the performance of the day over 1500m steeplechase with a grade 1 performance to win Horwich RMI’s Club Man of the match award in a time which takes him to the top of the UK rankings in this event and follows up on his UK leading performance over 1500m, 3.57.3, at the Northern League on the day before

Full results.