The weekend of May 10/11th was bathed in glorious sunshine for this years Lancashire T&F County Championships held at the Stanley Park athletic track in Blackpool. Once again – and we say this all the time – a big thank you to all of the Officials who gave up their weekend to ensure that the Championships took place with all events covered by qualified Officials. It can’t be said enough times that the volunteers who come forward and give their time freely, need to be continually supplemented by new volunteers from parents of young athletes and former athletes if the sport is to be able to continue to put on competitions. It is too often taken for granted and should be taken to heart.
Lancashire T&F Champs Photos on Blackburn Harriers Facebook Page Day 1 – (HERE)
Lancashire T&F Champs Photos on Blackburn Harriers Facebook Page Day 2 – (HERE)
Pretty impossible to cover every Heat and Final with details, but overall it was pretty successful weekend for Blackburn Harriers recording lots of medals – 23 Gold, 14 Silver and 5 Bronze alongside well over 50 new personal best performances which is the real indication of how training is going with the athletes. There were wins for Caris Peter-Thomas (100m & 200m U15 Girls); Millie Jordan (800m & 1500m U15 Girls); Tomi Birch (100m U15 Boys); Jack Baranowski (800m U15 Boys); George Camara (100m Hurdles U17 M); Alisha Lehner (100m Hurdles U20W); Millie Scholfield (200m U20W); Charlie Palich (100m U20M); Henry Iddon (Discus & Javelin U13B); Dana Juma (Shot Putt U15G); Kai Addison (Shot Putt U15B); Zakariya Haq (Javelin U15B); Tamzin Osborne (Pole Vault U17W); Olivia Thomasson (Javelin U17W); Sienna Rose-Wareing (Triple Jump U20W); George Williams (Hammer U20M); Matthew Heywood (Hammer SenM); Ben Stratton (1500m U20M); George Camara (400m Hurdles U17m); Millie Pilkington (400m Hurdles U20W).
Sienna Rose Wareing
Silver Medal Winners were Charlotte Smith (800m U15G); Tomi Birch (200m U15B): Matthew Sharples (400m U17M); Sam Aspey (1500m U17M); Kiera Booth (400m Hurdles SenW); Marcin Baranowski (800m SenM); Harvey Holden (400m Hurdles U20M); James Acton Grieves (Long Jump & High Jump U15B); Claudia Longton (Triple Jump U17W); James McAulay (Discus U17m); Loucas Lancashire (Javelin U17M); Kady Thompson (Javelin U20W); Harvey Holden (High Jump U20M). Bronze Medals were won by Emma Robertshaw (1500m U17W); Sienna Rose-Wareing (200m U20W); Poppi Watson (800m U20W); Charlie Palich (200m U20M); Keira Haxton (800m SenW);
Loucas Lancashire
In terms of personal bests Charlie Palich excelled as he clocked 10.8, some three tenths faster than he has run previously to take the U20M’s 100m title – Millie Schofield 24.80 also improving by three tenths in winning the 200 U20W title; In addition there were new PB’s for Jacob Fisher in 200m (22.9); Sienna Rose Wareing (200m in 27.1); Caris Peter-Thomas chopping four tenths off her previous best, running 25.4 to take the U15 Girls 200m title; Darcie Belshaw with a double new PB (U15G 300m in 42.4 & 27.4 in the 200m); Tomi Birch posting a double new PB in the U15 B 100m 11.7 & 24.0 in the 200m; Vet 40 Marcin Baranowski with 2.08.2 in the Senior men’s 800m; Sam Aspey in the U17M 3000m in 9.17.5; Matthew Sharples also with a double new U17M PB clocking 23.5 in the 200m and 51.9 in the 400m; Keir Michie also running two new PB’s in the U17 100m (11.6) and 200m (23.6); Annabelle Partridge (29.3) in the U17W 200m; Bella Mcredie (2.33.7) in the U17W 800m; Imogen Boardman – 42.2 in the U15G 300m and 27.5 in the 200m; Callum McKone U15B 200m (30.6); Henry Ward.2.03.06 in the U17M 800m, with Locas Lancashire clcoking an improvement close to 9 seconds with 2.13.9 and 39.40 in the Javelin; Charlotte Smith running 2.22.3 in the U15G 800m; George Camara U17m 400m Hurdles in 62.1; Harvey Kinder U17m 100m (12.2); Claudia Longton U17W 100m (13.5); Lucy Hayhurst U17W 100m (13.5); Kai Addison set three new PB’s in the U17M 100m (12.4) – 300m (40.7) and Shot Putt (9.06m).
L-R Darcie Belshaw – Imogen Boardman – Caris Peter-Thomas
Moving on there were new personal bests for James Acton-Grieves in U15B 100m (13.3) plus 43.5 in the 300m – and – there were first championships appearances for Logan Bainbridge, Isaac Doolan and Charlie Campbell in the U13B 100m with times of 16.1, 15.7 and 15.0 respectively. Isabella Pacelli ran a new PB in the U20W 1500m (5.10.3); Jack Lamb knocked four seconds off his 1500m time with 4.08.2; Lydia Knowles in the U17W 300m (54.4); James McAulay 12.9 in U17M 100m; Seren Gooden 14.3 in U13G 100m; Hannah Moore 14.8 also in the U13G 100m; Matt Sharples 51.9 in the U17M 400m alongside Daniel Bretherton in the same Final clocking 52.8 – Max Belshaw with 53.5 and Matthew Haxton with 54.8 – the four lads all setting new personal bests in the Final. Claudia Longton kept the new PB’s coming with 8.59m in the U17W Triple Jump; Kady Thompson in the U20W Javelin (26.09m); Henry Iddon seeting a Discus new B with 18.28m in the U13B Discus; Hannah Moore jumping 3.78m in the U13 Girls Long Jump; Logan McCredie also setting a new PB in the U20M Long Jump (5.40m); James McAulay U17M Discus (18.67m) anbd Logan Bainbridge in the U13 B Long Jump (3.91m).
L-R Harvey Kinder – Matthew Sharples – Daniel bretherton – Max Belshaw – Matthew Haxton
Over In Yorkshire, Blackburn Harriers Decathlete George Whittaker was competing in the 100m and clocked a seasons best 11.61 in 3rd place in his Heat and followed that up with a new PB in the Discus placing 4th with 36.61m – an improvement by some 4 metres. (RESULTS)
George Whittaker (278)
