Happy Birthday this week to Onochie Achike, Gerald Alterman, Cameron Bundy, Greg Cooke, Ciara Daly, Russell Devitt, Kyle Langford, Georgia Lee, Nicholas Nieland
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FEBRUARY HALF TERM CAMPS AT ALLIANZ PARK – You will get the opportunity to be coached by some of our elite athletes and high quality coaches. Individuals can expect to cover a range of athletics disciplines over the course of the camp in this world class facility. With the use of our 70m Olympic indoor track with other indoor facilities including a jumps pit, high jump and pole vault facility this promises to be a great experience for any young athlete wishing to develop their athletic disciplines.
Monday 16 February and Tuesday 17 February – 2 Days Skills Camp – 9.30am to 15.00pm – Age-Group 5 to 11 years – £60
Wednesday 18 February – Throws Masterclass – 9.00pm to 12.00noon – Age-Group 11 to 16 years – £25
Wednesday 18 February – Hurdles Masterclass – 9.00pm to 12.00noon – Age-Group 11 to 16 years – £25
Wednesday 18 February – Jumps Masterclass – 13.00pm to 16.00pm – Age-Group 11 to 16 years – £25
Thursday 19 February and Friday 20 February – 2 Days Skills Camp – 9.30am to 15.00pm – Age-Group 5 to 11 years – £60
Should you wish to book your child onto one of our camps or masterclasses please call 0203 6757240, email: beckyhall@saracens.net or visit www.allianzpark.com/sport
If you have any further questions regarding our camps please contact Becky Hall
CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONS – Congratulations to the following –
Under 13 Girls LIA RADUS,
Under 15 Girls LIDIA KYRIACOU,
Under 17 Women GABRIELLA KYRIACOU,
Under 20 Women NATALIE CONNOR,
Senior Women VICTORIA WALKER,
Masters Women MAGGIE COOPER,
Under 13 Boys FINN HARVEY,
Under 15 BoysGEORGE GROOM,
Under 17 Men JAMIE DEE
9 Miles Senior Men GLEN WATTS
SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place on Saturday 24 January at Stanmer Park, Brighton. Top honours went to our UNDER 15 BOYS – GEORGE GROOM, JEREMY DEMPSEY, THOMAS PATRICK and JOSH EDWARDS – Bronze Teams Medalists
UNDER 20 MEN – MARK PEARCE, PHILLIP CROUT, BEN ROCHFORD and DALTON MCGUIGAN who won Team Bronze Medals.
U20 Southern XC Team Bronze Medals
JAMIE DEE U17 won an Individual Silver Medal.
There were also Top 10 finishes from FINN HARVEY U13 (8th), GEORGE GROOM U15 (4th), JEREMY DEMPSEY U15 (5th) and MARK PEARCE U20 (6th)
Under 13 Boys – FINN HARVEY 8th (10.35), DANIEL GREENSTEIN 88th (11.37), FREDDIE SHIRET 101st (11.43), MATTI HARRIS 145th (12.07), SAMUEL CAHILL 162nd (12.16) 227 runners finished. The winner was Oscar Millard of Herne Hill (10.19). Team result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (66 points), 2nd Herne Hill (114), 3rd Blackheath & Bromley (124), 15th Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (342)
Under 13 Girls – LIA RADUS 20th (11.51), SCARLETT KENT 47th (12.07), MIA GROOM 69th (12.19), SOPHIA DEMPSEY 163rd (13.21), ELINA BULMAN 216th (14.09) 247 runners finished. The winner was Kirsten Stilwell of Wycombe (11.14).
Team result 1st City of Norwich (42 points), 2nd Herne Hill (49), 3rd Bracknell (88), 11th Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (299)
Under 15 Boys – GEORGE GROOM 4th (15.11), JEREMY DEMPSEY 5th (15.13), THOMAS PATRICK 29th (15.58), JOSH EDWARDS 46th (16.14), HENRY FULTON 86th (16.55), RUFUS KENT 115th (17.18) 233 runners finished. The winner was James Puxty of Tonbridge (15.04). Team result 1st Tonbridge (58 points), 2nd Reading (66), 3rd Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (84)
Under 15 Girls – LIDIA KYRIACOU 77th (16.26), JOSEPHINE CHADWICK 99th (16.40), JESSICA HURLEY 156th (17.27), KIMBERLEY BALCOMBE 166th (17.34), KAYLA MICHEL 172nd (17.42), GEORGIA LEE 189th (18.11), ANUSHA BULMAN 219th (19.39) 235 runners finished. The winner was Kathleen Faes of Tonbridge (14.01). Team result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (78 points), 2nd Herne Hill (88), 3rd Blackheath & Bromley (100), 18th Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (498)
Under 17 Men – JAMIE DEE won the Silver Medal (20.33), OLIVER GREENSTEIN 129th (25.26), KHALID-ALI AHMED 137th (26.12) 156 runners finished. The winner was Mahamed Mahamed of Southampton (20.14). Team result 1st Tonbridge (23 points), 2nd Aldershot, Farnham & District (83), 3rd Chiltern Harriers (138)
Under 17 Women – GABRIELLA KYRIACOU 36th (19.42), REBECCA HURLEY 86th (21.17), GEORGIE MARLBOROUGH 88th (21.20) 145 runners finished. The winner was Sabrina Sinha of Cambridge Harriers (17.08). Team result 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (58 points), 2nd Aldershot, Farnham & District (58), 3rd Bracknell (65)
Under 20 Men – MARK PEARCE 6th (27.25), PHILLIP CROUT 16th (27.48), BEN ROCHFORD 29th (28.47), DALTON MCGUIGAN 37th (29.17) 108 runners finished. The winner was Abel Tsegay of Invicta East Kent (26.37). Team result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (38 points), 2nd Tonbridge (59), 3rd Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (88)
Under 20 Women – NATALIE CONNOR 21st (26.16) 51 runners finished. The winner was Amy Griffiths of Aldershot, Farnham & District (23.05). Team result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (32 points), 2nd Tonbridge (52)
Senior Men – GLEN WATTS 18th (52.32), MATTHEW ARMSTRONG 33rd (53.28), ORLANDO EDWARDS V35 48th (54.25), DAN WATTS 51st (54.31), MICHAEL POTTICARY 388th (65.22), RONAN BREEN V40 403rd (65.37), TIM PARKIN V35 642nd (73.50), KEVIN WALDEN 848th (94.58) 857 runners finished. Team result 1st Bedford & County (150 points), 2nd Belgrave Harriers (229), 3rd Highgate Harriers (328), 15th Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (941)
Senior Women – VICTORIA WALKER U23 24th (32.23), JO KENT V45 (Barnet) 38th (32.59), REBEKAH GARDINER 42nd (33.07), MAGGIE COOPER V45 58th (34.15) 352 runners finished. The winner was Louise Damen of Winchester (29.22). Team result 1st Winchester (102 points), 2nd Belgrave Harriers (116), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (133)
UK MENS MASTERS RANKINGS 2014 – Were compiled by Athletics Weekly and these are the Shaftesbury Senior Athletes that were featured. (Top 4 Published) – M35 100m NENGI OSSAI 2nd (10.98), 200m NENGI OSSAI 3rd (22.50), 5000m KOJO KYEREME 4th (14:39.43), 10000m KOJO KYEREME 3rd (30:26.24) – M40 800m ANTHONY WHITEMAN 1st (1:48.05), 1500m ANTHONY WHITEMAN 1st (3:44.28) – M50 100m Hurdles GREG DUNSON 3rd (14.6), High Jump GREG DUNSON 1st (1.80m), Long Jump GREG DUNSON 1st (6.09m) – M55 Discus 1.5kg NEVILLE THOMPSON 2nd (46.35m)
RON PICKERING MEMORIAL FUND – This year a record number of talented athletes will be receiving grants, of those 14 Shaftesbury athletes will be benefitting. Congratulations to SABRINA BAKARE, MICHAEL CALLEGARI, MELISSA COURTNEY, JAMIE DEE, LIAM DEE, SHADINE DUQUEMIN, OJIE EDOBURUN, NATHAN FOX,RACHEL HUNTER, LOUISA JAMES, REBECCA KEATING, DARYLL NEITA and EAVION RICHARDSON.
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET MINI LONDON MARATHON TRIAL – Please remember each athlete has to register with Ian Bannister before they can compete in the trial on 28 February..
LOST PROPERTY – A pink and black Karimor top, a pair of black track suit bottoms size11-12, both left at the Herts cross country champs and one black medium dri-fit long sleeve top left at the last met league. Please contact Bryan Smith at bryan.smith4@yahoo.com
INDOOR JUMPS TRAINING – Following the success of the 2013/2014 series Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers and North London Network in conjunction with Sportivate, are promoting the 2015 series at Allianz Park commencing Wednesday 7January until Wednesday 25 March.
The training camp will include an introduction to Pole Vault (coached by Angus McKenzie and Allan Sutton) and will also aim to improve the skills and knowledge of Network coaches and their athletes in High Jump (coached by Sue Smith), Long Jump and Triple Jump (coached by Alfredo Melao).
The camp is from 7.00pm to 9.00pm, warm up and registration 6.30pm. Cost (including entry into the facilities) – Young Athletes (U20) & Students: £3 per session, Seniors: £5 per session.
For further information email or call Clyde Gordon on clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk or 07753 985525. Attached is the Flyer
ENGLAND ATHLETICS WEBSITE – This is the link showing their current information, January Issue 3
ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 21 February at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath NW5 1QR, nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Timetable – 11.00am 24th U17 Women (5000m), 11.25am 13th U15 Boys (4500m), 11.45am 50th U20 Women (6000m), 12.15pm 43rd U13 Girls (3000m), 12.35pm 70th U17 Men (6000m), 1.00pm 50th U15 Girls (4000m), 1.20pm 68th U20 Men (10000m), 2.05pm 13th U13 Boys (3000m), 2.20pm 83rd Senior Women (8000m), 3.00pm 128th Senior Men (12000m)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your Team Manager
OTHER RESULTS – CROSS COUNTRY UNLESS STATED
The London U13/U15 Games (Indoors) took place at Lee Valley on 25 January
60m – U13B Race 1.3 GILAD NACHSHEN 6th (PB 9.63) in Race 2.3 GILAD finished 6th (9.81), U15B Race 1.3 GABE YAWITCH 3rd (SB 8.24) in Race 2.3 GABE finished 4th (8.37)
60m – U13G Race 1.3 JESSICA NATHAN 5th (SB 10.32) in Race 2.5 JESSICA finished 3rd (SB 10.31), Race 1.4 HOLLY TAYLOR 3rd (SB 9.20) in Race 2.3 HOLLY finished 6th (9.30), U15G Race 1.4 ANGEL ALEJO 5th (SB 8.71), Race 1.7 SHAKIRA RILEY 4th (SB 9.05) in Race 2.7 SHAKIRA finished 5th (PB 9.01) taking .03 of a second off her 1 January time
200m – U15B Race 3 GABE YAWITCH 3rd (PB 27.69) taking .11 of a second off his 2014 time
200m – U15G Race 5 ANGEL ALEJO 3rd (SB 29.63)
300m – U15B Race 2 THEO GATWARD 4th (PB 46.08)
800m – U13B JUDAH YAWITCH 1st (SB 2:31.55), GILAD NACHSHEN 4th (PB 2:48.80), U15B THEO GATWARD 6th (PB 2:29.31)
60m Hurdles – U15G Race 1.2 RACHEL CARTER 4th (PB 9.95) equalling her 2014 time, Race 2.2 RACHEL finished 6th (9.97)
The Welsh U15/U17/Senior Championships (Indoors) took place in Cardiff on 24-25 January
Pole Vault – Senior Men ADAM CARPENTER U23 5th (4.90m)
The Mark Colligan Memorial (Indoors) took place at Lincoln, Nebraska, USA on 24 January
WT 15.88kg – NICK PERCY U23 (Nebraska University) 3rd (SB 18.70m)
The London U17 Games (Indoors) took place at Lee Valley on 24 January
200m – Race 3 DANIEL HOUSLEY U17 5th (SB 25.83)
400m – Race 3 DANIEL HOUSLEY U17 3rd (PB 59.54)
Pole Vault – Pool B ISABEL DEACON (2nd Claim) Equal 6th (3.21m)
PARKRUN RESULTS
24 January – GLADSTONE – ELLIE MCNAMARA U20 33rd (23.39), JOSH MORGAN U13 58th (26.39) – GUILDFORD – JOHN DRYDEN V65 109th (26.03) – OAK HILL –STUART SINGER V50 7th (20.44), LUCA STUBBS U13 9th (First Time 20.55), ERIN VISAYA-NEVILLE U15 42nd (26.24) – ST ALBANS – CONRAD HOLLAND U13 22nd (New PB 20.07), CLAIRE SIMM 107th (24.19)