 Welcome to Hot Spikes.
In this section the aim is to show case, Inspirational Athletes, Coaches, Volunteers and Officials.
Who we hope will inspire and motivate others on to greater achievement.
Also hosted here are our club statistics and records, regional jumps performances and top 100 ranked Middlesbrough AC (Mandale) athletes data.
Ashleigh Wood 3rd TIME LUCKY:
After being injured for most of the 2007 season, multi eventer Ashleigh Wood decided she would like to concentrate on the 80m Hurdles as her individual event and as part of her training she competed in the winter indoor series of meetings at Jarrow and Gateshead. Ashleigh won the
Scottish Indoor Pentathlon U17 title at Glasgow as well as the N.E Under 17 Indoor Championships in the Pentathlon, Long Jump and 60 m Hurdles.
 Having the fastest 60 m. H time amongst the northern hurdlers Ashleigh entered the Northern and National U17 60 m. H. Indoor Championships. The Northern Championships took place at Sheffield
where Ashleigh had decided to attempt 4 events, 60m. 60 m. H Long Jump and High Jump.
We quickly realised this was an impossible task and I had to seek permission from the Track and Field Referees for her to withdraw from the 60m and leave the LJ for her 60m. H Final.
A 'fast' start by Katy Marchant (Leeds AC) meant the rest of the field had to play catchup
and although Ashleigh caught Katy on the line, Katy was given the 1st place. 1st TIME.
Moving onto Birmingham and only competing in the 60 m Hurdles, it turned out to be a very
exciting competition with all the competitors achieving personal bests through the heats and
semi finals and even Asheligh realised it was anyone's race in the Final. For the second time
Ashleigh was possibly denied a win as Lauren O'Reilly (Newport), obviously tired from competing
also in the Long Jump run alongside the Hurdles competition, lost her balance in the lane next to
Ashsleigh, knocking Ashleigh's hurdle sideways. How Ashleigh finished the race was
possibly just competitive instinct. Grace Christopher (Leeds Carnegie) won the event. 2nd TIME.
Lauren O'Relilly went on to win the Combined Events National Title a week later.
Turning to the outdoor season and 80 m. Hurdles Ashleigh had wins in the YAL matches,
the Gateshead Open meeting, where she beat Grace Christopher, who had won the National Indoor Title, and the N.E. Championships where she achieved a P.B which put her top of the Power of 10.
beating the 2007 Under 15 English Schools 75m. H Champion, Rebecca Liddall (Gatehead)
Ashleigh competed last weekend at the Northern Championships at Wigan, competing once again
against her northern rivals. This time, 3rd TIME LUCKY. Ashleigh won the gold medal. Well done Ashleigh - shows perseverance can pay off.
Having qualified for 4 events for the English Schools in the 200m, 80m Hurdles, Long Jump and
Triple Jump, it will be interesting to see for which event Ashleigh will be selected for the English
Schools Championships at Gateshead in July.
 Jean Simmons
26.05.08
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2007 Club Awards Recipients
Clicking any of the photographs, sends you to our club gallery, were you can view the rest of the 2007 winners.
U13 Girls
Track Alice Hurwood 75/150m, Field Alice Hurwood Long Jump
U13 Boys
Track Matthew Rhodes 800m, Field Thomas Elliott Long Jump/High Jump
 U15 Ladies
Track Kate Welford 100m, Field Rachel Goodyear Shot
U15 Boys
Track Ben Stephenson 200m, Field Lee Green Discuss
U17 Ladies
Track Emma Stokes 100m, Field Chloe Gill Triple Jump
U17 Youths
Track Adam Morrell 800m, Field Joe Corrigan Long Jump
 U20 Ladies
Track Kirsty Legg 800m, Field Kayleigh Sullivan Hammer
U20 Men
Track Scott Henderson 110H/200m, Field Max Alderson Discus
Senior Ladies
Track Amanda Cook 100mH, Field Rachel Fairless Pole Vault
Senior Men
Track Yusuf Aliu 100m, Field Ade Babatunde Triple Jump
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William Applegarth
Uk's greatest ever 200m runner ahead of Linford Christie, John Regis and Darren Campbell.
William Reuben "Willie" Applegarth ( May 11, 1890 -  December 12, 1958 ) was a British gold medalist athlete, who anchored Britain's triumphant 4 x 100 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
William Reuben broke three world records and won two other Olympic medals, his 9.8 for the 100 yards remained a British record for more than 40 years.
The athlete on the left in the black shorts is William Reuben, the rest are the triumphant 1912 Olympic relay team, David Jacobs, Henry Mackintosh and Victor D'Arcy.
Great Britain didn't again win the 4 x 100 until 2004, when finally we caught up. He was the fastest man on earth, said Boys' Own in 1914.
 A plaque in William Reuben' memory was unveiled at Laurence Jackson school in Guisborough, he was the David Beckham of his day, born in Guisborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, William R. Applegarth was one of the best European sprinters during World War I .
Read the full entry for
William "Willie" Reuben Applegarth at Wikipedia. more >>
2007 Club Award Winners.
Track
U11 Girls Ann Marshall,
U13 Boys Alexander
Grundmann, U13 Girls Emily Higgins,
U15 Boys James Cass,
U15 Girls Kate Welford,
U17
Boys Yusuf Aliu, U17 Girls Kirstie Legg
Field
U13 Boys
Alexander
Grundmann,
U13 Girls Zoe Fraser,
U15 Boys Tom Kill,
U15 Girls Cloe Kill
U17 Boys
Liam McDonnell,
U17 Girls
Kayleigh Sullivan,
Mens
Ade Babatunde
2005 - 2006 Cross Country
U13 Girls
Rebbeca Maguire,
U15 Boys Gary Wright,
U15 Girls
Shannon Penny,
U17 Boys (Tied)
Andrew Maison and Andy Mitchel,
U17 Girls Kirsty Legg,
Mens Jonathon Taylor.
2006 Club Award Winners.
 Meet Chris Tomlinson, who is an England Olympic International Athlete who started his dream with Middlesbrough AC (Mandale). Chris was born in Middlesbrough and started to develop as an athlete in the sprints section under the guidance of Brian Davison.
It was obvious to all that Chris had a talent that could be nurtured. At the tender age of 10 there were many twists and turns in this young mans life and careful guidance was essential. Middlesbrough AC (Mandale) along with their wealth of top coaches and depth of experience were idealy suited to this task.
Chris started in the youth section and competed for Middlesbrough in the Premier League, this league allows athletes to try all events and decide where their strengths and love for events lie.
Chris soon made his mark but after success in the 100 and 200 metres decided his event was the long jump. Since that day, Chris has never looked back and is now an establised Great Britain team member. |
