Sussex records tumbled at the National Combined Events championships at Bedford over the weekend when Brighton & Hove’s Katie Garland finished fifth in the Heptathlon championship with a total of 5487 points. This bettered Elise Lovell’s (Havant) record of 5400 set earlier in the season but windy conditions could rob her of the record. Garland […]
Southern Athletics League
Full results are still not published for last weekend’s Southern Athletics League but there were three Sussex team wins and several Man/Woman of the match awards. In Division One Crawley were at home and were convincing winners with Samuel Heawood the Man of the Match for his fine shot putt of 15.94m. In the current […]
The weekend and Wednesday’s fixture
It is the turn of the Upper Age Group athletes in the Youth Development League to flex their muscles this weekend. In the second round matches on Sunday Crawley in “Div 1A” will be at Kingsmeadow, Brighton & Hove and Chichester in “2B” will be at Withdean and Horsham Blue Star and Team Sussex in […]
Rollercoaster of Results for Sussex clubs at the 2nd YDL
Once again the weather was glorious as Sussex’s leading under 13 and under 15 athletes competed in their second Youth Development League fixtures across the south-east of England. Brighton & Hove AC was the only team to retain the top spot in the East 1 fixture, which was again hosted by Lewes AC. Brighton dominated the event […]
Barns Green To Host Sussex Half Marathon Championships
Entries are now open for the 2018 Sussex AA Half Marathon Championship on Sunday, September 30th. This year’s host will be the popular Barns Green Half Marathon. Click http://www.barnsgreen-half.org.uk/ to enter. Runners are advised to enter well in advance. Race Secretary, Sue Parillon, commented: “In the 36th staging of the half marathon our event is flourishing […]
Gemma Reigns in Spain
Forget all about the Costa del Sol, it’s now Lewes AC’s Gemma Tutton that reigns in Spain. Tutton – a first year under 15 athlete – has broken a Sussex County record and put herself second on the UK All Time under 15 pole vault rankings, with a leap of 3.70m. This height replaces the under […]