Above is the slideshow of the photographs from the 2011 Winter Warm Up.

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Scunthorpe & District Athletics Club would like to congratulate all athletes that competed at the event and a say HUGE ‘Thank you’ to all supporters, athletes and volunteers who helped make the 2011 Winter Warm Up the best yet!

Winter Warm Up - Press Report

Scunthorpe opens athletics season in style

Nearly 250 athletes descended on Quibell Park the home of Scunthorpe and District athletics club for their annual warm up meeting. The meeting is used as a curtain raiser to the new season by many athletes who now travel from as far a field as Gateshead and North Wales in order to compete. For the fourth year running the club were lucky with the weather and the athletes arrived at the track to be greeted by a dry spring day. The dry and windless conditions meant many young athletes had an early season chance to achieve the qualifying times / distances for the English schools finals to be held later in the year at their very first attempt.

The day kicked off with the traditional hammer competition which saw over 20 athletes arrive early to start as others were still warming up. Amongst those were 8 competitors from Scunthorpe’s own hammer squad. It was a competition of mixed results with the ladies outshining the men. In particular Alex Lockett produced another throw of nearly 40m in the under 15 girls to cement her position  near the top of the early season rankings, whilst team mate Jess WATSON broke 30m for the first time in the under 17 girls meaning the 34m needed for the English schools finals is definitely on the horizon. Joe GIBSON produced the longest throw of the day in the senior men’s event of nearly 50m and is now pushing towards the club record held by coach Matt HAMMOND. It was also the first chance for the squad’s newest member Georgia BONES to try out her new technique; it was to prove a successful day for Georgia who finished with 3 new personal bests in the hammer, shot and discus. Perhaps the biggest improvement of the day came from 15 year old Anthony GILLATT who after a disappointing Hammer put a huge 5 metres on his Discus best, despite having moved up a weight this year.

The meeting also saw many of the clubs under 11 athletes get their first chance of competing at a track and field event. Joshua LUGSDEN took full advantage winning the 80m,600m and the Long Jump , whilst there were also wins for Alicia GREGORY in the Long Jump and William TATE in the Cricket Ball throw. Proving that the clubs former coaches of the month, Gary and Debbie SPINDLEY are doing a great job bringing the next generation of stars through the clubs improving coaching set up.

It was also a day when the clubs sprinters got to fully stretch their legs and its going to be a good battle for title of the clubs quickest runner this year with 15 year old Nathan TOGUN winning the under17 event in 11.8 a time matched by Dom GREEN in the under 20 event. With Dan HARMES having already matched that time and the clubs jumps stars Ashley Wren and Josh Bones  yet to stretch their legs over 100m’s it may take a time a lot nearer 11secs to be at the top of the pile by the end of the season

Other winners on the day were Freya Bradshaw with a new personal best in the under 17, 300m, Georgina O’CONNOR and Alice KAYE in the under 20, 300m and 150m, Leo ADAMSON in the u13 boys 80m,Ryan GOODARD and Alex NAIBAS in the under 17 Long Jump and 300m

The club are already planning their assault on various leagues and championships throughout the season.

U11 Girls

Alicia GREGORY      80m-3^rd/12.9          150m-6^th/24.6        LJ-1^ST/3.34m

Sophie COY              80m-8^th/13.4          150m-7^th/24.9        LJ-6^th/3.10m

U13 Girls

Emily STRICKLAND   80m-3^rd/11.8        150m-4^th/22.8     LJ-11^th/3.11m

Richelle STATHERS   80m-6^th/12.6         LJ-6^th/3.52m

Danielle TAYLOR       80m-10^th/15.4        LJ-8^th/2.82m

U15 Girls

Rosie TATE              80m-8th/12.2     150m-8th/22.2        LJ-8th/3.77m

Alex LOCKETT         SP-4th/7.95m    Ham-1^st/39.32m     DT-2^nd/20.71m

Geogia   BONES       DT-5^th/12.27m   Ham-3^rd/12.67m    SP-8^th/5.25m

Laura COY                SP-9^th/5.25m     80m-11^th/12.8        150m-10^th/23.1

Ellie STANDERLINE  80m-4^th/11.4     LJ-3^rd/4.30m

Isobel MEE                80m-9^th/12.5     150m-13^th/23.5       LJ-13^th/3.32m

U17 Women

Freya BRADSHAW     300m-1^st/43.10

Jess WATSON            SP-4^th/7.54m       DT-3^rd/21.72m   HAM-1^st/30.48m

Hannah DUNKERLEY LJ-5^th/3.40m       300m-9^th/52.7    600m-5^th/2.04.1

Steph O’CONNOR       300m-3^rd/44.1

Elicia BONES              SP-3^rd/8.08m       DT-2^ND/25.99m

U20 Women

Bethan HAMMOND     600m- 1:58.9         3,000m-3^rd/12.45.9     SP-2^nd/5.07m

Alice KAYE                  150m-1^st/18.6   

Georgina O’CONNOR 300m-1^st/44.0

Senior Women

Edel MEAGHER          Ham-3^rd/35.17m       DT-1^st/31.97m     SP-2^nd/10.79m

Emma GILBERT          Ham-2^nd/37.43m      DT-2^nd/19.94m     SP-3^rd/8.20m

U11 Boys

Joshua LUGSDEN      80m-1^st/12.1       600m-1^st/2.02.1      LJ-1^st/3.75m

William TATE              80m-3^rd/13.2       150m-2^nd/24.2       CB-1^st/27.58m

Carter SMITH              80m-6^th/13.3       CB-2nd/27.05m     LJ-3^rd/3.18m

Oliver MASON           80m-7^th/14.3        150m-5^th/27.1       CB-4th/16.77m

U13 Boys

Leo ADAMSON    80m -1^st/11.3      150m-2nd/20.4     LJ-3rd/3.80m

Jack AVISON       80m-4^th/13.1        600m-8^th/2.08.2    LJ-7^th/3.03m

Ciaron BURNETT  80m-5^th/14.0       600m-8^th/2.08.2   LJ-5^TH/3.42m

U15 Boys

Chris ANDREWS   80m-6^th/10.9     LJ-2^nd/4.86m

U17 Men

Nathan TOGUN   100m-1^st/11.8       150m-1^st/17.0         SP-3rd/10.09m

Callum SMITH      100m-3^rd/12.1      150m-4^th/17.8

Ryan GOODARD  100m-4^th/12.2      LJ-1^st/5.13m

Liam RILEY           100m-8^th/13.4     150m-7^th/19.2

Hamad KHAN        100m-9^th/13.5     150m-8^th/19.3           LJ-3^rd/4.77m

Alex NAIBAS          150m-2^nd/17.3    300m-1st/37.6

Andrew HARMES   300m-4^th/44.6     SP-6^th/5.84

Alex MERRILLS     300m/3^rd/44.4      SP-6th/7.71m

Jacob HAMMOND  600m-4^th/1.40.2  SP-8^th/6.02m

Tom ANDREWS     LJ-4^th/4.44m       SP-7^th/7.42m

Anthony GILLATT   DT-3^rd/29.40m    HAM-2^nd/31.36m   SP-4^th/8.72m

Junior Men

Domonic GREEN     100m-2^nd/11.8     150m-2^nd/16.4

Senior Men

Daniel HARMES         100m-3rd/12.0     150m-2^nd/16.8     LJ-2^nd/5.67m

Joe GIBSON               Ham-1^st/49.88m   SP-1^st/1^st/12.07      

Vet Men

Matt HAMMOND      Ham-3^rd/38.02m    DT-2^nd/33.21m^.     SP-3^rd/10.65

Don GREEN            150m-4^th/20.4        600m-2^nd/1.40.4    300m-2^nd/44.6

Brian WEAVER        3,000m-8^th/12.09.7