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    Shropshire Young Athletes Cross Country League - 1st Meeting 6th Oct 2002

      Oswestry Olympians travelled to the Phoenix Centre, Dawley to compete in the first meeting of the Shropshire Young Athletes X-C League and came away with some excellent team and individual results
     
      As this was the first X-C meeting of the new season, a number of young athletes had moved up an age group and several others were making their debut for the club.
     
      Unfortunately in some of the age groups , Olympians were unable to put out full teams. This is a particular problem in the Under 13 age group (Years 7 and 8), where the club is very anxious for some new recruits.
     
      Oswestry had two winners at Dawley. Florence Roberts ran strongly from the front to victory in the Under 11 Girls race and Alison Lavender in her first race in an Oswestry vest , ran a well paced race to run out a comfortable winner and lead her team to victory in the Under 15 Girls.
     
      Josh Ogden moved up an age group and ran exceptionally well to finish in 2nd place in the Under 13 Boys 3000m race. Oliver Blake was 2nd in the Under 15 Boys 4000m with brother Toby 3rd in the Under 11 Boys race.
     
    Results from Dawley were as follows:
    Under 11 Girls: 1st Florence Roberts, 4th Jenny Boskett, 9th Kerry Rogers, 14th Jodie Phillips, 15th Mia Ogden. Team 2nd on the day.
    Under 11 Boys: 3rd Toby Blake, 8th Ashley Stringer, 12th George Richmond, 13th Jack Roberts. Team 2nd on the day.
    Under 13 Girls: 9th Georgina Roberts and 15th Alison Eccleston. Team 5th on the day.
    Under 13 Boys: 2nd Josh Ogden, 7th Toby Griffiths. Team 3rd on the day.
    Under 15 Girls: 1st Alison Lavender, 8th Charlotte Roberts, 10th Gemma Weetman, 12th Emma Thomas, 14th Katy Humphreys. Team 1st on the day.
    Under 15 Boys: 2nd Oliver Blake, 5th Ben Griffiths, 8th Ashley Martin. Team 2nd on the day.
     
      After the first league meeting Olympians are lying in second place overall but are almost 500 points behind Telford. Oswestry are hosting the next meeting on 27th October at Oswestry School Playing Fields and are hoping for a better turn out of athletes, especially in the Under 13 age group.
     
     If there are any youngsters in Year 5 and above who enjoy cross country running, Olympians invites you to come along to their training sessions. Please contact John Roberts (773202) or Kathy Wray (656961) for further details.

    Gemma takes another medal - AAA U15/U17 Multi Events Champs Stoke 29/9/2002

    Gemma Weetman finished a great season with another medal at National level when she took Silver at the AAA's meeting at Stoke on Sunday 29th Sept in the U15 Girls Pentathlon. She achieved another PB on the day with a score of 2865. Gemma had the previous week competed at the English Schools multi events finals at Derby, having earned her place by winning the North West Regional final at Preston earlier in the year. However her performance at Derby had been a disappointment only managing 24th place. With this in mind her determination at the AAA meeting was palpable and she improved on her previous PB by 160 points. If only she had managed the same total the previous week at English Schools she would have taken a bronze instead of 24th place. Gemma is now ranked Nationally at both Pentathlon & Long Jump.

    Juniors Presentations & Disco Evening - 8th November 2002
     
    Club AGM 25th November 2002

    12/7/2002 Gemma Weetman takes the Silver in the Junior Girls Long Jump at the English Schools 2002 in Nottingham
    Oswestry Olympian Gemma Weetman achieved one of only 3 medals for Shropshire in the English Schools Track & Field National Finals in Nottingham. She managed a personal best jump of 5m29cm to take 2nd place, just 10cm behind the winner. Two other Shropshire athletes also gained medals. A Silver went to Inters girl Sinead Johnson in the 100m & a Bronze to Seniors girl Emma Forester in the Discus. All 3 girls achieved not only AAA grade 1 but also the higher English Schools National Standards in their events
    Park Hall Stadium gets certified for training and competition - Certificate valid from 11.6.02
    WELSH TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS - 8th June 2002.

     Three young Oswestry Olympian athletes travelled to Newport to compete in the Welsh Track and Field Championships and achieved some good results with two athletes bringing home medals.
     
    Olympians Under 20 Welsh International Susan Edwards ran well to finish in second place in the Junior Womens 100m Hurdles in a time of 15.95 secs. She was only beaten by Becky Jones (Wrexham) who is a Great Britain Junior International.
    Susan has been selected to represent Wales in another Junior International match at Aberdare on 15th June.
     
    Jenny Corbett won the bronze medal in the Under 17 Womens Long Jump with 4m 64cms and also reached the final of the 200m.
     
    Alice Greenwood finished in 4th place overall in the Under 13 Girls Shot with a best throw of 6m 91cms.

    SHROPSHIRE YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE. 2nd of 5
    22 May 2002
      Oswestry Olympians competed in the second league meeting held at Telford Athletics Stadium. All the Olympians teams finished in second place overall on the night, except the Under 15 Girls who were third overall. After two league meetings Olympians are lying in second place overall, ten points behind a strong Telford team.
      Leading performances for Olympians came in the Under 11 Girls 600m and the Under 13 Girls High Jump.
      Florence Roberts and Jenny Boskett led from the gun to gain maximum points in the Under 11 Girls 600m. Florence won the A race in a time of 2m 05.5secs with Jenny first in the B race in 2m 09.3secs.
      Emma Speake and Cherida Lauriello both cleared 1m 20cms in the Under 13 Girls High Jump to win the A and B competitions.
      Corin Garbett ran an excellent time of 13.6secs to finish in second place in the Under 13 Boys 100m.
     
      Other leading results were as follows:
      Under 11 Boys and Girls: Laurie Judd - 2nd 50m (A) 8.0secs. Drew Eccleston - 1st 50m (B) 8.2secs. Kerry Rogers - 2nd Rounders Ball Throw (B) - 18m 28cms.
      Under 15 Girls: Katy Humphreys - 2nd Shot (A) 6m 91cms, 3rd 200m (A) 29.9secs. Charlotte Roberts - 2nd Shot(B) 5m 26cms, 3rd 1500m (B) 5m 42.1secs.
      Under 17 Women: Karen Tinsley - 1st 100m (B) 13.5secs, 1st Long Jump (B) 4m 71cms. Jenny Corbett - 2nd 100m (A) 13.1secs, 2nd 300m (A) 45.6secs, 2nd Long Jump (A) 4m 74cms. Jo Brooke - 1st 300m (B) 46.8secs.
      Under 13 Boys: Harry Dunn - 2nd 100m (B) 14.9secs. Sam Roberts - 2nd 200m (A) 34.0secs. Gareth Horton - 1st 200m (B) 32.1secs. Josh Ogden - 2nd 800m (A) 2m 46.3secs. Bob Heathcote - 1st 800m (B) 2m 49.6secs. Corin Garbett - 2nd Long Jump (A) 3m 89cms.
      Under 15 Boys: Oliver Blake - 1st 1500m (A) 4m 52.2secs, 3rd Triple Jump (A) 10m 13cms. Tom Emery - 2nd 1500m (B) 5m 18.8secs. Ashley Martin - 1st Triple Jump (B) 8m 11cms.
      Under 17 Men: James Henderson - 1st Triple Jump (B) 11m 04cms, 2nd 100m (B) 12.7secs. Alex James - 2nd Triple Jump (A) 11m 60cms.
     
      The next league meeting has been changed to Telford on Wednesday 19th June.

     NATIONAL YOUNG ATHLETES GIRLS LEAGUE. - 19th May 2002
      A strong squad of Oswestry Olympians travelled to Macclesfield for the first meeting of the National Young Athletes Girls league, NW Division 2, and came away with a resounding victory over the other seven competing teams.
      Olympians scored a total of 294 points, 79 ahead of second placed Deeside. There were numerous top three placings and a number of athletes received standards certificates.
      Three athletes had Grade Two performances, two of these coming in the Hurdles events. Cherida Lauriello won the Under 13 Girls Hurdles in a time of 12.3secs and Katie Griffiths was second in the Under 15 Girls Hurdles in 12.4secs.
      Gemma Weetman was in a class of her own in the Under 15 Girls Long Jump. her winning jump of 5m 05 was over a metre ahead of the rest of the competitors and only 5 cms short of a Grade One performance. Gemma's time of 13.1secs in the 100m was only 0.1sec off a Grade Two performance.
      Leading results:
    Under 13 Girls: Cherida Lauriello - 1st 70m Hurdles(A), 1st 75m (A) 11.1secs (Grade 3). Charley Broom - 1st 75m (B) 11.0 secs (Grade 3), 2nd Long Jump (A) 4m 24cms (Grade 3). Georgina Roberts - 2nd 12oom (A) 4m 35.5secs (Grade 4).
    Under 15 Girls: Charlotte Roberts - 1st 75m Hurdles (B) 13.6secs (Grade 4), 1st 800m (B) 2m 42.5secs (Grade 4). Emma Thomas - 2nd 800m (A) 2m 40.8secs (Grade 4). Katie Griffiths - 2nd 75m Hurdles (A). Gemma Weetman - 1st Long Jump (A), 1st High Jump (A) 1m 43cms, 1st 100m (A). The 4x100 Relay team also won.
    Under 17 Girls: Jo Brooke - 1st 300m Hurdles(A) 51.8secs (Grade 3), 1st 200m(B) 27.6secs (Grade 4). Karen Tinsley - 1st 80m Hurdles (A) 12.5secs (Grade 3), 1st 100m (B) 13.4 secs (Grade 4) and 1st Long Jump (B) 4m 54 cms (Grade 4). Jenny Corbett - 1st 100m (A) 13.4secs (Grade 4), 1st 200m (A) 27.0 secs (Grade 4), 1st Long Jump (A) 4m 70cms (Grade 4). Robyn Tuerena - 1st High Jump (A) 1m 40cms, 1st Discus (A) 19m 97cms. Nicki Wray - 2nd 300m (B) 49.3secs. Abbie James - 1st High Jump (B) 1m 30cms. There was a win for the 4x100 Relay team.
      The team are now looking forward to the second league meeting at Deeside in June.
     

    NATIONAL YOUNG ATHLETES BOYS LEAGUE. - 19/5/2002
      A small contingent of Oswestry boys competed in the second meeting of the National Young Athletes Boys League held at Deeside Stadium.
      This was a good opportunity for athletes to have a go at some different events. Ben Griffiths had his first race over 3000m and had a comfortable victory in the A race in a time of 11m 16.2 secs. Brother Toby had an impressive win in the Under 13 100m (B) race, clocking a time of 15.4 secs.
      Tom Emery had an excellent High Jump competition, winning with a new personal best height of 1m 50cms.
      Oliver Blake had another runaway victory in the Under 15 Boys 800m to finish almost half a minute ahead of the rest of the field.
      Leading results were as follows:
    Under 13 Boys: Josh Ogden - 2nd 1500m (A) 5m 25.7secs. Toby Griffiths - 1st 1500m (B) 5m 38.2secs, 1st 100m (B) 15.4secs.
    Under 15 Boys: Tom Emery - 1st High Jump (A) 1m 50cms, 1st 1500m (A) 5m 25.1secs. Ben Griffiths - 1st 3000m (A), 2nd Long Jump (B) 3m 73cms. Oliver Blake - 1st 800m (A 2m 18.8secs), 2nd 80m Hurdles(A).
    Under 17 Boys: Jamie Horne - 2nd 100m Hurdles (A) 16.4secs, 3rd High Jump (A) 1m 50cms.
      The third league meeting is at Preston in June.

    Shropshire AA Track and Field Championships. 11th & 16th May 2002
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      Oswestry Olympians had a good representation of young athletes at the Shropshire AA Track and Field Championships held at Telford Athletics Stadium.
      A bright sunny day provided ideal conditions for competition, with many of the athletes winning medals and recording personal best performances.
      Particularly impressive were the performances of the Oswestry hurdlers, coached by Arnie Wray. All five athletes won their events and became county champions - Cherida Lauriello (Under 13 Girls 70m Hurdles), Katie Griffiths (Under 15 Girls 75m Hurdles), Karen Tinsley(Under 17 Women 80m Hurdles), Jamie Horne (Under 17 Mens 100m Hurdles) and Sue Edwards (N.Wales champion in Junior Womens 100m Hurdles).
      Josh Ogden ran from the front to win the Under 13 Boys 1500m in an excellent time of 5m 18.8secs with team mate Toby Griffiths 5th in 5m 52.0secs. Josh also took silver in the 800m. Georgina Roberts finished strongly in the Under 13 Girls 1500m to take the bronze medal in a time of 5m 44.6secs. She was also 6th in the Long Jump with 3m 26cms (PB).
      Under 15 Girls, Gemma Weetman continued her excellent start to the season with gold medals in the Long Jump - 4m 75cms and the 200m - 28.0secs. Gemma also took silvers in the High Jump - 1m 40cms & 800m 2:30.0. In the same age group Katie Griffiths won the 75m Hurdles in a time of 14.2secs. Emma Thomas finished in 7th place in the 1500m, setting a new PB of 5m 36.5secs.
      The Under 15 Boys 1500m race went all the way to the line, with Olympians Oliver Blake taking the gold medal in a very exciting finish - 4m 44.6secs he also took silver in the 800m. Ben Griffiths was 4th in the same race.
      In the Under 17 Womens age group, Jo Brooke won three medals - silver in the 200m - 27.9secs and bronze in the 100m 13.4secs and 300m Hurdles - 51.8secs (PB). Robyn Tuerena also won two medals in the Under 17 age group - gold in the Discus - 25m 85cms and bronze in the Triple Jump - 10m 04cms.
    Karen Tinsley won gold in the 80m Hurdles- 12.6secs and silver in the Long Jump -4m 77cms. Nicki Wray was 4th in the 300m - 46.7secs and had a PB of 7m 07 in the Shot. Robyn ,Jo, Karen and Nicki finished second in the 4x100 Relay.
      Jamie Horne won two medals in the Under 17 Men age group - gold in the 100m Hurdles - 15.6secs and bronze in the 400m- 58.1secs. Alex James had a convincing victory in the Triple Jump - 11m 48cms and also reached the finals of the 100m ( 4th in 12.7secs) and the 200m (6th in 26.3secs).
    James Henderson was 2nd in the 100m Hurdles - 16.2secs and 4th in the Javelin - 34m 10cms.
      Chris Warburton was first in the Junior Mens 800m in a time of 2m 14.1secs.

    North Wales Track and Field Championships. May 2002
     
      Four young Oswestry Olympian athletes competed in the N. Wales Track and Field Championships held at Deeside Stadium.
      Under 13 athlete Alice Greenwood had an amazing day, winning three medals and setting two new championship best performances in the High Jump - 1m 25cms and the Shot - 7m 17cms. Alice also took the silver medal in the Discus to add to the golds in the High Jump and Shot. Team mate Charlie Broom was 3rd in the Long Jump.
      Jenny Corbett won three medals in the Under 17 age group - silver in the 100m and 200m and bronze in the Long Jump - 4m 76cms.
      Sue Edwards, who has just moved up to the Under 20 age group and the 100m Hurdles, ran an excellent time of 15.7secs to take the gold medal and complete a great weekend for the Oswestry Olympian hurdlers.

    Gemma Leaps into the Records


    Telford Open & SYAL League results will be posted as soon as available

    Gemma Weetman jumped into the record book with a huge increase to her PB. Competing in the Shropshire Young Athletes Track & Field League's first meeting of 2002 at Telford, Gemma broke the Under 15 girls League record with a Grade 1 National Standard Long Jump of 5m24cm.
    Gemma's superb jump is the result not only of her efforts, but also the help & encouragement of Olympians senior coach Arnie Wray who was present to witness her success. Arnie's creative approach to her winter long jump training is the key to her early season's progress.
    This is Gemma's second League record, she also holds the U13 Girls 1500m record, and is her 3rd Grade 1 performance. Gemma achieved a Grade 1 Standard performance in 2000 in the 800m & again in March this year in the AAA indoor Pentathlons in Cardiff.
    Gemma is now a leading contender for the Midland Championships in both Long Jump & Pentathlon in 4 weeks time & has now also met the prestigious English Schools entry qualifications.
    The previous Shropshire league U15G Long Jump record was also held by an Oswestry Olympian, Melissa Harris who in 1999 went on to take a medal at the English Schools Championships.

    SHROPSHIRE YOUNG ATHLETES TRACK AND FIELD LEAGUE. 22/4/2002
      Oswestry Olympians teams travelled to Telford to compete in the opening meeting of the Shropshire Young Athletes Track and Field League. There were good early season performances from the young athletes. The Under 15 and Under 17 Boys teams won on the night with all the other Olympians teams - Under 11 Boys and Girls, Under 13 Boys and Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 Girls teams in second place.
      After the first meeting,Oswestry are in second place overall with 26 league points just behind Telford (28 points).
      The outstanding performance of the night came from fourteen year old, Gemma Weetman, who set a new league record in the Under 15 Girls Long Jump with a superb leap of 5m 24cms. This is a National Standard jump and also an English Schools entry standard.
      Charlie Broom made a winning debut in the Under 13 Girls age group, winning the Long Jump (A) and the 200m (B) and Oliver Blake ran from the front to win the Under 15 Boys 800m by a margin of 12secs.
      Leading results at Telford were as follows:
    Under 11 Boys and Girls: Laurie Judd - 1st 60m (A) 9.6secs. Drew Eccleston - 2nd 60m(B) 9.9secs.
    Kerry Rogers - 2nd 60m (A) 9.7secs.
    Under 13 Boys: Jack Roberts - 2nd 75m Hurdles(A) 17.7secs. Bob Heathcote -1st 800m (B) 2m 56.1.
    Gareth Horton - 2nd High Jump (A) 1m 10cms.
    Under 13 Girls: Cherida Lauriello - 1st Long Jump (B), 2nd 100m (A) 14.7secs. Charlie Broom - 1st Long Jump (A) 4m 09cms, 1st 200m (B) 31.5secs. Jessie Ellis - 2nd Shot (A) 6m 03cms.
    Under 15 Boys: Oliver Blake - 1st 800m (A) 2m 19.9secs, 1st High Jump (A) 1m 35cms. Ashley Martin - 2nd High Jump (B) 1m 20cms. The team came first in the Medley Relay.
    Under 15 Girls: Gemma Weetman - 1st Long Jump (A) 5m 24cms. Katie Griffiths - 2nd 100m (A) 13.8secs.Georgina Harris - 2nd Long Jump (B) 3m 50cms. Katy Humphreys - 2nd Shot (A) 7m 09cms. Emma Thomas - 2nd Shot (B) 5m 79cms.
    Under 17 Men: Andrew Fenn - 1st Long Jump (A) 5m 42cms, 2nd 100m (A) 12.3secs. Jamie Horne - 1st 100m Hurdles 15.7secs. James Henderson - 1st 100m Hurdles (B) 18.0secs. Alex James - 1st Long Jump (B) 4m 88cms.
    Under 17 Women: Karen Tinsley - 2nd 100m (B) 13.7secs. Jenny Corbett - 3rd 100m (A) 13.4secs.
    Joanne Brooke - 3rd 300m Hurdles(A) 52.5secs.
    The next league meeting is on Wednesday 22nd May at Telford Athletics Stadium.

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