Action from Day 2 of the British Indoor Team Trials 2017

There were more good performances at the EIS, Sheffield on Day 2 of the British Indoor Team Trials - with selection for the European Championships in Belgrade on many minds.

Scott Lincoln took gold in the first final - winning the Men’s shot put with 18.76m

The Women’s 3000m race walk saw Gemma Bridge add to her win at the EIS in the first weekend of January with her first British title in a personal best of 13.23.59

Tom Bosworth won the 5,000m walk in a new British record of 18:39.47 minutes, cheered on by the crowd as he stormed around the last few laps.

Sheffield Pole Vaulter Luke Cutts posted a season's best 5.43m for his fifth British indoor pole vault title to beat Max Eaves on countback.

In the men's High Jump, Robbie Grabarz cleared 2.25m for silver behind Allan Smith.

Guy Learmonth ran with the red bib to indicate that he was the fastest man on paper, and justified it - winning the Men’s 800m in 1.48.19

Elliot Giles left it late to over-take Tom Lancashire to win the Men's 1500m title with a personal best of 3:45.59

Lorraine Ugen produced the fourth longest jump in the world this year of 6.72m to win the Women's Long Jump ahead of Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Jazmin Sawyers.

Sheffield's Lee Emmanuel won his third 3,000m title in succession - pulling away with 600m to go.

More photos can be seen at: http://www.peverilphoto.com/section665568_713388.html

Action from Day 3 of the British Athletics Championships

Matthew Hudson-Smith (Birchfield Harriers) clocked 44.88 in winning the men's 400m to book his place in Rio and join the other 37 athletes who secured automatic Olympic selection at the British Athletics Championships.

Dina Asher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley) won her first 200m British Championship in 23.11 just ahead of Desiree Henry (Enfield & Haringey) in 23.13 as they both qualified for Olympic places.  It was the same margin of victory in the man's 200m with Adam Gemili (Blackheath & Bromley) clocking 22.44 ahead of Danny Talbot (Birchfield Harriers) in 22.46, with them both qualifying for Rio.

 

Andrew Pozzi (Stratford-upon-Avon) ran a PB of 13.31 in the men's 110m hurdles ahead of Lawrence Clarke (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow) in 13.44, with them both also qualifying for Rio.

 

 David King (Plymouth) winning his heat of the men's 110m hurdles.

Jazmin Sawyer (City of Stoke) won the women's long jump with 6.75m, edging out defending champion Shara Proctor (Birchfield Harriers) as they both qualified for Rio.

There were plenty of others who also booked their place on the Team GB heading to the Rio Olympics.  Laura Muir (Dundee Hawkhill) retained her women's 1500m title by breaking away in the final 300m to win ahead of Laura Weightman (Morpeth).  In the women's 800m it was Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow) who won in 2:01.80 just ahead of Lynsey Sharpe (Edinburgh) on 2:02.14.

 

In the women's 400m, Emily Diamond (Bristol & West) won in 51.94 ahead of the fancied Seren Bundy-Daves (Trafford).

The men's high jump was decided on countback with Robbie Grabarz (Newham & Essex Beagles) pipping Chris Baker (Sale Harriers) as they both cleared 2.26m.

European champion Eilidh Doyle (Pitreavie) won her third British Championship 400m hurdles in 54.93.  In the men's event it was Sebastian Rodger (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) who won in a season's best 49.45 ahead of Jack Green (Kent AC).

 

In a tactical men's 1500m, defending champion Charlie Grice (Brighton Phoenix) won in 3:43.41 just ahead of Chris O'Hare (Edinburgh).

The women’s 5000m was a slow-burner until Steph Twell (Aldershot, Farnham & District) and Eilish McColgan (Dundee Hawkhill) moved away from the rest of the field to take gold and silver and secure their Rio spots.

 

Pre-event favourite Jade Lally (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) won the women's discus with 59.15m

Tom Bosworth (Tonbridge AC) took the British Championship in the men's 5km race walk in a season's best 19:13.56 but was second behind Dane Bird-Smith of Australia.

In the women's 5000m race walk it was Bethan Davies who won with a personal best of 22:03.82

Elliot Giles (Birchfield Harriers) won the men's 800m ahead of Jamie Webb (Liverpool Harriers) and Michael Rimmer (Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton Harriers) who was looking for his eighth British title.

In the women's 3000m steeplechase,  Rosie Clarke (Epsom & Ewell) produced a personal best of 9:52.20 to take the British title ahead of Lennie Waite (East Kilbride).

Luke Cutts (City of Sheffield and Dearne) won the men's pole vault with 5.40m to secure his Olympic place.

Luke Cutts' 2016 Olympic Campaign

Luke Cutts is one of our top pole vaulters and is looking for funds to help him train in advance of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Luke Cutts, Northern Athletics Championships 2016, EIS Sheffield

The following is text that his coach, Trevor Fox, has posted. Please visit the link at the bottom of this page.

My name is Trevor Fox. I have been coaching Athletics for 30 years.
I wish to raise a fund for a 27 year old Pole Vaulter, Luke Cutts, to enable him to compete in the 2016 Olympics.  I have coached him up to World Class standard from the age of 10 years. Luke is now the UK indoor record holder. He is the only UK pole Vaulter to achieve a height of 5.83 Metres. The money I Wish To Raise is to enable Luke to get back on to the Top of his Game, to super charge his training effort from now until July 2016. At the moment his inspiration to success is hampered by a limitation on his training time through work commitments.  He is a Family man with four young children, two step boys, plus being a father to two girls. The amount of fund we require will permit him to suspend his employment for six months so he can be paid as a professional without having to do anything else during run up to the Rio Olympics. Due to time limitation the funding is required and would be greatfully received at the earliest possibility.
This support would be an invaluable culmination of my voluntary 18000 hours of coaching, all be it willingly, but given freely. Both of us will be greatful to realise the opportunity of contending for a podium place at the Rio Olympics,the value of such success,which is definitely  attainable, will be immeasurable, and make us absolutely indebted to all friends who are willing to support and probably have never heard of us till now!


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Some fine performances at the Northern Athletics Senior, U20, U17 Indoor Championships

The EIS Sheffield again hosted the Northern Athletics Senior, U20, U17 Indoor Championships.

Day two produced some good results, particularly in the U20 Women's and a strong field in the senior Men's pole vaults.

 Joe Hobson (City of Sheffield and Dearne) on his way to 1.85m in the U20 Men's High Jump

Xander May (City of Sheffield and Dearne) on her way to winning the Under 17 Women's High Jump with a clearance of 1.60m

 

The Pole vault areas has a new, unloved, backdrop - hideous

 Oluwaseun Okome (Sale Harriers Manchester) competing in the Senior Men's High Jump

Joshua Lindley Harris (City of Sheffield and Dearne) clearing 4.40m to win the U17 Men's pole vault

 Abby Ward (Wakefield Harriers) in action in the U20 Women's High Jump

 Craig Jones (Liverpool Harriers) who won the Senior Men's Long Jump in 7.27m

 Lucy Robinson (Wakefield Harriers) winning the Under 20 Women's 800m in 2:17.83

 Alexandra Russell (Wigan & District) won the Senior Women's triple jump with 12.83m but missed her medal presentation having injured herself in one of her final jumps (not this one!)

Jonathan Hirons (Notts) winning the Senior Men's Midlands 800ms in 1:58.68

 Adam Hague who came second in the Senior Men's  pole vault with 5.30m

  Luke Cutts who came third in the Senior Men's  pole vault with 5.20m

 Kristie Edwards (City of Sheffield and Dearne) who won the U20 Women's 200m in 24.35

 Rebecca Campsall (City Of York) who won Heat 1 of the Senior Women's 200m in 24.51

 Under 17 Men's Pole Vault.  Left to Right: Joseph Duffy (Preston), Joshua Lindley Harris (City of Sheffield and Dearne), Harry Stutely (Kingston upon Hull).

Under 17 Men's High Jump. Left to Right: Adam Berwick (Amber Valley), Kaya Walker (City of Sheffield and Dearne), Shane Connell (Sale Harriers Manchester).

 

  Abby Ward (Wakefield Harriers) who won the in the U20 Women's High Jump in a Championship best performance of 1.86m

 Senior Men's Long Jump.  Left to Right: Jack Roach (Middlesbrough), Craig Jones (Liverpool Harriers), Scott Hall (Gateshead Harriers)  

Women's U20 High Jump.  Left to Right: Holly Smith (Kingston upon Hull), Abby Ward (Wakefield Harriers), Amelia McLaughlin (Trafford Athletic Club)

Full results at: http://www.northernathletics.org.uk/download/na-sen-u20-u17-indoor-championships-day-1-results/