Introduction

Hello and a warm welcome to StatPack Mark 10.  This edition extends the last version to include marks achieved during the 2008 and 2009 indoor and outdoor seasons.

Simon Kilminster compiled the first edition of Statpack over 15 years ago and although a few details and performances from earlier years continue to surface (and hopefully may still continue to do so)  almost all the changes in this edition year come from performances from the current bunch of talented athletes who have continually rewritten these rankings almost as soon as they can be produced!   

The past two years have seen club records continued to fall. In 2008 Bonne Buwembo became the first male athlete to break a senior record since July 2004 when he added the senior (& U20) javelin record to his earlier U17 and U15 marks. Sadly he has now joined another club. 

Four records fell in the Under 17 men's age group in 2008 & 2009. Andy Lewis equalled the 400m mark and Jack Edgar-Hill (100m Hurdles) and Bradley Burr (Octathlon) added their names to the roll of honour.  Jack Edgar-Hill got a share of another record when he joined Terry Hughes, Adam Samuel and Jordan Brown in 4x100m record-equalling squad. Jimi Tele improved the club U15 best in 2008 and Andrew Kerr bettered the U15 hammer record before suffering a badly broken leg which has put his athletics career on hold.

Lucy Sargent returned to form with a bang in 2009 and improved her senior women's 200m record and was close to her 100m record also, and Faye Fullerton's superb 2008 season saw her break the senior 1500m record. After injuries forced her to retire from heptathlon Kate Cowley turned to pole vault and took the club best to a respectable 3.30m before her pregnancy and the birth of baby Isabella. Kate now holds or shares five senior records the pole vault, long jump, 100m hurdles, heptathlon and high jump.  After Robyn Matson set inaugural 200m and 3000m Steeplechase records in 2008, Sara Luck took the 'chase events into new territory with fine marks in 2009. Kike Oniwinde added the U17 & U20 javelin records to her U15 best and it can only be a matter of time before she adds the senior mark too.

Another U17 women's record to fall was the 4x300m relay where Becky O'Neill, Jess Seekings, Nicola Peachey, Holly Thomas combined to set new marks. 

The younger age groups saw the emergence of  some exciting athletes. The multi talented Josh Olawore twice broke the U15 Boys pentathlon record and also made the 80m hurdles mark his own.  In the U13 ranks  Alex Law made a big impression on the all time lists and improved two records - the 75m hurdles and discus. In the same age group Will King smashed the long-standing javelin mark. Two fine U13 girl throwers both improved club bests - Georgie Taylor took the discus record into new territory as did Rachel Forder who similarly obliterated the previous shot record. We look forward to seeing these young athletes continue to make an impact in their older age groups in 2010.

As in recent editions the rankings include only performances for athletes who met the age definitions now in use – this means that a few long-standing under 17 boys’ marks no longer qualified as the athlete in question was too old under the current age groups. This happened because before 1964 an athlete’s age group was calculated as at 1 April prior to the start of the track season not as at 31 August, and also the statisticians used a 31 December cut off until 1970.  I have any included any changes that I have been able to find but it does not mean that any marks for that athlete the previous season have been missed.

All-Time Rankings (as at 30th September 2009)

Senior Men's list (Full details)  

Junior (U20) Men

Under 17 Men

Under 15 Boys

Under 13 Boys

Veteran Men

Senior Women's list (Full details)

Junior (U20) Women

Under 17 Women

Under 15 Girls

Under 13 Girls

Veteran Women