Athletics: Northern League glory for West Cheshire AC

Aug 18 2011 Chester Chronicle

WEST Cheshire AC are celebrating a league title victory.

The club’s senior squad won the Northern Track and Field League Division Two West championship at the weekend, wrapping up their campaign with a final round win at Longford Park Stadium, Trafford.

Shona Valentine, Laura Rigby, Bryony Potter and Danielle Erskine teamed up for victory in the women’s 4x100m relay with a time of 51.90 seconds.

Valentine won the B 100m (13.40s) and finished second in her 200m (27.50s) alongside Laura Rigby, who won the B 200m in 28.0secs.

Jenna Sheehy (83.30s in the B 400m hurdles and 8.60m in the B triple jump), Abi Williams (18.20s in the B 100m hurdles), Nicola Gore (21.86m in the B javelin) and Danielle Erskine (5.17m in the long jump) scored individual victories in the women’s events.

Tom Booth (59.40s in the 400m hurdles and 17.70s in the 110m hurdles) headed the men’s charge with a double success story.

He was backed up by B 110m hurdles winner Dave McKay (25.90s), who also claimed top marks in the hammer (44.71m), B discus (32.19m), javelin (52.98m) and shot (12.15m).

Richard Stocker powered his way to success in the discus (35.30m) and B shot (10.93m), while Andrew Gore won the B javelin (38.30m) and John Manning grabbed glory in the B long jump (5.48m), B triple jump (10.38m) and B pole vault (3m).

Michael Bailiff (1.85m) and Alan Littler (1.70m) combined to secure maximum points for their club in the high jump.

West Cheshire AC’s victorious squad are now preparing to compete in the Division One promotion match, scheduled to take place at Cleckheaton on Saturday, September 10.