TEN promising young athletes from the region are making the long journey to Gateshead as part of the Devon team for the English Schools’ Track and Field Championships. The event, the highlight in the junior domestic calendar, is taking place on Friday and Saturday at the famous North East athletics venue. Plymouth and West Devon … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Joshua Blake lowered his 800m personal best for the second time within a week at Winchester on Saturday. Blake was running for the joint City of Plymouth, Erme Valley Harriers and Tavistock side that compete in the Southern Athletics League. The team finished second in their fourth Division Two West match of the season, … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth sprint hurdler David King cannot wait to try and make his mark at the European Under-23 Championships in Tallinn. The 21-year-old was confirmed in Great Britain’s 35-strong party for the event on Tuesday. The competition will take place in the Estonian capital between July 9 and 12. “I’m really happy to be … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH hurdler David King will get an early chance of revenge on David Omoregie this weekend in Germany. The Cardiff athlete edged out King to the England Under-23 Championship 110m hurdle crown last weekend by just one hundredth of a second. That win guaranteed Omoregie automatic selection for the European Under-23 Championships in Tallinn next … Continue reading
SAMMIE HARRIS, Emily Bee and Jenna Bierton will be hoping to impress for Devon this weekend at the South West Schools’ Combined Events Championships in Yeovil. Ivybridge Community College pupil Harris, a member of Erme Valley Harriers, and Plymouth High School for Girls student Bee, a City of Plymouth athlete, will both take part in … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Alison McEwing claimed the Devon women’s 10,000m track title on Wednesday night at Tavistock. On a perfect evening for running, McEwing clocked 37:58.43 for the 25 laps. North Devon’s Sarah Sheppard was second in 39:46.97, with Plymouth Harriers’ Jane Allison third, and first veteran home, in 41:14.40. The men’s race was dominated … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH sprinter James Arnott has capped a memorable week by earning an invite to the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in London next month. The event takes place at the Olympic Stadium over the weekend of July 24-26. The Sunday (July 26) is National Paralympic Day and the event will double as the IPC Athletics Grand Prix … Continue reading
NEW national under-23 triple jump champion Sam Trigg has revealed his long-term aim is to try and make the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Erme Valley Harrier Trigg jumped to the England Championship title at wet and windy Bedford on Saturday with a personal best equalling distance of 15.41 metres. However, despite his victory, he … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete Victoria Weir consolidated her position in the UK’s top five for the under-20 women’s 1,500m steeplechase event by clocking a new personal best at the South West Schools’ Championships at Exeter. Weir, running for Devon, powered to victory in the senior girls’ race with a time of five minutes and 3.82 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Paralympic hopeful James Arnott warmed up for the forthcoming IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation) Junior Games by claiming a silver medal at the IPC Grand Prix in Berlin. The 18-year-old, who has restricted movement in his left shoulder due to Erb’s Palsy, was making his senior Grand Prix debut in Germany. However, … Continue reading