2012 Summer Season Begins

Following on from a successful winter season, several athletes kicked off their summer season at the Team North Cumbria Open Meeting in Carlisle on the 25th March 2012.

Under 17 Men
Kieran Saunders (Nithsdale AC) started off his track season with a tactical 800m victory, winning by just over 2 seconds.

RESULTS:
800m 1 Kieran Saunders (NAC) 2:19.6

Under 17 Women
Alison Pringle (ADAC) had a great day, setting three new personal bests and winning gold in the discus and javelin and silver in the shot put. Sister Jacqueline (ADAC) finished second behind Alison in the javelin with a new PB and also picked up a bronze medal in the Long Jump.

RESULTS:
200m 5 Jacqueline Pringle (ADAC) 29.8
LJ 3 J Pringle 4.41m
Shot 2 Alison Pringle (ADAC) 6.36m (PB)
Discus 1 A Pringle 22.46m (PB)
Javelin 1 A Pringle 21.90m (PB), 2 J Pringle 18.82m (PB)

Under 15 Boys
Liam Woodman (ADAC) was highly impressive in the sprints, winning the 100m by 0.7s in a PB time of 12.6 and the 200m by 1.7s in 25.4, also a personal best. He also added a bronze medal in the shot to his medal tally, with yet another PB. Cameron Martin (ADAC) set three new PBs in the 100m, Long Jump and Discus.

RESULTS:
100m 1 Liam Woodman (ADAC) 12.6 (PB), 5 Cameron Martin (ADAC) 15.3 (PB)
200m 1 L Woodman 25.4 (PB)
LJ 4 C Martin 3.52m (PB)
Shot 3 L Woodman 8.31m (PB)
Discus 4 C Martin 14.61m (PB)

Under 15 Girls
Catriona Pringle (ADAC) coped well with the heavier throwing implements in the Under 15 age group. She took victory in the discus and set new PBs in discus and javelin.

RESULTS:
Shot 4 Catriona Pringle (ADAC) 6.76m
Discus 1 C Pringle 18.71m (PB)
Javelin 5 C Pringle 14.50m (PB)

Under 13 Boys
Taylor Brett (Nithsdale AC) took home a silver and bronze medal with good performances in the High Jump and 100m. He also took 4th in the Long Jump after jumping over 4m for the first time. Callum Davidson (ADAC) was the other medal winner, with bronze in the shot put.

RESULTS:
100m 3 Taylor Brett (NAC) 14.9, 7 Euan Waugh (ADAC) 16.3 (PB)
200m 7 Callum Davidson (ADAC) 33.5 (PB), 10 Euan Murray (ADAC) 40.4 (PB)
800m 5 E Waugh 3:18.1 (PB), 6 E Murray 3:26.5 (PB)
HJ 2 T Brett 1.25m
LJ 4 T Brett 4.15m (PB), 8 E Waugh 3.70m (PB), 9 C Davidson 3.15m (PB)
Shot 3 C Davidson 4.00m (PB), 4 E Murray 3.70m (PB)

Under 13 Girls
It was a tale of 2 Emilys in this age group. Emily Butcher (Nithsdale AC) won a silver medal in the LJ with a PB of 3.71m and a bronze medal in the 100m and Emily Nicholson (ADAC) took home a bronze medal in the 800m, as well as setting PBs in the LJ and shot.

RESULTS:
100m 3 Emily Butcher (NAC) 16.4
800m 3 Emily Nicholson (ADAC) 3:17.2 (PB)
LJ 2 E Butcher 3.71m (PB), 6 E Nicholson 3.08m (PB)
Shot 4 E Nicholson 4.20m (PB)

Under 11 Boys
5 ADAC athletes brought back 8 medals between them. Finlay Waugh and Danny Gracie took gold in the 60m and Cricket Ball respectively, with Rory Murray and Danny Bryden also contributing to the medal haul. All 5 athletes set personal bests in at least 2 events.

RESULTS:
60m 1 Finlay Waugh (ADAC) 9.5 (PB), 3 Danny Gracie (ADAC) 9.7 (PB), 7 Ewan Woodman (ADAC) 10.5 (PB)
150m 3 Rory Murray (ADAC) 26.9 (PB)
600m 3 F Waugh 2:12.4 (PB), 4 Danny Bryden (ADAC) 2:13.3 (PB), R Murray 2:23.6 (PB)
LJ 2 F Waugh 3.16m (PB), 3 D Bryden 3.11m (PB), 4 D Gracie 2.95m (PB), 6 R Murray 2.87m (PB), 7 E Woodman 2.85m
CB 1 D Gracie 27.14m (PB), 2 D Bryden 26.90m (PB)

Under 11 Girls
Holly Cassell (ADAC) competed in the 60m, 150m and Long Jump, with her best result being 5th in the 150m.

RESULTS:
60m 9= Holly Cassell (ADAC) 10.8 (PB)
150m 4h1 H Cassell 26.4 (PB), 5 H Cassell 26.8
LJ 8 H Cassell 2.52m (PB)

Under 9 Boys
Nithsdale's Fraser and Rory Butcher and Annan's Alex Waugh were closely matched in the Under 9 60m, LJ and Cricket Ball. Waugh took silver in the 60m ahead of both Butchers but Fraser Butcher was the winner in the LJ and CB, just ahead of Rory.

RESULTS:
60m 2 Alex Waugh (ADAC) 11.4 (PB), 3 Rory Butcher (NAC) 11.7 (PB), 4 Fraser Butcher (NAC) 11.8 (PB)
LJ 1 F Butcher 1.48m (PB), 3 R Butcher 1.38m (PB), 4 A Waugh 1.29m (PB)
CB 1 F Butcher 21.37m (PB), 2 R Butcher 21.07m (PB), 3 A Waugh 19.42m (PB)