Track & Field review
Senior records updated
The senior club records are the blue ribband of the club records in that they are the best performances by anyone of any age at any time across each event at the senior (olympic) specifications. To record the best performance of all time by a Winchester athlete is obviously very prestigous and to see so many top 3 all time performances this season shows what a remarkable season it has been.
Many of these performances have been mentioned in my reviews already as they have been set by young athletes in junior age groups. However such is the stength in these age groups particularly at U20 & U17 that these are worth repeating as well as acknowledging the amazing performances by our senior athletes the base of which we are growing in breadth all of the time.
Starting with the men, Harry Crosby (coach Andy Fisher) went 2nd on the all time sprint hurdles list with a time of 15.62 secs at the Junior college collegiate champs in the States in May. Harry also webnt 2nd on the clubs all time decathlon points scoring lists at the same meeting. Alex Beck (coach Mark Upton) became the fastest WADAC man over 1 lap in coming 2nd at the National U20 champs in Chelmsford in June. Toby Cooke (self coached) went 2nd on the clubs 1500m all time list with a time of 3 mins 47.82 secs in Bracknell in June and also went 2nd in the clubs all time 3000m lists with his performance at the Loughborough International in May. Will Boutwood (coach Nick Anderson) went 2nd in the clubs all time mile standings at Tooting Bec in June. Oliver Thatcher (coach Andy Fisher) broke the clubs discus record with a throw of 41.25m in our own circle at the end of July and the decathlete also went 3rd on the clubs all time triple jump lists with a leap of 13.69m at the SAL match in Bournemouth in July. Remarkably all 3 all time top 3 hammer performances were recorded this year. Sam Clifton (coach Jeremy Clifton) tops the all time list with his throw of 54.06m at the SAL match in Bournemouth. Leslie Parkes (coach Eric Davison) went 2nd with his throw of 51.14m at the County Champs in May and Charlie Elford-Pond (coach Eric Davison) went 3rd with his throw of 49.70m at the SAL match in Eton in May although Charlie is still largely throwing with the lighter U20 age group weight.
For the women no fewer than 24 all time top 3 performances were recorded, an astonishing number this season for a club with a long history. Grace Colmer (coach Andy Fisher) became the fastest sprint hurdler in the clubs history in winning the county champs in May. Elsie Brindle (coach Mark Upton) went equal 2nd on the clubs all time 100m lists and 3rd on the clubs all time 200m lists with her performances in the home Wessex league match and an open meeting in Aldershot respectively. Arabella Wilson (coach Andy Fisher) went 2nd on the 200m lists with her performance at the Surrey County champs in May and also went 2nd on the clubs all time 4kg shot putt lists with her putt at the SAL match in Bournemouth in July. Laura Clarke (coach Mark Upton) went 3rd on the clubs all time 1 lap lists with her time of 56.62secs recorded at the Natioal Denior champs in Chelmsford in July.
Annie Mann (coach James Mann) broke the clubs 1500m & mile records and went 2nd on the clubs all time 800m lists and 3rd on the clubs all time 3000m lists for good measure. Helen Hall (coach Nick Anderson) broke the clubs 3000m & 5000m records during a rich vein of form in mid-summer and also went 2nd on the clubs all time 1500m lists. The clubs 4 x 100m record was smashed at the SAL match in Bournemouth with the quartet of Tabitha Williamson, Charlotte Longden (both coached by Andy Fisher), Arabella Wilson & Elsie Brindle recording a very speedy 49.10 secs. Amy Wall (coach Andy Fisher) went 3rd on the clubs all time long jump lists with her jump at the SAL match in Bournemouth in July and Mia Judd (coach Tony Bateman) smashed the clubs high jump record at the Biggish event in Woodford at the end of May. Sophie Lang (coach Elias Mtshweni) went 3rd on the clubs all time pole vault lists at the clubs July open meeting and Abi Belward (coach Andy Fisher) went 3rd on the clubs all time shot putt lists with her putt at the SAL match in Eton in May.
Finally Jasmine Gordon (coach Martin McBriar) broke the clubs hammer record with her throw in Swindon in September with training partner Evie Scott (coach Martin McBriar) going 2nd on the all time list with her throw with the 4kg hammer at the SAL match in Eton in May. Erin McBriar (coach Martin McBriar) went 3rd on the clubs all time discus lists with a 40m throw at the home SAL match in August.
A quite breathtaking senior season and no wonder we won our division of the SAL with so many of these performances coming in SAL league matches.