Open Meeting 4th April - Kings
Park
A successful Open meeting at Kings
Park was held on 4 April - results
here. Amongst the
highlights was a fiercely competitive 100m final, in which all the
competitors achieved less than 12s, won by Sven Knipphals in 10.8s.
Sven went on to win the 400m in 50.1s.
But perhaps the greatest
achievement of the day was the two massive leaps by James Lelliott in
the U17 boys' long jump. The first was 6.96m, at that point the
furthest this year in this age group, to be followed by 7.13m, a
new club record, the previous record of 7m held by Ian Ward
having stood since 1982.
Dorset County AA T & F
Championships 9/10 May 2009
The Dorset County Championships were held
at Kings Park on 9/10 May, and, in all BAC athletes won 53 gold, 30
silver and 24 bronze medals - see BAC performances
here.
Particular congratulations to those athletes who achieved Championship
Best Performances, namely Robert Standley, Matt Sloane, Brendan
Kirkton, Dani Cocking, Jemma Tewkesbury and Georgia Hurd.
Many thanks to all BAC officials who helped to make the event a
success.
Dorset County Schools
Championships - Kings Park - 13 June 2009
BAC athletes featured strongly in
these championships, held at Bournemouth on a fine summer's day. From
these championships, the Dorset Schools Athletic Association selected
the team to represent the County at the Regional Championships in Exeter
on 20 June - and many BAC athletes are amongst those selected. Click
here
to see the performances of our athletes at Kings Park, and also to see a
list of those selected to compete at Exeter, to whom heartiest
congratulations are offered, and best wishes for the Regional
Championships!
Andrew Elkins hammer throw of 65.57m smashed his own U17 record of
60.77m, And Matt Sloane, with his high jump of 2.03m, equalled the BAC
junior HJ record. Congratulations to both athletes!
Schools Championships 20
June 2009 - South West (Exeter) and South East (Southampton)
Following their success at the
Dorset Schools Championships, BAC athletes again played their part for
their regional schools' teams on 20 June. Click
here
for details of the performances of our athletes, and also the standards
reached. Congratulations are due to James Lelliott, Andrew Elkins and
Natalie Whisken for achieving the National Standard. Click
here to see photographs
of two of our young ladies competing.
Athletes to represent English
Schools (ie a National team) are selected at the Regional
Championships. We are very proud that a number of our athletes have
been selected - well done and congratulations to you all!'
|
Dorset Team |
|
1 |
Natalie
Whisken |
Javelin |
|
2 |
Charlotte
Sykes |
Hammer |
|
3 |
Tori
Coltart |
Long Jump |
|
4 |
Anya Kay
|
100mH |
|
5 |
Jemma
Tewkesbury |
Javelin |
|
6 |
Andrew
Elkins |
Hammer |
|
7 |
Fergus
O'Reilly |
3000m |
|
8 |
Alex Cox
|
High Jump |
|
9 |
Matt Sloane
|
High Jump |
|
Somerset Team |
|
10 |
James
Lelliott |
Long Jump |
|
Hampshire Team |
|
11 |
Phoebe
Dowson |
Discus |
| 12 |
Gary Jones
|
Discus |
| 13 |
Joe Ring |
Long Jump |
Southern Counties Senior &
U20 Championships - Watford - 20/21 June 2009
A number of BAC athletes competed
in these Championships - click
here
to see their performances. Congratulations to these athletes ensuring a
BAC presence so far away during a very busy season and particularly to
Louise Watton for second position in the javelin!
English Schools
Championships - Sheffield - 10/11 July 2009
There were some notable
performances at these championships by BAC athletes - click
here
for the details. Particular congratulations to Jemma Tewkesbury and
Andrew Elkins on winning no less than GOLD medals, and to Natalie
Whisken and James Lelliott on their silver medals. These four athletes
all reached 'National' standard, as did Phoebe Dowson, Fergus O'Reilly
and Gary Jones. In addition Natalie Whisken's medal-winning Javelin
throw of 37.95m is a new BAC record, breaking Tammie Francis' throw of
36.88m, a record which has stood since 1993. Well done to one and all!
Click here
for a Dorset Schools report on this event.
|
Dame Kelly Holmes with
BAC athlete Natalie Whisken
at the English Schools Championships |
U13 Inter Counties -
Kingston - 26 July 2009
On a day when our youngsters
were engaged in no less than two other fixtures, some were also
competing in the U13 Inter Counties competition. Click
here to
see BAC results. Further information should be available on
www.u13ic.org.uk but it doesn't always seem
possible to access this website. The Dorset boys finished 11th overall,
and the girls 10th. It is good to see the club represented at this level
- congratulations to our young athletes!
England U17 - U15
Championships - Bedford - 8/9 August 2009 (James Lelliott and Andrew
Elkins National Champions!)
Congratulations to James Lelliott
and Andrew Elkins for their successes in Long Jump and Hammer Throw
respectively! They were joined by other BAC athletes at these
Championships - click
here
for further information. Our youngsters are to be commended on their
effort and commitment - it is highly creditable to see BAC represented
at this level!
Southwest Inter-County
Championships - Exeter - 23 August
BAC athletes made significant
contributions to the Dorset team, competing against Devon, Somerset,
Avon, Gloucestershire, Cornwall and Wiltshire in these championships.
In the mens' competition, Dorset finished 6th, whereas the womens' team
achieved 3rd position, resulting in a 5th overall position for the
County. Just how valuable were the efforts of our athletes can be
judged from the fact that gold medals were won by no fewer than 5,
namely Peter Briant, Andrew Elkins, Charlotte Symes, Nicholas Hunt (2)
and Georgia Hurd. In addition, silver medals were won by Fergus
O'Reilly, Amy Spencer, Amelia Wilcock and Robyn Charles and bronze
medals by Andrew Elkins (2), Nicholas Hunt and Rosie Wootten, and 8 of
our athletes achieved Competition Standard in one or more events. But
congratulations are due to all our athletes who turned out and competed
for their County in these Championships. Click
here
to see BAC results, including the medals won and standards achieved. In
the mens' competition the final standings were Devon 308,
Gloucestershire 267, Somerset 250, Avon 216, Cornwall 201, Dorset 174
and Wiltshire 108. The womens' final results were Devon 321, Somerset
205, Dorset 195, Avon 178, Gloucestershire 170, Cornwall 163 and
Wiltshire 132. The overall positions were Devon 629, Somerset 455,
Gloucestershire 437, Avon 394, Dorset 369, Cornwall 364 and Wiltshire
240.
Dennett Trophy - Yeovil -
30 August 2009
A number of BAC athletes took part
in this competition - click
here
for their results, which include a considerable number of wins. In
particular, Andrew Elkins and Phoebe Dowson achieved Meeting Best
Performances in the Hammer and Disco Throws respectively - many
congratulations!
SEAA U15 & U20
Championships - Watford - 30 August 2009
On the same day as the Dennett
Trophy at Yeovil, a few BAC athletes attended these Championships at
Watford. Click
here
to see how they performed. Overall, Dorset were 16th out of 19 Counties
at U20 level, and 14th at U15.
Quadkids - Kings Park - 13
September 2009
As part of the BAC Autumn Open
meeting on 13 September, a Quadkids competition was run. Click
here to see
the results. Thanks to all those who helped organise this, and thanks
and congratulations to all the 'kids' who took part.
Bournemouth AC Autumn Open
- Kings Park - 13 September 2009
A very successful Autumn Open was
held at Kings Park, which was well supported, particularly in the field
events and the youngsters' track events, with some of the athletes
travelling considerable distances to take part. Click
here to see all
the results. Many thanks to all who helped in any way on the day,
especially the officials, and to the organisers for their hard work in
ensuring the smooth running of the event, both on the day and in the
preceding months. Many thanks, too, to the athletes who took part,
without whom it would all have been pointless!
Hammer Throws Competition
- Kings Park - 29 September 2009
This competition was organised by
Andrea Frampton, who was assisted by other BAC officials, to enable
athletes to compete and obtain an official result. Click
here to see the
results.
