Tamworth AC’s Under-17 and Under-20 athletes were in action at the Northwood Stadium for the third and final UK Youth Development League Division North/East 1D division match.

For the Under-20 Men, Owen Williams ran 26.2secs for 4^th place in the 200m and a personal best of 58.7secs in the 400m B-race. Andrew Woods came 3^rd in the 400m A-race with 57.5secs and 3^rd in the 800m with a time of 2:16.7. Max Kent had a good day on the track, taking 2^nd place in the 3,000m with 10:21.7 and winning the 2,000m Steeplechase with a time of 7:25.9. In the Javelin, Max threw 11.35m for 4^th place.

For the Under-20 Women, Bethany Devonshire won the 100m with a time of 13.5secs and came 2^nd in the 200m B-race with 28.6secs. Eve Clawley clocked 27.2secs for 3^rd place in the 200m A-race and then went on to win the 400m with a time of 29.8secs. Bethany claimed another win in the 100m Hurdles, clocking 20.1secs. Some more great performances came on the field with Eve Clawley winning the Triple Jump with a season best of 8.46m. Isla Crameri cleared a personal best of 3.12m in the Pole Vault for another win and Sian Hubbard took 2^nd place in the Shot Put with a throw of 4.56m.

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In the Under-17 Men’s competition, Curtis Lawrence finished 4^th in the 100m with a time of 12.4secs. Jack Walklate took 3^rd in the B-race with 12.8secs. James Rachel ran well to win both the 200m with a PB of 23.5secs and the 400m B-race with a time of 53.2secs. James Sherriff won the 400m A-race with 51.3secs. Ben Edwards ran for 2^nd place in the 1,500m with 4:46.9 before winning his debut 3,000m race with a time of 10:28.8. In the field, Jack Walklate jumped a PB of 4.40m for 3^rd place. Curtis Lawrence took 2^nd place in the Triple Jump with 9.42m and 3^rd place in the Javelin with a throw of 22.29m.

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For the Under-17 Women, Isla Crameri came 3^rd in the 200m with a time of 29.5secs, Sian Lewis clocked 2:31.6 for 2^nd place in the 800m and Niamh Kilgallen took 2^nd place in the 80m Hurdles with 13.2secs. Niamh also took to the field with 4.65m for 2^nd place in the Long Jump, and again cleared 1.45m in the High Jump for the win. Isla Crameri notched a personal best with a jump of 10.12m in the Triple Jump for 2^nd place. The Pole Vaulters made a clean sweep of wins with Amy Cook and Sian Hubbard both clearing 2.60m. The team did very well in the throws with Amy Cook taking 3^rd place in the Shot Put with 8.22m and 2^nd in the Javelin with 32.57m. Madeline Hughes had another good day with 7.56m in the Shot Put B-event, a PB of 28.18m for 2^nd in the Discus and 36.47m to win the Hammer Throw by nearly 10 metres. In her B-events, Hannah Evans threw a season best of 21.84m for 2^nd in the Discus, 32.44m to win the Hammer and a PB of 16.51m for 3^rd in the Javelin.

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In the relays, the Under-17 Men’s team of Jack Walklate, Curtis Lawrence, James Sherriff and James Rachel came a close 2^nd to Telford AC in the 4 x 100m with a combined time of 47.4secs.

The Under-20 Women also finished 2^nd in their 4 x100m relay with Sian Hubbard, Niamh Killgallen, Bethany Devonshire and Eve Clawley clocking a combined time of 55.4secs. They went one better in the 4 x 400m race with Eve Clawley, Bethany Devonshire, Sian Lewis and Isla Crameri taking the win with 4:35.4.

Another win came for the Under-20 Men in their 4 x 400m relay; the team of James Sherriff, Andrew Woods, Owen Williams and James Rachel storming to victory with 3:45.3.

An excellent set of results on the day put Tamworth in 2^nd place for the match, finishing the Midlands North/East 1D division in 3^rd place overall. City of Stoke AC head the table and will go on to compete in the regional promotion match at Banbury on Sunday 28^th July.