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Latest News - November 14th November 2009 Medals galore at BB&O Cross Country Champs!!!! Reading Ac's enjoyed a cluster
of medals at the Berks, Bucks and Oxon cross country championship held at Maidenhead. The weather during the day was far from
ideal, with gale force winds and driving rain really testing those who raced. However the athletes of Reading Ac
did not let it affect them as they secured medals in almost every age group!
Female Report The female side produced some fine results across the board. The undoubted highlight was that of the senior ladies who quite simply dominated their race, as they were crowned team champions, however the joy didnt end there as the club's b-team had performed well enough to secure the team bronze medals! Rachel Phillips had the distinction of leading the victorious ladies team home with probably her best cross country performance to date in a well fought 6th. Lucy Daniells made a return to form as she closely followed Phillips home. Andrea Curson undoubtely had her best run to date as she completed the scoring team to secure the team gold's and the winners trophy. Caroline Stevens led the b-team home, as she too produced her usual determined effort, also securing the individual bronze in the vets category in the process. Shirley-Ann Dix did very well despite running with a knee injury, whilst Nicky Cooke completed the team and earn them the bronze medals. The c-team also did well, Charlotte Phillips, Hayley Pearce and Liz Pellow all doing well. Run in conjunction with the senior race was the u17 ladies race, run over the 6k course, which is 2k more than they have been used to racing over, however the 4 girls who took part run quite superbly and will be great additions to the senior side in a year or so. Like their senior counterparts the girls secured a dominant team victory. Naomi Forshaw had one of, if not her best cross country run to date. She ran superbly and actually finished inside the top 10 seniors, she took the bronze in her category however to cap a magnificent race. Hayley Randell continued her recent good form, taking 6th position whilst completing the team was Josie Hogge with an equally good performance for 9th to secure the winners trophy. Alyx Gregory was just outside the team with a good effort of 12th. The under 15 girls again produced a very eye catching performance despite missing a few other regulars. Beki Taylor again ran a much controlled disciplined race and was rewarded with the individual silver medal. Cerys Aicken is beginning to put some real consistancy in her running and her confident, determined approach in races is really paying off, she finished a terrific 5th position. Completing the team was Emma Taylor, who is again starting to produce the form she is capable of, her 11th place finish saw the team secure the silver medals. Elsewhere, Bethan Taylor had a pleasing effort, Natasha Harris-White gave a much improved performance. Becky Mrowiec, Emily Stone and Jess Stevens also tackled the course. The under 13 girls saw yet another different trio of girls make up the scoring team, however as with last week, it was Georgia Walton who led them home, as her confidence in her racing continues to grow. She finished a decent 11th. Katherine West came through very strong at the latter part of the race to take the 2nd scoring slot, the final scoring place saw Ella Saunders produce her best ever effort, producing a blistering sprint finish, she completed the team that took the finished 5th. Elsewhere Lauren Herrington soon followed, with Alice Milsom finishing shortly after with Lois Meredith just behind her. Andi Vietz was just behind whilst Abigail Froud bought the team home Male
Report For the male side, Jonathan Davies was again the star of the show with a dominating performance in winning the U15 boys race. He ran a gun to tape effort and finished a comfortable 17 seconds ahead of his nearest rival. Alex Bow was the next vest home as he crossed the line in 10th position with an improved effort for him, whilst the team was completed by Daniel Minns who finished a creditable 17th, to give the team the bronze medals in the team event. Outside of the scoring was Nathan Meredith in 24th. The U13 boys secured a dominant team victory, helped by an excellent run by Callum Gregory who battled well in the tough conditions to secure a excellent 2nd position to take the silver medal. Alex Harris-White ran well and finished a fine 7th, whilst Phillip Alderman's best race over the country so far saw him finish 1 place behind in 8th to complet the team to win the gold medals. Reading's U13 b-team also fared well as they took 4th, they were led home by J Green in 13th, Tim Kenyon was next in 16th, whilst Zak Minns completed the b-team in 17th. Just behind was Elliott Wise in 18th. The U17 men secured 4th in the team event, led home by David Lewis in 10th position. Jonny Roberts was one place behind with an improved run in 11th, whilst completing the team in 21st was Jake McCallion. Elsewhere Ed Stockdale finished in 25th. The Senior men collected the bronze medals in their team event with Carl Bradbury leading them home in 8th position from a field of 72. Mark Gittings took the next scoring slot in 12th, whilst Team captain Mark Curson was next home in 17th, just ahead of Max Prien in 18th. Andy McDonals finished in 36th position whilst to complete the team of 6 Darren Stevens took 45th position to secure the team bronze medals. Elsewhere Craig Howard and Jacob Batchelor finished 51st and 54th respectively, whilst John Gregory took 63rd position 7th November 2009 Jonathan carries on fine form with another 2nd!! Reading Ac made the trip to Goodwood Racecourse this past Saturday for round 2 of the Hampshire League.
On the back of a pleasing start at Winchester, the club were hopefull of much of the same at what is always a demanding course
at Goodwood. Male Report For the male side, Jonathan Davies yet again produced the club's highest placing as for the 2nd time in a row he secured the runner's up spot in the U15 boys race. Ben Priddle was the 2nd vest home in a good 16th, whilst Dan Breeds completed the scoring trio in 26th to give the lads a very respectable 3rd team position. Alex Bow was outside the scoring team this time with 38th, Sam Towel finished in 48th on his first cross country race for the club. Callum Gregory produced another good effort, he battled round to finish in 5th, Phillip Alderman was the next Reading lad home in an improved 31st position, but regretably they was one short of a complete team. David Lewis led the U17 men home, he gave another sterling performance as he crossed the line in 17th. Jonathan Roberts was the next Reading lad home as he occupied 26th position and to complete the scoring team of 3 was Edward Stockdale in 30th position, on his club debut, this gave the U17 team 6th on the day. The Senior men were well represented in their race and it was Simon Rance who again had the distinction of leading them home in a very decent 15th position, Dan Thorne was the 2nd Reading vest home, as he replicated his position from last time, as he took 32nd, he did however finish 6th in the U20 category. Nick Earl took the 3rd scoring slot with 47th, whilst Team Captain, Mark Curson soon followed in 51st. It was then Jack Gregory who completed the scoring team of 5 in 93rd position, again claiming 19th in the U20 section. Outside the scoring team, Andy McDonald finished in 101st, Darren Stevens occupied 127th with Jacob Batchelor crossing the line 161st. Vet, John Gregory completed the course in 178th, taking 63rd in the vets category. However surprisingly this still left the Senior Men's team in 8th position in Division One. Female Report The female side again florished, yet another large turn-out of athletes saw some impressive results across the board. Pride of place went to the U15 girls, who collectively produced a superb team display, all producing some gutsy, confident performances, which reflected in the positions. Beki Taylor led them home, running a much more sensible and well planned race, she was always in contention and finished well in 5th. Cerys Aicken again showed just what a talented individual she is with a very determined effort, she clawed her way through the field to take 14th. Mollie Haines completed the team with a fine run in 17th. This saw the girls take 3rd team on the day. Outside of the scoring, Ellie Kemp continues to make huge strides in her improvement and she secured a top 20 finish, Emma Taylor produced a more committed race in 24th, Bethan Taylor produced a confident start and was rewarded with 26th. Jamie Polston ran well after her first outing since a brief injury, Emily Stone and Natasha Harris-White soon followed whilst Becky Mrowiec and Amy Sturgess both also gave improved efforts. In the youngest age group, in the opeing race of the day, Georgia Walton showed what a talented and determined individual she is, depsite being a first year U13, she showed great strength to come through and take 17th. Lois Meredith proved the U13 team for 2010 is in good hands, as she is another first year U13, she occupied the next scoring slot in 25th, whilst Lauren Herrington, bravely held on for the 3rd scoring slot, despite having problems with her breathing during the race. This enabled the girsl to take 6th team on the day. Alice Milsom made her first cross country outing and ran well, Katherine West soon followed, whilst Abigail Froud took 52nd. The U17 ladies saw a prominent performance from Hayley Randell, whose confidence in both her training and racing is growing with every week, she was always in the mix of the race and secured a superb 7th place. Naomi Forshaw gained a top 10 position with 9th, with Mary-Jane Thompson securing her first scoring slot in the team to give the girls 3rd. Amy Banning's first outing this season saw her run well for 15th, Nicole Woodage finished 16th and Saskia Plumley ran a much better race for 18th. The Senior Ladies also produced a better effort than before with a ?? team finish. Ariane Pritchard led them home and despite getting a bad stich mid-way through the race, managed to hold it together to finish in 21st. Sue Francis was next in 27th, with Rachel Phillips completing the scoring team with her best finish of 29th. Caroline Stevens and Andrea Curson followed shortly in quick sucsession in 37th and 40th whilst Charlotte Phillips finished in 88th. The team highlight of the day saw the Veteran ladies secure victory in their category, Sue was 7th in the vets category, whilst Caroline and Andrea were 9th and 11th respectively. 1st November 2009 Danielle voted as Female Athlete of the Year!! After another very successful track and field season for Reading Ac, they held their annual Presentation night
at Burghfield this past Saturday. Danielle Opara topped the bill as she was voted the female athlete of the year by her team
manager and club officials. Danielle, having had a fantastic season in the U15 age group, added a club record to her name
as she finally broke the U15 shot record with a new best throw of 11.52m. Danielle is ranked 9th in the UK for that very event
and also features highly in the discus and hammer events. Lauren Herrington secured one of the oldest trophies in the club, as she took the Fred Hatch Trophy for the most points scored in club championships competition. Lauren has proved a very good all-rounder during the season for the U13 girls and her performances in the club championship series reflected that. Lauren adds her name to an illustrious list of athletes that are on the trophy, that dates back to 1951. Other main winner of the night saw Luke Wale, Fabian Downs, Mike Dyer and Nathan Walters secure Male Senior Awards, Shelley Bowen, Rachel Phillips, Meryl Austin, Lee Fellowes and Julie Wilson topped the ladies categories. For the younger age groups other dominant winners saw Julia Henderson, Rachel Pithers, Pippa Rogan, Charlotte Webb, Jess Pointing, Beki Taylor, Danni Opara, Ashleigh Roberts, Freya Tubb, Chelsea Pritchard, Mollie Pritchard, Nicole Harkness, among others claim top spots on the female side, whilst on the male side Joe Miller, Benji Palmer, George Mattimoe, Andreas Hyde, Foluke Blackett, Wilf Johnson, Alex Bow, Ryan Bonifas, Scott Davies. David Lewis were all among the top male award winners. |
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