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.
Wednesday 30 September 2009
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.
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.
Wednesday 16 September 2009
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.
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.
Tuesday 1 September 2009
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.
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.
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.
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