Ready, Steady Go! Horwich RMI Harriers & AC for 2009


Horwich RMI Harriers & AC Juniors get set for the 2009 season, which started with a warm up for some of the Juniors at the recent indoor Open meeting at Sportcity, Manchester. 25 young athletes competed on the day, with many personal bests and at least 3 new club records.



left-right: Max Dacre, Alex Woods, Ellie Dacre, Luke Anderton & Jennie Maher


Fine debut performances for the Girls came from Jodie McLaughlin, Jessica Clarke, Grace and Emily Shelmerdine. For the Boys, great debuts from Izaak Dickinson, Anthony Hulton, Keegan Edwards, Liam Wright and Thomas Gillett.


3 New club records came from Alex Woods in the under 11 Girls 200m with a fantastic time of 34.20s and Kai Brown in the Under 11 Boys 200m with a time of 33.90s.



Kai Brown Sophie Williams

Club Record U11 Boys 200m Winner of U13 Girls Soft Javelin


Not to be left out was Jonah Saunders with a sizzling time of 10.10s, breaking the Club Record in the 60m sprint, finishing 3rd overall.


Callum Gordon won the Under 9 Boys 60m sprint in a blistering time of 10.30s, whilst Jennie Maher won the Standing Long Jump for the Under 11 Girls with a leap of 1.58m. Well done to Luke Anderton who won the Under 11 Boys standing long jump with 1.76m and Ellie Dacre who was 2nd in the Girls Soft Javelin.


Sophie Williams won the Soft Javelin in the Under 13 girls category, whilst Lauren Ryder & Gabrielle Whittle ran well in the 60m sprint. Amelia Atherton produced her best in the standing triple jump, whilst Natassia Dacre threw well in the Soft Javelin.






Full Results below:


Under 9’s


Mackenzie Dacre

200m 42.10s

Long Jump 2.13m

Soft Javelin 9.00m 2nd

Callum Gordon

60m 10.30s 1st

Standing Long Jump 1.60m 2nd

Soft Javelin 8.00m


Jessica Clarke

200m 43.50s

Standing Long Jump 1.60m

Standing Triple Jump 3.00m 3rd



Under11’s


Jonah Saunders

60m 10.10s 3rd

Long Jump 2.82m

Shot putt 8.34m

Luke Anderton

200m 38.70s

Standing Long Jump 1.76m 1st

Soft Javelin 6.00m

Liam Wright

600m 2m13.10s

Shot putt 8.73m 3rd

Long Jump 2.19m

Thomas Anderson

200m 44.20s

Shot putt 7.52m

Standing Long jump 1.36m

Kai Brown

200m 33.90s

Standing Long Jump 1.46m

Long Jump 2.73m


Alexandra Woods

200m 34.20s

Long Jump 2.40m

Shot putt 6.90m

Jennie Maher

200m 38.50s

Standing Long Jump 1.58m 1st

Shot putt 6.89m

Ellie Dacre

200m 39.50s

Long Jump 2.46m

Soft Javelin 12.00m 2nd

Emily Shelmerdine

600m 2m21.70s

Soft Javelin 6.00m

Long Jump 2.32m











Under 13’s


Noah Saunders

60m 9.00s =3rd

Soft Javelin 14.00m

Long Jump 3.46m

James Lovell

60m 9.00s =3rd

Long Jump 3.90m

Shot putt 4.74m

Izaak Dickinson

60m 9.00s =3rd

Shot putt 4.34m

Standing Triple Jump 4.94m 1st

Keegan Edwards

200m 35.50s

Long Jump 3.23m

Shot putt 4.16m

Anthony Hulton

200m 31.80s 2nd

Long Jump 3.46m

Shot putt 4.12m

Thomas Gillett

60m 9.40s

Long Jump 3.33m

Shot putt 4.38m


Natassia Dacre

60m 11.10s

Long Jump 2.95m

Soft Javelin 12.00m

Gabrielle Whittle

60m 8.90s 3rd

Long Jump 3.40m

Shot Putt 5.40m

Jodie McLaughlin

200m 34.4s

Long Jump 1.96m

Soft Javelin 7.00m

Amelia Atherton

60m 10.40s

Standing Triple Jump 4.90m

Shot putt 5.32m

Sophie Williams

600m 2m04.40s

Soft Javelin 16.00m 1st

High Jump 1.10m 2nd

Lauren Ryder

60m 10.10s

Soft Javelin 13.00m

Long Jump 2.99m

Grace Shelmerdine

Soft Javelin 7.00m

Long Jump 3.10m

600m 2m07.30s





Mark Dacre

Horwich RMI Harriers & AC

29/03/2009