TAVISTOCK AC’s Edward Fileman will make his international debut on Saturday when he represents England at the SIAB Track & Field International in Swansea. Fileman secured his place in the England team with a top two finish in last weekend’s English Schools’ Championships at Birmingham. The Ivybridge Community College pupil came second in the intermediate … Continue reading
JUST 24 hours after becoming English Schools’ 300m champion at Birmingham’s Alexander International Stadium, Joe Wheeler was back in action on his home track at Tavistock. Despite a tiring couple of days in the Midlands competing against the country’s best, Wheeler ran in the under-15 100m and 200m at the third Devon Open Series meeting … Continue reading
ATHLETES from the Armada region shone at the English Schools’ Track & Field Championships in Birmingham at the weekend. One or two medals from the prestigious event is usually an impressive year, but, but this time around athletes returned with five individual gongs, a relay podium place and three more top six placings. Tavistock AC’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Harriers’ Sam Yearling timed his finish perfectly to take victory in the annual Muddy Duck 10k on Saturday. Teenager Yearling sat on the shoulder of Ben Morrish and Ben Austin for much of the race before pulling away in the closing stages to add another title to his growing collection. Yearling finished the multi-terrain … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Harriers’ Steve Fletcher was first home for a second month running in the Armada Summer 5k Series event at Saltram House. Fletcher beat his younger club colleague Sam Yearling, who had won April and May’s runs. In perfect conditions on Wednesday, Fletcher clocked 16.45 minutes for the tricky multi-terrain event, with Yearling taking second … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK athlete Sam Lake claimed another international aquathlon medal at the weekend. Lake secured a silver in the 40-44 age group at the ETU European Aquathlon Championships which were held in Targu Mures, which is in the Romanian region of Transylvania. She had also won a European silver last year in Ibiza and a World … Continue reading
CHRIS RIMMER produced a storming final leg to secure Tavistock Run Project victory for a second year running in the annual Erme Valley Relays on Friday night at Ivybridge. Run Project, having got off to a great start with a good first leg from Jordan Andrews, found themselves trailing a strong Exmouth Harriers quartet with … Continue reading
