WORLD CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, BELGRADE, SERBIA, 30TH MARCH 2024
UKA has announced the GB team which includes 3 Surrey athletes:
Senior Women - Niamh Brown (AFD)
Senior Men - Will Barnicoat (AFD)
Under-20 Men - James Dargan (AFD)
Also Georgie Grgec (Herne Hill) has been selected by New Zealand for the Senior Women race.
The temperatures were unseasonably high for the time of year which hampered UK-based athletes. Georgie Grgec who finished 41st was first New Zealander. Niamh Brown did not finish. Will Barnicoat who finished 27th was the first Briton to finish - GB team was 9th. James Dargan was the 3rd Briton to finish in 47th place - GB team was 10th.
Competing in the EA Endurance Meeting held on 24th March 2024 at Lee Valley Blas Rivero-Stevenet (AFD) was timed at 9:24.47 for 3000m. Our records do not show a faster time being run by a Surrey U17 Boy so this becomes the Surrey County Indoor Record for U15B 3000m.
The AGM was held at The Institute, Leatherhead. Lesley and Graham Taylor were elected as Joint Presidents. The meeting accepted the Annual Report which was presented by the Hon Secretary, Lynne Reed. All Officers of the Association remain in post. The meeting approved the revised Constitution.
The retiring President, Zara Hyde Peters, addressed the meeting.
EA U15/U17 INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS, EIS, SHEFFIELD, 9TH/10TH MARCH 2024
Congratulations to Jasmine Nkoso (HHH) on her victory in the Under-15 Girls Pentathlon. Samuel Tsolo (E&E) was third in the Under-15 Boys Pentathlon.
CAU INTER-COUNTY CROSS-COUNTRY, WOLLATON PARK, NOTTINGHAM, 9TH MARCH 2024
THEO CREED & EDWARD CUNNIFFE WERE 1ST & 2ND IN THE U13 BOYS RACE
UNDER-13 BOYS, UNDER-20 MEN, UNDER-20 WOMEN & SENIOR WOMEN TEAMS WERE FIRST
Individually James Dargan (U20M) & Naomi Walmsley (U13G) were also second and Kitty Scott (U15G) was third. The victory by the Senior Women team was the third in succession - in fact they have won this title 5 times in the last 7 races. For Georgie Bruinvels it was her 12th appearance in this championship.
WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW, 1/3 MARCH 2024
UKA have announced their selections which includes 2 Surrey athletes:
Morgan Lake (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow) in the Women's High Jump. She finished 6th with a season best equalling jump of 1.92m.
Jessie Knight (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow) in the Women's 4x400m Relay. She ran the 4th leg in both the heats and the final. GB were 1st in their heat with a time of 3:26.40 and were 3rd in final with a time of 3:26.36. Both times were British records.
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.
BOOKING REQUEST
FORMS FOR PHOTO-FINISH, RACE CLOCK, RADIOS & FIELD COUNTDOWN CLOCKS
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