Wakefield, 9th May 2012 On a horrible, wet evening at Thornes Park, a handful of the Leeds City athletes competed pretty well in the poor conditions. In the U11 age group, Robbie Watson ran the 600m, finishing 6th in 2.05.31 and Emily Tate did the 75m, winning her heat in 11.93s to go 13th on the [...]
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Northern League Division 2WC – South Leeds, 5th May 2012
May 16th, 2012In the opening round of Northern League matches, Leeds City were there or thereabouts all day, but it wasn’t until the last few events were calculated that we came through to score an excellent win in the home fixture. Men Ricardo Brown dominated the A string sprints, even though carrying a back injury. He won the 100m in [...]
News round up
May 11th, 2012National Junior League – Middlesbrough, 29th Apr 2012 The 8 lads and 7 ladies did the best they could to fill as many gaps as possible and in horrible, wet conditions, putting on an excellent performance to finish in 3rd place, just four points behind 2nd. Ricardo Brown made a superb start to the season with [...]
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April 27th, 2012Indoor Combined Events International – Cardiff, 24-25th Mar 2012 Leeds City boasted three athletes as part of the GB team, with the experienced duo of Amy & Katy Marchant, together with debutant Adam Timms, who’s comeback from a long injury layoff has been really impressive. In the U23 Pentathlon, Amy started with a solid 9.32s 60m hurdles, followed by a [...]
The Dort report 2012!!!
April 2nd, 2012Dortmund 2012 was the second instalment of our joint venture between Leeds City AC and Rothwell Harriers. As always, we started with the Saturday Team Competition in which the top two athletes score points for the team. This year saw an incredibly high standard of competition across the age groups, and especially amongst the older [...]
Weekly Round Up
March 21st, 2012Blackpool Open 11th Mar 2012 A handful of athletes braved a pretty dour and cold day by the sea at Blackpool, whereas Leeds enjoyed sunny balmy conditions. In the under 13′s girls Rebecca Lister Jumped 3.58m in the long jump to finish 5th out of 20, beating her previous best by 15cm. Rebecca finished 12th [...]
Agenda for Parents Meeting
March 13th, 2012Leeds City Athletics Club Parents Evening Tuesday 27th & Thursday 29th March, 2012 – 6:00pm John Charles Sports Centre AGENDA 1. Introduction & “Setting the Scene” – Martin Horbury (10 mins) 2. Participation in Open Meetings & Leagues – Pat Childs (10 mins) 3. Information for Parents of Athletes – Graham Jefferies (10 mins) 4. [...]
Weekend round up
March 7th, 2012McCain City Challenge – Lee Valley, 3rd Mar 2012 Representing Sheffield Flames in the Tri-event part of this team competition, Katy Marchant finished an excellent 2nd, shaving 1/100th of a second off her own club record in the first event the 60m hurdles with 8.72s. In the long jump, she was close to her best with [...]
News Round-up
February 29th, 2012Scottish Combined Events Championships – Glasgow 11-12th Feb 2012 Amy Marchant & Adam Timms posted excellent scores in the Pentathlon & Heptathlon, each setting or matching a couple of pb performances along the way. On the Saturday, Adam equalled his 60m pb for the THIRD time, clocking 7.28s and was a bit down on his recent [...]
Pre 2012 Track & Field – Parents Evenings talk!
February 23rd, 2012We will be running 2 parents evenings in March. Dates for diaries are: 27th & 29th @ 6:00. You will be welcome as parents of new or established athletes. Please try to make it to one of the meetings! The committee will be on hand to help with any issues you may have.