CACA Newsletter Issue 5

Review of athletics in Cumbria – 2007

Competition

County Championships

  1. 84% of entrants competed though there was obviously some flexibility with late entries.
  2. 41.7% of the total championship entry came in the Under 11/Under 13 age group.
  3. Only 15% of track events required heats. Of the 9 events requiring heats :
    3 were in the Under 11 age group
    4 were in the Under 13 age group (7)
    2 were in the Under 15 age group
  4. Breakdown of competitors
  5. Women competitors make up 54.5% of total
  6. There were no competitors in the following events:
    Under 15 Boys 80 metres Hurdles
    Under 15 Boys Pole Vault
    Under 15 Boys Triple Jump
    Under 15 Boys Hammer
    Under 17 Men 400 metres Hurdles
    Under 17 Men Steeplechase
    Under 17 Women 3000 metres
    Under 17 Women Pole Vault
    Under 17 Women Triple Jump
    Senior/Under 20 Men High Jump
    Senior/Under 20 Men Pole Vault
    Senior/Under 20 Men Triple Jump
    Senior/Under 20 Women 400 metres Hurdles
    Senior/Under 20 Women Steeplechase
    Senior/Under 20 Women Pole Vault
    Senior/Under 20 Women Triple Jump

    62.5% of uncontested events were field events
  7. There were 3 or less competitors in 45 events.
  8. 43.0% of the events that were contested or could have been contested had 3 or less or zero competitors taking part.
  9. Field event statistics are distorted by the numbers taking part in long jumps. 35.5% of field event entries were in that event.
  10. The worst contested event was the Triple Jump which had just one competitor across all age groups. Next comes Pole Vault which only had 2 competitors in the Under 17 men’s age group.

League Competition

British Athletics League

National 1
Border Harriers 3rd 19 pts

Northern League
Division 2 East
Border Harriers 6th 6 pts (relegated)
Division 3 East
Seaton A.C. 1st 22 pts (promoted)
Division 3 West
Barrow Striders 4th 10.5 pts

National Junior League
Tyne Division (5 teams)
Northern Reivers 4th 24 pts

Young Athletes League
Northern 1 West
Team North Cumbria 4th 16.6 pts
Border Harriers 11th 11pts (relegated)
Northern 2 West Central
Kendal AAC 3rd 26pts (missed promotion by 100 match points)

Other Competition
Cumbria League (4 meetings)
Open meetings at Sheepmount stadium, Carlisle in April and September staged by Carlisle Aspatria and Border Harriers