2012 News Reports

 
U11's Fun in Athletics 

Three Oswestry athletes were selected to compete for the Shropshire team at the Aviva Fun in Athletics, West Midlands U11's Regional Festival at Coventry. Against teams from Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Birmingham, and the Black Country the youngsters competed in a range of track and field events to help the boys finish second and the girls 4th. Kate Pugh was 1st= in the Balance Test 60s, 5th Over/Under Relay and 4th Hurdles Relay; Jacob Tidridge was 7th in Standing Long Jump 1.90m and 3rd in the 6 Lap Paarlauf; whilst Tobi Read was 3rd in Vertical Jump 44cm, 5th= Balance Test 49s, 4thin the Over/Under Relay.

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Regional Sportshall Championships

In the West Midlands region the Under 13 and Under 15 athletes competed at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke against teams from Birmingham, Staffordshire, Hereford and Worcestershire, and Warwickshire. Oliver Pugh finished a fantastic Sportshall season winning medals in the U13 Boys 4 Laps 49.5s (bronze) and Obstacle Relay (gold) and a seventh place in the Speed bounce (71) as he helped the team come second on the day. Under 15 athletes had to compete in one track and two field events as part of an all-rounder competition. Leo Read was 1st= in the Standing Long Jump with 2.56m, 3rd in the 4 Laps 45.9s and 7th in Shot 9.32m to finish 5th overall; whilst Edward Ellis-Cooper was 4th in Standing Long Jump 2.44m, 7th in 4 Laps 47.6s and 7th in Speed Bounce with 73 to finish 12th= out of 28 athletes in the competition. The Under 15 Boys team were second overall.

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Welsh Regional Sportshall Championships

In the Wales region Sam Bowers won the Speed Bounce 88 and was 11th in the 4 Laps with 59.1s in the Under 13 Boys competition with the team finishing fourth. Zara Baker was third in Speed Bounce 76 to win a bronze medal for the Under 13 Girls; whilst Abi Bowers was 1st in Speed Bounce with 87, 4th in 4 Laps 58.0s and 5th in Standing Long Jump with 2.24m to finish second overall.
Both the Under 13 Girls and Under 15 Girls Powys teams won the Welsh Championships overall and will now represent the Wales region at the UK Sportshall Championships in Birmingham in April.

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Shropshire Sportshall League 4

The final Sportshall fixture was hosted by Oswestry at the Marches School. A terrific turnout meant that Olympians were able to field full teams in four of the six age groups and helped the club finish third overall for the season. A very strong Under 15 Boys team won their competition on the day and became champions for the series.

Results:
U11G - Chloe Wilson 5th (A) 2 Lap Hurdles 32.2s, 8th Vertical Jump 30cm
             Anna Holbrook 4th (B) 2 Lap Hurdles 29.9s, 
             Katie Garrett 5th (A) 2 Laps 28.5s, 7th Javelin 8.80m
             Maddy Selby 4th (B) 2 Laps 29.2s
             Kate Pugh 4th (A) 4 Laps 56.8s, Vertical Jump 35cm
             Lily Roberts 1st (B) 4 Laps 55.1s, 2nd Javelin 10.75m
Over/Under Relay 4th, Team 4th, Overall 5th

U11B - Daniel Jones 5th (A) 2 Lap Hurdles 29.5s, 6th Javelin 12.40m
             Richard Jandrell 3rd (B) 2 Lap Hurdles 28.9s, 2 Laps (A) 27.7s
             David Jones 4th (B) 2 Laps 30.7s, 5th= Vertical Jump 33cm
             Jacob Tidridge 1st (A) 4 Laps 51.1s, 3rd Vertical Jump 41cm
             Tobi Read 1st (B) 4 Laps 57.1s, 5th Javelin 12.88m
Over/Under Relay 3rd, Team 3rd, Overall 3rd

U13G - Savannah Nicoll-Davies 4th (A) 2 Laps 26.9s, 4th Standing Triple Jump 5.23m
             Charlotte Pugh 4th (B) 2 Laps 26.9s, 3rd (B) 5 Laps 74.1s
             Maya Hughes 5th (A) 3 Laps 41.3s, 2nd Standing Long Jump 1.94m
             Izzy Burton 4th (B) 3 Laps 41.7s, 6th Standing Triple Jump 4.80m
             Zara Baker 5th (A) 3 Laps 77.6s, 5th Standing Long Jump 1.87m
Team 3rd, Overall 5th

U13B - Oliver Pugh 2nd (A) 3 Laps 36.3s, 3rd Standing Long Jump 1.80m
             Oscar Read 1st (B) 3 Laps 38.2s, 2nd Standing Triple Jump 6.60m
Team 2nd, Overall 3rd

U15B - Edward Ellis-Cooper 3rd (A) 2 Laps 22.6s, 2nd Standing Long Jump 2.43m
             George Duncan 3rd (B) 2 Laps 23.7s, 1st (B) 5 Laps 64.4s
             Leo Read 2nd (A) 3 Laps 34.6s, 2nd Shot 9.12m
             Joe Baker 1st (B) 3 Laps 33.8s, 1st Standing Long Jump 2.46m
             James Morris 1st (A) 5 Laps 62.4s, 5th Shot 7.89m
4x2 Lap Relay 1st, Team 1st, Overall 1st

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Shropshire Cross Country Championships

The 2012 Shropshire Cross Country Championship were held at the National Sports Centre, Lilleshall where clear skies and winter sunshine gave way to cold gusty conditions. Joe Morris continued his fine cross season form with a convincing 11 second lead in the U17 Men's race, adding the County title to his Shropshire Young Athletes League series win.
There were also medals for Daisy Tickner who finished 3rd in the U17 Women's race and bronze for Cameron van Onselen in the U13 Boys competition. Other Oswestry athletes were Ashley Williams 19th and Oliver Pugh 33rd, in the U13 Boys race and Katie Edge 29th and Charlotte Pugh 32nd for the U13 Girls.

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North Wales Cross Country Championships

Several Oswestry athletes travelled to Rhug Estate, Corwen for the North Wales Cross Country Championships with medals won by all the Olympians competitors. The event started with the U11 Girls team competing over the hilly course with Lily Roberts 5th, Kate Pugh 7th and Anna Holbrook 9th to ensure the team took first place overall. The Under 13 Girls followed with Hannah Pryce finishing 7th, Zara Baker 10th and Emily Cann 11th earning the team 3rd place in their age group.

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Midland Cross Country Championships

Fresh from their success at the the County Championships, Joe Morris and Cameron van Onselen competed at the Midlands Cross Country Championships at Nottingham with Joe running strongly to finish 8th in the U17 Men's race and Cameron taking 30th position in his first year as an Under 13 athlete.

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2011 News Reports

* National Young Athlete League Match 4
The final NYAL meeting was hosted by Telford where Oswestry competed against teams from Bridgnorth and Tipton. The Oswestry team won on the day enabling them to finish fourth overall in the Midlands North West 1 Division.

Results: 
U13B - Sam Bowers 1st 800m 2.43.7m, 2nd Long Jump 4.02m 
            Oliver Pugh 2nd 800m 2.45.8m 
            Cameron van Onselen 1st 1500m 5.18.0m 

U13G - Maya Hughes 4th 800m 2.55.4m, 5th Long Jump 3.17m 
            Leah Vaughan 4th Shot 4.99m 
            Izzy Burton 5th Shot 4.42m 
            Hannah Pryce 2nd 800m 2.37.7m 
            Savannah Nicoll-Davies 6th 75m 12.6s, 6th 150m 25.3s 

U15B - James Morris 1st Shot 6.19m 
            Edward Ellis-Cooper 1st Long Jump 4.80m, 3rd 100m 13.4s 
            Joel Lyttle 3rd Long Jump 3.08m, 3rd 200m 30.2s 
            Chris Hendry 1st 1500m 4.56.7m 

U15G - Anna Oloyede 1st Shot 7.02m, 1st Long Jump 4.75m (G3), 2nd 75m Hurdles 12.2s (G2) 
            Georgia Dixon 1st High Jump 1.35m, 1st 75m Hurdles 11.9s (G1) 
            Abi Bowers 3rd High Jump 1.15m, 3rd 100m 14.6s, 3rd 200m 30.6s 

U17M - Joe Morris - 1st Discus 15.14m, 1st Shot 7.20m, 2nd Javelin 20.28m 

U17W - Courtney Brown 1st Long Jump 4.46m, 1st Shot 7.03m 
             Lauren Bathers 2nd Shot 5.00m, 5th 800m 2.55.1m, 5th 300m 48.7s 
             Daisy Tickner 1st 800m2.32.2m, 2nd 300m 45.7s, 2nd Discus 13.85m
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*English Schools Athletics Championships 

*     Five Oswestry Olympians were selected to represent Shropshire at the English Schools Championships in Newcastle this year. Marches School pupils Georgia Dixon and Joe Morris made their debuts whilst Cameron Dixon and Darren Booth have experienced the event before. Kez Ogden from Walford and North Shropshire College has also competed at English Schools in previous years.

   Having earned their places in the team by gaining the very stringent qualifying standards required, all the athletes knew that they would be competing against the best athletes in England. Georgia Dixon gained a personal best time of 11.75s in the Junior Girls 75m Hurdles in the heats and followed this up with 5th place in the semi-finals. Joe Morris faced a tough field of 15 athletes in the Intermediate Boys 1500m where he finished 13th in 4.12.83m, whilst Darren Booth was 16th in the Intermediate Boys Javelin throwing 46.72m . Kez Ogden sustained a knee injury as she started her Senior Girls 100m Hurdles race and finished in a below-par time of 15.79s in her heat.

   Cameron Dixon had high hopes of making the finals in the Intermediate Boys 400m Hurdles after running a personal best time of 55.4s at the recent Inter counties Mason Trophy in Birmingham to rank him 4th in the UK. He performed magnificently at the English Schools to place second in his heat with a time of 56.75s, earning a place in the final where he finished fourth in 55.82s.
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*  Shropshire Schools and North West Regional Schools Combined Events Championships 
*    There were two Oswestry entrants in the Shropshire Schools Combined Events this year. Kez Ogden competed in the Senior girls heptathlon winning with 4073 points. Over two evenings Kez ran 14.8s in the 100m hurdles followed with a high jump of 1.55m. Next came the Shot which she putted 7.43m then finished the evening with a 200m in 26.0s. She continued her fine form on day 2 long jumping 5.18m then throwing the javelin 24.67m. The final event was the 800m which Kez ran in 2.52.8m to be crowned Shropshire champion.
   Anna Oloyede took part in the Junior girls pentathlon competing in five events in one evening. She started with the 75m hurdles in a time of 12.4s then putted the shot 6.56m. In the high jump Anna cleared 1.39m followed by a long jump of 4.54m. Finally, she ran the 800m in 3.18.9 to finish second.

   Both girls were subsequently selected to represent Shropshire Schools at the North West Regional Finals in Manchester. Kez won the Senior Girls title with 15.2s in the 100m hurdles, 1.54m in high jump, 7.10m in shot, 26.5s for 200m, 5.25 in long jump, 28.81in javelin and 2.44.0m in 800m.
   Anna finished fifth in the junior girls competition with 12.5 in 75m hurdles, 6.57 in shot, a new personal best of 1.46m in high jump, 4.45 in long jump and 3.07.6 in 800m.
   Kez and Anna will now represent the North West Region at the English Schools Championships in Exeter in September. 

Photo of Kez Ogden (centre) with the top three finishers in Manchester  - See photo Pages

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* National Young Athlete League Match 3

* Oswestry Olympians travelled to Dudley for the third National Young Athletes League meeting. Oswestry finished second on the day against teams from Telford and Tamworth to consolidate their midtable position.

Results: 
U13B - Sam Bowers 2nd Long Jump 3.84m, 2nd 800m 2.43.3m, 3rd 200m 30.1s 
            Olly McNally 2nd Shot 5.73m, 5th 100m 15.2s 
            Robert Pritchard 3rd 1500m 5.41.7m, 6th Shot 4.39m 
            Oliver Pugh 3rd 800m 2.47.9m
            Cameron van Onselen 2nd 1500m 5.15.9 (G4), 3rd 75m Hurdles 16.9s 

U15B - Edward Ellis-Cooper 3rd Long Jump 4.45m, 3rd 400m 61.9s 

U17M - Jake Hunt 1st Shot 11.18m (G4), 2nd Discus 25.68m, 2nd Hammer 19.40m 
             Darren Booth 1st Javelin 47.55m (G2), 3rd Discus 25.07m, 3rd Hammer 16.91m 
             Joe Morris 2nd Javelin 20.45m, 5th Shot 7.82m 
             Cameron Dixon 1st 100m Hurdles 14.9s (G4), 1st 400m Hurdles 56.7s (G2) 
             Jimmy Kershaw 1st 3000m 9.35.6m (G4) 

U13G - Izzy Burton 4th 70m Hurdles 16.4s, 5th Long Jump 2.88m 
            Leah Vaughan 5th Shot 4.82m 
            Maya Hughes 4th Shot 4.87m, 5th 800m 3.08.9m 
            Hannah Pryce 2nd 800m 2.54.1m 
            Henny Goddard 3rd 1200m 4.43.0m 
            Charlotte Pugh 4th 1200m 4.50.7m 

U15G - Rebecca Pritchard 3rd Discus 12.32m, 5th 100m 14.2s, 6th Shot  5.07m 
            Jasmine Tickner 3rd Shot 5.94m, 3rd Javelin 10.75m, 4th Discus 10.48m 
            Anna Oloyede 3rd Long Jump 4.54m (G4), 3rd 200m 28.3s 
            Georgia Dixon 2nd 75m Hurdles 11.8s (G1), 4th Long Jump 3.95m, 4th 100m 14.0s 
            Abi Bowers 3rd High Jump 1.20m, 4th 75m Hurdles 13.5s, 6th 200m 31.3s 
            Passy Goddard 4th 800m 2.33.8m 

U17W - Daisy Tickner 1st 800m 2.33.3m, 1st 300m 46.3s, 4th Discus 15.16m 
             Dommy Goddard 1st Triple Jump 8.45m, 1st 1500m 5.13.2m 
             Lauren Bathers 4th 800m 2.49.5m 

Athlete of the match was Cameron Dixon. 
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Shropshire Young Athletes League 2011 Match 2

* The second Shropshire Young Athletes League competition was held in warm evening sunshine at RAF Cosford. After finishing 4th at the last meeting Oswestry Olympians were hoping to improve their placing in the team event, but were hampered by the unavailability of athletes due to illness, injury and exams.

Results:-
U11B - Jacob Tidridge 2nd (A) 60m 9.2s, 2nd (A) 1.56.8m
 Alfie Dempsey 4th (B) 60m 10.6s, 2nd (B) Cricket Ball Throw 26.29m
 Pepe Marinov 2nd (B) 600m 2.05.9m, 4th (A) Cricket Ball Throw 33.45m
U11G - Kate Pugh 4th (A) 600m 2.11.7m, 5th (A) 60m 10.1s
 Emily Cann 2nd (B) 600m 2.16.3m, 4th (A) Long Jump 3.11m
4x50m Relay 4th, Team 4th

U13B - Cameron van Onselen 1st (A) 800m 2.37.2m, 3rd (B) Discus 10.44m
 Charlie Mooney 1st (B) 800m 2.46.0m, 4th (A) Shot 4.48m
 Sam Bowers 4th (A) 200m 31.4s, 5th (A) Discus 10.61m
 Robert Pritchard 3rd (B) 200m 34.1s, 4th (B) Shot
4x100m Relay 3rd, Team 4th

U13G - Zara Baker 4th (A) 70m Hurdles 16.2s, 4th (A) 1500m 6.01.2m
 Izzy Burton 4th (B) 70m Hurdles 16.2s
 Savannah Nicoll-Davies 5th (A) 100m 16.7s
 Henny Goddard 5th (B) 100m 16.0s
 Charlotte Pugh 2nd (B) 1500m 6.18.7m
 Maya Hughes 5th (A) Shot 4.56m
 Leah Vaughan 2nd (B) Shot 4.24m
4x100m Relay 5th, Team 5th

U15B - James Morris 1st (A) 800m 2.19.6m, 3rd (A) Shot 6.89m
 Joel Lyttle 3rd (A) 200m 29.2s
 Joe Baker 3rd (B) 200m 29.4s, 3rd (B) Shot 5.95m
Team 4th

U15G - Georgia Dixon 2nd (A) 75m Hurdles 12.1s, 2nd (B) Shot 5.68m
 Anna Oloyede 1st (B) 75m Hurdles 13.0s
 Passy Goddard 1st (A) 800m 2.33.6m
 Abi Bowers 5th (A) 100m 15.2s, 5th (A) High Jump 1.20m
Team 4th

U17W - Dommy Goddard 1st (A) 800m 2.34.3m
 Lauren Bathers 4th (B) 800m 2.56.6m
Team 5th

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*Shropshire Young Athletes League 2011 Match 1

 The first Shropshire Young Athletes League meeting was held at Telford in cool spring weather. Top team of the evening were the Under 17 Men who finished joint first in their age group.

Results:
U11B - Jacob Tidridge 2nd (A) 60m 10.0s, 2nd (A) 600m 2.04.2m
 Alfie Dempsey 4th (A) Long Jump 2.73m, 5th 60m 10.9s
U11G - Jay Morrison-Little 4th (A) Rounders Ball Throw 13.66m, 5th (A) 60m 10.8s
 Lily Roberts 2nd (B) 60m 10.4s, 4th (A) 600m 2.20.8m
 Kate Pugh 2nd (B) 600m 2.18.5m, 4th (B) Rounders Ball Throw 10.97m
4x50m Relay 4th, Team 4th

U13B - Sam Bowers 1st (A) Long Jump 4.06m, 4th (A) 100m 15.4s
 Oliver Pugh 1st (B) 100m 15.9s, 4th (A) 200m 33.5s
 Cameron van Onselen 3rd (A) 75m Hurdles 17.1s
Team 4th

U13G - Savannah Nicoll-Davies 4th (A) Long Jump 3.30m, 5th (A) 100m 17.4s
 Maya Hughes 4th (B) 100m 17.0s, 5th (A) 200m 36.0s
 Izzy Burton 1st (B) Discus 11.44m, 3rd (A) 70m Hurdles 18.3s
 Charlotte Pugh 5th (B) 200m 34.8s
 Hannah Pryce 4th (A) 800m 2.58.0m
 Zara Baker 3rd (B) 800m 3.07.5m, 3rd (B) Long Jump 3.15m
 Leah Vaughan 2nd (A) Discus 13.07m
4x100m Relay 5th, Team 5th

U15B - Edward Ellis-Cooper 2nd (A) Long Jump 4.56m, 3rd (A) 100m 14.5s
 Joe Baker 1st (B) Long Jump 4.47m, 2nd (B) 100m 14.3s
 James Morris 3rd (A) 800m 2.31.5m
 Tom Garbett 2nd (B) 800m 2.37.0m
Medley Relay 2nd, Team 2nd

U15G - Anna Oloyede 2nd (A) 75m Hurdles 13.0s, 3rd (A) 200m 28.7s, 4th (A) 100m 14.3s
 Georgia Dixon 1st (B) 75m Hurdles 13.3s, 1st (A) Javelin 11.95m, 2nd (B) 100m 14.4s
 Passy Goddard 2nd (A) 1500m 5.23.6m
 Abi Bowers 2nd (B) 200m 32.0s, 3rd (B) Discus 10.56m
 Jasmine Tickner 1st (B) Javelin 10.83m, 5th (A) Discus 12.59m
4x100m Relay 2nd, Team 2nd

U17M - Cameron Dixon 1st (A) 100m 12.0s
 Darren Booth 2nd (B) 100m 13.4s, 2nd (A) High Jump 1.55m
 Joe Morris 1st (A) 800m 2.11.4m
 Jake Hunt 3rd (B) High Jump 1.20m
Medley Relay 1st, Team 1st=

U17W - Courtney Brown 4th (A) Long Jump 4.39m, 5th (A) 100m 15.6s
 Dommy Goddard 1st (A) 1500m 5.26.0m
 Daisy Tickner 1st (B) 1500m 5.39.9m, 2nd (A) Discus 19.66m
Team 4th
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2011 Aviva Sportshall Regional Finals  *
Eight Oswestry Olympians were selected to represent their counties at recent Regional Sportshall Finals, with five individuals medals won. Courtney Brown excelled in the U15 Girls All-Rounder competition at Worcester winning gold in the Standing Long Jump and bronze in the Shot. Anna Oloyede won a silver in the U15 Girls Standing Long Jump making it a 1,2 for Shropshire. There was also a bronze medal for 11 year old Sam Bowers in the Under 13 Boys Speed Bounce in his first year in the age group. Jake Hunt made a guest appearance in the Under 15 Boys Shot and finished with a personal best putt of 12.25m.
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Results from the West Midlands Regional Finals:
U13BSam Bowers 3rd = Speed Bounce 76
U13GAbi Bowers 4th Speed Bounce 79, 6th 6 Laps 1.25m
U15GAnna Oloyede 2nd = Standing Long Jump 2.12m, 5th = 4 Laps 51.0s,8th Speed Bounce 72, 11th = Overall
Courtney Brown 1st Standing Long Jump 2.16m, 3rd Shot 8.33m,7th = 2 Laps, 5th Overall
U15BJames Morris 7th 4 Laps 47.6s, 7th Standing Long Jump 2.28m, 10th Shot 7.77m, 16th = Overall
Edward Ellis-Cooper 8th = 4 Laps 49.3s, 11th Speed Bounce 69,12th Standing Long Jump 6.02m, 21st Overall
Jake Hunt Shot 12.25m
Joe Baker travelled to Cwmbran to represent Powys Schools in the Welsh Regional Finals and won gold in the Under 13 Boys Standing Triple Jump with a huge leap of 6.62m. He also finished 8th in the 6 Laps helping his team to finish 2nd overall.
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Result from Welsh Regional Finals:
U13B - Joe Baker 1st Standing Long Jump 6.62m, 8th 6 Laps
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*2010/2011 Shropshire Sportshall League*
  The final Shropshire Sportshall League was hosted by Oswestry Olympians at the Marches School. The club finished 2nd overall with the Under 15 girls team just missing out on winning their age group on match points. Outstanding performances over the four meetings were recognised with Jake Hunt and Joe Baker winning awards for U15 Boys Shot and U13 Boys Long Jump.

Results:
U11 Girls - Charlotte Everall 5th(A) 2 Lap Hurdles 29.0s, 4th(B) 2 Laps 29.9s
Charlotte Pugh 4th(B) 2 Lap Hurdles 31.8s, 2nd(B) 4 Laps 57.9s
Savannah Nicoll-Davies 5th(A) 2 Laps 26.7s, 2nd Soft Javelin 11.40m
Zara Baker 5th(A) 4 Laps 57.3s, 5th Vertical Jump 36
Leah Vaughan 5th Soft Javelin 9.20m, 7th Vertical Jump 24 Over/Under Relay 3rd, 4th Team on day, 4th Overall

U11 Boys - Ben Richards 4th(A) 2 Lap Hurdles 28.2s, 4th(A) 2 Laps 27.5s
Alfie Dempsey 4th(B) 2 Lap Hurdles 31.0s, 6th Vertical Jump 27
Cameron van Onselen 2nd(A) 4 Laps 56.0s, 4th Soft Javelin 14.80m
Jacob Tidridge 1st(A) 4 Laps 53.5s, 4th Vertical Jump 37 Over/Under Relay 2nd, Team 3rd on day, 3rd Overall

U13 Girls - Maya Hughes 5th(A) 2 Laps 26.6s, 7th Shot 4.48m
Carly Taylor 3rd(B) 2 Laps 27.8s
Corinna Brisbourne 5th(A) 3 Laps, 9th Standing Long Jump 1.55m
Jade Hassanyeh 5th(B) 3 Laps, 8th Shot 4.46m
Abi Bowers 2nd(A) 5 Laps 68.9s, 2nd Standing Long Jump 2.12m 4x2 Lap Relay 5th, Team 5th on day, 5th Overall

U13 Boys - Oliver Pugh 1st(A) 2 Laps 24.9s, 2nd(A) 5 Laps 74.9s
Robert Pritchard 2nd(B) 2 Laps 26.7s, 1st(B) 5 Laps 76.7s
Joe Baker 2nd(A) 3 Laps 36.2s, 1st Standing Long Jump 2.34m
Sam Bowers 1st(B) 3 Laps 38.1s, 4th Standing Long Jump 2.07m 4x2 Lap Relay 1st, Team 1st on day, 3rd Overall

U15 Girls - Courtney Brown 2nd(A) 2 Laps 23.9s, 1st Shot 7.07m
Anya Hughes 1st(B) 2 Laps 24.5s, 3rd Shot 6.04m
Anna Oloyede 1st(A) 3 Laps 36.4s, 3rd Standing Long Jump 2.21m
Georgia Dixon 2nd(B) 3 Laps 38.4s, 1st Standing Long Jump 2.30m
Rebecca Pritchard 2nd(A) 5 Laps 71.0s 4x2 Lap Relay 1st, Team 1st on day, 2nd Overall on match points

U15 Boys - Edward Ellis-Cooper 2nd(A) 2 Laps 23.1s, 2nd(A) 3 Laps 35.6s, 2nd Standing Long Jump 2.33m
Macauley Nicoll-Davies 2nd(B) 2 Laps 27.0s, 5th Vertical Jump 34, 5th Standing Long Jump 1.65m
Leon Parkes 1st(B) 3 Laps 36.3s, 1st Vertical Jump 60 Team 2nd on day, 2nd Overall
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*2011 West Midlands Regional U11's Fun in Athletics competition *
Five young Oswestry Olympians were selected for the Shropshire team to compete in the West Midlands Regional U11's Fun in Athletics competition at Coventry. The Shropshire girls team came 3rd and the boys finished 4th after competing against teams from Birmingham, the Black Country, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire.
James Dean Clark was the highest placed individual Oswestry athlete after recording 53 Speed Bounces in 20 seconds to finish equal 2nd against 17 other athletes.

Results:
U11G - Zara Baker - 5th Obstacle race, 2nd Over/Under relay, 4th = Speed Bounce 52, 15th Standing Triple Jump 4.60m
Savannah Nicoll-Davies - 13th Standing Long Jump 1.68m, 2nd Over/Under Relay, 10th Soft Javelin 11.0m, 3rd 4x1 Lap Relay
U11B - James Dean Clark 5th Obstacle Relay, 3rd Hurdles Relay, 6th = Target Throw 6, 2nd = Speed Bounce 53
Jacob Tidridge 5th Obstacle Relay, 7th Standing Triple Jump  5.42m, 4th Grand Prix, 
Cameron van Onselen 5th Obstacle Relay, 6th 6 Lap Parlauf, 8th Balance Test 29
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*2011 Shropshire Sportshall League *
Oswestry Olympians travelled to Much Wenlock for the third Sportshall league meeting. The Oswestry team finished third, dropping points primarily in the U13's age group with several athletes at Hurdles academy on the day. Joe Baker was the star performer on the day winning both the U13 Boys 4 Laps race and the Vertical Jump. There were also wins for Zara Baker in the U11 Girls Balance Test, Leah Vaughan in the U11 Girls Sitting Throw, Courtney Brown in the U15 Girls Standing Triple Jump, Jake Hunt in the U15 Boys Chest Push and James Morris in the U15 Boys 6 Laps.
Results:
U11G - Izzy Burton 5th(A) 2 Lap Hurdles 31.5s, 6th Sitting Throw 5.00m
Kate Pugh 5th(B) 2 Lap Hurdles, 4th(B) 2 Laps 28.7s
Zara Baker 4th(A) 2 Laps 27.6s, 1st Balance Test 26
Charlotte Pugh 4th(A) 4 Laps 60.2s, 4th = Balance Test 14  
Leah Vaughan 1st Sitting Throw 6.50m 4x2 Laps Relay 4th, Team 3rd
U11B - Ben Richards 4th(A)2 Lap Hurdles 30.2s, 5th = Balance Test 12
Mitchell Brown 4th(A) 2 Laps 26.6s, 5th Sitting Throw 6.00m
Cameron van Onselen 4th(A) 4 Laps 56.0s, 3rd Balance Test 17
Lewis Birch 3rd(B) 4 Laps 56.4s, 8th Sitting Throw 5.25m 4x2 Laps Relay 3rd, Team 4th
U13G - Maya Hughes 5th(A) 2 Laps 27.2s, 7th Vertical Jump 35
Jasmine Tickner 2nd(A) 4 Laps 52.0s Team 5th
U13B - Oliver Pugh 3rd(A) 2 Laps 26.7, 4th(A) 6 Laps 1.31.7m
Robert Pritchard 4th(B) 2 Laps 27.4s, 3rd(B) 4 Laps 59.0s
Joe Baker 1st(A) 4 Laps 52.8, 1st Vertical Jump 44 Team 4th
U15G - Courtney Brown 2nd(A) 2 Laps 24.6s, 1st Standing Triple Jump 6.20m
Rebecca Pritchard 2nd(B) 2 Laps 26.0s, 3rd(B) 4 Laps 57.4s, 4th Vertical Jump 40
Anya Hughes 2nd(A) 4 Laps 54.9s, 3rd Vertical Jump 41, 4th Standing Triple Jump 5.20m Team 2nd
U15B - Jake Hunt 3rd(A) 2 Laps, 1st Chest Push 6.82m
Edward Ellis-Cooper 2nd(B) 2 Laps 23.9s, 2nd(A) 4 Laps 50.7s, 2nd Standing Triple Jump 6.51m
Macauley Nicoll-Davies 3rd(B) 4 Laps 61.2s, 6th Standing Triple Jump 4.48m
James Morris 1st(A) 6 Laps 1.20.0m, 3rd Chest Push 5.59m 4x2 Laps Relay 3rd, Team 3rd

2010 News Reports

Midlands Championships 29th & 30th May 2010

 Two young Oswestry Olympians won gold medals at the Midlands Championships held at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Cameron Dixon has taken up the 400m Hurdles this season and, with only a handful of races under his belt so far, he confidently won the U17 Men's title in 61.13s. Jacob Hunt, still fairly new to competitive athletics, went on to win the U15 Boys Shot with 11.51m. Toby Parkes collected two personal best performances to finish 3rd in the U17 Men's 100m Hurdles 14.63s and 4th in the Long Jump with 6.21m, whilst Joe Morris also ran a personal best time of 4.18.69m to finish 7th in the U17 Men's 1500m.
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Shropshire Young Athletes League
Meeting 2 of 4 - 20th May 2010 - Cosford

    The second Shropshire League meeting was held in beautiful evening sunshine at RAF Cosford and Oswestry athletes broke three League records on the night. Kez Ogden won the U17 Women's 80m Hurdles race in an English Schools qualifying time of 12.0s and this was followed up by Welsh Record Holder Adele Nicoll as she won the U15 Girls Shot with a putt of 11.98m. The U17 Men's 4x100m relay team then went on to break the club and League record in a time of 46.5s.

Results:
U11G - Savannah Nicoll-Davies 5th (A) 60m 10.7s
             Charlotte Pugh 5th (B) 60m 10.8s
             Hannah Pryce 2nd (A) 600m 2.02.3m
             Isabella Wythe 1st (B) 600m 2.03.0m
             Zara Baker 4th (A) Long Jump 3.13m
             Megan Line 5th (B) Long Jump 2.05m
U11B - Sam Bowers 2nd (A) 60m, 1st (A) Cricket Ball Throw 38.57m
             Jack Griffiths 5th (B) 60m 11.6s, 2nd (B) Cricket Ball Throw 33.90m
             Cameron van Onselen 2nd (A) 600m 1.52.0m
             Jacob Tidridge 2nd (B) 600m 2.00.3m
             4x50m Mixed Relay 5th
             U11G&B Team 2nd
U13G - Abi Bowers 2nd (A) 70m Hurdles 12.9s
             Jasmine Tickner 4th (A) 100m 14.3s, 1st (B) Shot 5.90m
             Maya Hughes 4th (B) 100m 16.2s, 4th (A) Long Jump 3.34m
             Katie Edge 5th (A) 1500m 6.18.0m, 3rd (B) Long Jump 3.14m
             Jess Pugh 1st (A) Shot 8.02m
             4x100m Relay 3rd
             Team 3rd
U13B - Joe Baker 2nd (A) 75m Hurdles 14.7s
            Owen Line 3rd (A) 800m 3.11.5m
            Oliver Pugh 4th (A) 200m 33.6s
            Robert Pritchard 4th (B) 200m 35.5s
            4x100m Relay 3rd
            Team 4th
U15G - Anna Oloyede 2nd (A) 75m Hurdles 13.0s, 1st (A) High Jump 1.40m
             Anya Hughes 2nd (B) 75m Hurdles 12.9s
             Georgia Dixon 3rd (A) 100m 14.3s, 1st (B) High Jump 1.40m
             Courtney Brown 4th (B) 100m 15.2s
             Adele Nicoll 1st (A) Shot 11.98m (LR)
             Kate Jones 1st (B) Shot 5.52m
             4x100m Relay 2nd
             Team 1st
U15B - Brad Coldwell 1st (A) 80m Hurdles 16.1s, 1st (B) Long Jump 4.41m
             Edward Ellis-Cooper 1st (B) 80m Hurdles 15.9s, 2nd (B) 800m 2.39.1m
             James Morris 2nd (A) 800m 2.23.9m, 2nd (B) Shot 5.93m
             Peter Stringer 2nd (A) 200m 27.2s, 1st (B) Discus 18.14m
             Joel Lyttle 2nd (B) 200m 29.0s
             Patrick Clarke 3rd (A) Long Jump 4.42m, 2nd (A) Discus 19.69m
             Jacob Hunt 1st (A) Shot 10.98m
             4x100m Relay 2nd
             Team 1st
U17W - Daisy Tickner 1st (A) 800m 2.36.7m
              Lauren Bathers 1st (B) 800m 2.39.2m
              Kez Ogden 1st (A) 80m Hurdles 12.0s (LR), 1st (A) 100m 12.6s, 1st (A) Long Jump 5.23m
              Abi Rowson 2nd (B) 100m 13.8s, 4th (A) 200m 29.4
              Megan Gocher 2nd (B) 200m 31.6s, 2nd (A) High Jump 1.35m, 3rd (B) Long Jump 3.78m
              4x100m Relay 1st
             Team 1st
U17M - Toby Parkes 2nd (A) 100m Hurdles 14.6s, 1st (A) Long Jump 6.08m
              Jake Corfield-Jones 1st (B) 100m Hurdles 15.1s, 2nd (A) High Jump 1.60m, 1st (A) Discus 29.41m
              Howard Stringer 2nd (A) 200m 23.7s, 2nd (B) High Jump 1.55m, 1st (B) Discus 20.32m
              Cameron Dixon 1st (B) 200m 24.0s
              4x100m Relay 1st  46.5s (LR) Team 2nd
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National Young Athletes League
Meeting 2 of 4 - 16th May 2010 - Dell Stadium Brierly Hill

    Oswestry Olympians travelled to Dudley for the second NYAL meeting. In sweltering sunshine the athletes continued their high standard performances and beat teams from Dudley and Stourbridge and Wrexham to win on the day and remain at the top of the Midland 1 North West Division.

Results: 
U13G - Abi Bowers 1st 70m Hurdles 13.2s (G4), 1st High Jump 1.15m, 1st Long Jump 3.58m
             Jasmine Tickner 2nd 75m 11.3s, 2nd 150m 23.2s, 1st Shot 6.01m (G4)
             Hannah Pryce 4th 75m 13.2s, 2nd 800m 2.57.7m, 2nd High Jump 1.05m
             Maya Hughes 4th 150m 25.4s, 5th Long Jump 2.53m, 2nd Shot 3.36m
             4x100m Relay 1st
U13B - Joe Baker 3rd 100m 14.9s, 2nd 200m 30.2s, 1st Long Jump 4.15m (G4)
             Sam Bowers 4th 100m 15.2s, 5th 200m 31.6s, 5th Long Jump 3.55m
U15G - Anna Oloyede 1st 75m Hurdles 12.8s (G3), 4th 200m 29.9s, 2nd High Jump 1.40m (G4)
             Georgia Dixon 2nd 75m Hurdles 13.1s (G4), 4th 100m 14.5s, 3rd Long Jump 4.15m
             Anya Hughes 5th 100m 14.5s, 3rd 200m 29.5s, 4th Long Jump 4.04m
             Adele Nicoll 1st Discus 30.92m (G1), 1st Shot 11.90m (G1), 1st Javelin 25.24m (G3)
             Kate Jones 4th Discus 11.88m, 3rd Shot 5.65m, 4th Javelin 11.56m
             4x100m Relay 2nd
U15B - James Morris 1st 800m 2.27.9m, 4th 400m 66.1s
             Edward Ellis-Cooper 4th 800m 2.39.4m, 5th 400m 66.8s, 2nd High Jump 1.40m
             Peter Stringer 2nd 100m 13.3s, 4th 200m 28.1s, 3rd Discus 18.42m
             Joel Lyttle 5th 100m 14.5s, 6th 200m 30.2s, 4th Shot 4.85
             Ben Parkes 2nd Hammer 16.68m, 2nd Javelin 22.59m, 4th Discus 13.76m
             Bradley Coldwell 1st Javelin 28.19m, 2nd Long Jump 4.36m
             Patrick Clarke 3rd Shot 6.82m, 1st High Jump 1.40m, 3rd Long Jump 4.18m
            4x100m Relay 3rd
U17W - Daisy Tickner 1st 800m 2.34.6m, 1st Discus 16.41m
              Megan Gocher 1st 300m Hurdles 57.3s, 1st Triple Jump 8.85m
              Kez Ogden 1st 100m 12.8s (G3), 1st 200m 25.9s (G2), 1st Long Jump 5.19m (G2)
              Abi Rowson 3rd 100m 14.0s, 4th 200m 30.2s, 3rd Discus 11.19m
              Lauren Bathers 1st 1500m 5.37.5m, 1st Shot 4.79m
             4x100m Relay 1st
U17M - Cameron Dixon 2nd 100m 12.4s, 1st 400m Hurdles 59.8s (G3), 2nd Hammer 21.51m
              Toby Parkes 3rd 100m 12.4s, 2nd 100m Hurdles 16.2s, 1st Long Jump 6.01m
              Jake Corfield-Jones 1st 100m Hurdles 15.0s, 2nd Discus 27.00m, 2nd Shot 10.67m (G4)
              Joe Morris 1st 800m 2.05.8m, 2nd 400m 57.3s, 4th Shot 6.91m
              Ryan Stokes 4th 800m 2.22.7m, 1st 1500m Steeplechase 5.40.2m, 1st High Jump 1.60m
              Howard Stringer 2nd 200m 24.2s, 1st 400m 55.9s, 2nd Javelin 33.56m
              Darren Booth 1st Hammer 22.99m, 1st Javelin 40.97 (G4),3rd Discus 24.68m
             4x100m Relay 1st
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Shropshire Championships 8th May 2010

     The County Championships were held at Telford recently in cold, wet conditions. There were double gold medals for Natalie Bathers, Kez Ogden, Toby Parkes and Joe Morris, whilst County titles also went to Jasmine Tickner, Anna Oloyede, Peter Stringer, Jake Hunt, Howard Stringer and Cameron Dixon. Outstanding performance of the day came from Joe Morris who timed his finish in the 1500m race to perfection, sprinting with 200m to go to overtake the two front runners and win the gold medal.

Results: 
U11G - Isabella Wythe 2nd 600m 2.10.1m
U13G - Jasmine Tickner 1st Shot 5.28m, 3rd 200m 34.1s, 5th 100m 15.6s
U15G - Georgia Dixon 2nd 75m Hurdles 13.5s, 4th Long Jump 14.3m
            Anna Oloyede 1st High Jump 1.40m, 3rd 75m Hurdles 14.3s, 5th 200m 30.5s 
            Sophie Curzon 4th High Jump 1.30m, 7th 1500m 6.17.9m 
            Emma Tilley 2nd 1500m 5.15.6m 
U17W - Kez Ogden 1st 100m 13.1s, 1st Long Jump 5.29m, 2nd 80m Hurdles 12.6s
             Abi Rowson 5th 200m 31.6s, 6th 100m 15.0s 
             Megan Gocher 2nd Triple Jump 8.41m, 4th 800m 2.59.9m, 8th High Jump 1.25m 
             Lauren Bathers 2nd 1500m 5.42.1m, 3rd 3000m 12.20.7m 
             Daisy Tickner 2nd 3000m 12.07.2m 
             Hannah Curzon 5th 800m 3.03.1m 
U20W - Natalie Bathers 1st 100m 13.3s, 1st Long Jump 5.16m
U15B - Bradley Coldwell 2nd 80m Hurdles 14.6s, 3rd Long Jump 4.56m, 3rd Javelin 28.14m
            Peter Stringer 1st Discus 16.51m, 4th 200m 29.0s, 6th 100m 14.0s 
            Joel Lyttle 7th 200m 30.3s 
            James Morris 3rd 800m 2.26.9m, 3rd 1500m 5.02.3m 
            Jacob Hunt 1st Shot 10.56m 
U17M - Toby Parkes 1st 100m Hurdles 14.5s, 1st Long Jump 5.67m
             Jake Corfield-Jones 2nd High Jump 1.55m, 2nd Shot 10.44m, 3rd 100m Hurdles 15.1s 
             Howard Stringer 1st 400m 54.5s, 2nd 200m 24.7s, 3rd High Jump 1.50m 
             Cameron Dixon 1st 400m Hurdles 59.7s
             Joe Morris 1st 1500m 4.20.8m, 1st 3000m 9.38.1m 
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North Wales Championships 8th May 2010 

     The North Wales Championships were held at Wrexham and also boasted Oswestry Olympians title winners. Joe Baker and Adele Nicoll both won two gold medals with Adele also throwing a new Welsh record Shot Putt of 10.91m.

Results: 
U11G - Zara Baker 3rd Long Jump 3.00m, 6th 600m 2.15.7m
U13G - Abigail Bowers 3rd Long Jump 3.79m, 3rd 800m 2.48.7m, 3rd 100m 15.0s
U15G - Adele Nicoll 1st Shot 10,91, (NR), 1st Javelin 22.86m, 2nd Discus 25.65m
U13B - Joe Baker 1st Long Jump 4.38m, 1st 75m Hurdles 15.7s, 5th 100m 14.5s
           Sam Bowers 3rd 200m 31.3s, 5th Long Jump 3.81m, 6th 100m 14.9
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NATIONAL YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE
Meeting 1 of 4 - Stoke - 2nd May 2010

   Oswestry Olympians Juniors hosted the first National Young Athletes League meeting of the season against teams from Hereford and Nuneaton at Northwood Stadium, Stoke.
   Adele Nicoll continued her dominance of the Under 15 girl's age group recording Grade 1 performances in two events, recording a new personal best throw of 12.53m in the shot and 29.74m in the discus. Kez Ogden also claimed two Grade 1 performances in the 80m Hurdles (12.2s) and Long Jumping 5.33m which is an English School Finals qualifying standard. Cameron Dixon also stood out as he competed in his first ever 400m Hurdles race, pacing it beautifully to claim a Grade 3 time of 60.5s

Results: 
Under 17 Men:
Howard Stringer 1st 200m 24.1s, 1st 400m 54.2s (G4), 1st Javelin 37.50m 
Ryan Stokes 1st 1500m Steeplechase 5.43.5m, 1st High Jump 1.55m, 1st 800m 2.18.5m 
Toby Parkes 1st (A) 100m Hurdles 14.6 (G3), 1st 100m 12.1s, 1st Long Jump 5.96m 
Jake Corfield-Jones 2nd 100m Hurdles 14.9s (G4), 1st Shot 10.95m (G4), 2nd Javelin 36.50m 
Cameron Dixon 1st 400m Hurdles 60.5s (G3), 2nd 100m 12.2s, 1st Discus 20.96m 
Joe Morris 1st 1500m 4.31.3m, 2nd Discus 18.48, 2nd Shot 7.01m 
Alex Duncan 1st 3000m 10.47.1m 
4x100m Relay  1st 47.30s 
Under 15 Boys: 
Edward Ellis-Cooper 2nd High Jump 1.30m, 2nd 400m 68.3s, 4th 800m 2.47.2m 
James Morris 1st 400m 65.6s, 1st 800m 2.27.7m, 4th Shot 5.77m 
Ashley Edge 2nd 1500m 5.28.6m, 4th Javelin 11.16m, 5th Shot 4.03m 
Bradley Coldwell 2nd Javelin 25.32m, 2nd 80m Hurdles 15.5s, 2nd Long Jump 4.41m 
Peter Stringer 1st 200m 29.0s, 3rd 100m 13.6s, 3rd Discus 18.45m 
Joel Lyttle 2nd 200m 32.5s, 4th 100m 14.9s, 4th Long Jump 3.73m 
4x100m Relay 2nd 57.8s 
Under 13 Boys 
George Duncan 1st 1500m 5.38.4m, 2nd 200m 30.3s 
Joe Baker 1st Long Jump 4.36m (G3), 1st 100m 14.3s 
Sam Bowers 3rd 100m 15.3s, 4th 200m 31.3s 
4x100m Relay 2nd 58.9s 
U17 Women 
Abi Rowson 2nd 100m 14.5s, 2nd 200m 30.4s, 3rd Shot 5.11m 
Kez Ogden 1st 300m 42.5s (G3), 1st 80m Hurdles 12.2s (G1), 1st Long Jump 5.33m (G1) 
Megan Gocher 2nd 800m 2.59.2, 1st Triple Jump 8.41m, 2nd Shot 8.15m (G4) 
Daisy Tickner 1st 1500m 5.45.9m, 2nd Discus 14.36m 
Lauren Bathers 1st 800m 2.42.9m 
4x300m Relay  1st 3.20.2m 
Under 15 Girls 
Anya Hughes 1st 200m 30.0s, 1st Long Jump 3.98m, 3rd 75m Hurdles 13.3s (G4) 
Courtney Brown 2nd 100m 14.9s, 2nd Long Jump 3.86m, 2nd Shot 7.40m 
Adele Nicholl 1st Discus 29.74m (G1), 1st Shot 12.53m (G1) 
Anna Oloyede 1st High Jump 1.35m, 2nd 75m Hurdles 12.7s (G3), 2nd 200m 30,4s 
4x100m Relay  1st 57.9s 
Under 13 Girls 
Abigail Bowers 1st Long Jump 3,75m (G4), 1st High Jump 1.10m, 1st 1200m 4.47.2m 
Maya Hughes 2nd Long Jump 3.26m, 4th 75m 12.5s 
Hannah Pryce 2nd High Jump 1.05m 2nd 800m 3.05.7m 
Jasmine Tickner 1st 150m 22.6s, 1st 75m 11.3s, 2nd Shot 5.86m 
Katie Edge 3rd 800m 3.05.9m, 3rd Shot 4.32m, 6th 150m 26.3s 
4x100m Relay 1st 62.90s
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SHROPSHIRE YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE
Meeting 1 of 4 - 22nd April 2010 - Telford

   The first League meeting of the season was held at Telford with Oswestry finishing second overall in the match, There were several outstanding performances with Cameron van Onselen and Jacob Tidridge making their debut appearances and both winning their Under 11 boys 600m races.

Results: 
U11G: Zara Baker - 4th (B) 60m 10.7s, 4th (B) 600m 2.24.0m
          Hannah Pryce - 3rd (A) 600m 2.08.7m, 3rd (B) Rounders Ball Throw 12.77m 
          Megan Line 5th (A) Rounders Ball Throw 14.8m 
          Team 5th 
U11B: Sam Bowers - 2nd (A) 60m 9.5s, 2nd (A) Long Jump 3.49m
          Jacob Tidridge 1st (B) 600m 2.05.5m, 4th (B) Long Jump 2.90m 
          Cameron van Onselen - 1st (A) 600m 2.00.0m 
          Jack Griffiths 5th (B) 60m 11.4s
          4x50 mixed relay 5th. Team 2nd 
U13G: Jade Hughes 5th (A) 100m 16.8s
          Ceri-Ann Groves 3rd (B) 100m 17.9s 
          Abi Bowers 2nd (A) 800m 2.51.8m, 2nd (A) Discus 10.72m 
          Katie Edge 2nd (B) 800m 3.03.5m 
          Maya Hughes 5th (A) 200m 35.1s, 3rd (B) Discus 7.23m 
          Carly Taylor 5th (B) 200m 37.5s 
          4x100m Relay 4th. Team 4th 
U13B: Oliver Pugh 3rd (A) 100m 16.2s, 2nd (A) 200m 34.5s
          Joe Baker 2nd (A) 75m Hurdles 15.0s, 2nd (A) Long Jump 4.04m 
          Owen Line 4th (A) 1500m 5.42.3m
          Robert Pritchard 3rd (B) 1500m 6.00.8m, 3rd (B) Long Jump 2.94m 
          4x100m Relay 2nd. Team 3rd 
U15G: Anya Hughes 3rd (A) 100m 14.5s, 2nd (A) 200m 30.7s
          Courtney Brown 2nd (B) 100m 15.6s, 3rd (A) Javelin 11.97m 
          Georgia Dixon 3rd (A) 75m Hurdles 13.4s, 3rd (B) 200m 31.9s 
          Anna Oloyede 1st (B) 75m Hurdles 
          Rebecca Pritchard 5th (A) 1500m 6.32.1m 
          Adele Nicoll 1st (A) Discus 27.94m 
          Kate Jones 2nd (B) Discus 11.5m, 2nd (B) Javelin 11.36m 
          4x100m Relay 3rd. Team 2nd
U15B: Peter Stringer 1st (A) 100m 13.6s
          Edward Ellis-Cooper 2nd (B) 100m 15.0s, 1st (B) High Jump 1.40m 
          James Morris 3rd (A) 800m 2.23.8m 
          Ashley Edge 3rd (B) 800m 2.44.2m 
          Patrick Clarke 2nd (A) High Jump 1.45m, 1st (B) Long Jump 4.55m 
          Bradley Coldwell 3rd (A) Long Jump 4.55m 
          Medley Relay 2nd. Team 2nd 
U17W: Kez Ogden 1st (A) 100m 12.9s
           Kellie Stanyer 2nd (B) 100m 13.9s 
           Daisy Tickner 1st (A) 1500m 5.46.5m 
           Megan Gocher 3rd (A) Discus 13.67m 
           Abi Rowson 2nd (B) Discus 11.95m 
           Medley Relay 2nd.Team 2nd 
U17M: Jake Corfield-Jones 2nd (A) 100m 12.3s, 2nd (A) High Jump 1.55m
           Toby Parkes 2nd (B) 100m 12.3s 
           Joe Morris 1st (A) 800m 2.07.1m, 2nd (B) High Jump 1.30m 
           Howard Stringer 2nd (B) 800m 2.12.2m 
           Medley Relay 1st. Team 2nd 

Oswestry team 2nd overall after meeting one. 
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Wenlock Olympic mascots presentation 

   Oswestry athletes were recently invited to Much Wenlock to attend the unveiling of the 2012 Olympic Games mascots. As patron of the Wenlock Olympians society, Jonathan Edwards, the world record holder and Olympic gold medallist for triple jump, spent time talking to Natalie Bathers, Cameron Dixon and Georgia Dixon about their events and their aspirations for the future. He shared stories of his own athletics career and presented all the young people with badges and limited editions of the story of the mascots, written by Michael Morpurgo.
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Shropshire Cross Country Championships
The 2009 County Cross Country Championships were held at Lilleshall and, after heavy rain, the conditions of the course were boggy and heavy underfoot. Oswestry Olympians teams were small due to illness and injury but four athletes won individual medals and several were selected to represent Shropshire at the UK Inter-counties Championships to be held in Birmingham in March. Top performance of the day was by Charlie Mooney who had just become eligible to compete in the U13 age group after celebrating his 11th birthday recently. He stepped up to the start line knowing that some of the boys were up to two years older and that the course was double the distance he was used to. Far from being overawed, Charlie stuck with the leading group and finished a magnificent 8th out of a field of 37 runners. His team mates James Morris and Owen Line came 3rd and 32nd respectively to earn themselves a bronze team medal.
   There was also a medal for Daisy Tickner who continued her fantastic cross country form in the league to place 2nd in the U15 Girls race, and a silver medal for Ella Walker in the U17 Women's age group.
Results:
U13B - 3rd James Morris, 8th Charlie Mooney, 32nd Owen Line
U13G - 6th Kitty Peel, 19th Emily Ball
U15G - 2nd Daisy Tickner, 6th Lauren Bathers
U15B - 15th Ashley Edge
U17W - 2nd Ella Walker, 4th Chloe Barton
U17M - 7th Ryan Stokes

2009 News Reports

Shropshire Young Athletes Cross Country League 2009 - 4/4
   Oswestry Olympians competed in the final Shropshire Cross Country League meeting at Bridgnorth in Winter sunshine. The course comprised a number of challenging aspects with steep hills and rugged terrain to test the athletes. There were first places for U15's Daisy Tickner and Joe Morris on the day, with three athletes saving their best performances over the season to finish second in their races, Charlie Mooney in the U11 Boys, James Morris in U13 Boys and Ella Walker in U17 Women.
   The club finished second overall, with the U11 Girls coming first in their age group, and six athletes winning individual medals. Joe Morris completed a fantastic run of first places to win the U15 Boys age group whilst Daisy Tickner has improved with each race and ultimately finished second overall in the U15 Girls competition. There were also bronze medals for Hannah Pryce (U11 Girls), James Morris (U13 Boys) and Chloe Barton (U17 Women) after consistent displays over the season earned them third places overall.
Results:
U11G - 3rd Hannah Pryce, 9th Zara Baker, 13th Maya Hughes, 14th Katie Edge, 17th Charlotte Pugh, 25th Megan Line. Team 1st overall
U11B - 2nd Charlie Mooney, 7th Luc Jarzynski, 12th Sam Bowers. Team 3rd
U13G - 8th Kitty Peel, 9th Abi Bowers, 18th Emily Ball. Team 2nd
U13B - 2nd James Morris, 13th Owen . Team 3rd
U15G - 1st Daisy Tickner, 9th Lauren Bathers, 20th Anya Hughes. Team 2nd
U15B - 1st Joe Morris, 9th Ashley Edge. Team 2nd
U17W-  2nd Ella Walker, 3rd Chloe Barton, 6th Kez Ogden. Team 2nd
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Shropshire Young Athletes Cross Country League 2009 - 2/4
 The second meeting in the cross country league was hosted  by Oswestry Olympians at Oswestry School and the athletes took advantage of local knowledge to gain extra points on the day. After finishing first in the Primary schools race earlier in the week, ten year old Hannah Pryce won her second race in four days over the same course helping the Under 11 girls team to win on the day. The Under 17 Girls completely dominated their race with five athletes in the top six finishers. Eight young athletes made their debut cross country performances for the club - Conner Maguire, Jack Jarvis, Niamh Maguire, Rebecca Pritchard, Jodie Bamber, Naomi Perkins, Josh Biggs and Alex McDade, all running for the first time to support the club.
Results: 
U11 Boys - 4th Charlie Mooney, 7th Josh Biggs, 13th Robert Pritchard,14th Sam Bowers, 23rd Declan Lloyd-Marsden, 27th Alex McDade. Team 3rd 
U11 Girls - 1st Hannah Pryce, 7th Zara Baker, 11th Katie Edge,13th Maya Hughes, 19th Jodie Bamber, 22nd Naomi Perkins, 25th Courtney Evans, 27th Megan Line.  Team 1st 
U13 Boys - 4th James Morris, 17th Joe Baker, 18th Owen Line, 19th Jack Jarvis. Team 3rd 
U13 Girls - 12th Abi Bowers, 14th Emily Ball, 16th Niamh Maguire, 21st Rebecca Pritchard, 26th Jasmine Tickner. Team 3rd 
U15 Boys - 6th Cameron Dixon, 8th Ashley Edge, 9th Conner Maguire, 10th Jimmy Kershaw. Team 1st 
U15 Girls - 3rd Daisy Tickner, 5th Lauren Bathers. Team 3rd 
U17 Men - 4th Ryan Stokes. Team 3rd 
U17 Women - 1st Ella Walker, 2nd Chloe Barton, 4th Kez Ogden, 5th Steph Butler, 6th Megan Gocher. Team 1st 

Shropshire Young Athletes Cross Country League 2009 - 1/4
 The first cross country meeting of the season was held in Autumn sunshine at Newport. Oswestry Olympians were able to field full teams in the younger age groups and won two of the team competitions on the day. There were athletes missing in the Under 15 and 17 age groups and this resulted in points being dropped in the overall club  competition. Joe Morris was the only individual winner but there were excellent debut performances by Megan Line, Courtney Evans, Robert Pritchard and Declan Lloyd-Marsden in the Under 11 races.
Results: 
U11B - 4th Charlie Mooney, 8th Sam Bowers, 9th Robert Pritchard, 12th Declan Lloyd-Marsden, 13th Luc Jarzynski. Team 2nd 
U11G - 4th Hannah Pryce, 7th Zara Baker, 8th Katie Edge, 17th Maya Highes, 21st Courtney Evans, 24th Megan Line Team 1st 
U13B - 3rd James Morris, 16th Owen Line, 21st Joel Lyttle Team 3rd 
U13G - 2nd Emma Tilley, 4th Kitty Peez, 11th Abi Bowers, 12th Emily Ball, 18th Lucy Smith, 20th Jasmine Tickner, 21st Charlotte Ford Team 1st 
U15B - 1st Joe Morris, 8th Ashley Edge Team 2nd 
U15G - 6th Lauren Bathers, 7th Daisy Tickner Team 5th 
U17W - 3rd Kez Ogden, 4th Steph Butler Team 2nd
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Shropshire Sportshall League 2009/10 - 2/4
  Oswestry Olympians travelled to the second Sportshall competition at Much Wenlock Leisure Centre, with half of it's Under 13 Girls team missing due to their attendance at a hurdles academy. However, the remaining team members rose to the challenge and finished second on the day. Under 11 athletes, Megan Line, Robert Pritchard and Declan Marsden made their Sportshall debuts, as did Under 13, Rebecca Pritchard.
Results: 
U11 Girls: Maya Hughes - 3rd (A) 2 Lap Hurdles, 3rd Chest Push, Zara Baker - 3rd (B) 2 Lap Hurdles, 6th Standing Long Jump, Katie Edge - 4th (A) 2 Laps, 2nd Chest Push, Megan Line - 5th (B) 2 Laps, 10th Standing Long Jump, 4x2 Laps Relay 5th, Team 5th
U11 Boys: Sam Bowers - 2nd (A) 2 Lap Hurdles, 1st Standing Long Jump, Luc Jarzynski - 2nd (B) 2 Lap Hurdles, 4th Chest Push,            Declan Marsden - 3rd (A) 2 Laps, 3rd 6 Lap Paarlauf,  Robert Pritchard - 3rd 6 Lap Paarlauf, 8th Standing Long Jump, Mitchell Brown - 8th Chest Push, 4x2 Laps Relay 2nd, Team 3rd
U13 Girls: Abi Bowers - 2nd (A) 2 Laps, 3rd Standing Triple Jump, Jasmine Tickner - 2nd (B) 2 Laps, 5th Vertical Jump, Emily Ball - 1st (A) 4 Laps, 4th Standing Triple Jump, Rebecca Pritchard - 2nd (B) 4 Laps, 6th Vertical Jump, $x2 Laps Relay 1st, Team 2nd
U13 Boys: Peter Stringer - 1st (A) 2 Laps, 3rd Vertical Jump, James Morris - 1st (B) 2 Laps, 3rd 8 Lap Paarlauf, Edward Ellis-Cooper - 2nd (A) 4 Laps, Joe Baker - 1st (B) 4 Laps, 1st Standing Triple Jump, Bradley Coldwell - 2nd Vertical Jump, 2nd Standing Triple Jump
4x2 Laps Relay 1st, Team 1st 
U15 Girls: Anya Hughes 2nd (A) 2 Laps, 3rd (A) 4 Laps, 4th Shot, Courtney Brown 2nd (A) 2 Laps, 2nd 8 Lap Paarlauf, Kate Jones 2nd (B) 4 Laps, 4th Speed Bounce, 3rd Shot, Lauren Bathers 2nd 8 Lap Paarlauf, 2nd Speed Bounce, 4x2 Laps Relay 2nd,Team 2nd
U15 Boys: Ashley Edge 4th (A) 2 Laps, 4th (A) 4 Laps, 4th Speed Bounce, Joe Morris 2nd Shot, Team 3rd=
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Shropshire Sportshall League 2009/10 - 1/4
 The first Sportshall competition of the season took place at Bridgnorth Leisure Centre and Oswestry won on the day by half a point. The Under 11 Boys only featured two athletes due to the unavailability of several members involved in other sports fixtures, but their points were vital to the success of the club. Mitchell Brown and Savannah Nicoll-Davies, both still only nine years old made their debuts for Olympians. The Under 13 Girls team continued their dominance of their age group by finishing first and second in every event and beating their competitors by more than 40 points.
Results: 
U11 Boys - Luc Jarzynski 4th (A) 2 Lap Hurdles, 5th Standing Triple Jump, Mitchell Brown 3rd (B) 2 Lap Hurdles, 5th= Speed Bounce Team 4th 
U11 Girls - Maya Hughes 4th (A) 2 Lap Hurdles, 4th Standing Triple Jump, Savannah Nicoll-Davies 4th (B) 2 Lap Hurdles, 3rd= Speed Bounce, Hannah Pryce 3rd (A) 4 Laps, 5th Standing Triple Jump , Zara Baker 3rd (B) 4 Laps, 1st Speed Bounce, 4x2 Laps Relay 4th , Team 4th
U13 Boys - Bradley Coldwell 2nd (A) 2 Laps, 1st Standing Long Jump, James Morris 1st (B) 2 Laps, 1st (A) 6 Laps , Edward Ellis-Cooper 1st (A) 4 Laps, 1st= High Jump, Peter Stringer 1st (B) 4 Laps, 3rd Standing Long Jump, Joe Baker 1st (B) 4 Laps, 4th High Jump
4x2 Laps Relay 1st, Team 1st 
U13 Girls - Adele Nicoll 1st (A) 2 Laps, 1st Standing Long Jump, Anna Oloyede 1st (B) 2 Laps, 1st High Jump, Georgia Dixon 2nd (A) 4 Laps, 2nd Standing Long Jump, Jasmine Tickner 1st (B) 4 Laps, Emily Ball 1st (A) 6 Laps, 2nd High Jump, Abi Bowers 1st (B) 6 Laps
4x2 Laps Relay 1st, Team 1st 
U15 Boys - Cameron Dixon 1st (A) 2 Laps, 1st (A) 4 Laps, 1st Standing Triple Jump, Darren Booth 2nd (B) 2 Laps, 2nd Standing Triple Jump, 1st Standing Long Jump, Conner Maguire 1st (A) 6 Laps, 2nd Standing Long Jump, Team 1st
U15 Girls - Anya Hughes 3rd (A) 2 Laps, 2nd (B) 4 Laps, 2nd Standing Triple Jump, Kate Jones 2nd (B) 2 Laps, 2nd Standing Long Jump 
Courtney Brown 2nd (A) 4 Laps, 1st Standing Long Jump, Lauren Bathers 1st (A) 6 Laps, 3rd Standing Triple Jump, 4x2 Laps Relay 2nd, Team 2nd
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*Telford Games 12th September 2009*
The Telford Games traditionally marks the end of the Track and Field season and Oswestry Olympians athletes won a hatful of medals and recorded a number of personal best performances. Adele Nicoll was a triple gold medallist winning the Under 13 Girls 70m Hurdles, Discus and Shot, in which her throw of 11.43m was a championsjip best performance. The Morris brothers James and Joe won the 800m in the Under 13 and Under 15 Boys races, and there were 2nd and 3rd places for Hannah Pryce and Zara Baker in the Under 11 Girls 600m. There were also gold medals for Natalie Bathers, Toby Parkes, Kez Ogden, Sam Bowers, Bradley Coldwell and Cameron Dixon.
Results:
U20 Women - Natalie Bathers 1st 100m 13.1s, 1st Long Jump 5.28m, 3rd Triple Jump 10.31m
U17 Women - Kez Ogden 1st 100m 12.9s, 2nd High Jump 1.50m, 3rd 80m Hurdles 13.0s
U17 Men - Toby Parkes 1st 100m Hyudles 15.2s, 2nd Long Jump 6.05m
                Jake Corfield-Jones 2nd 100m Hurdles 15.8s, 2nd High Jump 1.60m, 3rd Javelin 39.29m (PB)
U15 Girls - Daisy Tickner 5th 800m 2.35.8m
                Lauren Bathers 4th 1500m 5.47.3m
                Anya Hughes 4th 75m Hurdles 13.2s, 5th High Jump 1.20m, 10th Long Jump 3.99m
                Kate Jones 5th 75m Hurdles Heats 16.5s, 6th Shot 5.30m, 10th Javelin 11.74m
U15 Boys - Cameron Dixon 1st Long Jump 5.46m, 3rd 200m 25.3s (PB), 4th 100m 12.7s
                 Joe Morris 1st 800m 2.10.1m (PB)
U13 Girls - Jasmine Tickner 7th 100m 14.5s (PB), 4th 200m Heats 32.7s, 8th Shot 5.66m (PB)
                Adele Nicoll 1st 70m Hurdles 11.7s, 1st Discus 28.63m, 1st Shot 11.43m (CBP)
                Emily Ball 5th Long Jump 3.89m (PB), 5th 200m 31.9s, 7th 800m 2.48.4m
U13 Boys - Joe Baker 6th Long Jump 4.17m, 7th 100m 14.2s (PB), 7th 200m 31.0s (PB)
                 James Morris 1st 800m 2.33.0m
                 Bradley Coldwell 1st Javelin 34.23m (PB), 3rd Long Jump 4.53m
                 Edward Ellis-Cooper 2nd High Jump 1.35m (PB)
U11 Girls - Maya Hughes 2nd Cricket Ball Throw 21.53m, 6th Long Jump 2.91m, 5th 60m Heats 10.7s
                Hannah Pryce 2nd 600m 2.11.9m (PB)
                Zara Baker 3rd 600m 2.12.4m (PB), 5th Long Jump 2.97m (PB)
U11 Boys - Sam Bowers 1st Long Jump 3.86m (PB), 4th 150m 23.4s (PB), 5th 60m 9.3s
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 *Shropshire Schools Year 7/8 Championships 2009
*     The Shropshire Schools Year 7/8 Championships were held at Shrewsbury this weekend with Oswestry Olympians boasting five Shropshire Champions. Anna Oloyede (Corbet) got the ball rolling with a win in the Year 7 Girls 70m Hurdles in a huge personal best time of 12.1s, followed by Anya Hughes (Rhyn Park)  in the Year 8 Girls 75m Hurdles , also recording a personal best time of 13.1s. Three Year 7 Boys followed suit with Bradley Coldwell (Marches) winning the 75m Hurdles, with a personal best performance of 13.4s, Peter Stringer won the 100m in 13.8s and James Morris (Marches) dominated the 1000m winning in 3.15.8m.
All athletes finishing in the top two positions in their event have been selected to represent Shropshire Schools in an inter county competition against Staffordshire Schools on 13th July.
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English Schools Team 2009
  Seven Oswestry Olympians have been selected for the Shropshire team to compete at the Prestigious English Schools competition this week.
They will travel to Sheffield on Thursday before competing against the very best athletes in the country on Friday and Saturday at the Don Valley Stadium. All the athletes have had to achieve strict qualification standards to ensure the highest competition.
  Toby Griffiths (Shrewsbury Sixth Form), still gaining fitness after a long illness, will take part in the Senior Boys (U20) 800m, whilst Toby Parkes and Jake Corfield-Jones (both Corbet) will compete as first years in the Intermediate Boys (U17) 110m Hurdles. Cameron Dixon and Darren Booth (both Marches) will experience English Schools for the first time. Cameron, currently ranked 30th in the UK, has made huge progress in the 80m Hurdles this season to record 12.2s and will compete in the Junior Boys (U15) age group. Darren has been a revelation in the Javelin this season, smashing the club record with a throw of 47.84m to be ranked 6th in the UK. Further improvement will give him an outside chance of a medal in the Junior Boys competition.
  Leila Armstrong-Green will challenge the Senior Girls (U20) 100m Hurdles whilst Natalie Bathers competes in her first year as a Senior in the Long Jump. Natalie has also been selected as the Shropshire Girls Team Captain.
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National Young Athletes League 3 - 2009
   The third National Young Athletes League meeting was held at Crewe with Oswestry Olympians finishing second on the day behind a very strong Crewe and Nantwich team. Cameron Dixon broke the club record for 400m winning the Under 15 Boys race in 56.0s and Adele Nicholl broke the National League U13 Girls Shot record for the second time this season with a throw of 11.59m. Twelve year old Bradley Coldwell won the 'Club Athlete of the Match' award for his Under 13 Boys Grade 2 performance in the Long Jump with 4.54m and his Grade 3 standard of 14.0s in the 75m Hurdles.
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Shropshire Schools Athletics Championships 2009
   A number of Oswestry Olympians represented their schools at the Shropshire Schools Athletics Championships held at Telford, with Darren Booth from Marches gaining a National Standard in the Junior Boys Javelin. He looks set to be selected to represent the County team at the English Schools Athletics Championships in Sheffield next month against the best athletes in England. Leila Armstrong-Green also achieved English Schools entry for the Senior Girls 100m Hurdles.
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Shropshire Schools Athletics Association Combined Events 2009
    Oswestry Olympians dominated the Combined Events competition at Telford recently with medallists in four of the six age groups. Cameron Dixon (Marches School) started the goldrush in the Junior Boys Pentathlon event in his first experience of multi events. He won four of the five events during the evening to score 2091 points, starting with a superb 80m Hurdles in 12.8s. He followed this with a Shot Putt of 7.56m and Long Jump of 5.18m, then a High Jump of 1.41m and finished with a fantastic 800m in 2.22.9m to be crowned Shropshire Schools Champion.
  Natalie Bathers (Walford and North Shropshire College) won the Senior Girls Heptathlon over two days with 18.4s in 100m Hurdles, 1.33m High Jump, 7.20m in Shot, 27.3s 200m, 5.19m in Long Jump, 15.51m Javelin and 3.05.7m 800m to record 3011 points.
  Kez Ogden (Lakelands School) produced the performance of the competition in her first attempt at Intermediate Girls Heptathlon scoring a tremendous 4073 points to win the title. She began with the fastest 80m Hurdles in 12.0s, followed by a personal best 1.54m in High Jump, then 6.84 Shot and 26.4s in 200m. On the second day she recorded 5.01m in Long Jump, then threw the Javelin 23.31m and finished with superb 2.35.3m in 800m.
  Kez was followed by her school team mates Kellie Stanyer who came 4th (80m Hurdles 15.3s, High Jump 1.30m, Shot 6.52m, 200m 29.1s, Long Jump 4.04m, Javelin 9.99m, 800m 3.00.5m) and Megan Gocher 5th (80m Hurdles 16.4s, High Jump 1.30m, Shot 6.40m, 200m 31.3s, Long Jump 4.06m, Javelin 14.68m, 800m 2.47.9m).
  In the Intermediate Boys Octathlon Jake Corfield-Jones and Toby Parkes (both Corbet School) finished 2nd and 3rd overall scoring 3262  and 2872 points respectively. Toby started with a winning Long Jump of 5.76m with Jake recording 5.60m, but both were overtaken after the Discus as they threw 15.87m and 21.16m respectively putting Jake into second position and Toby third. They then threw the Javelin with Jake going into 1st place with a throw of 37.24m whilst Toby threw 26.54m and finished the evening with 400m with Jake dropping to 2nd with a time of 63.7s and Toby remaining third overall after a time of 61.7s. On the second day Jake went back into pole position with 15.3s in 100m Hurdles, 1.66m High Jump and 9.61 in Shot, whilst Toby recorded 15.7s in 100m Hurdles, 1.55m in High Jump and 6.57 in Shot. In the last event, 1500m Toby ran 6.07.7m to finish 3rd overall, whist Jake lost points to finish 2nd overall with a time of  6.27.4m.
   All eight athletes look set to be selected to represent Shropshire in the North-west Regional Finals.
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National Young Athletes League 2009 - 2
   The second National Young Athlete's League meeting was held at Deeside with Oswestry Olympians athletes producing some outstanding performances. The hot sunshine provided perfect conditions for fast times on the track with Cameron Dixon and Sean Squibb both recording huge personal bests. Cameron moved up the Under 15 rankings to become 15th fastest in the UK in the 80m Hurdles with his time of 12.2 seconds, whilst Sean ran the 100m in 11.9 seconds to equal the club record that has stood since 1993. Anna Oloyede gained an Under 13 Grade 2 standard with a High Jump of 1.33m and Adele Nicoll continued her fantastic season with three Grade 1 performances in 150m, 70m Hurdles and Shot. Under 13's Edward Ellis- Cooper and Joe Baker both recorded personal best times of 14.4s and 14.9s respectively in 75m Hurdles, whilst eleven year old Emily Ball jumped a new best of 1.25m in the High Jump. The club finished second on the day to remain 2nd in the Division 2 West and Wales League.
Club Athletes of the Match: Cameron Dixon, Sean Squibb, Anna Oloyede
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Midlands Track and Field Championships 2009
   Two members of Oswestry Olympians travelled to the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham to compete at the Midlands Athletics Championships, both coming away with personal best performances and winning medals. Cameron Dixon recorded a time of 12.69s in the Under 15 Boys 80m Hurdles at his first major championships and came third. He is currently ranked 34th in the country at this event. Cameron also finished sixth in the 400m.
Toby Parkes moved up to the Under 17 Men's age group and finished second in the 100m Hurdles with a Grade 4 performance of 15.38s.
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Shropshire Young Athletes League 2009 - 2
   Oswestry Olympians Juniors competed at the second Shropshire League meeting at RAF Cosford with Oswestry retaining their second place overall. The Under 13 Boys and Under 13 Girls lead their age groups, whilst all the other teams are placed second. The Under 13 Boys won maximum points in 10 of the 11 events on the night to gain 111 points, 27 more than the second placed team.
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Shropshire Athletics Association County Championships 2009
    A large contingent of Oswestry Olympians travelled to Telford for the Shropshire County Championships with a number of athletes successfully claiming County titles and producing outstanding performances. Eleven year old Anna Oloyede dominated the Under 13 Girls High Jump with a Grade 1 jump of 1.42m, then took the Long Jump title with a Grade 4 jump of 3.85m, before making the 100m Final. Daisy Tickner (2.37.3m) won the U15 Girls 800m in a sprint finish with team mate Lauren Bathers (2.38.5m). Kez Ogden won the Under 17 Women's 100m in 12.7s (Grade 2) and the 300m in 42.9 (Grade 3) in her first year in the age group. Megan Gocher won the Under 17 Women's 300m Hurdles in 55.2s and the High Jump with 1.25m, then came 3rd in 1500m with a time of 6.02.9m. Natalie Bathers stepped up to the U20 Women's age group and won the 100m in 13.1s and the Long Jump in a new Personal Best distance of 5.38m, and finishing second in the Triple Jump in 10.08m. Leila Armstrong-Green took the U20 Women's 100m Hurdles title in 15.1s then came second in the Long Jump with a Grade 3 jump of 5.20m.
  Cameron Dixon won the U15 Boys 80m Hurdles in 12.7s (Grade 3) then finished second in 200m with a time of 26.2s and the Long Jump with a Grade 4 performance of 5.03m. Joe Morris won a close finish in the Under 15 Boys 800m in 2.17.3m (Grade 4). Jake Corfield-Jones (15.4s) narrowly beat his team mate Toby Parkes (15.7) to win the U17 Men's 100m Hurdles, then Toby went on to win the Long Jump with 6.12m. Toby Griffiths showed that he was returning to fitness after almost 18 months out with illness, to comfortably win the Junior Men's 800m in 2.07.9m, whilst Alison Lavender returned to her home county from Loughborough University to win the Senior women's 1500m in 4.54.9m.
  Two Veteran members took part in the competition recording Championship Best Performances on the day - Steve Roberts won both the 1500m in 5.06.8m and the 3000m in 10.43.0m, whilst Alison Tickner took the titles for the 3000m in 11.53.7m, Triple Jump 9.23m and Javelin 21.71m. She also finished 2nd in the 400m with a time of 67.1s.
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National Young Athletes League 2009 - 1
   Oswestry Olympians Juniors hosted the first National Young Athletes League meeting of the season against teams from North Wales and Cheshire at Deeside.
Adele Nicoll continues her dominance of the Under 13 girl's age group recording Grade 1 performances in three events, breaking the National League record in the Shot and equalling the Welsh record in the 70m Hurdles. Darren Booth recorded three 1st places in the throws with a Grade 2 in the Javelin. Both were awarded Club Athlete of the Match.
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Shropshire Young Athletes League 2009 - 1
   The first Shropshire League meeting was held at Telford recently with Oswestry Olympians finishing second on the evening, just 69 points behind the hosts.
All the age groups teams finished second except the dominant Under 13 Girls who were overwhelming winners with 89 points, 32 more than their nearest rivals.
  Several youngsters were making their debuts for the club, including Zara Baker who celebrated her 9th birthday just three days before the competition and finished 3rd (1st B runner) in her 600m race. Hollie Jones won the Under 15 Girls Discus and was 2nd (B) in the Javelin. Jimmy Kershaw and Ashley Edge, primarily triathletes, took part in their first 800m track race and Courtney Brown and Beth Sumner competed in 75m Hurdles and 200m respectively.

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