Grantham AC Athletic Club Lincolnshire AA UK


13 Jan 12 Athlete of the Month for November is Josh Lord for his hard work, good results and return to competition after injury. 05 Jan 12 Provisional Club Records; Provisional Indoor Records 06 Dec 11 Lincolnshire Sports Partnership Photograph competition: Poster Rules Entry form 05 Dec 11 Presentation Night was held on Wed 30th November, with Guest speaker Dr. James Hopkinson, Squad Doctor for the 2011/12 GB Short Track Speed Skating Team. 02 Nov 11 Athlete of the Month for October is Sophia Tucker for her very good form in cross country and for her long-standing overall commitment to various club activities. 22 Oct 11 Athlete of the Month for September is Josh Brown for his 7th place in the recent English Schools' Combined Events Championships. Well done Josh. 09 Oct 11 95 girls and 124 boys from 19 primary schools took part in the Mike Bundy Cross Country League. Results: Individuals Teams 26 Sep 11 This year's AGM will be held on Wed 19th October, 8:30pm, in the Meres Leisure Centre. Nominations for officers must be received by 28th Sep. 26 Sep 11 U11 County Sportshall is being planned. 08 Sep 11 This year's Club Meal will take place on Saturday 8th Oct at Grantham Ask (George Centre). Please contact Adam Madge to reserve your seats. 07 Sep 11 Athlete of the Month for August is Millie Cooper - she is the North of England U17W 80m Hurdles Champion. Well done Millie. 10 Aug 11 Athlete of the Month for July is Jac Heanen for his 8th place in the English Schools' Long Jump Championships. 07 July 11 Athlete of the Month for June is Arthur Short for his excellent VetM result in the Woodhall Spa 10km road race. 02 June 11 Athletes of the Month for May are Mark Gray and Josh Brown for their excellent performances in the recent Combined Events Championships. 23 May 11 There were some excellent performances from our club athletes at the weekend's County Combined Events Championships held at Boston: Tilly Ireland won the U15G Pentathlon, with Zoe Lucas a few points behind in 2nd place. Hana McMath and Aimee Kettle competed for their schools. Josh Brown won the U15B Pentathlon. Mille Cooper was 4th in the U17W Heptathlon. Amelia Wood was 2nd in the U20W Heptathlon, as was Judith Jagger, VetW. Finally, Mark Gray was 2nd in the SenM Decathlon. Two of our 2nd-claim members, Chelsea Brockett (U20W Heptathlon) and Stephan Brockett (U20M Decathlon), won their respective events. 06 April 11 Athlete of the Month for March is Naomi Collier for finishing as 3rd lady in the Grantham Cup. 20 March 11 Today's Newton's Fraction half-marathon attracted a record number of entries (460) and nearly 400 turned up and completed the race. 04 March 11 Wednesday training fees for the 7-8:30pm sessions at the stadium will rise to Ł2 in April. The 6-7 session will remain at Ł1. 03 March 11 Athletes of the Month for February are: Savannah Dowse, Winner in age group, Regional Sports Hall Shot Put Championships; Catherine Payne, 1st in age group, Sleaford half-marathon and Peterborough 10-mile. 03 Feb 11 Athlete of the Month (January) is Jake Hornby, who finished in 3rd place in his age group in the Lincolnshire Schools' XC Championships. Congratulations to the 5 GAC athletes who competed in the Northern XC Championships: U17W Naomi Collier finished in a creditable 8th place, with Sophia Tucker 53rd. U15B Jake Hornby finished in 64th place. Sen Man Athur Short finished in 228th place & Phil Hall was 449th. 17 Jan 11 Well done to Millie Cooper who has won the U17W 60mH at the NoEAA Indoor Championships at Sheffield in a time of 9.16s. Naomi Collier finished 3rd in the U17W 800m and Joe Madge ran the U20M 400m in 52.24s. 12 Jan 11 Our U17W won team GOLD at Sunday's Lincs Cross Country Championships: 2 Naomi Collier (SILVER), 6 Polly Atherton, 8 Sophia Tucker. Results and photos. Nov 10 Athlete of the Month is William Tucker for his excellent recent cross country performance: 7th overall as a year-5 racing against year-6 boys in the Mike Bundy XC League and finishing 2nd as a 1st-year U11 in the Lincs XC League at RAF Cranwell. 21 Oct 10 A record turnout of club members (almost a 1/4 of the current membership) at last night's AGM voted unanimously in favour of the new Executive Management Committee structure which will hopefully allow more fresh blood to get involved with the day-to-day running of the club. 10 Oct 10 Ex-Grantham AC athlete Vikki Hubbard has just finished 4th in the Women's High Jump in Delhi with a height of 1.83m. She tried the next height of 1.88m, but only three other ladies managed to clear it. The winning height was 1.91m. Coached originally by the late Mike Bundy at the club when she was a teenager, Vikki moved on to Birchfield Harriers to gain more experience and to get UKA funding. Vikki's mum and dad, Lynn and Trevor (who are still club members), will no doubt be just as pleased as we all are at the club. Well done Vikki, and best wishes from GAC. 09 Oct 10 The Mike Bundy Cross Country League. This was its 15th year and it continues to grow in popularity. In 1996 eight schools competed (Allington & Sedgebrook, Cliffedale, Gonerby HF, Great Ponton, Isaac Newton, St. Mary's, The National and St. Sebastian's) and we are particularly pleased with the loyal support of those schools. This year 17 schools took part, sending 120 boys and 94 girls to compete. The medals were eagerly contested, with eight schools staking claim to individual and team awards: Individuals Girls:1. Holly Sparks (Grantham Prep), 2. Chloe Baxter (Cliffedale), 3. Letitia Barrowcliff (Huntingtower). Boys: 1. Ben Whinney (Harlaxton), 2. Ethan Richardson-Cole (Cliffedale), 3. Kyle Seetal-Drew (Dudley House). Teams Girls: 1. Cliffedale, 2. St. Mary's, 3. Allington & Sedgebrook. Boys: 1. Cliffedale, 2. Ropsley, 3. St. Mary's. Through the South West Lincolnshire School Sports Partnership, Les Stewart and his squad of Kings boys were a great help in matches 1 & 2 setting up / dismantling the course and taking charge of the team warm-ups (I don't think that I've ever seen a Jag loaded-up with 100 muddy cross-country stakes on the back seats!). Finally, Grantham AC is particularly grateful to KGGS, Central School (by its old name) and Leisure Connection for their continued support of the league. Without the generous use of their facilities the league couldn't take place. Results: Teams Individuals 19 Sep 10 Details of the forthcoming AGM (20th October) and proposed changes to the committee structure are available via the AGM page. 11 Sep 10 The results of the final Lincs T&F League match can be viewed on the Grantham Journal web site. At the meeting Arthur Short won the County Championships 10km race and Matt Smith was the U17M 5km County Champion. 08 Sep 10 Athlete of the Month for August is U17M Oliver Dove for his excellent performance in the recent North of England Championships and the new club record of 1.82m for the High Jump. 29 Aug 10 Grantham AC members made up a third of the team representing Lincolnshire in the North of England Inter-Counties match at Gateshead International Stadium on Saturday, 28th. August. In spite of a long day which entailed leaving Grantham Stadium at 6.00a.m. and returning at 10.30p.m., the athletes acquitted themselves well in helping Lincolnshire achieve their highest placing of 4th. in this annual fixture. The Lincolnshire team were first in the aggregate competition for points scores compared with county population in both the male and female sections. Team scores:- I. Yorkshire 702 2. Lancashire & Isle of Man 662 3. Merseyside 485 4. Lincolnshire 434 5. North East Counties 410 6. Humberside 405 7. Gtr. Manchester 229 8. Cumbria 57 9. Cheshire 22 10. Derbyshire 0 Grantham athletes gained first places in: U17 Women's 80m. Hurdles - Millie Cooper, U15 Girl's 75m. Hurdles- Alice Macgowan, U17 Men's High Jump-Oliver Dove and Senior Women's Javelin-Helen Gilbert. Personal best performances were achieved by: Naomi Collier U17 Women's 300m., Oliver Dove U17 Men's High Jump, Jac Heanen U17 Men's Long Jump and Triple Jump. Helen Gilbert had a season's best performance in the Senior Women's Shot. Grantham AC results:- Under 15 Girls Alice Macgowan - 100m. 6th. 13.48s., 70m. Hurdles 1st. 11.61s., Long Jump 5th. 4.52m. Under 17 Women Millie Cooper - 80m. Hurdles 1st. 11.75s., High Jump 4th. 1.45m., Long Jump 6th. 4.81m. Naomi Collier - 300m. 3rd. 43.87s., 800m.2m.21.66s. Sophia Tucker - 1500m. 6th. 5m.32.34s. Senior Women Helen Gilbert - Shot 3rd. 9.96m., Javelin 1st 28.41m. Under 15 Boys Josh Brown - 80m. Hurdles 6th 14.22s., Javelin4th 30.78m. Under 17 Men Oliver Kiy - 100m. 6th 12.35s., 200m .5th .25.16s. Oliver Dove - 100m. Hurdles 5th 15.42s., High Jump 1st 1.80m. Christian Dove - 400m. 5th. 60.84s, Javelin 7th 28.99m. Jac Heanen - Long Jump 4th 6.14m., Triple Jump 12.22m. 27 Aug 10 15 year old Millie Cooper competed in the England Athletics Under 17 Championships at Bedford International Stadium on Sunday, 22nd. August. In her heat of the 80m. Hurdles she gained second place in a time of 11.96s. which gave her automatic qualification for the final. In a high quality final in which the winner equalled the championship record of 11.02s. Millie was placed eighth in a time of 11.91s. Congratulations go to Vikki Hubbard who has been selected for the England Athletics' team to compete in the Women's High Jump in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi from October 6th. - 14th. 08 Aug 10 It may seem a long way off, but there's some news hot off the press regarding this year's Guest of Honour at our annual Presentation Night. It will be none other than BBC commentator Paul Dickenson!! He is one of the best known voices in BBC Sport having commentated at all of the major Track and Field events for the last 20 years as well as BBC productions such as the World's and Britain's Strongest Man, the Lord Mayor's Show, Comic and Sport Relief, Superstars, the Teachers' Awards Blue Peter, etc. As a schoolboy he won 5 English Schools' titles as a Hammer thrower and set 2 Championship records. He has held British and Commonwealth records for the Hammer and has a personal best of 73.20m. He competed in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and has Captained the England and Gt. Britain teams. He is the present British Champion for Men 60 Hammer, last month throwing 50.07m in the British Masters' Championships staged at Cardiff. Thanks to Joyce Bundy's connections and the high esteem in which she and Mike have been held over many decades, Paul has agreed to take time out from his busy schedule to celebrate this year's achievements with us. Please make a note in your diaries/calendars that Presentation Night will be held on Wednesday 8th December. This is slightly later than usual, but Paul will be working abroad in November. 04 Aug 10 July's Athlete of the Month: Rebecca Hall for a new club record in the Shot, 11.69m, at the recent National U23 competition. 02 Aug 10 The final match in the North of England League was hosted by Grantham A.C. at the Meres Stadium on Saturday, 31st. July. Holidays, injuries and a conflicting road relay affected the number of athletes competing for the club in the middle distance events but did not prevent the club winning the match by a resounding 87 points. Grantham went into the match with a two point lead on league points over their nearest rivals Wombwell. With Wombwell only managing a 4th. place in this final match Grantham are division champions and gain promotion to division 3 for next year's fixtures. Rebecca Hall improved her club record in the Shot to 11.49m. Personal best performances were achieved by Millie Cooper in the Long Jump, 5.04m.,and High Jump 1.49m; Sarah Garner in the Hammer, 23.71m; Jac Heanen in the Long Jump, 6.09m. and Mark Gray equalled his pb in the Pole Vault with a clearance of 2.50m. The Women's 4x400 Relay set a new club record of 5m.57.3s. Season's best performances were gained by Helen Gilbert in the Shot and Hammer, 9.65m. and 38.01m. respectively, and Phil Garner with a a throw of 27.13m. in the Discus event. The final Lincolnshire League match will take place at the Meres Stadium on Sunday, 5th. September. This match will also include the County Championships for 10k. and 5k. 08 July 10 Latest Athletes of the month: May: Mark Gray for his County Champs Decathlon; May: Laura Evans for a new club record in the W35 Discus; June: Joe Madge for breaking Alistair McFarlane's U20M 400m record which stood unbeaten for over 14 years! 26 April 10 Five GAC runners completed yesterday's London marathon - well done to all of you: Tony Madge 3:03.53 photo Algie Audas 3:33.42 photo Mark Hillson 3:40.24 photo Helen Brown 3:43.45 photo Geoff Collier 3:50.47 photo 18 April 10 The results of today's inaugural Grantham Cup (10km trail run, staged in the grounds of Belton House) are available here. Picture of the start. 08 April 10 The latest Athletes Of The Month are: Jac Heanen (Indoor Triple Jump) and Polly Atherton (Cross Country) 07 March 10 Today's Newton's Fraction1/2-marathon had an excellent turnout of 357 runners on a lovely early-spring day. The fastest time for the challenging, hilly course was 1:10.08, Edward Mitchell. results. 15 Feb 10 GAC won Team Silver in the U15 Girl and U13 Boys Lincolnshire Cross Country Championships, held yesterday at Riseholme College, Lincoln. Naomi Collier also won Individual U15 Girl Silver. U15G team photo 25 Nov 09 The guest of honour presenting the awards at this year's Presentation Night was local lad Rod Bradley ('Spartan' of UK Gladiators) whose speech encouraged our young athletes to set their goals high and take whatever sporting opportunities present themselves. 19 Nov 09 The structure of the Lincs T&F League is to be reviewed. Please read the open letter and pass any comments on it to Jackie Bainbridge before the Christmas break. 10 Nov 09 The Athlete of the Month page has been added to the website 29 May 09 MIKE BUNDY’S COMMEMORATIVE TROPHY All club members and their families will be glad to hear that the new trophy to commemorate Mike’s dedication, commitment and loyalty to Grantham AC, has now been suitably named and engraved. After careful thought and consideration by Joyce and committee members, the Quaich has been named and hand engraved in script as follows: “The Mike Bundy President’s Cup” A plaque onto which recipients’ names can be engraved has also been attached to the base, with Ian Charles’s name being the inaugural inscription. Unlike other award winners, Ian was unable to see his name on the trophy on Presentation Night 2008, but as you will see from the photograph, a “second presentation” was made recently by Joyce to Ian on a Wednesday training night. The engraved trophy has now been returned to the cabinet where it can be seen just in front of the framed photo of Mike and Joyce. 27 April 09 London Marathon Just to let you know that I finished the London Marathon in 3.55.35 which I was pleased with as my target was 4 hrs!! It was hard to get into the stride for the first five miles due to volume of runners and in narrow stretches around Greenwich but the crowds were fantastic, largest I have ever seen for the London Marathon. Dave Eldridge Other GAC runners (well done all of you!): Arthur Short MV40 3:14.22 Algie Audas MV50 3:15.26 Alison Marvel WV45 4:23.56 Martin Neal MV40 4:26.52 Hi Phew that was hot and tough ,but I am really chuffed as I wanted to run 3:15 to get a good for my age automatic entry next year, once again the day was brilliant and the crowd seems to get bigger than ever each year. Well done to all the others . Kind Regards Algie photo Well done Dave. I agree with you about the size of the crowds - largest I have ever seen. My time was slower than I expected but it was the most enjoyable London I have done so far. I had a great time and felt really good all the way round, despite the heat. See you at the track in a couple of weeks! Well done again. Best wishes Alison 28 March 09 Matt Smith wins his age group at the ATC XC at RAF Cranwell 21 March 09 Naomi Collier ran a brilliant race to finish 23rd Junior Girl in today's ESAA English Schools' Cross Country Championships at Stamford Hall, Leics. Well done Naomi. The Lincs team was placed 25 out of 44. 08 March 09 Today's confirmed Newton's Fraction results are now available. 03 Feb 09 'We Are Grantham' DVDs A limited supply of the 'We Are Grantham 2008' video clips as displayed at the November Presentation Night are now available for purchase in DVD format. Dedicated to Mike Bundy, the videos are designed to capture something of the spirit of the Club and the enthusiasm and commitment of our members. It is also a unique opportunity to acquire some invaluable archive footage of yourself or your child competing for Grantham. Each DVD includes both video clips, and costs just Ł6. Proceeds will be used to purchase a GAC sail flag, which will provide a focal gathering point at future athletic meetings. If you would like a copy, please speak to Tony Woollard, Chris Bainbridge or Geoff Collier. 04 Dec 08 The Woollard Christmas Cross-County Handicap race has been reintroduced on Sunday 21st December. 09 March 08 Newton's Fraction results. Fun Run results 06 March 08 It is with great sadness to announce that club President, Chairman and co-founder of Grantham AC, Mike Bundy, died peacefully yesterday. Mike picked up a chest infection last month, shortly after his 80th birthday. He developed pneumonia which eventually overpowered his resistance to fight it. Tributes to Mike can be made via the Grantham Journal. Details of the funeral arrangements will be posted here as soon as they are known. Mike: Good-bye, God-bless and thank you for all you have done for athletes and athletics. 14 Feb 08 The club has presented President and Chairman Mike Bundy with a solid silver commemorative badge to celebrate his recent 80th birthday and to thank him for the decades he has devoted to athletics, not just with the club, but with the County and at International level.