Crewe & Nantwich AC took forty-eighty U11 & U13 athletes to compete against ten other teams at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena. Our athletes competed magnificently, and came away with a staggering 6 gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze medals; they also managed a large number of 4th, 5th and 6th places, and many other excellent performances, including getting two teams to a number of the relay finals.
GOLD MEDALS
U11– Emily Lindsay (Javelin); Kian Nolan (Triple Jump); Thomas Jackson, Chris Malkin, Jordan Marsh, Jordan Sides & Jack Williamson (1000m Continuous Relay).
U13– Ella Barker (Highland Steps); Sam Allcock, Josh Betteley, Fred Dobberson, Owen Porter & Sam West (1500m Continuous Relay); Josh Betteley, Fred Dobberson & Gabriel Machin (3x500m Relay)
SILVER MEDALS
U11– Lauren Roe (Caber); Harry Dobberson (Caber); Jack Williamson (Weight for Distance); Jordan Sides (Highland Steps); Jordan Marsh (Triple Jump); Eve Heaword, Sophie Hodson, Sophie Hughes, Katelyn Mooney & Amber Parry (1000m Continuous Relay); Eve Heaword, Sophie Hodson, Amber Parry & Ruka Shonibare (Over & Under Relay)
U13– Eve Nickisson (Javelin & Shot); Monique Latham (Long Jump); Ben Jones (Long Jump); Ella Barker, Beth Jones & Sophie Smith (3x500m Relay)
BRONZE MEDALS
U11– Thomas Jackson (Long Jump); Thomas Jackson, Jordan Marsh, Jordan Sides & Jack Williamson (Over & Under Relay)
U13– Beth Platt (Long Jump); Eve Fenoglio (Highland Steps); Katie Hughes (Weight for Height); Sam Allcock (Weight for Height); Monique Latham (Triple Jump)
The other members of our successful team, all who performed brilliantly and many who just missed out on medals were: Sarah Dufour-Jackson, Hannah Gillespie, Ellie Grinnell, Holly Smith, Lucy Smith & Ellen Spencer-Hall; John Draper, Marcus Grayson, Ethan Hall, Ben Jackson, Adam Johnson, Thomas Jones, Will Kesteven, Henry McCarthy, Lauren McCarthy, Ella Nicholls, Rebecca Simpson & Josh Stubbs.
Many thanks to all the athletes & supporters who came to the NIA, along with those who supported Wendy Valentine with team management (Emily Davies, David Dobberson, Nicola Godley & Chris Platt) & officiating roles (Andy Barker, Penny Jones, Katie Lennon, Georgia Pickles, Dean Valentine & Harry Valentine). Thanks also to Ian and David for the photos. To view more photos please click here
Full results can be found at www.englandathletics.org/news