There were a clutch of medals for Sussex athletes on finals day of the BUCS Indoor championships at Sheffield on Sunday with Elise Lovell striking gold. Competing in the long jump Lovell from Hastings, along with Anna Short from Lancing both Sussex jumpers had excellent completions. Competing for Brighton University Lovell saved her best jumping […]
Sussex athletes in todays BUCS finals.
Several Sussex athletes have battled through to today’s finals of the BUCS Indoor championships at Sheffield and some going through with winning performances. Brighton & Hove’s Ian Crowe-Wright controlled his 1500m heat to win in 3:53.01s while Sam Heawood (Crawley/Brunel) was first in his qualifying round of the shot putt as was Brighton University’s Joe […]
Indoors this weekend
We move indoor this week with the Sussex Indoor championships at Sutton and the BUCS Indoor championships also attracting several Sussex athletes. Numbers are a little down for the County event at Sutton which will be held in conjunction with the Surrey event and will be held on both Saturday (Track) and Sunday (Field) and […]
League Titles well spread
Sussex League titles were well spread after last Saturday’s final races in the snow, well not really snow that laid, at Hickstead. The nine team titles makes this series of race a little more important than normal competition and there were also sixteen individual gold medals presented this year as one, the M40 men’s title […]
Emanuel off to the European Championships
Lee Emanuel will be hoping for another medal in the European Indoor championships in Belgrade next month following his brilliant victory in the British Championships and Trials at Sheffield on Sunday. The former Hastings runner, who now spends most of his time in America, seems to be in his element indoors had another excellent run […]
Officials beat the weather conditions at Hickstead
John Gill and his Haywards Heath Highwaymen, along with the other County officials were the real heroes of the Sussex Cross-country League races at Hickstead on Saturday. Last minute problems with the condition of the course meant last minute alterations to the course and in a different field. This plus snow flurries for most the […]