Hal wins Gold at Schools' International

Well done to Reading ACs Hal Rust-D’Eye, (pictured right below) who represented England at the Schools international pentathlon in Glasgow on Saturday 26 November 2022.

He finished in an excellent 5th place overall from the 16 participants from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and his result contributed to an overall victory for the England team in the intermediate boy’s age group.

Hal produced PBs in the 200m (23.78 secs), 800m (2.06.13) and long jump (6.13m) and was close to his personal bests in the 60m hurdles (9.46 secs) and shot (11.16m).

Congratulations on your selection Hal, and very well done on a good day’s work!

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Reading Athletic Club Recognises Outstanding 2022 Performances

As the outdoor track season closes, Reading Athletic Club held its annual awards ceremony at Palmer Park on Saturday 24 September 2022 with several other athletes nominated the list of winners and some photographs appearing below. Each Winner received a trophy for their award, a personal trophy and a certificate. All nominees received a medal and a certificate.

Well done to everyone who competed for the club during the past twelve months.

U13 Girls' Improver of the Year              Katie Nicholson

U13 Girls' Athlete of the Year                 Mia Bradbury-Findeis

U13 Boys' Athlete of the Year                Micah Hampden

U13 Boys' Improver of the Year             Taryn Guthrie

U15 Boys' Improver of the Year             Eddy Guta

U15 Girls' Athlete of the Year                 Molly Barnes

U15 Girls' Improver of the Year              Patricia Armah

U15 Boys' Athlete of the Year                Soham Das

U17 Men's Athlete of the Year                Finley Hanham

U17 Men's Athlete of the Year                Hal Rust D'Eye

U17 Ladies' Athlete of the Year              Kaya Slater

U17 Men's Improver of the Year             Kaylon Nneke

U17 Ladies' Improver of the Year           Moriah Hurst

U20 Ladies' Improver of the Year           Evie Warren

U20 Men's Improver of the Year             Gregor Jones

U20 Ladies' Athlete of the Year              Kayin Hurst

U20 Men's Athlete of the Year                Sammy Ball

Veteran Athlete of the Year                    Kevin Cranmer

Junior Top Points Scorer of the Year       Bisan Musa

Senior Points Scorer                              Kayin Hurst

Off-Track Athlete of the Year                 Jess Gibbon

Track Athlete of the Year                       Karen Burles

Sprinter of the Year                               Alex Mihalciuc

Field Athlete of the Year                        Michael Dzandu

Coach of the Year                                  Keith Whyte

Volunteer of the Year                             Joe Frew

Official of the Year                                 John Bayley

Performance of the Year                        U20 Men 4x400m team

Female Athlete of the Year                     Charlotte Payne

Male Athlete of the Year                        Joe Frew

World Silver Medal for Reading AC Athlete

A fantastic well done to Reading ACs Kevin Cranmer who won silver medal at the World Masters Championships in Tampere, Finland in the M40 age category last week.

Kevin, coached by Mike Dyer, surpassed his previous personal best performance by almost seven hundred points attaining a club record final score of 6,056 points. Going into the final event, the 1,500m Kevin knew it was close and there was every chance of being shunted off the podium by a competitor and so Kevin, known for his habit of always going off too fast in a 1,500m race and then paying the cost later in the race, deliberately set off at a moderate pace to carry him through the line and hopefully hold on to the silver medal position. With some encouragement from the spectating fans the plan paid off and Kevin attained the silver medal, his first world championship podium position.

Kevin’s performances in each discipline of the decathlon were:

100m: 12.54 secs

Long jump: 5.80m

Shot put: 9.76m

High jump: 1.71m

400m: 55.55 secs

110m hurdles: 18.61 secs

Discus: 25.73m

Pole vault: 3.60m

Javelin: 38.30m

1,500m: 4:59.65 mins

Charlotte Payne Hammers it to become British Champion

A big well done to Reading ACs Charlotte Payne who, in her first year as a senior athlete has become British champion with a club record setting 70.59m placing her in a fantastic third position on the UK all time list.

Leading throughout the competition, Charlotte took a six centimetre lead in the first round extending it a further two metres in the second round. With no throws in rounds three and four she extend her lead by a further metre in the fifth round and then by a whooping almost three metres in the sixth and final round to beat her closest competitor by 4.86m.

Well done Charlotte and coaching team.

National Decathlon Gold for Reading AC Athlete

Sammy Ball coached by Mike Dyer and Kevin Cranmer scored 7,361 points to win the 2022 England Athletics U20 Men’s Decathlon held at Bedford on 28 and 29 May. Sammy’s result surpasses the qualification standard for the U20 World Championships being held in Colombia in August and hopefully will secure his selection for the squad..

Scoring six personal bests over the two days and also securing the U20 Club Record it was a great weekend for Sammy. Along the way he ran his first ever sub eleven second 100m in 10.96 secs. He also broke the 4.00m barrier in pole vault finishing with 4.10m. With personal bests also in 110m hurdles (14.62 secs), discus (43.12m), javelin (44.23m) and shot put (15.10m).

Other Reading AC athletes competing at Bedford were U20 Men Joe Frew who scored 5,536 points, finishing in 13th position and attaining a personal best in the discus (28.27m) and close to his personal best in may of the other events.

Hollie Cranmer competed in the U20 Women’s heptathlon scoring 2,679 points and attaining personal bests in 200m (30.24 secs), high jump (1.38m) and shot put (6.55).

Kevin Cranmer, a M40 veteran athlete, competed in the senior men’s decathlon with senior men’s weights and measures scoring 4,850 points. In great form Kevin was 1/100th short of a 100m personal best with a 12.65 sprint into a head wind. Kevin then went on to record a 56.26 electronic timed best in the 400m.

Overall a great weekend of action in Bedford.

Club Awards 2022

Reading Athletic Club is pleased to announce the following athletes have been offered a 2022 bursary under the Derek Bradfield Bursary Award Scheme:

  • Reuben Anthony-Deyemo

  • Sammy Ball

  • Jess Gibbon

  • Finley Hanham

  • Dylan Harris

  • Reuben Henry-Daire

  • Hagen Mzee

  • Charlotte Payne

  • Emily Scriverner

  • Kirsty Walker

The club bursary is offered to athletes aged U17 and above who achieved a top ten ranking or national selection in the 2021-22 season.

Each athlete will be offered:

  • Free membership from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 to include their England Athletics registration fee.

  • No Palmer Park training fees from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

  • Free coach travel when representing the Club at away matches.

  • A cash grant of £300 to help with travel, equipment, and other support such as physiotherapy.

  • £100 towards athletic footwear.

  • Entry fees to athletic events up to a maximum of £80 per year

Additionally, congratulations to the following athletes who have achieved a UKA Grade 1 in their discipline in the past year. These athletes have also been recognised with reduced training fees and the facility to reclaim expenses for national level championships:

  • Tomi Adejuwon

  • Charlotte Bigmore

  • Mia Bradbury-Findels

  • Lauren Church

  • Andy Crerer

  • Jonny Davies

  • Isaac Farnworth

  • Mia Greenidge-Knell

  • Annie Jonkers

  • Aaron Lamb

  • Bisan Musa

  • Hal Rust D'Eye

  • Kaya Slater

  • Lexie Thompson

  • Amelia Walsh

  • Michaela Whitton

National Gold Medal For Reading AC Athlete

Congratulations to Reading ACs Jess Gibbon who finishes strongly to win the national cross country title at Parliament Hill on 27 Feb 2022.

Jess’s victory made history for Reading AC being the first women’s victory in the club’s history over what is recognised as the toughest course in the country.

Well done to Jess.

Please see the link below to the event page where the match reports and photos are located.