Author: Helena McGoldrick

For the first club event of 2017; Saturday 14th January  saw the fourth Manchester Area Cross Country of the season. The club had 13 representatives whom travelled to Kenworthy Woods, Wythenshawe, of which one raced for their first time!

Michael Dobson was first home for the club’s under 13 boys. He completed the 3.5km course in 11.43 in 18th place. He was followed by Joe Byrne who finished in 11.50 in 19th place. Finishing in 49th place, Max Young ran 15.48 whereas Charlie Young finished in 50th place in 16.02. These performances meant the team finished 9th overall.

Also in this race; Hollie Brussels led the under 13 girl’s team home, finishing 46th in 13.51. Lucy Bridge was next in- she finished in 14.07 in 53rd place and Maddie Forshaw ran in her first cross country and completed the race in 15.50 in 64th place. Overall the girls team was 15th.

Running in the under 15’s 4.2km race, Michael Brussels finished 23rd in 15.37 whilst Charlie Roberts finished 31st in 16.45 and Liam Houghton brought the team home in 34th place in 19.14 meaning the boys team was 9th overall.

Alyx Bridge was the only under 15 girl for the club; she finished 33rd in 19.20.

Senior lady Rachel McGoldrick was 32nd in the 6.9km race finishing in 30.28.

Senior man Any O’Connor finished the 9.7km race in 304th place in 48.49.

Well done to all who competed!

Many thanks to Chris Dempsey who acted as an official for the club!

Next match- Saturday 12th February at Woodbank Park, Stockport.

Team manager- Helena

Saturday 12th November saw the second Manchester Area Cross Country League, which was held at Boggart Hole Clough. There were 17 athletes competing for the club of which under 11 girl, Chloe Leigh ran for her first time and she finished the 2km course in 71st place in 12:31. Well done!
For the under 13’s, Michael Dobson finished the 3km race in 13:13, followed by Charlie Young in 52nd place in 17:20 and Max Young finished 54th in 17:32. The boys finished 11th as a team! Lucy Bridge was in the same race as the boys and she finished 45th in 16:03.

Running in the under 15’s 4k, Michael Brussels finished 23rd in 18:22, Charlie Roberts finished 32nd in 20:24. Meanwhile Liam Houghton completed the race in 37th in 21:08 and Scott Aldred (who competed for his first time over cross country!) finished 37th in 21:21. The team finished 8th! Alyx Bridge competed for the under 15 girls and finished 30th in 22:29.
Senior lady, Gemma Connolly ran 8km and finished 7th in 33:04.
Tom Griffiths ran in the men’s 9km race, he finished 18th in 36:12, John Greenall finished 84th in 40:29, Ian Roberts: 273rd in 48:47 and Andy O’Connor: 308th in 50:38. Also in the senior men’s race were Joseph Walker and Leon Hill; however they represented the under 20 men. Joe finished 14th in 43:37 and Leon finished 15th in 48:24. The team finished 28th overall!

Well done to everyone who ran!

See you at the next match, which is at Heaton Park on Saturday 3rd December!

Team Manager: Helena

Saturday 15th October saw the first Manchester Area Cross Country match of the season, held at Wythenshawe Park.

The club had 9 representatives, including under 13 girl, Jasmine Scott who competed for the first time. She finished the 3225m course in 52nd in 16.46! Also representing the under 13 girls, Lucy Bridge finished 40th in 15.48. Under 13 boy, Michael Dobson finished 12th in 13.22 whilst Harley Chadwick was 41st in 15.28.

For the under 15’s; Michael Brussels was the first one home finishing 23rd in 18.15, Charlie Roberts completed the 4275m course in 30th place in 19.15 and Liam Houghton 36th in 21.13- meaning that the team finished 9th overall. Alyx bridge represented the under 15 girls and finished 33rd in 22.52.

Senior man, John Greenall completed the 9675m race in 148th place in 41.26.

Well done to everyone who competed!

Hope to see more athletes from the club next time!

Next match: Saturday 12th November at Boggart Hole Clough, Charlestown Road, Blackley, M9 7DH.

Team manager- Helena.

Twenty three athletes travelled to Colwyn Bay in order to compete in the Youth Development League (lower) on Saturday 16th July. Team spirits were high as most athletes travelled on the coach! As a result of many outstanding performances, the club achieved promotion and the athletes came away with twenty eight personal bests!

Celine Virton competed for the under 13 girls in the 75m; she finished in a time of 11.1. She achieved a pb in her shot putt with 6.49m and another in her javelin. Elizabeth Greenall went in the 70mHurdles and achieved a time of 12.8,  she also jumped 4.07m in the long jump and 1.34m in the high jump. Hollie Brussels ran in the 1200m finishing in 4.53.4. Holly Scott finished in 21.5 for 150m and achieved a personal best in the shot putt with 4.49m. Lauren Taylor ran 11.4 for the 75m and 22.8 for the 150m. Lauren also jumped 3.10m in the long jump. Lucy Bridge competed in the girls 800m and achieved a time of 3.01.8.

The 4x100m relay saw: Elizabeth, Lauren, Celine and Holly finish 1st in 59.8!

For the under 13 boys; Adam Beardsworth got two pb’s- one in the 800m and one in the javelin- he ran 2.37 and threw 15.92m. Charlie Young ran 18.1 for the 100m and 36.5 for the 200m. He threw the shot 3.16m which was a pb. Max Young ran 35.8 for the 200m and 6.26.2 for the 1500m. Max also threw the shot to achieve a pb of 3.95m. Max Harrison competed in the 100m and achieved a time of 16.8. He jumped 3.48m in the long jump and 1.05m in the high jump- achieving a personal best. Michael Dobson front-run his 800m and got a pb with a time of 2.29.4. He got two more pb’s; 3.63m for the long jump and he competed in the javelin.

The 4x100m relay resulted in Charlie, Michael, Max Y and Adam finishing 1st in 65.1 (pb!)

There were three under 15 girls representing the club, Codi Wills, Cody Rigby and Alyx Bridge. Codi Wills ran 29.3 for the 200m- as did Cody Rigby (pb)! Alyx ran 3.00.0 for the 800m and achieved a pb in her 300m with 55.6 and another in the javelin with 8.43m.

Charlie Roberts led the under 15 boys 800m from start to finish finishing in a time of 2.17.2. He also threw 11.34m in the discus and equalled his pb in the high jump with 1.30m. James Moran got personal bests in all of his events. He ran 13.6 for the 100m, jumped 4.25m in the long jump and threw 13.93m in the javelin. Lewis Turner achieved a personal best in his 1500m with a time of 5.51.7. Luca Noonan ran 13.5 for the 100m and 26.6 for the 200m. He achieved a pb in his shot too. Michael Farr got pb’s in the 200m and 300m- completing his races in 25.0 and 39.6. Nathan Harrison jumped 1.34m in the high jump and beat his previous pb in the long jump achieving 3.72m. His discus throw of 13.91m was also a personal best. Patrick Neafcy achieved a pb in his 300m with 49.5 and threw the javelin 14.49m (pb). Scott Aldred ran 5.49.0 for the 1500m which provided him with a brand new pb. Steven Mayston achieved a pb in the 800m with a time of 2.48.8 and another in the shot.

The 4x100m relay included: Michael, Patrick, James and Luca. The team finished 1st in 55.0.

The 4x300m saw: Charlie, Nathan, Steven and Michael finish 3rd in 3.06.3.

A massive thank you to everyone who competed in the league this season and many thanks to all of the officials and volunteers (parents included).

Hope to see you all competing next year after such a successful track season this year!

Team manager- Helena

Sunday 10th July saw the third Cheshire league of the season; held at Connah’s Quay, Deeside. There were 7 athletes competing for the club resulting in 10 personal bests and 1 seasons best.

For the under 13 girls- Elizabeth Greenall ran 3:02 for the 800m and 15.4 for the 100m. She also jumped 4.12m in the long jump and threw the javelin 6.70m, achieving a personal best.

Hollie Brussels ran 3:01 for the 800m and jumped 3.01m in the long jump which was a new pb! She threw the javelin 10.33m too. Lauren Taylor competed in the 800m to achieve a pb with a time of 3:32:5, she got a pb in the 100m too with 15.6 and another in the long jump: 3.54m. Achieving her fourth pb of the day in the javelin with a throw of 6.25m.

Michael Dobson went in the under 13 boys 800m and finished in 2:33:7. He also ran in the 200m.

Representing the under 15 boys for the first time, Toby Ferguson competed in the 200m and finished in 31.5 which is a fantastic benchmark for future pb’s.

Peter Davies ran in the under 17 men’s 100m and finished in 13.6. He ran 2:31.5 for the 800m which was a pb. He got his second pb of the day in the javelin with 14.11m.

Senior lady, Karen Marsh competed in the 100m finishing in 15.7. She got a seasons best in her long jump with 3.82m and a pb in the discus with 18.29m.

Well done to everyone who competed for the club! Thanks to Chris Causer, Dianne Davies, Louise Greenall and Louise Hill for officiating.

Team manager: Helena

Sunday 19^th June saw the third YDL lower match, held at Warrington. There were 26 athletes representing the club, resulting in 21 personal bests and the club finished 2^nd overall.

For the under 13 boys: Michael Dobson ran in the 100m and achieved a new pb with 15.7. He also competed in the 800m finishing with a time of 2.32.2 and jumped 3.51m in the long jump. Max Harrison ran 17.0 for the 100m and 36.1 for the 200m. He achieved a pb in the long jump with a jump of 3.76m. Charlie Young ran 37.2 for the 200m and 6.49.3 for the 1500m which was a pb! Charlie threw the shot putt 2.95m too. Max Young went in the 800m and achieved a pb with a time of 3.15.8; he then threw the javelin 9.31m. Harley Chadwick ran 5.48.3 for the 1500m and threw the shot 4.22m which was a new pb!

The boy’s 4x100m relay team consisted of Charlie, Michael, Max Y and Max H and they clocked a time of 68.9.

Representing the under 15 boys, Luca Noonan ran 13.1 for the 100m and 26.6 for the 200m (pb). He also threw the shot 6.42m. James Moran ran 13.7 for the 100m and achieved a pb in the javelin with a throw of 11.58m. James competed in the long jump too achieving his 2^nd pb of the day: 4.27m. Michael Farr ran 25.3 for the 200mand 41.0 for the 300m. Patrick Neafcy ran in the 300m and achieved a pb with 48.3. Charlie Roberts ran 2.19.0 for the 800m and jumped 1.30m in the high jump. Liam Houghton also competed in the 800m- he finished in 2.57.4 which was a pb! Michael Brussels ran 5.12.1 for the 1500m; he also threw the discus 11.55m and threw the shot 4.56m to achieve a personal best. Steven Mayston got a pb in his 1500m finishing in 5.44.5. Nathan Harrison competed in the long jump and high jump; he jumped 3.55m in the long jump and 1.30m in the high jump.

The under 15 boy’s 4x100m relay included: Michael F, Nathan, Patrick and James and they finished in 57.1.

The 4x300m relay team was: Charlie, Nathan, Michael B and Michael F- the boys finished in 3.04.5. However at the previous YDL meeting; the same team got the club record with 3.02!!

For the under 13 girls Lauren Taylor went in the 75m and 150m. She finished in 11.2 and 22.6. Celine Virton ran 11.3 for the 75m; she threw the javelin 17.39m which was a pb! Celine also threw the shot 6.17m. Holly Scott ran 21.8 for the 150m and threw the javelin 10.99m (pb). Niamh Abbott ran 3.04.2 for the 800m and jumped 3.64m in the long jump achieving a pb. Shana Rigby ran in the 800m too- she finished in 3.16.7. Hollie Brussels went in the 1200m and finished in 4.48.8. She threw the shot to achieve a pb with 3.65m. Elizabeth Greenall competed over the 70mHurdles, she finished in 12.5. She also competed in the long jump to achieve a pb: 3.90m and jumped 1.35m in the high jump.

The girl’s 4x100m relay team consisted of: Celine, Elizabeth, Holly S and Lauren. The girls finished in 59.7.

Holly Cooper got a pb in the under 15 girls 100m, she ran 14.3. She also got a pb in the discus with 15.70m. Cody Rigby got 14.7 in the 100m and 29.8 in the 200m. Codi Wills ran 29.5 for the 200m. Lucy Price went in the 300m and ran 52.0; she also competed in the 800m and finished in 2.56.2. Alyx Bridge ran 55.1 for the 300m which was a pb and she ran 2.56.5 for the 800m.

The girl’s 4x100m relay included: Cody, Lucy, Alyx and Holly- they finished in 60.0.

The 4x300m relay consisted of the same 4 girls and they finished in 3.35.3.

A big thank you to all of the officials and volunteers!

Well done to everyone who competed, hope to see you all at the next meeting on Saturday 16^th July at Colwyn Bay. The club needs as many athletes to turn out in order to maintain 2^nd position (if not to win the league!)

Team manager- Helena 

Saturday 4^th June saw the second Cheshire League held at Wrexham. There were 4 representatives for St Helens Sutton, resulting in 9 new personal bests!

For the under 11 boys, Jacob Roberts competed in the long jump achieving 3.48m; he also ran in the 75m finishing in 11.9 (pb) and threw the soft javelin 8.57m which was another pb!

Elizabeth Greenall got her first pb of the day in the under 13 girls 200m finishing in 30.2; she also threw the shot 6.33m. Achieving her second pb of the day, Elizabeth ran 2:58 in the 800m and went on to smash her pb in the high jump- reaching 1.39m!

The club had two athletes representing the under 15 boys. Charlie Roberts threw the shot 5.10m which was a pb and jumped 1.30m in the high jump- yet another pb! He competed in the 800m too finishing in 2:19:3. Michael Brussels threw the shot 3.92m (pb) and jumped 1.0m in the high jump (pb) and ran 2:36:1 for the 800m.

Well done to those who competed and a big thank you to those who helped officiate!

Team manager: Helena.

Sunday 22nd May saw the second YDL lower match which was held at Trafford. Representing St Helens Sutton AC; 21 athletes competed and 31 personal bests were achieved therefore the club finished 2nd overall!
For the under 13 girls, Lauren Taylor ran 11.3 for the 75m and 22.1 for the 150m- this was a pb! Celine Virton ran in the 75m too, she finished in 11.1. She also threw the javelin 15.45m and the shot 6.13m- this meant that she achieved pb’s in all of her events. Holly Scott ran 22.2 for the 150m- achieving a pb! Niamh Abbott got pb’s in both of her events: 2:57:2 for the 800m and 3.54m in the long jump. Shana Rigby ran 3:03:1 which was a big pb! Elizabeth Greenall ran 12.4 for the 70mHurdles, she then went on and jumped 4.36m in the long jump and 1.21m in the high jump- these were both pb’s! Hollie Brussels ran 4:47:3 for the 1200m and threw the javelin 10.67m- which was a pb!  The 4x100m relay team finished 1st!!

Cody Rigby competed in the under 15 girls 100m to finish in 14.2 which was a pb. She got her second pb of the day in the 200m with a time of 29.6. Lucy Price got a seasons best in the 800m with 2:58 and a pb in the 300m finishing in 51.7!

Under 13 boy, Charlie Young ran 19.7 for the 100m which was a pb and 36.0 for the 200m. Max Harrison ran 16.6 for the 100m (pb) and jumped 3.58m in the long jump (pb) and he got a pb in his javelin with 9.76m! Adam Beardsworth competed for the first time. He ran in the 200m to finish in 29.1 and 2:44:3 for the 800m- these were both pb’s! Michael Dobson got personal bests in his 800m and shot putt- he ran 2:29:6 and threw 4.10m and also jumped 3.56m in the long jump. Harley Chadwick competed on the track for the first time- he finished his 1500m race in 5:45:9 which was a pb! Max Young went in the 1500m and finished in 6:23:6 (pb), he thew the shot 2.98m and the javelin 9.76m- making it 3 pb’s!
The 4x100m relay team finished 2nd!!

For the under 15 boys; Luca Noonan ran 13.1 for the 100m which was his best time to date, he also thew the shot to achieve a pb too (6.69m). James Moran got pb’s in his 100m and 200m running 13.7 and 28.1 and also jumped 3.52m in the long jump. Michael Farr ran 24.8 in the 200m and 41.1 for the 300m. Charlie Roberts ran 2:17:2 in the 800m (pb) and 43:0 for the 300m. He got another pb in the discus with a throw of 11.50m. Michael Brussels ran 5:06:5 for the 1500m, he threw the discus 11.90m and the javelin 10.78. Nathan Harrison jumped 4.25m in the long jump achieving a pb and 1.33m in the high jump.
The 4x100m relay team was 1st and 2nd in the 4x300m relay!!

Well done to everyone who competed! Hope to see you all at the next meeting: Sunday 19th June at Warrington (home advantage).

Team manager: Helena.