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Tamworth AC had the last match of the season at the home of Birchfield Athletics club at the Alexander Stadium Birmingham on Saturday 19th August against teams from Yate, Cheltenham, Birchfield, Telford and Coventry. The match was important as Tamworth needed to do well to stay in the Division 2. We were able to put out the biggest team of the season and the results came flooding in with plenty of PBs all round.
Alex Berrow started the day with the Hammer throw of 46.39m. He then went on to claim 1st in the Shot with a throw of 12.11m, the Javelin with a throw of 28.76m and the Discus 23.87m.
Christian Bruss threw the Hammer 14.37m and then did the long jump with a jump of 3.18m
Greg Richards also started the day with a Hammer throw of 12.93 then went on to throw the Javelin 40.11m and the Discus 19.55m and the Shot 5.97m… Greg then went out to run a 200m in the time of 27.64s
Matt Hargreaves who is one of TACs coaches took his turn too with a throw of the Shot 5.58m and the Discus throw 15.65m.
Will Fleming went in the Long Jump with a jump of 5.19m and the triple jump 10.16m. Will then came 1st in the 400m C race with a time of 53.42s which was also a PB.
Tom Ainsworth started his day in the 800m A race coming in 2nd with a PB time 1.51.80, he then went to get a second PB of the day in 400m A race with a time of 48.30s and later on did the 100m with a time 11.55s.
Peter Hackett started his day in the 800m B race coming 1st with a Pb time of 1.59.56 and later in the day ran another PB in the 3000m coming 2nd with a time of 9.08.25.
John Jenkins coming back from injury ran the 200m with a time of 25.34 and the 100m with a time of 12.85.
Max Kent ran the 3000m steeplechase coming in 1st with a PB time of 11.11.62 and then went onto run the 1500m with a time of 4.49.02.
Tom Randolph who was home for the weekend joined us and ran the Brace of the 400m getting a PB time of 47.10s.
Father and Son team of Ulvis and Reinus Baltins both ran the 1500m with times of 4.54.93 and 4.22.22 respectively, both achieving PBs.
Dale Langley ran the 3000m in a time of 10.39.76.
The girls started the afternoon off with:
Niamh Kilgallen in the Long Jump with 5.07m the Shot with a Throw of 9.16m and the discus coming 2nd with a throw of 23.83 and the High Jump 1.50m.
Jessica Salt one of our younger members of the team jumped 4.05m in the Long Jump threw the 5.82m and then came 1st in the B race of the 1500m with a time of 5.02.32.
Sarah Williams did the Pole Vault with a vault of 2.50m.
Rebecca Hobbs our busiest athlete of the day started with the 400m Hurdles in a time of 94.40, then went onto throw the Javelin 12.68m and the Discus 12.56m. She then ran a 400m in the C race coming 2nd with a time of 73.99, the 100m with a time of 16.94 and coming 2nd in the 3000m with a time of 11.53.43.
Lottie McLaren came 1st in both her races of the day starting with a PB in the 800m with a time of 2.14.27 and then ran the 1500 with a time 4.48.77.
Kat Snowden started her day in 800m with a seasons best time of 2.20.61 then ran a PB in the 200m with a time of 29.02 she then ran in the B race 400m with a time of 62.43 and finished the afternoon in the 100m with a time of 14.47.
Evie Caffrey another of our youngsters started her day in the C race of the 800m with a time of 2.37.66 coming 1st and again in the C race of the 1500m coming 1st with a time of 5.36.28.
Jessica Kilgallen did the High Jump at 1.25m and ran in the 200m with a time of 32.59.
Isabelle Neville, also home for the weekend, ran in the A race 400m coming 3rd with a PB of 58.05s.
Abby Halcaez ran the 3000m with a time of 10.26.42 coming in 2nd and last but not least our newest member of the team and new to the club Georgia Sillion came 1st in the C race of the 3000m with a time of 13.33.20.
We finished our afternoon off with the relays the 4x 100 relay teams the mens team of Tom Ainsworth, John Jenkins, Christian Bruss and Will Fleming finished with a time of 55.81 and the ladies team of Jessica Kilgallen, Lottie Mclaren, Rebecca Hobbs and Isabelle Neville came in with a time of 59.91.
The most exciting races of the day came in the 4 x 400m relays starting with the ladies team of Evie Caffrey, Isabelle Neville, Kat Snowden and Lottie McLaren came in 2nd with a time of 4.12.48 and then the men’s team of Will Fleming, Tom Ainsworth, Pete Hackett and Tom Randolph running the anchor leg fighting off tough competition with Telford came in 2nd with a time of 3.27.04.
Tamworth finished off the season 4th in the league and securing their position again in Division 2 for next season.
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<title>20/08 ACADEMY SESSION TIME CHANGE</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Due to the World Cup final this Sunday (20/08) at 11am, we have changed the times of the session to 9:00 – 10:30 so that everyone has the opportunity to (hopefully) watch England win!]]></description>
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<title>Staffordshire Mini League – 26/07</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[City of Stoke AC 399.5 Tamworth AC 355.5 Cannock and Stafford AC 237 Burton AC 129 On a very wet Wednesday evening Tamworth hosted this SAN sponsored event for young athletes from Staffordshire. The meeting has a different format to other competitions in that if “A” and “B” athletes from the same Club come 1st … <a href="https://tamworthac.com/2023/08/01/staffordshire-mini-league-26-07/" class="more-link">Continue reading Staffordshire Mini League – 26/07</a>]]></description>
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On a very wet Wednesday evening Tamworth hosted this SAN sponsored event for young athletes from Staffordshire. The meeting has a different format to other competitions in that if “A” and “B” athletes from the same Club come 1st and 2nd they receive the points for those positions. 
Although the weather was dreadful, everyone stayed in good spirits to make the event a success.
For Tamworth AC, making their competition debuts were Sophia Smith and Layla-Hope Hughes, Sophia came 3rd in the under 11’s 75m, with Layla 4th in 12.5 and 12.7 secs, good scoring and the same girls came 2nd and 4th in the 150m in 26.3 and 26.7 secs. In the 600m Jessica Husselbee broke her PB to win in 2:08.0 with Darcey Wileman chasing her home in 2nd place. The same two girls also contested the Long Jump, this time Darcey finished in front only missing first place on count back. The other event for under 11’s was the Vortex and Olivia Kidd and Lacie Beasley contested that for Tamworth. Olivia also guested in the 150m and Long Jump and Lacie the 75m and Long Jump. Our other under 11 guest athletes were Summar Bissel 75m, 150m and 600m and Isabel Gray 75m and Long Jump.
There were only four Under 11’s boys competing, Dylan Thomas won the Long Jump and came 2nd in both the 75m and 150m, Samson Taplin in his first competition came 4th in both 75m and Long Jump and threw Vortex, very promising, Kian Griffiths competed in the 600m and 150m and Joseph Sheard ran 600m and threw the Vortex. Dylan, Samson, Sophia and Jessica combined to run the mixed 4 x 100m relay.
In the under 13 girls, Rosa Farmer was 2nd in the 100m with Brodie Horler 3rd, Rosa was also 2nd in the 200m. Brodie won the Long Jump with Tilly Farmer in 3rd and Tilly won the 800m in a new PB of 2:39.3. Rose Young was our other scorer in the 800m. Grace Thompson-Moore won the Javelin with a new PB of 18.19m and Ellie Lewis came 2nd, Ellie also came 2nd in the Shot with 6.82m, and Grace was 3rd in the 200m. Emily Webb won the High Jump with Matilda Husselbee 3rd and guesting were Holly Hancock in the 200m and Long Jump, Lily Gozzard 200m and Javelin, Bethany Livingstone in the 100m, Long and High Jump and Chloe Massey in the Long Jump and High Jump.
There were only four under 13 boys and just one under 15, Thomas Ladkin, he certainly played his part finishing 3rd in the 100m in 12.8 secs, 3rd in the Long Jump and 2nd in the High Jump, younger brother Jack was 3rd in the under 13’s Long Jump, 3rd in 200m and 5th in the High Jump, Alex Hall came 2nd in Long Jump, 3rd in the 100m and 4th in the 800m and Reilly Allan ran the 100m, 200m and threw Shot. Toby Douglas had three 2nd places a PB of 6.81m in the Shot, 20.52m in the Javelin and 1.15m in the High Jump. Toby then combined with Thomas, Reilly and Alex in the boy’s relay.
For the Under 15 girls, Grace Young and Sophie Godber contested both 100m and Long Jump, Sophie also threw Javelin. Lacey Bailey was 2nd in the 800m in 2:40.7 and Lucy Hornby was 5th, Lucy also came 2nd in the Shot with 6.29m and threw Javelin and Lacey finished 5th in the Shot. Zoe Osinowo who has only been a member for a few weeks cleared 1.15m in the High Jump, with Blubel Gozzard clearing 1.10. Both these girls also ran in the guest 100m. To finish the day Tamworth entered 3 teams in the girls 4 x 100m relay, finishing 2nd 3rd and 5th.
The Club would like to thank everyone who braved the awful weather, for the kids and parents and although they will not see this report, have to mention Bryan Mills from Tipton Harriers who produced and ran the team of qualified experienced Timekeeper’s and to Bob Hughes and Shaun Ainge from Cannock and Stafford who were Track and Field Referee and also persuaded some of their colleagues to come along and help. To our Track Judges Sharon Ward, Liz Neville and making his debut on the stand and loving every minute Richard Husselbee. Of course, our Field Judges, who still managed to keep all the Field Cards readable, To Gordon and Lorraine Densley, Matthew Hargreaves, Matt Evans, Dave Williams, Felicity Gray, Howard Bush, Catherine Pendlebury and Paul Tasker. To Matt Evans again, who arrived early to set up and stayed late to clear away along with Dave Williams. To Sam Husselbee for being on hand for any medical/first aid emergencies and of course Pat Wileman again here early to make sure everything ran smoothly catering wise. To Phil Owen and Ron Scholes our announcers who looked to be having fun all evening as well as making sure athletes were where they should be, when they should be. Finally, the family Godber, Andy for the wonderful job he made of recording, to Lorraine and Ben who made registration run smoothly in fairly difficult circumstances and assisted Andy. I understand Ben was also very helpful to the Track Judges. Everyone, thank you so much.
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<title>Heart of England League – 16/07</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[1. BRAT 851 2. Banbury 657 3. Royal Sutton Coldfield 606 4. Corby AC 524 5. Tamworth AC 440 6. Bromsgrove & Redditch 403 7. Kidderminster & Stourport 348 8. Worcester 320 The third and final Heart of England meeting in which Tamworth AC came 5th leaving them in 5th place overall for the season. … <a href="https://tamworthac.com/2023/07/19/heart-of-england-league-16-07/" class="more-link">Continue reading Heart of England League – 16/07</a>]]></description>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>1. BRAT</td><td>851</td></tr><tr><td>2. Banbury</td><td>657</td></tr><tr><td>3. Royal Sutton Coldfield</td><td>606</td></tr><tr><td>4. Corby AC</td><td>524</td></tr><tr><td>5. Tamworth AC</td><td>440</td></tr><tr><td>6. Bromsgrove & Redditch</td><td>403</td></tr><tr><td>7. Kidderminster & Stourport</td><td>348</td></tr><tr><td>8. Worcester</td><td>320</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
The third and final Heart of England meeting in which Tamworth AC came 5th leaving them in 5th place overall for the season.
The under 11’s are scored separately and the Boys team of Jacob Brady, Felix Farmer, Kian Griffiths and Henry Rogers finished 6th.
The Girls team of Tegan Bailey, Freya Draycott, Jessica Husselbee, Ella and Holly George and Darcey Wileman finished 3rd=.
The under 13 Girls had another really good day. Holly Hancock ran the 1500m “A” which led to Matilda Husselbee winning the “B” race, Matty also set a new PB in the High Jump and Holly tried Shot for the first time. Grace Thompson-Moore had a busy day, she came 2nd in her main event the 70m Hurdles and the “B” 200m and threw Discus.
Maggie Fulton-Pemberton ran her first competitive hurdle race with great success winning the “B” event. Tilly Farmer ran close to her best time in the 800m and won the “B” Long Jump. Robyn Edwards ran the 800m and Emily Webb finished 3rd in the High Jump. Ellie Lewis won the Shot and threw a new PB in the Discus. Brodie Horler was 3rd in the Long Jump with a leap of 4.10m and was 2nd in the 100m in 14.3 secs and Rosa Farmer ran the same time to win the “B” and went on to win the 200m in 29.0 secs. Finally in the 4 x 100m relay, Maggie, Rosa, Emily and Brodie, survived dropping the baton to still finish in a remarkable 2nd place. Bethany Livingstone and Niamh Springett took part in the non-scoring 800m and 1500m respectively.
For the under 15 Girls, Isla Rogers finally broke her PB to come 3rd in the 800m with a time of 2:34.9, she also came 3rd in the “B” Shot with another PB. Hannah Beales running her first 800m of the year following injury won the “B” 800m in 2:35.7. Lacey Bailey broke her PB for the 1500m by 14 seconds, Lacey also ran in the 200m and threw Discus. Emily Stephens set a new PB of 4.32m in the Long Jump and came 2nd in the 100m and “B” 300m. Holly Preston stormed through the field in the 200m to narrowly miss victory in 28.6 secs, Holly also took part in the 75m Hurdles and High Jump. Lucy Hornby ran 5:34.2 for the 1500m and threw Discus and Shot, Grace Young competed in the Long Jump and ran 100m and 300m and Blubel Gozzard cleared 1.15m in High Jump.
The under 17/20 Ladies were without Niamh, Emma, Stefi, Evie and Jess Salt through injury, holidays and other commitments which just left High Jumper’s Chloe Purkiss and Jessica Kilgallen who also competed in 100m and 200m (Chloe) and 800m and Shot (Jess). 13
For the under 13 Boys, Toby Douglas won the Shot and the Discus with PB’s and also jumped a PB of 1.20m in High Jump. Will Kemp also set a new PB in the High Jump this time of 1.15m, Will also ran 2:42.0 in the 800m. Alex Hall ran 2:36.2 in the 800m and also ran 200m and leapt 3.85m in the Long Jump. Jacob Gray recorded PB’s in the 1500m and Long Jump and came 2nd in the “B” Discus and Reilly Allan competed in the Shot, 100m and 200m.
Finally Tamworth only had 3 lads in the under 15’s, Zac Edwards, Tyler Brown and Will Upton and just 2 under 17/20’s Ben Godber and Will Fleming. Zac’s Long Jump was a new PB, he also ran 1500m and threw Shot, Tyler in just his second ever competition for the Club, looking for his best event and he may well have found it finishing 3rd in the 800m, he also ran in the 100m and threw Discus and Will Upton won the “B” 800m in 2:35.7 set a new PB in the Discus and also threw the Shot. Will Fleming ran 400m and 200m and Ben competed in High Jump, 400m and 800m.
Finally the Club must say a big thank you to Team Manager Matt Evans for all his work in the weeks leading up to the event as well as on the day and to our Field Officials, Andy Godber for his expertise on EDM, Lorraine Godber, Dean Hancock, Paul Tasker and Jamie Douglas.
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<title>YDL Lower Age Group – 08/07</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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, … <a href="https://tamworthac.com/2023/07/19/ydl-lower-age-group-08-07/" class="more-link">Continue reading YDL Lower Age Group – 08/07</a>]]></description>
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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.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Under 15 Boys</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Thomas Ladkin</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Tyler Brown</td><td>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!</td></tr><tr><td>Zac Edwards</td><td>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.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Under 15 Girls</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Emily Stephens</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Grace Hirst</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Holly Preston</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Lacey Bailey</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Lottie O’Donoghue</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Lucy Hornby</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Sophie Godber</td><td>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.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Under 13 Boys</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Alex Hall</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Ladkin</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Jacob Gray</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>William Kemp</td><td>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.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Under 13 Girls</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Brodie Horler</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Ellie Lewis</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Emily Webb</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Evie Edmead</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Grace Thompson-Moore</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Holly Hancock</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Maggie Fulton-Pemberton</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Niamh Springett</td><td>Great to see Niamh in a Tamworth vest and she ran the B string of the 1200m to take 3rd place.</td></tr><tr><td>Ollie Francis</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Robyn Edwards</td><td>Robyn ran a really strong 1200m to take 2nd place, agonisingly just outside her PB but still in a very impressive time.</td></tr><tr><td>Rosa Farmer</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Tilly Farmer</td><td>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!</td></tr><tr><td>4x100m Relay Team </td><td>Finally! After pushing and pushing, the 4x100m team took the club record with a time of 55.5s!</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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:
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<li>16th July Heart of England at Corby</li>
<li>26th July Staffordshire Mini-League at Tamworth</li>
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<title>Midland Track and Field League Division 2 – 09/07</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cheltenham and County 508 Yate AC 431 Telford AC 417 Tamworth AC 381 Birchfield Harriers 354 Coventry Godiva Failed to show Following the third meeting, Tamworth are lying in 5th place, half a point behind Telford. Meaning if we can be if front of Telford at the final meeting at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday … <a href="https://tamworthac.com/2023/07/12/midland-track-and-field-league-division-2-09-07/" class="more-link">Continue reading Midland Track and Field League Division 2 – 09/07</a>]]></description>
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Following the third meeting, Tamworth are lying in 5th place, half a point behind Telford. Meaning if we can be if front of Telford at the final meeting at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 19 August 2023, we would avoid being relegated for the second year running.
We were able to field a much stronger team for this meeting, but of course the hosts were stronger too. Cheltenham have some very good athletes, but their ability to fill a team sheet, gives them a massive advantage.
Star of the day has to be shared by two of our younger athletes. Stefi Honkowicz, who made her debut for the team, excelled in everything she tried, winning the 800m in 2:27.2, the “B” Triple Jump, before recording an outstanding time 18:09.8 in the 5000m. Less than an hour later taking a leg of the 4 x 400m a team that never really looked like being caught. Also starring was Isla Crameri, who won the “B” Long Jump, while waiting to start her Pole Vault competition which she won with a leap of 3.40m. Following this she won the Triple Jump with 10.34m, set a PB of 13.6secs in the 100m, before anchoring the 4 x 400m relay team to victory. The Relay was set up by Kat Kotlarzewski (nee Snowden) who came second in the individual 400m in 62.9 secs. She also competed in the 100m, 200m, Javelin, Shot and Discus. She’ll be good when she gets fully fit! Completing the relay team was Evie Caffrey who also won the “B” 800m in a season’s best 2:36.2 and was 3rd in the 1500m. Niamh Kilgallen came to do 5 events but after winning the Long Jump, her knee was not up to continuing, but she still stayed to finish 2nd in the Shot. Ribz (Rebecca Hobbs) who probably should have been at home with her kids, bless her, put in her usual “I’ll do that” performances in the 400m Hurdles and flat 400m plus the shot, before ending her day by winning the “B” 5000m, thanks as ever Ribz, always good to see you. Finally, Sarah Williams, who does not exactly live locally, got her Dad to bring her poles and vest to come 2nd in the Pole Vault and then compete in the Javelin and Discus.
For the men, throwing stalwart Alex Berrow, gained his usual 5 point bonus by throwing 46.75m in the Hammer to finish 2nd place, also finished 2nd in Shot with 11.46m and chucked Javelin and Discus. Tom Ainsworth had a tough race in the 400m, but won as usual in 49.3 secs. Tom also ran 11.6 secs in the 100m and took a leg of both relays. Will Fleming, what a difference having a triple jumper makes! Will was 3rd with 10.67m, leapt a season’s best in the Long Jump, came 2nd in the “B” 400m and took legs of both relays. Also good to have a High Jumper for the first time this year, Ben Godber equalled his PB to finish 3rd. Ben also came 2nd in the “B” 800m and took a leg of the sprint relay. Chris Bruss, fresh for spending all day Saturday Officiating for the YDL team at Daventry, also helped out on the Women’s Hammer, as well as competing in the Men’s Hammer, Long Jumping, running in the 100m and taking legs of both relays. Max Kent, back from his holidays, won the 2000m Steeple chase, and ran in the 1500m. Reinis Baltins and his Dad Uvis also scored good points in the 1500m. Jolyon Leavesley finished 2nd in the 800m in 2:02.7 and Coach Matt Hargreaves scored useful points in the Shot, Javelin and Discus.
Finally, last but definitely not least Pete Hackett, broke 16 mins in the 5000m for the first time winning in 15:57.8 lapping the rest of the field in the process, then took his usual place in the 4 x 400m relay, who came a very close second, caught on the line by a 48 secs runner from Yate.
Thank you to our Officials on the day, Liz, Fiona, Dave Williams, Tom Caffrey, Chris, and Andy and Lorraine Godber.
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<description><![CDATA[Another wonderful day at Tamworth Stadium yesterday for a match enjoyed by all, showing that there is a lot of optimism and positivity about the strength of Tamworth AC. An even bigger team of 30 young athletes appeared this time at the event with 4 of them making their debut, and a couple more competing … <a href="https://tamworthac.com/2023/06/06/ydl-lower-age-group-2-03-06/" class="more-link">Continue reading YDL Lower Age Group 2 – 03/06</a>]]></description>
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Another wonderful day at Tamworth Stadium yesterday for a match enjoyed by all, showing that there is a lot of optimism and positivity about the strength of Tamworth AC.
An even bigger team of 30 young athletes appeared this time at the event with 4 of them making their debut, and a couple more competing for the first time this year. Overall Tamworth finished 2nd in Division B behind Solihull, but importantly score 43 points more than YDL 1 and closed the gap.  This time we were the 3rd highest scoring out of 10 teams in the 2 divisions at the match, only 1 point lower than Northampton who won the other division.
All the results for the athletes are shown on following pages, along with any England Athletics PB Award levels reached, but a summary of the performances below.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">U15 Boys</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Will Upton</td><td>Back to running for William after injury, and he took a battling 4th place in the 800m, and then moved onto throw a PB for 2nd place in discus, and took 3rd in the javelin.</td></tr><tr><td>Thomas Ladkin</td><td>Good to see Thomas back on the track competing after unfortunate injuries last year. He took 2nd place in the 200m with a strong performance, 4th in 300m, and in between jumped 1.45m for 2nd place in the high-jump. 3 PB’s for the day.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">U15 Girls</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Ella Moss</td><td>Ella started the day winning the B hurdles race, ran a strong 800m for 2nd in the B race, and finished off with 2nd place in the high jump, narrowly missing out on 1.40m.</td></tr><tr><td>Emily Stephens</td><td>A strong day on the track for Emily, with 2nd place and a Level 5 in the 100m and a Level 8 PB in the 200m to win the B string. Emily then anchored the 4x100m team home for a win in the Division B race, and took her part in the 4x300m claiming an excellent win.</td></tr><tr><td>Grace Hirst</td><td>A mixture of track and field for Grace who started out the day with a PB throw in the hammer to claim the win. She equalled her PB in the 200m to take 2nd place, and then won the B string 300m. She ran an excellent third leg as part of the 4x100m win.</td></tr><tr><td>Grace Young</td><td>A great start to the day for Grace picking up 3rd place in the long jump and adding 30cm to her PB. She equalled her PB in the 100m to take 2nd place in the B string, and finally took second leg of the 4x100m win.</td></tr><tr><td>Holly Preston</td><td>Holly continued her improvement this season with another PB in the 300m to win the A race and a Level 7 performance. She continued her good form in the high jump to take 2nd place in the B with an equal PB, and then ran an outstanding leg to set up the 4x300m win.</td></tr><tr><td>Isla Rogers</td><td>Isla had a great day at the track picking up 22 individual points plus the relay. After a B string long jump victory, Isla again won the 800m with a strong fought race. She took an excellent javelin victory by 1cm, and then ran a memorable anchor leg to win the 4x300m against a strong Sutton Coldfield team.</td></tr><tr><td>Lottie O’Donoghue</td><td>Not the YDL season opener that Lottie would have hoped for, but valuable points scored on her recovery from injury. Lottie filled in 3 out of 4 throwing events with 2nd place in the B shot, winning the B hammer, and 3rd place in the B javelin. A great effort for the team.</td></tr><tr><td>Lucy Hornby</td><td>Lucy put in a couple of great throws for her warm-up events to throw a discus PB for 2nd place in the B, and 3rd place in the shot. She then ran a really strong 1500m for 3rd place to stop the clock within 1 second of her PB. Her final event was to run a strong leg in the 4x300m as part of the win.</td></tr><tr><td>Sophie Godber</td><td>Sophie led her hurdle warm-up collective first thing in the morning and took 2nd place in the hurdles with a PB-equalling time. She ran a quick 100m as a non-scorer, and extended her PB in the discus for 2nd place. Her last outing of the day was the lead-off leg for the 4x100m with an excellent run to set the team up.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">U13 Boys</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Alex Hall</td><td>A very strong day for Alex with a PB in the 75m to take 3rd place, a victory in the 800m, and then adding 25cm to his Long Jump PB to win the event. Alex also ran the anchor leg in the 4x100m for 2nd place.</td></tr><tr><td>Freddie Burgess</td><td>Another PB day for Freddie who knocked 0.2s off his 75m for 2nd place in the B. He ran another PB in the 1200m in a calm and measured victory, and also took 2nd place in the B shot put along the way. He took his usual place on 3rd leg of the relay team and ran a great bend.</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Kettle</td><td>A last minute entry for Jack gave great results with a victory in the 75m hurdles, and then ran an excellent 800m time to get under 3 minutes.</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Ladkin</td><td>A debut for Jack who ran an excellent time in the 75m in a very strong run. He also took 2nd place in the B high jump, and pulled out a nerve-wracking third round jump to win the B string long-jump. Looking forward to seeing more of him competing.</td></tr><tr><td>Jacob Gray</td><td>Kudos for Jacob to throwing himself into this competition, and picking up extra events along the way. He started with 2nd place in the B 150m, and then stepped into the high jump to take 3rd place and an equal PB. He ran a strong 1200m to win the B and ran a great relay leg.</td></tr><tr><td>Morgan Mackenzie</td><td>Another athlete who stepped in for a last minute event, Morgan gained valuable points for the team in the javelin. He ran close to his PB’s in the 75m and 150m and was a great starter for the 4x100m relay team.</td></tr><tr><td>William Kemp</td><td>Well done to Will for a good day. He recorded a PB to win the B string 800m, and then took 2nd place in the shot and recorded another strong PB in the javelin for 3rd place.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">U13 Girls</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Brodie Horler</td><td>Another speedy day for Brodie who ran a super-quick 75m for 2nd place and then went on to win the long jump. She ran a great 2nd leg in the winning 4x100m relay team.</td></tr><tr><td>Ellie Lewis</td><td>An unsung athlete in the team who threw a great PB in the shot to take 2nd place, and then won the B string javelin.</td></tr><tr><td>Emily Webb</td><td>The team managers didn’t really help Emily who had a timetable clash between her high jump and 150m meaning she missed the middle heights but still jumped 1.10m. She won the B string in her first ever 150m in a great time.</td></tr><tr><td>Freya Armitage</td><td>Freya picked up a victory in the B string hurdles, and then went onto run a tough 1200m for 3rd place in the B string in the heat of the day.</td></tr><tr><td>Grace Thompson-Moore</td><td>Grace continued her fine hurdles form with a victory in the first race of the day for Tamworth. She then had a long wait before claiming 3rd place in the javelin with an equal PB.</td></tr><tr><td>Matilda Husselbee</td><td>Matilda picked up excellent points for the team with a 2nd place in the B high jump and also a strong non-scoring 800m to complete her day.</td></tr><tr><td>Niamh Springett</td><td>A newcomer to the team, Niamh ran a tough 800m in warm conditions to give her the first taste of competition.</td></tr><tr><td>Olivia Francis</td><td>Another debutante was Olivia who took 2nd place in the shot put B string, and then ran an excellent Level 5 performance as a non-scorer in the 75m.</td></tr><tr><td>Robyn Edwards</td><td>A relatively quiet day for Robyn who had her first outing over 1200m and ran a very measured race to take 3rd place.</td></tr><tr><td>Rosa Farmer</td><td>Rosa ran strongly as always to take 1st place in the B 75m with a PB, and then 2nd in the A 150m. She held onto a narrow lead in the 4x100m to anchor home the team to victory.</td></tr><tr><td>Rose Young</td><td>The relay team had been led off by a strong leg from Rose, setting up the win. She had earlier ran a great non-scoring 75m, and won the B string 800m.</td></tr><tr><td>Tilly Farmer</td><td>A great all round performance from Tilly on the day, knocking 4 seconds off her 800mm PB to run out winner. She also won the B string long jump to give Tamworth maximum points from the U13 long-jumpers.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
Many thanks to all athletes and families for coming along, thanks to Rob James, James Hornby, Deb Cash, Liz Neville, Hayley McLaren, Matt Evans, Jonathan Salt, Jane James, Gordon Densley, Pat Wileman, Dave Williams, Ron the Announcers and Lorraine Godber for the help with organising, officiating, and running the day. Thanks to all who helped with hurdles moving, blocks moving, clearing up and general maintenance.
Next Fixtures:
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<li>17th June Heart of England at Banbury</li>
<li>25th June Upper Age Group at Tamworth</li>
<li>8th July Lower Age Group at Daventry</li>
<li>16th July Heart of England at Corby</li>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all the athletes who attended the Upper Age Group match at Loughborough, where Tamworth finished 7th out of 8 teams despite reduced numbers. Great work for those who competed and some top-notch performances. Thanks to Rob James, Deb Cash, Fiona Meldrum, Alistair Fleming & Lorraine Godber for officiating, and Sophie Godber for general … <a href="https://tamworthac.com/2023/06/06/ydl-upper-age-group-2-28-05/" class="more-link">Continue reading YDL Upper Age Group 2 – 28/05</a>]]></description>
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Thanks to all the athletes who attended the Upper Age Group match at Loughborough, where Tamworth finished 7th out of 8 teams despite reduced numbers. Great work for those who competed and some top-notch performances. Thanks to Rob James, Deb Cash, Fiona Meldrum, Alistair Fleming & Lorraine Godber for officiating, and Sophie Godber for general all round support and camaraderie.
All the results for the athletes are shown below, along with any England Athletics PB Award levels reached.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">U17/U20 Men</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Ben Godber</td><td>A usual varied day for Ben started with High Jump where he matched his PB of 1.45m for 3rd place and a Level 2 performance. He then went onto make his Triple Jump debut finishing in 4th place with a best of 8.95m, and finished with 6th place in 800m with a time of 2:32.0 in a tough race.</td></tr><tr><td>Will Fleming</td><td>Both track and field for Will who started with 4th place in the Long Jump with a distance of 4.86m. He went onto race in the 400m with a strong start and another 4th place in a time of 55.7s with a Level 4 rating.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">U17/U20 Women</h2>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Chloe Purkiss</td><td>Unfortunate timetabling meant that Chloe could only pick one event to compete in out of her preferred options. She made good use of that selection by clearing 1.40m in the high jump for 2nd place, a Level 5 performance and a new PB. She then joined the 4x100m team who took 3rd place.</td></tr><tr><td>Evie Caffrey</td><td>A busy day for Evie who started with a strong PB in the shot put for 7th place with 6.31m. She then ran the A string 300m to take 2nd place in 48.1s (Level 3) and moved onto the 1500m where she took 3rd with a time of 5:34.8 (Level 2), and finally running in the 4x100m.</td></tr><tr><td>Jess Kilgallen</td><td>Another busy competitor was Jess who started off with a PB in the Long Jump of 3.23m for 4th place. After an unlucky high jump, Jess moved onto the track and took 3rd place with a time of 3:01.1 taking 7 seconds off her previous PB! She finished the day in the 4x100m team.</td></tr><tr><td>Stefi Honkowicz</td><td>An excellent day for Stefi who ran the 300m B string for 1st place in a time of 49.8s (Level 2) and a PB over the distance. Her next event was the 3000m where she ran very impressively without any real competition to win in a time of 10:32.9 (Level 8 performance) which took 19 seconds off her previous best, and 11 seconds off the Tamworth AC record. This also puts her ranked 35 in the UK for Under 17 3000m at the moment. She finished her day with a first competitive triple jump taking 2nd place with a jump of 7.43m.</td></tr><tr><td>Niamh Kilgallen</td><td>Older sister Niamh followed Jess around the stadium for the most events, and had her usual high-scoring day. Niamh took first place in the long jump with a distance of 5.20m (Level 6) and a new PB. She moved onto the High Jump with a clearance of 1.60m for 2nd place despite back pain which was a Level 8 performance. She went onto anchor the 4x100m relay for 3rd place.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<description><![CDATA[The first of the three Heart of England meetings at a very warm Alan Moreton track at Stourport last Sunday. Fantastic to see so many athletes and families there, with eight clubs competing in Division 2, now that the league format has changed from 4 divisions to 3 divisions. Competing in a tough second division, … <a href="https://tamworthac.com/2023/05/27/heart-of-england-match-1-21-05/" class="more-link">Continue reading Heart of England Match 1 – 21/05</a>]]></description>
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The first of the three Heart of England meetings at a very warm Alan Moreton track at Stourport last Sunday.
Fantastic to see so many athletes and families there, with eight clubs competing in Division 2, now that the league format has changed from 4 divisions to 3 divisions.
Competing in a tough second division, Tamworth finished this first meeting in an excellent 4th place. Points were as follows;
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>BRAT </td><td>807</td></tr><tr><td>Banbury</td><td>554</td></tr><tr><td>Kidderminster & Stourport</td><td>500</td></tr><tr><td>Tamworth</td><td>480</td></tr><tr><td>Corby</td><td>469</td></tr><tr><td>Royal Sutton Coldfield</td><td>463</td></tr><tr><td>Bromsgrove & Redditch</td><td>416</td></tr><tr><td>Worcester</td><td>413</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
As per previous posts, we have always had quality performances from Tamworth athletes at league meetings but sometimes a lot less athletes than other clubs, which has affected league position. At this meeting we had 39 ATHLETES competing compared to 24 athletes at the corresponding H of E meeting at Redditch last year, so an absolutely fantastic turnout. !!
A big thank you as well to all of those athletes competing in new events for the first time, in addition to their usual events. All of these events earn vital points for the club and are invaluable in achieving a higher league position.
U11’s
One of the great things about the Heart of England league is that Under-11 age athletes can compete in them, and while not point scoring towards the overall league totals, they get vital experience of track and field competition against other clubs in a big event.
So a big well done to Dylan Thomas, Felix Farmer, Henry Rogers, Raylan Murray, Ella George, Relayla Murray and Freya Draycott for competing for us in the U11 events, a Heart of England debut for most of these athletes.
All results are now on the wall in the clubhouse and will soon be on the Heart of England website and Power of 10 website. It would probably take me until the next meeting to go through all results given the number of athletes and events that they did, but overall there were lots of fantastic performances and loads of PBs achieved.
Overall Event Winners
Tamworth did have athletes that won their entire event and were ‘Athletes of the Match’. These were;
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<li>U11 Female Long Jump – Relayla Murray with a jump of 3.37m</li>
<li>U13 Female High Jump – Emily Webb 1.29m</li>
<li>U13 Female Long Jump – Brodie Horler 4.20m (a titanic battle with Tilly Farmer who achieved a big PB of her own 4.08m, our 2 Tamworth athletes were the top 2 in the whole event!)</li>
<li>U13 Female 200m – Rosa Farmer 29.2s (again in this event our 2 athletes were top 2 in the whole event with Emily Webb running a time of 29.4s to win the B race)</li>
<li>U17/20 Female High Jump – Niamh Kilgallen 1.45m</li>
<li>U17/20 Female Long Jump – Niamh Kilgallen PB of 5.19m</li>
<li>Our U13 girls relay team (Brodie Horler, Emily Webb, Rosa Farmer and Ellie Lewis) also won their 4x100m race in 58.1 seconds</li>
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A great day all round and big thanks go to Team Manager, Matt Evans, this took a lot of coordinating with so many athletes doing so many events, Rob James for leading our officiating of events, all parents that helped Rob out with officiating on the day and, of course, all of the TAC coaches.
The next Heart of England event is at Banbury on Saturday 17th June. Here’s to another big turnout and seeing the quality performances that we saw last Sunday.
Come on Tamworth!
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