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Ollie Blake chosen for Antwerp Ollie Blake has been chosen for the Midlands team going to Antwerp in Belgium 24th to 27th August. This is a real opportunity for Ollie who has made great improvements to his 800m times this year. Ollie is currently ranked 18th in the U20s UK rankings & has a PB of 1:52.55 that he set at Birmingham on the 18th June at the Midlands Championships, which is a 6 seconds improvement on last year. Result  26/8 Ollie came third in his heat in a time of 1:53.96, just half a second outside his PB

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Gemma Wins at English Schools

In her last English Schools Track & Field Championships, Gemma Weetman, who had been given the honour of being made Shropshire team captain, went one better & took Gold in the long jump, with a jump of 6m 7cm. She has been on the podium in every one of her 5 years at the championships, with a 6th place, a bronze, two silvers & finally gold. 

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English Schools Team 2006
The full Shropshire Team of 25 athletes for the English Schools Track & Field has been announced - Details
No less than 6 Oswestry Olympians have made the team, which I am sure is a record. They are Ollie Blake - 800m, Charlotte Roberts - 400mH, Cherry Lauriello - LJ, Toby Griffiths - 800m, Ben Richards - SP & Gemma Weetman - LJ, who has been invited to be the overall team captain.
 
Shropshire Schools AA
ESAA Track & Field Championships Team 2006
Fri 7th & Sat 8th July - Gateshead 

Seniors
Team Captain Gemma Weetman Cherelle Jones Helen Martin Emma Pullen Charlotte Roberts	LJ 100m 100m 200m 400mH	Oliver Blake Andrew Jones Steven Ridgway	800m LJ HJ
Inters
Cerian Lancaster Cherida Lauriello Lucy Ferguson Bethan Partridge	1500m LJ 300mH HJ	Toby Griffiths Graham Kitchener Ben Riekstins Sam Tough	800m Shot 200m Discus
Juniors
Nicole Hilliker Megan Lloyd Laura Pacey Amelia Reynolds Grace Smith-Thomas	1500m 1500m 800m Shot 200m	Edward Dawes JB  Alex Nwenwu JB  Ben Richards JB  Phil Shotton JB	HJ 80m H Shot 80m H

 
We wish all of them the very best of luck

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Gemma goes over 6meters & collects the club's first GB gold medal
Gemma Weetman represented Great Britain & N.I. in a combined events international in Eaubonne in France, where she competed as an U20 in the pentathlon. This was Gemma's first GB vest.
 
She started well with a PB in the 60m Hurdles 8.99 & an equal PB in High Jump 1m63 & 9m09 PB in the Shot. She followed this with a superb 6m01 in long jump (making her only the second U20 in the UK to go over 6meters so far this year) & then took 2 seconds off her 800m PB 2:20.55 to give her a 3822 points score & the Gold medal.
 
This puts Gemma 5th in the UK U20 all time rankings. It's also the first time any Club member has has collected a gold medal representing Great Britain.

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English Schools Combined Events 2005

Gemma Weetman collected her first English Schools Gold medal in their final track & field meeting, the Combined Events, winning the Senior girls event at Southampton. She is the first Shropshire Champion of any age group boy or girl for 18 years since Sarah Damm won at the very first Championships, just before Gemma was borne. 

English Schools 2005 Birmingham July 2005
 
The English Schools Championships is the largest schools age championships in the world. Each county has a quota of athletes it can enter, and there is an entry standard for each event, which is roughly equivalent to AAA Grade 1. It is the pinicle of most young peoples athletics. This year Olympians were represented by Sian Davis (High Jump), Toby Griffiths (800m), Gemma Weetman (Long Jump) & Charlotte Roberts (300mH). All except for Toby had been before.
 
Toby went to his first English Schools full of hope & came away with a Bronze medal, lowering his PB from 2:11.5 last year to 2:01.62 in the final. Almost a 10 seconds reduction, and a new U15's club record.
Gemma Weetman also came away with a Bronze medal. Despite being in the junior year of her age group, she beat all except the two girls on National Athletics funding. She also increased her PB & the club record to 5m87

Sian Davies too made the podium coming 4th (there are six places on the podium at English Schools) with 1m65 which is also a new club record
Charlotte Roberts progressed to the semi finals in the 300m Hurdles, she too lowered her PB, to 46.74, & set a new club record.
 

Sian Davies Midlands High Jump Champion 2005

Ben Griffiths - Fell racing in a seniors race at Stiperstones - July 2005

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