SURREY UNDER-17 WOMEN INDOOR 300M RECORD, 21ST DECEMBER 2025
Competing in the Be Fit Today Track Academy Indoor Series meeting held at Lee valley on 21st December Holly Ryan (Shaftesbury Barnet) set a new record 39.17. She set the previous record of 39.21 in February earlier this year.
SURREY INDOOR UNDER-17 MEN 3000M RECORD, 14TH DECEMBER 2025.
Competing in the SEAA Indoor Middle-distance Championships held on 14th December 2025 at Lee Vally Jack Procopakis (AFD) improved the Under-17 Surrey Indoor 3000m record with a time of 9:14.91. The previous record of 9:24.47 was set by Blas Rivero-Stevenet (AFD) in 2024.
SURREY INDOOR UNDER-17 MEN LONG JUMP RECORD, 6TH DECEMBER 2025.
Competing in the Loughborough Indoor Open meeting held on 6th December 2025 Michael Maguire (Reigate Priory) improved the Under-17 Surrey Indoor Long Jump record with a jump of 7.41m. The previous best of 7.00m was set by Elliot Safo (Croydon) in 2010.
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Terence Higgins on 25th November 2025.
Terence was a member of Herne Hill Harriers a connection he maintained throughout his later political career including as a government minister. He was knighted in 1993.
He was a member of the British 4x400m relay team which finished fifth at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and of the England 4x440yds team which was second in the 1950 Auckland Empire Games. His Surrey Performance profile shows that he contested Surrey County Championships from 1949 through to 1955.
ANN SISSONS 1934 - 2025.
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Ann Sissons on 20th November 2025.
Ann was a past Surrey Champion (220 yards in 1952 and 440 yards in 1958 & 1959). She represented Surrey in inter-county matches on the track and over cross-country. A member of Epsom and Ewell Harriers she was also a Surrey Team Manager.
ENERGY VISION CROSS CUP, ROESELARE, BELGIUM, SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2025.
Charlotte Dannatt (Camberley & District), Katie Pye (Aldershot Farnham & District) and Sabrina Coppola Johansen (Aldershot Farnham & District) were selected to represent England
In the Senior race (7800m), Charlotte led the English team, finishing 4th overall in a time of 27'32", a deficit of 39" on the winner.
In the Under 20 race (4700m), Katie was also 4th, with a time of 16'44", 25" behind teammate and race winner Zoe Gilbody. With Isabel Holt finishing 2nd, a dominant England team was closed out by Sabrina in 7th, in a time of 17'28".
TROFEO VANONI INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN RUNNING RELAY RACE, MOEBEGNO, ITALY, SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2025.
The women's race is run over two 5km legs, starting with 248m of ascent before the descent back to the finish.
Evie Warren (Guildford & Godalming) ran the opening leg for England B, finishing 10th in 24'23". Overall, she was 17th fastest (5th fastest U23).and quickest of all the England runners. England B finished in 9th place.
Also taking part was Nancy Scott (Aldershot Farnham & District), who ran for the Snowdon Race Team, having won that race earlier this summer. She, too, ran the first leg, and was first to the top of the climb, before finishing second in 22'37". Overall, she was 3rd fastest and 2nd fastest up the climb. Snowdon Race Team finished in 3rd position.
SURREY MASTERS CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
NONSUCH PARK, SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2025.
REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT FROM SURREY ATHLETICS OFFICIALS
If you are asked for an unexpected payment appearing to come from SCAA then please contact the Treasurer email: treasurer@surreyathletics.uk.
NATIONAL UNION OF TRACK STATISICIANS (NUTS)
The NUTS athletics archive/museum has been installed at Coombe Wood School, Melville Avenue, Croydon CR2 7NY. They are on the lookout for donations and or loans of the following:-
(1) Books; (2) Programmes; (3) Photos; (4) Trophies; (5) Medals; (6) Club Badges & Vests (including clubs that no longer exist); (7) Old or Olympic kit; (8) Unwanted stopwatches (Do not have to work); (9) Documents; (10) Old running shoes, any pre-war would be wonderful. especially Laws, Fosters etc; (11) Other relevant items suitable for display or reference. Should you have any of the above that you would like them to consider or if you wish to make an appointment to visit, please contact Mike Fleet 020 8647 1341 or email mike@mafleet.co.uk.
SURREY COUNTY ATHLETICS HISTORICAL INFORMATION - CAN YOU HELP?
Keith Burchell currently holds the archives for the Surrey County AAA and Surrey County WAAA. These are far from being complete. If you have any past information such as programmes, committee minutes, championship results etc that you are thinking of disposing then please contact Keith Burchell. In particular, sets of County Championship results prior to 1980 are sought.
RESPECT TO OUR TEAM MANAGERS
Surrey County Athletic Association does not accept or condone the use of offensive behaviour towards or abuse or bullying of team managers under any circumstances. Team managers are all volunteers and make their decisions on the basis of information available to them. While not everyone is likely to agree with all of their decisions they must respect them and all the hours of work and agonising that go into the difficult task these team managers carry out in the interests of encouraging athletics in the county.
CARDIAC RISK IN THE YOUNG
England Athletics is publicising this charity.
CRY is a charity that was established to raise awareness of conditions that can lead to the sudden cardiac death of young people. They operate a screening programme at a number of clinics around the UK and support this with mobile units that travel to other locations.
Full information about CRY and their services can be found on their website at www.c-r-y.org.uk. Young people between the age of 14 and 35 who would like to have cardiac testing can go to www.testmyheart.org.
You can also see www.uka.org.uk/governance/health-safety/cardiac-screening-for-athletes/ for information on work being done by UKA in this area.
Following the death of a young member of Croydon Harriers, Mike Fleet has been promoting this charity for several years and anyone wishing to have copies of his photographs has been asked to make a donation to CRY. Further, he has been exchanging for donations bookmarks signed by famous athletes to raise funds for this charity. We thank those of you who have shown your support in the past.
Mike Fleet has started an Olympians Charity "Art" project. His request is to Olympic athletes who would be willing to contribute a drawing, sketch or even a "work of art". The target is to obtain 100 items. Currently contributions include matchstick men and women, smiley faces, fine portraits, crayoned landscapes and water colours. Amongst the Surrey contributors are Shirley Cawley, Judy Vernon, Jack Parker and Martyn Rooney with promises from Shireen Bailey and Donna Fraser. Mike has also received pictures from Olympic Gold medallists, David Hemery, Kelly Holmes, Anne Packer and Tessa Sanderson. The plan is for a one-off book of the boldly signed originals to be publicly auctioned, and for the submitted art, to feature in a limited edition book of prints for general sale.
Contributions on A4 duplicating paper should be sent to Mike at 2 Ridge Park, Purley, Surrey, CR8 3PN. Any queries, please call 020 8647 1341.
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