Birmingham Uni Open 14th July
14th July saw the final Birmingham Track & Field Open of the season, and a number of the Junior BRATS took advantage of the events aimed at the younger age group. 15 of the 26 runners in the 150m were BRATS, with all 15 of them running a PB!! 6 of the 10 runners in the 600m were also BRATS with U13 Noor Bailey and U11 Millie Gordon-Maclean achieving PBs. BRATs also took over the Long Jump pit, with 8 of the 12 athletes taking part – U15 Jacob Gosnall, U15 May Smith and Noor Bailey all jumped PBs 3 BRATs entered throwing events, with both U13 Evie Rendell and U13 Dylan Gargett achieving PBs in the javelin. A fantastic evening for all. Toby Gosnall was on hand to capture the action again, and the photos can be viewed on the BRAT Flickr page – Birmingham Uni Open 14th July…
English Schools’ Athletic Association 11th July 2021
U15 Jamie Callaghan was selected by English Schools’ Athletic Association to represent the West Midlands in the hammer at the National Finals in Manchester on 11th July. This year they selected the Top 16 from Power of 10 in individual events to represent their counties at the final. Jamie finished 9th overall, just missing out on the second round for a further three throws. It was a fantastic experience which has spurred him on to train even harder for next year. Well done Jamie
BRAT Junior Success Continues At Cheltenham
A day after the success of the Heart of England match, a few of the BRAT youngsters made their way down to Cheltenham for another opportunity to compete. The weather was mostly kind, however a couple of torrential downpours made for some interesting conditions! Amber Stevens came away with an impressive haul of 5 medals, with a stand-out performance of 3:16m in the U10 long jump. Hiba Bailey took part in her first ever competition, narrowly missing out on a medal in the U10 600m with a 4th place finish. Great to see Amber and Hiba all smiles! In the U12s, Millie Gordon-MacLean and Mustopha Bailey were in their first year in the slightly strange age groupings. Millie was so close to a medal, with 2 4th place finishes in the long jump and the speed bounce. Millie also recorded a very respectable time of 15.5s in the 100m in…
Alba qualifies for Inter-Regional Triathlon Championships
Junior Triathlete Alba smith-pena to represent west-midlands in national inter-regional triathlon championships Alba Smith-Pena, one of our juniors, has shown her multi-sport prowess by being selected by Triathlon England West Midlands to represent the West Midlands Region at the National Inter-Regional Championships (IRC) on 11th September at Mallory Park. The IRC are one yearly event as part of the British Triathlon Under 20’s Festival. They are an opportunity for some of the best girls and boys across both TriStar2 and 3 age groups in each of the 10 English Regions, Scotland, Wales and Jersey to race against each other. Alba qualified at Sandwell Triathlon earlier in the season, which was the qualifying event for this year. She is one of the 4 girls in TriStar3 who will represent the West Midlands at the IRC – well done Alba!!! As a club, one of our major goals this year is to establish a…
1st Place for BRAT @ Stourport (Heart of England League) – 3rd July 2021
The Heart of England League is known as the “friendly league” and was formed in 1978 to give Midland based clubs local competition to a broader range of athletes including, under 11s. There are 28 clubs, and normally they compete in 3 matches across 4 divisions with promotion and relegation at the end of the season. However, this year (due to the pandemic), it’s been regionalised to reduce travel, and there is no promotion or relegation. This did not affect the youngsters though who gave it their all and finished first out of 7 clubs!! This was the 1st Heart of England BRAT were able to compete in since July 2019, and was eagerly anticipated. The last year has been a difficult year for many athletics clubs and BRAT is no exception to this. The overwhelming majority of our U11s and U13s had never taken part in a club competition…
Summerfield Smash 2021
A fast 5km race for those that care about their time (no matter what that time may be). A simple event with minimal fuss. Just run hard, get a PB and go home proud.
Triathlon Volunteers
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022 is fast approaching and we have been invited to provide specialist volunteers for the Triathlon events.
Volunteers wanted
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022 is fast approaching and we have been invited to provide specialist volunteers which are roles that could be filled by UKA licensed officials.
Sign up on the official Birmingham 2022 website.
West Midlands Schools Trials
30 Junior BRATs took part in the West Midlands Schools Trials in Sutton on 19th June, hoping to qualify for the English Schools on 11th July in Manchester. Between them they competed in 10 different events and collectively there were a staggering 35 PBs and 4 SBs which is a phenomenal achievement. The most popular event seemed to be the 100m where 15 different athletes ran, and this accounted for 11 PBs and 2 SBs! U15 Jamie Keene’s 800m time of 2.08.05 has ranked him 29th in the country, and Lily Smith’s Long Jump of 5.05m has ranked her 17th. Well done to all athletes who took part, and the results can be seen below.
Senior T&F League B’Ham Uni 20/06/21
Back home at last… Never mind ‘football coming home’, athletics finally found its way back home for the BRAT team on Sunday 20th June as we hosted the first senior league match of the season – the first league match of any kind since August 2019 and our first home meeting since 2013! The rain just about kept off for us as teams from Birchfield, Royal Sutton Coldfield, Solihull and Bromsgrove descended upon the university track where a small army of BRAT volunteers had helped to make sure everything was ready on time. On a day of ‘firsts’ BRAT had a number of winners; Jenny Scott (great to see Jenny back with a winning double in the Discus A and Javelin B), Adam Peacock (800 A), Lewis Carr (800 B), Becki Timmings (3000 A), Lucie Tait-Harris (3000 B), Khari Mitchell-Lewis (110 hurdles A), Dan Hindle (High jump A), Eva Gunn…
BRAT Hosted Track & Field League (Senior)
On Sunday 20th June, BRAT are hosting the Midlands Senior League Athletics Match at our track. This will be the first major athletics match that we have hosted in several years, and to make it a success, we are calling upon our members to help out on the day. The match will run from 11am – 5pm, but any time you can spare on the day would be greatly appreciated. If you are able to help out, please get in touch with Nigel Clegg: nigelclegg007@gmail.com