Bracknell AC - 32nd Young Athletes Open Meeting
Bracknell AC's 32nd Young Athletes Meeting will take place on Saturday 27th March 2010, at the John Nike Stadium, Bracknell Leisure Centre. The first event will start at 10:30. Details of the events can be downloaded by clicking here. An entry form can be downloaded by clicking here.
For the first time ever Bracknell AC will be using electronic timing for track events at this meeting. Medals will be presented to the first three finishers in each event.
Entry forms and the correct entry fee must be sent to Mr M. E. Charlish, 2 Birkbeck Place, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst, Berks, GU47 0UL. The closing date for entries is March 12th, 2010. No entries received after this date will be accepted.
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Chiltern League (Feb 13th @ Wing) & Border League (Feb 21st @ Basingstoke)
The next Chiltern League and Border League fixtures have race time changes that may affect you. The following timetables will apply.
| Race | Start Time |
|---|---|
| U11 Girls | 12:30 |
| U11 Boys | 12:45 |
| U13 Girls | 13:00 |
| U13 Boys | 13:15 |
| U15 Girls | 13:30 |
| U15 Boys | 13:45 |
| U17/U20 Women | 14:00 |
| Junior, Senior and Veteran Men | 14:30 |
| Senior and Veteran Women | 15:15 |
| U17 Men | 15:30 |
| Race | Start Time |
|---|---|
| U9 Girls | 13:30 |
| U9 Boys | 13:40 |
| U11 Girls | 13:50 |
| U11 Boys | 14:05 |
| U13 Girls | 14:20 |
| U13 Boys | 14:35 |
| U15 Girls | 14:50 |
| U15 Boys | 15:05 |
Berkshire County Indoor Meeting @ Eton Indoor Arena (TVAC)
Seven athletes from Bracknell tested their fitness half way through winter training by competing in the second winter indoor meetings at Eton Indoor Arena (TVAC) over 60m, 60m Hurdles, Triple Jump, and Long Jump incorporating the first part of the Berkshire Indoor Championships (60m, Long Jump and Triple Jump).
Sophie Papps ran an impressive 60m in a PB of 8.02s winning the County U17 Women's event and Stuart Phillips ran a fast 7.36s in the Senior Men event.
In the U15 60m Hurdles, Alex Walker ran a very quick PB of 9.16s, Ben Russell also ran well for a PB of 10.48s and Reece William running his first race as an U15 ran well to record a time of 11.76s. Sara Henderson in the U20 Womens ran a solid 11.14s.
Aaron Scarified jumped an impressively 11.51m winning the Triple Jump with a new PB and Ben Russell finishing 2nd jumping a PB in every round of the competition finishing with 9.99m. In the U20 Womens event Sara Henderson jumped 8.49m.
In the Long Jump, Aaron Scardifield and Alex Walker both jumped PBs. Aaron winning with a good jump of 5.22m and Alex jumping 5.00m.
Border League Results - November 15th
Results of the first Border League Cross Country match at Lightwater can be downloaded by clicking here.
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Cross Country Championship - November 14th
In appaling weather conditions Bracknell acheived excellent results at this years championship.
In a torrential downpour and raging winds our Under 13 Girls 'A' & 'B' teams scored Gold and Silver medals in the team awards ahead of Team Kennet with very strong individual performances.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grace Goddard | 1st |
| Hope Goddard | 2nd |
| Siannah Rayment | 3rd |
| Vicky Birch | 5th |
| Ria Wingfield | 11th |
| Tess Prichard | 13th |
National Cross Country Relay Championship @ Mansfield - October 31st
The Under 13 girls yet again ran magnificantly to finish in silver medal position.
The team was led off by Vicki Birch who battled through a congested start to bring the team home in 30th place in a time of 8.07 on the 2k circuit. Hope Goddard ran a very mature run in 7.39 to bring the team into 4th place. Four teams then battled for the medals and Grace Goddard ran superbly in a time of 7.40 to bring her team home in 2nd place out of 81 teams. Congratulations go to Hope and Grace Goddard who yet again featured in the fastest overall legs, placing 6th and 9th respectively.
The Under 15 girls had a solid race to finish 8th overall out of 77 teams competing. Becky Berger-North came in a respectable 10th in 7.26, Grace Collins ran 8.08 on the second leg bringing the team home in 16th, Becky Turton then ran a fantastic leg to bring the team home in 8th position. The Bracknell 'B' team of Philly Bowden (7.52) Becca Howard (9.04) and Emma Woodhead (8.43) ran well to finish 55th overall.
National Road Relays @ Sutton Park - October 17th
Congratulations to our Under 13 and Under 15 Girls teams who competed in the National Road Relays at Sutton Park
The Under 15 Girls teams came 4th and 36th, with Becky Berger-North achieving an equal third place for an individual fastest lap. The Under 13 Girls teams came 3rd and 16th, with Grace Goddard achieving a forth place for an individual fastest lap.
Chiltern League @ Luton - November 7th
This league match will take place at Wigmore Valley and not the normal venue at Stockwood Park. For more information please check the Chiltern League website.
U13 Girls Win Southern Road Relays
For the first time a team from Bracknell wins at the Southern Road Relays. Our Under 13 Girls team of Hope Godard, Grace Godard and Siannah Rayment managed to beat Aldershot, so often dominant over the past years in this race, into second place.
| Name | Time |
|---|---|
| Hope Goddard | 8:28 |
| Grace Goddard | 8:38 |
| Siannah Rayment | 8:23 |
There was also a excellent performance from our Under 15 Girls team of Becky Berger-North, Becky Turton and Fern Breton who secured a team Bronze medal in their race.
UK School Games
Zak Seddon won the 1500m steeplechase at the UK School Games today in a new UK School Games record time of 4:16.84.
Mens Southern League Div 3S Match & Crawley
On Saturday, the senior male side of Bracknell AC, ventured to Crawley to contest their penultimate match in Division Three South, of the Mens Southern League. In rain lashed, wind swept conditions the team won nineteen of the Thirty Six events, including seven double victories, where they took both 'A' and 'B' string honours. Winning the match by fifteen points Bracknell scored 105, Horsham came second scoring 90 points, Tunbridge Wells were a close third with 87.5 points and Holland Sports came fourth with 72.5 points.
Young Athletes League - Hillingdon
On Sunday 18th May, Bracknell Athletics Club took a well deserved second place, in their second round match of the Young Athletes League. Competing in the Southern One West Division, the combined boys and girls team, finished runner up to hosts Hillingdon. Isle of Wight came third and Poole Runners were fourth. At time of going to press, a breakdown of the Girls and Boys totals was not available. But taking a massive 57 points from an overall total of 68 points, it's a pretty safe bet, that the Boys Under 13's side, won their part of the competition.
