WILL BATTERSHILL described competing for Great Britain at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Colombia as ‘an incredible experience’. The 17-year-old Erme Valley Harriers athlete represented his country in the 2,000m steeplechase in Cali. In hot conditions at the impressive 43,000-plus capacity Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero stadium, Battershill dug deep in the heats to reach … Continue reading
JIM COLE broke his own nine-year-old course record at the Cornwood 10k Challenge on Saturday evening. The 33-year-old clocked 34 minutes and 32 seconds for the tough course to beat his previous best mark, set in 2006, by nine seconds. Cole was pushed hard early on by Great Britain junior international Will Battershill, who was … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers athlete Will Battershill has reached the IAAF World Youth Championships 2,000m steeplechase final in Cali, Colombia. Battershill claimed the last spot in Sunday’s showpiece event by clocking five minutes and 56.35 seconds in the heats on Friday. The 17-year-old Ivybridge Community College pupil, whose personal best is 5.51:57, was seventh in his … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers athlete Will Battershill will make his Great Britain debut on Friday at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia. The Ivybridge Community College pupil will compete in the heats of the 2,000m steeplechase. Battershill will be up against the best Africa has to offer. Athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia fill the … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Will Battershill has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia. Battershill will compete for his country in the 2,000m steeplechase at the competition which will take place between July 15-19. However, the 17-year-old Ivybridge Community College pupil will miss the English … Continue reading
WILL BATTERSHILL, Poppy Tank and Victoria Weir all played crucial roles as the region’s junior athletics team continued to dominate their division in the UK Youth Development League. Team DC, made up of athletes from Devon and Cornwall, sit top of the Midland’s Premier South West Division in the under-20 and under-17 age group after … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers athlete Will Battershill narrowly missed out on a personal best for the 3,000 metres at the City of Plymouth Evening Open Meet. The 17-year-old, who is the UK’s top ranked under-20 at the 2,000m steeplechase, clocked eight minutes and 50.8 seconds for the seven-and-a-half lap event at Brickfields. That was less than … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers athlete Will Battershill ran under the IAAF World Youth Championship qualifying standard for the 2,000m steeplechase at the Devon Open Meet at Tavistock. Battershill, pushed by North Devon senior Phil Norman, ran a superb time of five minutes and 51.57 seconds in glorious weather at the west Devon venue. That was a new … Continue reading
BRITISH number one Will Battershill lowered his personal best in the under-20 men’s 2,000 metres steeplechase at the Devon County Championships. Erme Valley Harriers athlete Battershill clocked an impressive five minutes and 56.74 seconds at Exeter Arena, which was not only well inside the national standard but less than two seconds of UK Athletics’ world … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH athletes Poppy Tank and Will Battershill impressed at the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships at Blackburn’s Witton Park. City of Plymouth runner Tank finished just outside the medals in fourth place in the senior girls’ race. The Plymouth College pupil was Devon’s best finisher on the day and was only four seconds off third-placed … Continue reading