Huge honour for WSEH

Published 26 Mar 2010 09:00 0 Comments

Athletics

THE highest accolade Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow Athletics Club have ever received was bestowed on them this week.

WSEH were given a tremendous boost with a notification from UK Athletics that they had been awarded Top UK Club status in three of five categories based on the National Individual Ranking lists for 2009.

The club were top ranked in the Speed category covering the sprints and hurdles and the Throws category covering shot, discus, hammer, and javelin.

In view of these top ranking in two of the categories, WSEH also received the final and most prestigious accolade as Top Club Overall in the UK.

The awards took account of the Top 10 individual rankings for WSEH athletes across the various age groups from under-13 to senior level, both male and female.

"The honours are a tribute to the quality of coaching available at WSEH, the level of competition being achieved by the various WSEH teams via the team managers, the facilities available to the club at TVAC (Thames Valley Athletics Centre) and the hard work being put in behind the scenes by club officers in the management of the club," said Dennis Daly, honorary secretary at WSEH.

There were numerous athletes ranked in the top 10 of their events in a variety of age groups with the number one competitors being Rikki Letch (under-17 800m), Laura Burke (under-17 400m hurdles and 300m hurdles), Lawrence Clarke (under-20 110m hurdles, and also ranked seventh in the senior mens), Morgan Lake (under-13 long jump, high jump and second in the shot and 70m hurdles) and Yasmine Regis (senior ladies triple jump).

The success has been achieved against strong opposition from clubs that enjoy commercial sponsorship and, in the case of the big city clubs, substantial subsidies from their Local Authority. In contrast, WSEH have no such sponsorship.

Any potential sponsors from local commerce or industry would be welcomed by the club, for more information please contact Dennis Daly on 01753 686169 or rudidad@yahoo.co.uk.

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This article appeared in Royal Borough Observer 26 Mar 10

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