Team North Cumbria Open Medal Meeting

Team North Cumbria Open Medal Meeting
Carlisle
27th March 2010

Several athletes kicked off their track seasons at Sheepmount Stadium. This event was for young athletes up to and including rhe Under 17 age group.

Chris Ponton (Nithsdale AC) moved up to the Under 17 age group in style with a large 800m PB. He finished 2nd in 2:14, chopping about 4 seconds off his previous best.

Rowanne Glendinning (ADAC) ran in her first 800m, finishing 2nd in a valiant 2:57 in the Under 17 age group.

Laura Penrice (Stewartry AC) ran a excellent solo race in the Under 15 800m to win in 2:31, 8 seconds clear of her nearest challenger. Teammates Jacqueline Pringle and Sarah Bell were 5th and 7th with 2:48 and 3:01. Penrice continued this good form with a PB over 200m in 28.8, which saw her finish 4th. Pringle also finished 3rd in the High Jump with 1.15m and 6th in the Long Jump with 3.96m. New Under 15 Alison Pringle (ADAC) finished 3rd in the Shot with 5.56m. She finished 3rd again in the Discus (13.59m).

Kieran Saunders (ADAC) continued his good form from the XC season with a new PB in the significantly shorter 100m. He clocked 13.6 to finish 3rd in his first race as an Under 15. He later won the 800m in 2:27 with a good sprint finish for his 2nd fastest time ever and was 4th in the 200m with 28.0 PB.

Angus Johnstone (Nithsdale AC) and Euan Penrice (Stewartry AC) have just moved up from the Under 11 age group into the Under 13s. Both made the final of the 100m, with 14.4 and 14.9 in the heats respectively. In the final, Angus finished an excellent 1st equal with 14.3 while Euan clocked 14.9 again for 3rd. Danny Bryson (Stewartry AC) and Cameron Martin (ADAC) also ran in the 100m with 15.5 and 15.7 respectively in the heats. Johnstone went on to win the 800m later on in the day with 2:32, one of his fastest times and a good start to the season. Farrel O'Sullivan (Stewartry AC) ran a good race to finish 4th in 2:44. Cameron Martin (ADAC) was further behind in 3:12. There was another win for Johnstone in the 200m, where he demolished his PB with a fine 28.9 run. This saw him win by half a second. Penrice finished 5th in 31.o and Martin was 7th in 34.3.

Alice Bell (Stewartry AC) made the final of the Under 13 Girls 100m with a time of 15.5 in the heats. She couldn't improve in the final, finishing 7th in 16.0 ADAC's Catriona Pringle ran in the heats, clocking 17.4. Pringle was 2nd in the Shot with 5.21m and in the Discus with 10.71m.

Craig Penrice (Stewartry AC) took a narrow victory in the Under 11 Boys 60m, winning in 9.5 to 9.6 in second place. Sean Lamont (ADAC) took 5th in the same race with 10.6. Robson McKay (Nithsdale AC) was victorious in the Under 11 150m with a strong 23.o. Behind him Lamont was 5th in 27.0. D & G athletes placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the 600m. McKay was 2nd in 1:58, Penrice 3rd in 2:00 and Robert Ponton (Nithsdale AC) 4th in 2:01. Lamont competed in the Cricket Ball, where he finished 2nd with 28.85m.

Lara Davidson (ADAC) and Emily Butcher (Nithsdale AC) ran in the Under 11 Girls 60m heats, running 11.0 and 10.4 respectively. Butcher qualified for the final but didn't run. Davidson also competed in the 150m and LJ, finishing 6th in 27.7 and 4th with 2.83m. Butcher ran in the 600m, placing 4th in 2:22 but her best result came in the Cricket Ball. She threw it a massove 23.17m, breaking the Meeting Record and sealing the win in style.

Lleyton McKay (Nithsdale AC) finished 3rd in the Under 9 Boys 60m with a good effort of 11.2. He also finished 1st in the 600m with a time of 2:23.