Weekly Round up w/e 29th January

The Weekly round-up of club activities covering all disciplines and age groups. This report will not provide you with a detailed account of each event but should give you enough information about what’s occurred the previous week, who’s participated and links to photographs and results. We encourage all members, parents and anyone associated with the club to provide us with any content that may enhance the information that is shared each week.

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Race Results

Wednesday saw the annual Darlington Awards Night return for the 48th year take place at the Darlington College. The town is filled with so many talented sports people across many activities so it was fantastic to see some of our current athletes and coaches be recognised for their achievements. Full story can be found here but congratulations to all or club winners and nominees as well as all other people listed below. You should all be extremely proud of yourselves.

Roll of honour

  • Inspiration Award: Keith Wilson
  • Primary Sports Achiever: Winner – Tinashe Kushamba for achievements in athletics, football and gymnastics. Runners-up – Pennie Maddison and Luke Frankland. Highly commended – William Oliver, Emily Doswell.
  • Adult Club Sports Achiever: Winner – Laurie Cummings, for achievements in veterans’ athletics; Highly Commended – Brian Martin and John Clifford.
  • Secondary Sports Achiever: Winner – Jordan Murphy, martial arts world champion; Runner-up Harriet Rogers; Third – Theo Spinks; Highly commended – Zara Jones, Grace Robinson Tregear, Rowan Steel and Hugo Douglas Reeve.
  • Primary School Team: Winner – St George’s Boys Football Team; Highly commended – Abbey Junior Girls Tag Rugby Team and Abbey School Boys Tag Rugby Team.
  • Secondary School Team: Winner – Hummersknott Cross Country Team.
  • Club Team: Winner – Darlington Rugby Club Under-15s; Highly commended – Darlington Harriers Seniors; Mowden Park Rugby Club Under-14s; Darlington Youth Under-11 Girls.
  • Service to Sport Over-17: Winner – Bernadette Caygill, for services to athletics; Highly commended – Chloe Bright, Michelle Rimmer, Bethany Angus.
  • Mulheim Trophy: Brian Martin, for achievements in veterans’ athletics.
  • Lifetime of Achievement: Alison Raw, for services to athletics and school sports.
  • Ron Lewis Award: Jordan Murphy.
  • Councillor Brian Jones Award: St George’s Boys Football Team.
  • The Copeland Trophy: Tinashe Kushamba.
  • Town Twinning Trophy: Jordan Murphy.
Karl and Sarah representing the Senior League team

The weekend saw the Start Fitness Northern Cross Country Championships take place in Blackburn with clubs throughout the North sending athletes to compete. In the U13 girls race Matilda Owens was first home in 38th place ahead of sister Charlotte in 54th position. Grace Robinson-Tregear was next home in 79th place with Freya Boon 111th in a large field. In the boys race Rowan Steel finished in an impressive 10th place, supported by Matthew Foster in 27th, Lucas Rogers in 52nd and Donovan Tarn in 79th.

Freya, Grace, Charlotte and Matilda
Lucas, Donovan, Matthew and Rowan
Rowan getting away from the chasing pack

We had two girls competing in the U15 race, Savannah Tarn was the first across the line in 45th position only 5 places and six seconds ahead of Freya Talman who continues to make strides after a recent illness.

Savannah and Freya loving the mud

Macy Kelly was our only athlete in the U17 womens race finishing 28th in 23.06 while Marissa Boon finished her Junior race in 36th in 26.26.

Macy
Marissa

Full results can be found here

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