14th January 2013
Weekend Update
14 January 2012
While in cross-country terms the main focus was on the McCain Antrim Cross Challenge, there was plenty of indoor action this weekend.
Scottish Universities Championships, Glasgow, January 12/13
Allan Smith (Coach: Bryan Roy) improved his PB to 2.22m to set a Scottish native record.
Results not available yet to Power of Ten but should also appear here http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/calendar/events
Midland Countied Open, Birmingham, January 12/13
Tom Parsons (Aston Moore) cleared 2.17m to go second in the McCain power of Ten rankings for 2013.
Isabel Pooley went top of the women’s high jump rankings with a 1.82m victory.
Northern Championships, Sheffield, January 13
Greg Beard (Mark Chapman) set a personal best of 18.59m to go to the top of the UK shot rankings and achieve a distance that only one Britain bettered throughout 2012.
Jamie Williamson (self-coached) set a PB in second with 18.29m yo go second.
Results: http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=74870
Orleans, France, January 12
Olympic finalist Holly Bleasdale (Dan Pfaff/Scott Simpson) made a great start to 2013, by winning this international event with a world class 4.62m to go top of the world rankings.
Sally Peake (Scott Simpson) achieved her second best ever vault with 4.37m.