| 2012 Olympic Year |
| 07.02 Congratulations to Josie Stone, Paul Stone and Paul Kitson, who have been drawn to run at the London Olympic Park, the 5-mile course culminates at the Olympic Stadium, the run takes place on 31 March. |
| 29.01 Congratulations to two current Middlesbrough AC athletes who will be amongst the first to compete at the Olympic Stadium this year. Charlotte Kessell has been selected to compete for the North East team in the girls long Jump at the UK School Games on May 8th and Beth Crosby has been selected as a non-travelling reserve for the girls hammer. Former member Rachel Highfield has been selected to compete in the 200 metres and relay |
| Middlesbrough AC athletes made their final preparations for the North East Indoor Athletics Championships with some useful performances at the Gateshead College open last week. Athletes making their final preparations included Jack Crosby and Sam Day. Crosby was a double winner taking the under 20 men's 60 metres in 7.12 seconds he also made his debut in the 60 metre hurdles where he ran a new club record time of 8.40 seconds. Sam Day had a busy evening at Gateshead competing in the long jump, high jump and 60 metres. After placing 3rd in the 60m, he won the high jump with a leap of 1.60n before finishing the day with a new personal best in the high jump of 5.55 m. Day will chase the treble of the High, Long and Triple Jumps at the weekend. Aaron Jeal finished 2nd in the u15 high jump with a personal best of 1.35 metres and will compete in the shot putt. Lorna Goldsmith was a winner in the senior women's 60 metres with a time of 8.43 secs, this time was matched by Jess Welburn in the under 17 women's race. Other athletes competing at the North Eastern Championships include Charlotte Kessell who will be looking to defend her under 17 long jump title as well as competing in the 60m hurdles. Ben Daley will compete in the senior Men's High Jump and his young team mate Patrick O'Connor will contest the under 17 men's. English schools finalists Charlie Myers and Ross Everett will go head to head in the u17 men's Pole Vault. Although missing 7 times North East Triple Jump Champ Ade Babatunde there are many young Middlesbrough AC athletes hoping to follow in his footsteps. The senior event sees Rob Longstaff go for gold, while in the under 20 men's James Savage makes his debut at the event. Dominic Cuff and Sam Day will be hoping to perform at their best in the under 15 boy's event. The under 17 men's long jump, sees another outing for Charlie Myers. He will be joined by Sam Norton making his first outing of 2012. Jack Crosby tackles his first Long Jump of the season. Sunday's action see's Lee Hunter begin his bid for a Paralympic place with a run in the senior men's 60 metres. Jack Crosby returns in the under 20 men's 60 metres, where he will be joined by Jake Stott and Alec Burgess. Kate Welford competes in the under 20 women's 60 metres. Jess Welburn, Lucy Wood and Laura Simpson compete in the under 17 women's 60 metres. Wood and Simpson will then be joined by Charlotte Kessell in the 60 metres hurdles. |
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