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Sept 1st The Colchester and Tendring open on the 31st August provided Chelmsford with a medal haul to rival Team GB at the Olympics. Numerous medal winners, too many mention all here. A partial listing is on the CATS website. However, notable success included Lyndsey North taking both 100 & 200 sprints, Natasha Danino winning the U11 600m and Rachel Goodey taking gold in the U11 80m. Holly Manning in the U17's taking Silver in both the hurdles and 100m. Hannah Besford lifting Silver in both the long jump and hurdles in the U15's. Hannah also set a new club record for the triple jump in 9.70. |
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August 25th Due to serious computer problems the website has been out of action for sometime. I am now updating where possible with league results and personal performances. Updated winter fixture list. Southern Women's Results all now posted, up to and including Match 5. League position is 18th with one very important match remaining at Ealing. I will be updating club records achieved this year in due course, keep an eye on this page to see if yours has been updated if not let me know. EYAL match one and two performances loaded. This was a below par start for the team due to the Essex Champs taking away many athletes. This year's final is at Bedford once again this year on September 12th. It looks to be a great day out and we will be looking to go one better than our second position of last year. |
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15th/16th May Essex Championships - Day 1 results on http://essexathletics.org.uk On a very sunny and warm weekend Melbourne Park was packed for days 2 and 3 of the Championships. A full set of club results will be posted when available. In the meantime let me mention a few excellent club performances over the 3 days. Club records were broken by Matt Tong in the U15b 80mH who set a new time of 11.67. Matt also went on the win the long jump in 6.13. Tashan Christian smashed the U17M 100m record by going sub 11secs for the first time in a run of 11.97. Lyndsey North U15G took gold in the 200m and silver in the long jump. Hannah Besford retained her long jump crown from last year by winning the U15G event in her first year, this after lifting a bronze on day 1 in her first pentathlon event. Lewis Taylor U15B gained silvers in both the hammer and shot events. In the 800m Emma Haley continues to improve with a victory plus new club record and I suspect a pb in the 800m in a time of 2.11.5. Rebecca French broke the club record in the 80mh in a 5th place finish in 12.35. Rebecca also took bronze in the long jump and silver in the shot. In the under 13 girls a bronze was won in the 75m sprint by Jessica Grainger and a silver by Gemma Phillips in the 800m. |
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4th May Essex Championships day 1 - A stout umbrella was needed at Newham!! Southern men's league kicked off with a 4th place for the division 1 side - results. Well done to the juniors who are now forming part of the senior team. Luke Keteleers ran well in the 400mh, completed a strong pole vault, 200m and high jump. GB International Decathlete Alex Gibson improved his club record shot with a 13.60 throw and then went on to score excellent points in a further 5 events. The division 3 side went straight to the top of the league with a victory in their fixture at Ipswich. The Eastern Young Athletes league got off to an unusually bad start for us, mainly due to a number of athletes choosing to opt out as the day 1 Essex Championships fell on the following day. With very few athletes on the day a 4th place finish was always going to happen - results
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27th April Summer track is under way and the results are starting to appear. Our first Southern Women's of the year proved a tough match away at Reading against some strong opposition. It was good to see new girl Louise Wood so strong in winning her B string 100m in 12.5 and the triple jump in 11.58 (which was a new senior women's club record) . Other Chelmsford victors include Siobham Dennehy and Emma Haley who completed a high jump double in 1.56 and 1.45 respectively. Club results On Sunday it was the first Anglian fixture at
Colchester's Garrison Track. With a very busy programme the honours
were fairly evenly spread between the team. The under 13 boys won
their match as did the under 17 men. With 2nd place finish to the
senior men and an overall 2nd place finish just behind West Suffolk. Club
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10th April Many thanks to the athletes, officials, parents and helpers who supported our annual Easter Saturday open. Despite the unavoidable clash with the Alpha-Beta match over 600 entries were received. I heard of many pb's being notched up, which is great. Highlight of the day for me was the senior men's 100m. With Graham Hedman and Leighton Green head to head. Graham clinched the win in 10.8. Full result listing here.
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28th March 2004 Yes it was cold and windy but the annual Havering and Mayesbrook open was well attended especially by Chelmsford AC. Well done to Sarah Hancock in the 400m SW winning in 60.5. Emma Haley continues her fine 800m form with an early season victory in 2.18.9. A jumps double Lauren Longhurst in the triple and long. Lyndsey North completed another double in the 100m and long, starting the season with a 100m pb. Alex Lusty and Anna Parkins made a good pair in both the 100m and Long jump competitions in the u13 girls. The Besford sisters made their mark on the day, Hannah taking 2nd in both the 100m and long whilst little sister Ellie ran her first 70m hurdles finishing 3rd. In the men's events, decathlete Alex Gibson loosened up in the Hammer, discus and shot. Whilst the middle distance duo of Matt Missen and Oli Fahey ran strongly in the 400m and 1500m junior men's races. Luke Keteleers ran a pb in the 100m hurdles and the u17 men squad proved very strong in the 1500m. The impressive pair of Matt Tong and Lewis Taylor (both U15 boys) continued their strong performances of last year. Matt equaled the club 80m hurdles record, whilst Lewis ran in the victory in the discus, hammer and shot. In the U11 Philip Whitaker made his mark by winning both the long jump and 100m. Results ------------------------------------------------------ In the Essex Schools on March 13th at Maidstone the club had 5 runners selected to compete for Essex.. These were: Inter Girls - Katrina Bassick Senior Girls - Frances Cliffe and Sarah Jarvis Inter Boys - Mark Woodley Senior Boys - Oli Fahey Also Laura Condron was selected to run for the Junior Girls but was unable to take part due to injury. The Essex Inter and Senior Girls teams both won and the Essex Girls were runners up for the whole event. The Essex Inter Boys won and the team were overall winners for the whole event. |
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27th March 2004 You cannot help to have seen the press comment about the intended use of the Melbourne Park as a host for football and possibly Rugby by Chelmsford Borough Council. We are of course against the idea and are lobbying strongly, with good reason to avoid the mix of sporting activities. Melbourne Park was developed as a centre of excellence for athletics and should remain as such. |
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14th March 2004 Steve Toogood M40 collected a superb Silver medal in Stuttgart at the World Indoor Master Champs. Steve who was representing GB & NI competed in the 400m against 36 other competitors. Steve's Silver winning time was 52.14. |
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6th March 2004 Club Awards 2003. The annual presentation took place on Friday 27th February. Best performance cup was deservedly won by 300/400/800m athlete Emma Haley. Thrower of the year was shared by Sarah Smith and Lewis Taylor. Male athlete of the year was Matthew Tong and Female athlete of the year was Katrina Bassick. Full awards list here. |
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28th/29th February 2004 A small group of Chelmsford athletes made the trip to Birmingham to experience the national AAA championships. Entering the arena has the effect of making the most confident athlete (and coach) nervous. However, Matt Tong (U15) collected 3 medals in the 60mh 1st, L/J 2nd and S/P 2nd. Emma Haley (U17) broke the club 800m record in her heat with a time of 2.12.74. Sam Boxall (U15) made the 60m final and produced a best time of 7.55. Link to full results. |
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21st/22nd February Essex indoor championships - Chelmsford athletes very strong. Matt Tong continues his fine South of England form with victories in the 60mh and long jump. Club Results. 29 cross country athletes made there way to Mansfield to compete in the National championships. Full result set. The under 13 girls team finished in 31st place. The under 15's took 24th place, with Katrina Bassick highest overall placed Chelmsford athlete on the day with a 14th place finish. The under 17 men's team also finished in 14th position. |
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6th February 2004 Spring medal open info available. Entry Form |
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17th/18th January 2004 Bedford once again hosted the South of England indoor championships. Our strong under 15 boys duo of Matt Tong and Lewis Taylor were helping themselves to gold's. Matt won the 60mh in 8.99 and the long jump in 5.75. Lewis triumphed in the shot with a throw of 11.02. Results. |
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18th January 2004 The Essex cross country league final positions are now available. Topping the under 15 girls is Katrina Bassick with 7 points and likewise for the under 17 women is Frances Cliffe, third place in the under 13 girls was is Annie Dunn. Top position in the Senior women is Margaret Jarvis in 14th place with 99 points. Team wise the under 13 girls finished in top place, with the under 17/20's in 3rd as were the under 15' and the seniors in 2nd.. The men's teams faired nearly as well with the highest position going to the under 15 boys and under 17 men who completed the season in 2nd place. The seniors finished in 3rd and the under 13's in 5th. Sportshall Athletes swarmed to the selection event at Melbourne Park hosted by Chelmsford AC. Over 120 entrants took part in the many runs, jumps and throws available. The competition is open for 9's to 14's and selection means you get the chance to represent Essex in Guildford for the regional competition. If you missed this one, don't worry, the final selection event is next Sunday at Newham at 1pm. |
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15th January 2004 The second indoor track and field open proved to be a popular event with a reasonable turnout. There was a fine Pole vault in the under 15 girls with Sarah Clifford clearing 2.65m. Also, the under 17 women's long jump saw 2 girls over 5m, with early season personal bests for Lauren Longhurst 5.03m and Lyndsey North (U15) with 4.92 and an excellent 60m run in 8.0s. Results |
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12th January 2004 Matt Tong takes gold in the boys under 15 boys South of England Pentathlon champs at Bedford. With a margin of over 500 points on his next rival Matt produced a 3009 points tally. Matt also smashed the existing club record. 60m - 7.84, 60mH - 8.92, SP - 12.12, LJ - 5.84, HJ - 1.61 Rebecca French clinched 5th place in a tougher battle in
the under 17 women. Rebecca also broke the club pent record, well done. |
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4th January 2004 Happy new year to one and all. I hope you have a very successful season in 2004. At the Essex XC champs the Chelmsford girls teams performed exceptionally well. U13 - team gold - Aimee Dunn 4th 12.30, L Hasler 5th 12.34, L Crondon 7th 12.59, G Phillips 9th 13.10 U15 - team silver - K Bassick 3rd 17.17, L Jarvis 10th 18.33 U17 - team silver - F Cliff 2nd 19.26, Men U20 's - John Ferguson 8th 31.07 U15's - Team 6th U13's - M Hunt 4th 13.14, |
