Very contrasting weather in Daventry, but still some great performances to finish off the Lower YDL season for Tamworth AC youngsters. A couple of late injuries saw the team numbers drop slightly but we still managed to take 27 athletes for an away fixture, which was excellent.
Overall Tamworth finished 2nd in Division B behind Solihull, and finished the season in 2nd place in the division. It is also worth noting that Solihull picked up an average 10.4 points per athlete attending, compared to 12 points for Tamworth, so we need to keep recruiting more young athletes to get closer to winning the league!
All the results for the athletes will be on Power of 10, along with any England Athletics PB Award levels reached, but a summary of the performances below.
Under 15 Boys
| Thomas Ladkin | A strong day as always for Thomas with 2nd place in the 200m, 2nd place in the high jump with 1.45m, and 2nd place in the shotput. He was an excellent ambassador for the club, assisting others as well as delivering his own results. |
| Tyler Brown | An amazing start to competition for Tyler who only joined the club a few weeks ago. He finished 3rd in the 100m with a grade 2 performance, 2nd in the B 200m, and then took 3rd place in the long-jump on his first outing. Great work! |
| Zac Edwards | As always Zac filled his quota of events without any fuss. He took 2nd place in the B shot-put straight after 3rd place in the 1500m. His first event was an excellent 2nd place and PB in the discus. |
Under 15 Girls
| Emily Stephens | Emily continued her good form this year, equalling her PB for 2nd in the 100m, and then smashing her previous PB with a win in the B Long Jump. She anchored home the 4x100m for victory, and then ran a great 3rd leg in the winning 4x300m. |
| Grace Hirst | A day full of running for Grace. A equal PB performance in the 100m, 3rd place in the 200m, and winning the B 300m. She also ran a great 3rd leg in the 4x100m win. |
| Holly Preston | An unusual event for Holly didn’t phase her as she won the Long Jump first thing! She took her usual win in the 300m, and took second place in the high jump, and then went onto anchor home the 4x300m team. |
| Lacey Bailey | A competitive debut for Lacey who didn’t let anything phase her. An outstanding debut in the 800m to win the division race, followed by 3rd places in the B shot and javelin. She got thrown into the 4x300m, and ran a great leg. |
| Lottie O’Donoghue | Back to the track at last, and a good day for Lottie. A win in the B 100m and in the B 200m showing good form after injury. She took 3rd place in the discus, and then was part of the winning 4x100m team. |
| Lucy Hornby | Thanks again to Lucy for doing whatever events I throw at her! 3rd place in a tough 1500m, and she also picked up 3rd place in the shot and 2nd in the B discus, plus leading out the 4x300m team in style. |
| Sophie Godber | Great work from Sophie for a strong 2nd place in the 75m hurdles, and then a good run as a non-scorer in the 100m. She picked up a PB in the javelin for 3rd place, and then started the 4x100m with a blistering first leg. |
Under 13 Boys
| Alex Hall | What a day for Alex. A PB to win the B 75m knocking 0.6s off his previous. Equalled his PB in the 150m to finish 2nd place. Then he went on to break Tom Randolph’s U13 1200m club record with 2nd place in a time of 4:07.2. He finished off in the 4x100m relay. |
| Jack Ladkin | Full multi-event action for Jack with a run-throw-jump-relay combination. He took 2nd place in the B high-jump, the same in the javelin, and 3rd place in the A 75m, before anchoring home the relay team. |
| Jacob Gray | Great team effort for Jacob who filled his events as always. 3rd place in the A 800m, 4th place in the long-jump, and 3rd place in his first ever shot competition before leading out the 4x100m. |
| William Kemp | After a morning of football, William raced over the Daventry and made the most of his day. 4th place in the A high-jump in the worst weather of the day, an excellent 19m throw in the javelin for 2nd place, and a great 800m to win the B string. He was pressganged into the 4x100m and ran a great leg as the team took 2nd place. |
Under 13 Girls
| Brodie Horler | A storming day, despite coming off a tiring week. A win and new PB in the 75m in 10.6m which may be the fastest time in the West Mids this year. She also came 2nd in the long jump, and went onto the 4x100m relay anchor leg. |
| Ellie Lewis | An unsung hero of the U13 girls team who performed as well as always. 2nd place in the shotput with a new PB, and winning the B javelin with a 15m throw. |
| Emily Webb | Well done to Emily for her day, winning the high jump, and then taking 2nd place in the B 75m despite an ankle injury. She ran an excellent leg in the 4x100m team win. |
| Evie Edmead | A debut for Evie who ran a strong and measured 800m. She finished in a time of 3:00.6 in her first 800m, and look composed throughout. |
| Grace Thompson-Moore | Not a great timetable for Grace who had the first track event, and the last field event! A strong hurdles performance to equal her PB and take the win, and then a great javelin throw to add 2m to her PB and take 3rd place. |
| Holly Hancock | Thanks to Holly for coming along to both run her 800m, and also provide support to all the other girls. In a tough race she finished as the 2nd place B runner. |
| Maggie Fulton-Pemberton | Another new athlete was Maggie who took part in the long jump taking 2nd place in the B string, and then lead out the 4x100m team in style. |
| Niamh Springett | Great to see Niamh in a Tamworth vest and she ran the B string of the 1200m to take 3rd place. |
| Ollie Francis | A couple of sprints for Ollie at Daventry with a quick non-scoring 75m run, followed by her first run out over 150m to take 2nd place in the B string despite a fall at the line. |
| Robyn Edwards | Robyn ran a really strong 1200m to take 2nd place, agonisingly just outside her PB but still in a very impressive time. |
| Rosa Farmer | An outstanding run by Rosa in the 150m today who took a great win and also knocked 0.3s off her PB in the process. The 2nd fastest U13 150m run from a Tamworth athlete in 10 years, and a time that makes her the 3rd fastest 11 year-old in England over 150m this season. |
| Tilly Farmer | Lots of activity in the morning for Tilly, followed by an afternoon of supporting. She took a PB and win in the B string hurdles, then came close to a PB in the 800m with 2nd place, and finally won the B string high jump with another PB. Well done! |
| 4x100m Relay Team | Finally! After pushing and pushing, the 4x100m team took the club record with a time of 55.5s! |
Many thanks to all athletes and families for coming along, thanks to Colin Pleass, Rob James, Matt Evans, and Christian Bruss for the help with organising, officiating, and running the day.
Next Fixtures:
- 16th July Heart of England at Corby
- 26th July Staffordshire Mini-League at Tamworth
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