Two golds, two silvers, a bronze and some fantastic results topped off the England Indoor Age Group (U15/U17/U20) Championships for Sussex. The county had several athletes competing at the event in Sheffield earlier this month. The county had 21 pole vaulters competing in the competition and from these won two golds and a silver. Ava […]
Sussex Athletes Celebrating Across The Country
It was a busy weekend for Sussex athletics taking part in national events across the country. Some impressive senior performances marked the British Indoor Championships in Birmingham. Meanwhile medals were also won at the British Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill. The British Indoor Championships took place over two days, but it was on day […]
Dazzling Despite The Drizzle
Drizzle didn’t dampen spirits as the Sussex Cross Country League came to a strong finish. More than 500 athletes entered the final event held at Stanmer Park, Brighton, last Sunday. It marked the 4th of 4 fixtures in the league which began back in October last year at Goodwood. As usual the day opened with […]
Sussex Take Top Spots At BUCS And Schools Inter Counties
Sussex enjoyed plenty of success at the weekend as the cross country season continued with full force. With the South East Schools Inter Counties in Newbury and the BUCS Champs in Cardiff there was no shortage of competition to keep track of. First at Newbury, it was gold for Sussex in the very first race. […]
International Successes For Beth And Eleanor
Eleanor Strevens continued to shine in January representing Great Britain at the Reykjavik International Games. The Eastbourne talent clocked a 4.19.21 in the 1500m to take the gold medal. This puts her 11th on the Under 20 All Time indoors GB list ahead of Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie. Meanwhile in Spain, Brighton Phoenix’s Beth […]
Skye’s The Limit
A fantastic run at the SEAA Cross Country Championship saw Skye Widdows cross the line in silver place. The Brighton & Hove youngster clocked 11.04 at the race at Beckenham Park – 11 seconds behind the under 13 girls’ winner. For a first year in the age group, and with 166 athletes in the race, […]