SURREY CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUES, 8TH NOVEMBER 2008- Results.
AUDREY BALE - Audrey Bale died peacefully aged 87on 29th October 2008. Her funeral was held on Monday 10th November at 11.30am at the North East Surrey Crematorium, Garth Road, Morden. It was attended by the County President, Don Webb, and other Surrey officials. Also present several former members of Selsonia LAC including her daughter Kathryn, Cathy White, Olympic sprinter Marianne Dew (now Mrs Black), Val Morgan and Pat Mead.
Audrey was President of the Surrey Womens AAA in 1973 and a long-time field judge. During the Second World War she served in Women's Royal Army Corps after which she joined Selsonia Ladies AC as Audrey Duckett to support Kathryn and where she met her future second husband, Reg Bale, who was a founder member of Selsonia LAC in 1933. She was a long-serving member of the SWAAA where she became Treasurer from 1969 - 1979 and along with Jean Hutcherson and Win Shepherd, for many years, she "manned" the gate at our Track & Field Championships held at Motspur Park, Wimbledon Park, Croydon and Kingsmeadow. She is survived by her son, Martin, and daughter, Kathyrn, who was a successful athlete winning several County titles and becam an international shot putter and discus thrower. Following the demise of Selsonia LAC she switched to Belgrave Harriers. She moved to Worthing following the death of her first husband Bob Duckett but still regularly attended County meetings. Her last few years were spent at Link House, Raynes Park where she was nearer to Martin.
U13/U15 SPORTSHALL 2008/2009 - The timetable for the meetings organised by SCAA has been published. The Regional Final (organised by Sportshall Associates) will be held at Burgess Hill, Sussex on 8th February 2009. There has been a change to the composition of the regions and Surrey will now be in a contest with Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and the Isle of Wight. Further details are included in the letter sent to clubs. Please note that the Sportshall section of this site has not yet been upgraded to the new layout. 26 October Results (24k Excel) - revised 18 November.
ENGLAND ATHLETICS STRUCTURAL CHANGES ANNOUNCED ON 21 OCTOBER 2008
- England Athletics has recently announced plans for restructuring involving a shift to a more centralised structure. Regional offices will close and regional staff will be replaced by area staff. The Surrey County Athletics Development Officer currently funded by the region will need to acquire funding through a different source.
Statement (MS Word 32k) - FAQs (pdf 123k). Letter to Clubs from Zoe McKinnon dated 4 November 2008 (MS Word 97k).
INTER-COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY 2009 - Selection criteria for the U13/U15/U17 Girls & U13/U15 Boys age groups:-
The Selection Criteria for the South of England Inter Counties at Biggleswade on 31st January 2009 is:
1. First 5 home in Surrey Champs at Croydon on 3rd January 2009.
2. The remaining team/squad members will be selected by the Team Manager, taking League & Schools races into consideration.
The Selection Criteria for the UK Inter Counties at Nottingham on 7th March 2009 is:
1. The first 5 Surrey finishers at the South of England Inter Counties on 31st January.
2. The remaining team/squad members will be selected by the Team Manager, taking Championship, League & Schools races into consideration.
If you have any queries contact Trevor Raggett on 01483 488026 or .
SURREY VETS CROSS COUNTRY, RICHMOND PARK, 18 OCTOBER 2008
- Results.
COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES, PUNE, INDIA, 12-18 OCTOBER 2008
- Jade Ive (Sutton & District AC) won the Pole Vault with a Games Record of 4.05m. This is a Surrey U17 Record and a UK and Surrey U20 Record. NOTE. It has been clarified that Surrey Age records are based upon the age of an athlete at the time of achieving the performance. Hence, as Jade was not yet 17 when setting this performance, it qualifies as a Surrey U17 record. Surrey U17 Women records. Surrey U20 Women records.
NOTE. At the previous CYG held at Bendigo, Australia in December 2004 there were five Surrey athletes who participated - Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (2nd 100M); Bernard Yeboah (2nd Long Jump); Nick Stanisavljevic (2nd High Jump); Joscelynn Hopeson (1st 100M) and Danielle Christmas (1st 800M). 2004 Performances.
SURREY CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUES, 11TH OCTOBER 2008
- Results.
BRUCE JUDD CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS, STOKE PARK, GUILDFORD, 4TH OCTOBER 2008
- Results.
SURREY COUNTY SQUAD
- The event scheduled for 18th January 2009 has been cancelled due to a clash with SEAA Indoor meeting. More....
SURREY COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS, BROADBRIDGE HEATH, HORSHAM, 13/14 SEPTEMBER 2008 - Results Masters (NOTE. The U13 Girls & U13 Boys have been revised). Results now included in Athlete Profiles etc.
SURREY COUNTY COACH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME - More...
PLANNING / ANNUAL TRAINING PLAN WORKSHOP - More...
SURREY TRACK & FIELD TEAM MANAGEMENT -
Geoff Platt currently co-ordinates the management of the County Track & Field Teams. It is likely that vacancies will occur among the Team Managers next year. He would like a volunteer to take on one or more of the teams. If you are interested in becoming involved in County team management then please contact Geoff for further information.
CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS SECRETARY - VOLUNTEER(S) SOUGHT -
Trevor Raggett has stood down from his role of organising our Cross Country Championships. The officers of the county are making arrangements for the 2 events involved - the Bruce Judd Young Athletes Relays in October and the Main Championships in January. However this increases the burden undertaken by the few and we seek volunteers to undertake the Championship Secretary role for either or both of these fixtures. If you are interested or wish for further information then please contact Don Turner.
UK SCHOOL GAMES, BATH, 30/31 AUGUST 2008
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Day 1 Highlights: Jonny Hay (AFD) wins 3000m with a PB of 8:33.30; Rosa Williams (HHH) 3rd in Pole Vault equalling her PB of 3.30m; Amy Allcock (AFD) sets new Surrey record of 38.91 in heats of 300m. Surrey U17 Women records.
Day 2 Highlights: Ned Quiney (Croydon) wins Pole Vault with a PB of 4.35m; Michael Wheeler (HHH) wins Shot Put with a PB and Surrey Record of 18.86m; Babatunde Amosu (Croydon) wins Triple Jump with a PB and Surrey Record of 15.22m/+0.8; Julien Allwood (HHH) was 3rd in Triple Jump with 13.77m/-0.5; Rikkie Letch wins 800m in 1:56.43; Amy Allcock (AFD) was 2nd in 300m Final in 39.65. In the relays Matthew Walcott (HHH) was a member of the winning London 4x100m team and Amy Allcock (AFD) and Twinelle Hopeson (Croydon) were members of the winning South East 4x300m team. Surrey U17 Men records
U15/U20 INTER-COUNTIES, BARNET COPTHALL, 24 AUGUST 2008
- The Under 15 Boys were our most successful team when they won their competition with 4 athletes gaining individual first places: Jordan Maurice (Croydon) 800m; Blade Ashby (HHH) HJ setting a meeting record of 1.88m; Jack Phipps (Woking) Pole Vault and Elliot Safo (Croydon) Long Jump. Both Under 20 teams finished 5th and the Under 15 Girls came 6th in matches which were contested by 18 counties. Surrey performances and Team scores.
SURREY 10000M TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, TOOTING BEC, 23 AUGUST 2008
- Results:- 1 Jason Simpson (SLH-M40) 31:38.98; 2 Tim Elsey (HHH) 33:07.32; 3 Tony Harran (HHH-M45) 37:11.25; 4 Paul Mitchell (SLH-M40) 37:27.18; 5 Alan Davidson (HBAC-M60) 44:50.29; 6 Andy Lea-Gerrard (HHH-M50) 51:55.87. NOTE. This event was held in conjunction with the HHH Open Meeting and the race included athletes without a Surrey qualification. The athletes listed are those known to have a Surrey qualification.
OLYMPIC GAMES, BEIJING, CHINA - Performances by Surrey athletes. (Updated 23 August). TASHA DANVERS GAINS OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL - Running in the Final of the Women's 400 Metres Hurdles Tasha Danvers (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) finished third in the Surrey Record time of 53.84. Senior Women Surrey Records.
Running in the 3rd Semi-Final of the Men's 400 Metres on 19th August Martyn Rooney (Croydon Harriers) finished second and set a new Senior Mens 400m record of 44.60. This improves his previous record, set in July, of 44.72. He moves up to 8th place on the UK All-Time rankings. Senior Men Surrey Records.
EMELIA GORECKA RUNS FASTER THAN HER SURREY 3000M RECORD
- At the Watford Open Meeting on August 13th 2008 Emelia Gorecka (Aldershot, Farnham & District AC), running in a mixed 3000m race, set a time of 9:22.80 which is faster than her U15 Surrey record and Jo White's U17 Surrey record. As it was a mixed race it can not be recorded as a Record. However we show it in our lists of Surrey records, in italics, for information. It is the fastest time ever recorded by a British U15 Girl and the third fastest by an U17. Under 15 Girls Surrey Records.
ENGLAND ATHLETICS U17/U15 CHAMPIONSHIPS, BIRMINGHAM, 9/10 AUGUST 2008 - Surrey medalists.
UNDER 20 / UNDER 15 INTER-COUNTIES, BARNET COPTHALL, 24 AUGUST 2008 - The Surrey U15 Girls Team Manager, Geoff Platt, has updated (25 July) his selections.
The Surrey U15 Boys Team has been announced. Please can all athletes confirm their availability or non-availability as soon as possible to Rob Russell on 07810 862842 or e-mail to robruss24@hotmail.com. If texting please state name, event and "YES" or "NO". Selections.
SENIOR INTER-COUNTIES, KINGSMEADOW, 10 AUGUST 2008 -
The results (updated 14 August 2008) are available for downloading as an Excel spreadsheet (173k). These results include every attempt in the Field Events plus wind speed readings for the horizontal jumps. Unfortunately, not all the wind speed readings for the track events were recorded and we apologise for this omission. If there are any errors, such as mis-spelt names then please inform Webmaster. RESULTS.
U17 INTER-COUNTIES, BASILDON, 3 AUGUST 2008 - Full results have now been received. Results.
Performances added to Athlete Profiles
SURREY COUNTY ROAD RELAYS, WIMBLEDON PARK, 13 SEPTEMBER 2008 -Entry forms available for downloading.
SURREY COUNTY SQUAD DATES & SURREY SCHOOLS FIXTURES - Dates through to mid-2009 published. See Diary.
SURREY COUNTY ATHLETICS NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 2008 -
SCAN 56 now available.
MARTYN ROONEY IMPROVES SURREY 400M RECORD AGAIN -
Running in the Herculis Grand Prix in Monaco on 29th July 2008 Martyn Rooney (Croydon Harriers) achieved a stunning victory and set a new Senior Mens 400m record of 44.72. This improves his previous record, set 3 days earlier, of 44.83. He remains in 10th place on the UK All-Time rankings. Senior Men Surrey Records.
U13 INTER-COUNTIES, KINGSMEADOW - 27 JULY 2008 - Sunday's results are available as an Excel spreadsheet (145k) or as a 75k pdf. The results (revised at 15:50 on 1 August) are now believed to be complete. If there are any errors, such as mis-spelt names then please inform Webmaster.
Surrey County AA were delighted that our President, Don Webb, was able to attend. He still has restricted movement but is showing good progress following his fall at the Surrey Schools Championships and subsequent operations.
MARTYN ROONEY IMPROVES SURREY 400M RECORD - Running in the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on 26th July 2008 Martyn Rooney (Croydon Harriers) achieved a stunning victory and set a new Senior Mens 400m record of 44.83. This improves his previous record, set in May, of 45.19. It places him 10th on the UK All-Time rankings. Senior Men Surrey Records.
SURREY ROAD LEAGUE -
The results of the first five events of the Surrey Road League are available (Updated 25 July).
SURREY COUNTY 10,000M TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, TOOTING BEC, 23 AUGUST 2008 - This will be held in conjunction with the HHH Open Meeting. Timetable.
GB & NI ATHLETICS TEAM FOR 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES - On 14th July UKA announced the first draft of athletes selected for Beijing. The Surrey athletes selected were: Martyn Rooney (400m & 4x400m relay), Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (4x100m relay), Tasha Danvers (400m Hurdles) and Jade Johnson (Long Jump). On 19th July UKA announced the final selections which included the addition of Donna Fraser (4x400m relay) who will be attending her 4th Olympic Games. The total of 5 Surrey athletes compares with 6 selected for Athens (2004) and 3 for Sydney (2000).
ENGLISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS, GATESHEAD, 11-12 JULY 2008 -
14 Individual medals won by Surrey athletes. More...
UK CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS, BIRMINGHAM, 11-13 JULY 2008 -
Surrey athletes won 8 medals with Jade Johnson, Martyn Rooney and Emeka Udechuku getting Golds. Surrey Medals. Performances by Surrey athletes.
SURREY COMBINED EVENTS & STEEPLECHASE CHAMPIONSHIPS, BROADBRIDGE HEATH, HORSHAM, 13/14 SEPTEMBER 2008 Entry Form and Timetable available for Download.
IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND, 8-13 JULY 2008 Pole Vault Women - Jade Ive had the frustration of being the highest placed non-qualifier. She cleared 3.90m at her 3rd attempt and then failed at 4.00m. If she had cleared 3.90m on either her 1st or 2nd attempts then she would have qualified for the final. She was 13th of the 24 competitors.
SURREY ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SURREY ROAD LEAGUE The results of the Surrey 10 kilometres and the first four events of the Surrey Road League are available (Updated 5 July).
EA U23/U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEDFORD, 21/22 JUNE 2008 Four Surrey champions - Jade Ive (U20W Pole Vault), James Dasaolu (U23M 100m), Nick Stanisavljevic (U23M HJ) & Chris Scott (U23M Discus). Surrey medals
JADE JOHNSON IMPROVES SURREY LONG JUMP RECORD Competing in the European Cup at Annecy, France on 22nd June 2008 Jade Johnson (Herne Hill Harriers) improved her Surrey record by 1cm with a leap of 6.81m (w/s +1.7). Senior Women Surrey Records.
SEAA SENIOR / U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS, CRYSTAL PALACE, 14/15 JUNE 2008 Jade Ive set a new Surrey Record (see below) in winning the U20 Womens Pole Vault. Babatunde Amosu won the U20 Mens Triple Jump. Both of these athletes are U17s so they were excellent achievements. Other Surrey athletes to win their events were: Emelia Gorecka who, in the U15 Girls 3000m, set the 2nd fastest ever time by a UK athlete of 9:33.37; Eleanor Gatrell - SW Shot 15.96m; Tom Norman - SM Discus 53.60m.
JADE IVE IMPROVES SURREY POLE VAULT RECORDS Competing in the SEAA U20 Championships at Crystal Palace on 15th June 2008 Jade Ive (Sutton & District AC) set a new CBP of 3.95m. This improves her previous U17 & U20 Surrey records of 3.85m. Under 17 Women Surrey Records. Under 20 Women Surrey Records.
SAMSON ONI IMPROVES SURREY HIGH JUMP RECORD Competing in the British Athletics League at Birmingham on 8th June 2008 Samson Oni (Belgrave Harriers) set a new Senior Mens Outdoor High Jump record of 2.30m. This improves his previous record of 2.28m and equals his Indoor best set in February. Senior Men Surrey Records.
SPAR EUROPEAN CUP, ANNECY, FRANCE - 21/22 JUNE 2008 The following Surrey athletes have ben selected for the GB&NI team:- Martyn Rooney (400m & 4x400m), Samson Oni (High Jump), Emeka Udechuku (Discus), Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (4x100m), Tasha Danvers (400m Hurdles) and Jade Johnson (Long Jump).
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SURREY ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SURREY ROAD LEAGUE The results of the Surrey 10 Miles and the first three events of the Surrey Road League are available (Updated 6 June).
MARTYN ROONEY IMPROVES SURREY 400M RECORD Running in Geneva on 31st May 2008 Martyn Rooney (Croydon Harriers) set a new Senior Mens 400m record of 45.19. This improves his previous record, set in 2006, of 45.35. It places him 14th on the UK All-Time rankings. Senior Men Surrey Records.
KATIE SNOWDEN SETS NEW SURREY U15G 800M RECORD AT SEAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Competing in the Final of the South of England Championships held at the Julie Rose Stadium, Ashford on Sunday, 25th May 2008 Katie Snowden (Herne Hill Harriers) set a new record of 2:11.10 when winning the title. It beat the previous best of 2:12.04 set in 1998 by Olivia Hines (Hercules Wimbledon AC). Finishing second was Emelia Gorecka (Aldershot, Farnham & District AC) whose time of 2:11.84 also broke the previous record. This result reversed their placings in the Surrey Championships held two weeks previously. Under 15 Girls Surrey Records.
Other Surrey winners at the SEAA U15/U17 Championships were: Twinelle Hopeson (Croydon H) - U17W 100m & 200m; Khalil Njoya (Herne Hill H) - U15B Shot & Discus; Christianne Risman (Guildford & Godalming AC) - U15G Triple Jump; Adelle Tracy (Guildford & Godalming AC) - U17W 800m; Jade Ive (Sutton & District AC) - U17W Pole Vault; Jordan Maurice (Croydon H) - U15B 800m; Ned Quiney (Croydon H) - U17M Pole Vault & Tunde Amosu (Croydon H) - U17M Triple Jump.
SURREY VETERANS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, KINGSMEADOW, 24 MAY 2008Results (78k MS Word document) - Updated 26/05/2008.
SURREY TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, KINGSMEADOW STADIUM, 10/11 MAY 2008 Fine weather over the weekend meant excellent conditions with the exception of occasional strong gusts of wind which meant some of the sprints and horizontal jumps were wind-assisted. The athletes responded by setting championship best performances in 10 events. Results
In the Under 17 Womens 300M Twinelle Hopeson (Croydon H) set a new County Record with her winning time of 38.98 secs with runner-up Amy Allcock (Aldershot, Farnham & District AC) equalling the previous record of 39.36 set by Olivia Hines in 2000. These two athletes came head to head over the 2 long sprints (200M & 300M) with Amy winning Sunday's 200M Final. U17 Women Surrey Records PLEASE NOTE. ALL HIGH JUMP EVENTS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WERE CANCELLED.
ALL THE RESULTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE SURREY RANKINGS AND HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS DATABASE AND THE ATHLETE PROFILES.
SURREY ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SURREY ROAD LEAGUE The results of the Surrey Half-Marathon and the first two events of the Surrey Road League are available (Updated 16 May).
SURREY RACE WALKING 10K TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP, BATTERSEA PARK, 30 APRIL 2008 Result:- 1 Peter Hannell (SWC) 61:03.2; 2 Paul King (Belg) 62:26.2; 3 John May (L Vids) 75:45.8.
EMELIA GORECKA IMPROVES HER SURREY 1500M RECORD BY 10 SECONDS! Running in the BMC Academy PB Classics meeting at Millfield School on 5th May 2008 Emelia Gorecka (Aldershot, Farnham & District AC) set a new Under 15 Girls 1500m record of 4:24.95. This improves her previous record, set in 2007, of 4:34.98. It is the second fastest time ever by a UK Under 15 Girl. Under 15 Girls Surrey Records.
FELIX HATTON SETS NEW SURREY RECORD Competing in the BUSA Championships at Bedford on 5 May, Felix Hatton (Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harriers) improved his own Surrey Senior Javelin Record to 70.99m. Senior Men Records.
FLYING COACHES
SCAA Development and Active Surrey Athletics Development have set up the Flying Coaches scheme to help match those who need a coaching resource with available coaches.
Click here for details.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Photo-Finish - The County has its own photo-finish equipment
which it hires out to meeting organisers. We need someone who can assist
with the setting-up of the equipment following Shaun MacDermott's
relocation. Please contact Mike Scott.
BOOKING
FORMS FOR PHOTO-FINISH, RACE CLOCK & RADIOS SCAA has (a) photo finish, (b) a race clock and (c)
radios for hire. You can download forms to book either the race clock or
the radios by clicking on the buttons below. The forms come in either MS
Word or Adobe PDF format. Please note that there are two different forms
for the photo finish - one for organisations affiliated to SCAA and one
for other organisations.
SURREY COUNTY ATHLETICS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Zoe McKinnon Active Surrey Sports Partnership, SSDU Christ's College, Larch Avenue
GUILDFORD, Surrey GU1 1JY Tele: 01483 518963 E-mail www.activesurrey.com
ENGLAND ATHLETICS
SOUTH EAST REGION
Elspeth Turner Sub Regional Manager England Athletics South East Region
Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre Wickhurst Lane Broadbridge Heath HORSHAM West Sussex RH12 3YS
Telephone: 01403 259583 Mobile: 07815 072558
LONDON REGION
Bob Smith Regional Manager England Athletics London Region c/o The Academy of Sport
London South Bank University South Bank Technopark 90 London Road
LONDON SE1 6LN Telephone - 020 7928 4686
