Somerset is now classed as a ‘B’ Group County which is determined by the number of students on role and more importantly the previous years’ success, the last calculation taking place in 2020 when we were moved into the ‘B’ group. We are the 6th smallest county of the 46 affiliated to the ESAA.
At all national championships individual athletes compete against other individual athletes for the title of ‘national champion’.
Within cross-country and combined events all county teams are competing to be national team champion within each age group.
At the track and field championships county teams are competing against other teams from within their group to be national group team champion within each age group.
At the cross-country championships county teams are also competing to be overall group team champion.
As a ‘B’ Group team we are allowed to take 40 athletes to the track and field championships (‘A’ group take 70 athletes, ‘C’ group 32 athletes, ‘D’ group 24 athletes). All teams take 48 athletes to the cross-country championships whilst the number of representatives to combined events and walking championships is determined by performances at the regional championships.
A larger county is ‘doubly’ stronger as it has more students from which to select a larger team! Statistically, therefore, we ought to be gaining a national champion once every two years ....
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1969 |
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Inter Girls 80m Hurdles |
J Eastman |
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Senior Girls Discus |
V Knowles |
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Senior Boys Javelin |
A Harper |
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Minor Counties Field (T&F) |
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1970 |
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Senior Boys Triple Jump |
R Heward-Mills |
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Senior Boys Javelin |
A Harper |
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Overall Minor Counties Track and Field |
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1971 |
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Senior Girls 100m Hurdles |
D Toon |
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Senior Girls Javelin |
C Johnson |
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Senior Boys Triple Jump |
R Heward-Mills |
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Minor Counties Boys Cross Country |
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Overall Minor Counties Track and Field |
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Minor Counties Field (T&F) |
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1972 |
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Inter Girls 100m |
L Nash |
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Senior Boys Hammer |
E Berry |
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Overall Minor Counties Track and Field |
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1973 |
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Senior Girls 100m Hurdles |
B Ruttledge |
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Junior Boys Long Jump |
C West |
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Senior Boys Hammer |
E Berry |
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Overall Minor Counties Track and Field |
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Minor Counties Track (T&F) |
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Minor Counties Field (T&F) |
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1974 |
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Girls Race Walking Introduced |
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Senior Girls 100m |
L Nash |
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Senior Girls Javelin |
S James |
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Junior Boys Pole Vault |
M Barnes |
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Minor Counties Boys Cross Country |
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Overall Minor Counties Track and Field |
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1975 |
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Minor County replaced by 'C' Group |
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30 athletes allowed to national track and field |
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Senior Girls Relay |
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Junior Boys Discus |
P Bowkett |
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Inter Boys Long Jump |
C West |
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Senior Boys 1500m |
M Wilson |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1976 |
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Senior Boys Discus |
C Wilkinson |
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Inter Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Overall Minor Counties Track and Field |
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1977 |
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Inter Boys Discus |
P Bowkett |
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Senior Boys Discus |
C Wilkinson |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1978 |
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Junior Boys 80m Hurdles |
T Leeson |
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Senior Boys 110m Hurdles |
N Alexander |
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1979 |
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Senior Boys 100m |
L Adedeji |
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1980 |
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Senior Girls 800m |
K McDermott |
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Inter Boys 400m Hurdles |
M Robertson |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1981 |
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1982 |
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Senior Boys 400m Hurdles - Championship Record, still in 2017 |
M Robertson |
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Inter Girls Javelin |
J Abel |
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1983 |
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Senior Girls Javelin |
J Abel |
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Senior Boys Triple Jump |
S Anderson |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1984 |
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Senior Girls 1500m |
E Lyon |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1985 |
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Senior Girls 100m Hurdles - Championship Record, still in 2017 |
L Skeete |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Inter Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1986 |
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Junior Girls Shot |
Y Anekwe |
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Senior Girls 100m Hurdles |
L Skeete |
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Senior Girls 1500m |
S Pilling |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1987 |
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Inter Boys Steeple Chase |
R Olney |
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1988 |
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Combined Events Introduced |
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Senior Boys Steeple Chase |
S Duval |
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Group C Boys Cross-Country |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Junior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1989 |
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Junior Boys 80m Hurdles |
R Glover |
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Inter Boys Javelin |
P Sturmey |
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Junior Boys Pentathlon |
R Glover |
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Group C Boys Cross-Country |
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Junior Boys Pentathlon |
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1990 |
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Junior Boys Discus |
J Kindon |
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Inter Boys Steeple Chase |
A Duke |
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1991 |
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Junior Girls Javelin |
E Rich |
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Inter Girls 400m |
C Espley |
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Junior Boys Javelin |
J Whelan |
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Senior Boys Steeple Chase |
A Duke |
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Senior Boys Discus |
L Newman |
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Group C Boys Cross-Country |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Inter Boys Octathlon |
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1992 |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Inter Boys Octathlon |
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1993 |
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1994 |
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Senior Girls 800m |
D Lee |
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Senior Girls 3000m |
A Braham |
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Inter Boys Hammer |
K Davies |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1995 |
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C' Group decreased to 25 athletes |
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Junior Girls High Jump |
J Hills |
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Group C Girls Cross-Country |
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1996 |
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1997 |
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Senior Girls 3000m |
A Gascoigne |
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Junior Boys 80m Hurdles |
C Tye-Walker |
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Senior Boys Shot |
C Myerscough |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1998 |
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Minimum age of 14 to national championships |
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Senior Girls 3000m |
A Gascoigne |
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Senior Boys High Jump |
E Willers |
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Senior Boys Shot - Championship Record, still in 2017 |
C Myerscough |
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Group C Boys Cross-Country |
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Group C Girls Cross-Country |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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1999 |
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Junior Girls Cross-Country |
C Birch |
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Inter Boys 100m Hurdles |
C Tye-Walker |
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Senior Girls Heptathlon |
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2000 |
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Inter Girls Cross-Country |
C Birch |
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Inter Girls 100m |
D Selley |
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Inter Girls 800m |
J Simpson |
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Inter Girls 3000m |
C Birch |
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Inter Boys Cross-Country |
F Tickner |
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Inter Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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2001 |
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2002 |
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Junior Girls Pentathlon |
E Bonnett |
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Senior Boys Javelin |
F Hatton |
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Junior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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Inter Girls 300m Hurdles |
E Bonnett |
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Senior Girls Discus |
L Therin |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Inter Girls Heptathlon |
E Bonnett |
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2005 |
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Junior Girls Discus |
K Wickman |
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Junior Boys Pentathlon |
B Gibb |
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Junior Boys Pentathlon |
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2006 |
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Junior Girls Javelin |
I Jeffs |
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Junior Boys Cross-Country |
N Young |
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Junior Boys 1500m |
N Young |
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Junior Boys Cross-Country |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Junior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Junior Boys Pentathlon |
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2007 |
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Inter Girls Discus |
K Wickman |
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Senior Girls Javelin |
S Thomas |
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Junior Boys Discus |
L Biddlecombe |
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Inter Boys 5K Race Walk |
A Wright |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Inter Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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2008 |
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Inter Girls Javelin |
I Jeffs |
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Junior Boys Javelin |
R Danaher |
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Senior Boys Decathlon |
B Gibb |
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Group ‘C’ Girls Cross-Country |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Inter Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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2009 |
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Inter Boys Octathlon |
J Lelliott |
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Group C Girls Cross-Country |
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2010 |
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Junior Girls Cross-Country |
E Smith |
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Senior Girls Javelin - Championship Record, still in 2017 |
I Jeffs |
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Inter Boys Triple Jump |
J Tele |
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Inter Boys Javelin |
R Danaher |
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Senior Boys Steeple Chase |
C Maclean |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Inter Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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2011 |
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Senior Boys Long Jump |
James Lelliott |
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Junior Girls Pentathlon |
Amy Cooper |
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2012 |
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Inter Boys 100 metres |
Ronnie Wells |
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Senior Girls High Jump |
Evie Grogan |
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Senior Boys Javelin |
Robin Danaher |
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Senior Boys 2000m Steeplechase |
Blair Brown |
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Group ‘C’ Boys Cross-Country |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Junior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Inter Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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2013 |
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Group ‘C’ Girls Cross-Country |
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Junior Girls Javelin |
Laurie Dawkins |
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Senior Boys 400 metres |
Elliot Rutter |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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2014 |
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Group ‘C’ Girls Cross-Country |
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Junior Boys Shot |
Cliff Schwabauer |
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Senior Girls 1500m Steeplechase |
Holly Brown |
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Inter Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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2015 |
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Group ‘C’ Girls Cross-Country |
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Group ‘C’ Boys Cross-Country |
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Intermediate Girls Javelin |
Laurie Dawkins |
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Senior Boys Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Junior Girls Pentathlon |
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2016 |
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Junior Girls 75m Hurdles |
Marcia Sey |
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Senior Girls Heptathlon |
Ellen Barber |
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2017 |
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New County Groupings - ‘C’ Group increased to 32 athletes |
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Intermediate Girls 80m Hurdles |
Marcia Sey |
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Intermediate Girls 1500m Steeplechase |
Elise Thorner |
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Inter Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Intermediate Boys Octathlon |
Jack Turner |
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2018 |
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Intermediate Girls 80m Hurdles |
Marcia Sey |
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Intermediate Girls 1500m Steeplechase |
Amelia Wills |
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Intermediate Boys Long Jump |
Jamie Schlueter |
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Inter Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Boys Decathlon |
Jack Turner |
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Senior Girls Heptathlon Champions |
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Senior Boys Decathlon Champions |
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2019 |
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Junior Girls Long Jump |
Seren Rodgers |
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Senior Girls 1500m Steeplechase |
Elise Thorner |
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Senior Girls Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Overall Group 'C' Track and Field |
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Senior Girls - National Combined Events Champions |
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2020 |
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County moved to the ‘B’ Group - 40 athletes to T&F Championships |
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