BUCS action and big wins for Giles, Borthwick and Neita - weekly round-up
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BUCS Cross-Country Championships, Horsenden Hill, Middlesex, February 5
Former Harvard student Will Battershill was a clear winner of the men's 10km race in 33:46.
Representing Birmingham University, the 23-year-old 8:32.92 steeplechaser, who was 33rd in the European Cross Country Championships, finished 11 seconds ahead of Solent's Zak Mahamed, who followed up his recent Belfast victory with second place ahead of his fellow European under-23 team-mate Matthew Stonier (34:02), who was representing Loughborough.
The 18-year-old Will Barnicoat finished fourth as Birmingham dominated the team event with 16 points to Loughborough's 47 and St Mary's 52.
Loughborough Students easily gained their revenge in the women's 8km race as they scored 7 points to Birmingham's 30 and Edinburgh's 35.
Their Kirsty Walker was a very easy winner in 29:55 having been fourth in the past edition at Edinburgh two years ago.
Her team-mate Abbie Donnelly, who had finished 12th in the Europeans in December and beaten Walker by 50 seconds in Liverpool, was second in 30:26.
Edinburgh's Megan Keith took a clear bronze.
With Amelia Quirk having gone off course, Birmingham's cause was led in by Saskia Millard in sixth.
St Mary's Meg Gadsby won the women's short-course 6km race where Birmingham did narrowly take the honours from Loughborough with a Birmingham B team third and they did even better in the men's short-course 8km as Ethan O'Shea won the individual race in 27:49 as Birmingham were first and second team.
Hustopece, Czech Republic, February 5
Emily Borthwick continued her amazing start to 2022 as she won the 22nd edition of this famous jumping event with a world leading 1.95m at her first attempt.
That moved her to third all-time in the UK indoors and fourth overall.
Montenegro's Marija Vukovic equalled her world lead but had to settle for second with her national record jump and both failed at 1.98m.
Among Borthwick's scalps were Ukraine's European indoor champion and Olympic bronze medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who cleared 1.92m in her winter debut to finish third.
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Olympic fourth-placer Woo Sang-Hyeok set four Korean indoor records and followed up a 2.28m, 2.32m and 2.34m with a 2.36m to go second all-time indoors among Asian jumpers behind Mutaz Essa Barshim.
He did not attempt any further heights.
JuVaughn Harrison was second with a 2.32m leap while Cuban Luis Zayas was third with a 2.30m jump.
Ostrava, Czech Republic, February 3
Elliot Giles improved his indoor 1500m PB to a meeting record 3:35.93 to go fifth all-time among British athletes.
Behind him there were national records for Belgium's Ismael Debjani (3:36.38), Lithuania's Simas Bertasius (3:38.32) and Belarus's Illia Karnavukhau (3:38.47).
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Poland's Anna Kielbasinska set a world-leading and Polish record of 51.10 in the women's 400m as Jessie Knight was third in 52.03.
Thobias Montler's last round 8.21m long jump defeated Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou's 8.15m.
Iryna Zhuk set a European lead and meeting record 4.71m in the pole vault.
There was a surprise win for Ireland's Molly Scott in the 60m in 7.25 ahead of European indoor champion Ajla Del Ponte's 7.26.
Briton Revee Walcott-Nolan won the 1500m in an indoor PB of 4:10.53 ahead of Adelle Tracey's 4:10.88.
Already the owner of a world qualifier, Eugene Amo-Dadzie dipped under the time again as he recorded a time of 6.61 in the heats. He later ran 6.66 in the final for second behind Czech Republic’s Jan Valeba.
ISTAF, Berlin, Germany, February 4
Mondo Duplantis won the pole vault with a 6.03m leap and then had two very good attempts at a world record 6.19m.
KC Lightfoot was second with a 5.92m leap.
Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs enjoyed his first race since Tokyo and after a 6.57 heat he won the 60m final in a European lead of 6.51 to easily defeat Arthur Cisse's 6.60 and Jimmy Vicaut's 6.61.
Olympic finalist Daryll Neita set a PB 7.18 in the women's 60m heats before improving to 7.15 in the final for a European lead. That places her equal fifth in the UK all-time lists.
Khaddi Sagnia headed a tight women's long jump with a 6.68m leap ahead of Merle Homeier and Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo who both jumped 6.66m.
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Tallinn, Estonia, February 6
Poland´s Adrianna Sulek won the pentathlon by just one point in a world-leading 4598.
Holly Mills, who headed the Pole in four of the five events, added 40 points to her PB with 4597, thanks to new bests in the hurdles (8.17) and long jump (6.37m) and that moved her to fifth all-time in the UK.
Hans-Christian Hausenberg set a big PB of 6143 to win the heptathlon.
Miramas, France, February 4
European under-20 champion Ed Faulds won his 400m heat in an indoor PB 46.79 to go second all-time among British juniors.
In her first ever indoor competition Cuban Leyanis Perez took triple jump honours in 14.47m to easily defeat Olympic medalists Patricia Mamona (14.17) and Ana Peleteiro (14.15).
African 100m record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala made his indoor debut and set Kenyan records of 6.65 in the heats and 6.63 in the final.
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde won the 60m hurdles in 7.63.
Albania's Luiza Gega won the 3000m in 8:50.08 from Britain's Izzy Fry 8:58.44.
Winston Salem, USA, February 5
There were British wins for Sam Atkin in the 3000m (7:46.79 ) and for Charlie Grice in the mile (3:57.22).
World medallist Ajee' Wilson won the women's 800m in 2:01.39.
Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite, Boston, USA February 5
Joseph Amoah won the 200m in a Ghana record 20.57 ahead of British under-20 champion Toby Makoyawo who ran a European-leading 20.73 .
The previous day in Cambridge (USA), Makoyawo had won the 60m in a 6.64 PB.
Matthew Payamps won the mile at Boston in 3:55.53.
Tourcoing, France, February 5
Olympic silver medalist Chris Nilsen won with a first-time clearance at a USA pole vault record 6.02m.
Former world record-holder Renaud Lavillenie was second with a 5.81m vault.
Olympian Harry Coppell finished 10th with a 5.54m clearance.
Iryna Zhuk won the women's pole vault with a Belarus record and world lead of 4.77m.
European under-20 medallist Sophie Ashurst was equal third in the women's B final with a leap of 4.14m.
Serbian Indoor Championships, Belgrade, Serbia, February 5
World indoor champion Ivana Vuleta (formerly Spanovic) set world long jump leads of first 6.83m and then 6.85m in the final round.
Asmir Kolasinac won the shot put with 20.73m.
Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, Oita, Japan, February 6
In his debut, Yusuke Nishiyama led home the race in a world-leading and course record 2:07:47 in the 70th running of the event.
The Japanese field had eight sub-2:10 with the rest headed by Tetsuya Yoroizaka (2:07:55) and Hiroto Fujimagari (2:08:20).
Granollers Half-marathon, Barcelona, Spain, February 6
Kenyan Purity Jemutai set a PB and race record 67:18
Briton Naomi Mitchell was third in 73:10.
The men’s winner was Mike Boit in a time of 60:40. Antenayel Dagnachew was second in 61:01.
Velorunner Alsager 5, Stoke on Trent, February 6
Katie Holt followed up her Midland cross-country championships victory with a 26:49 PB which gave her a clear margin over Bronwen Owen (27:30).
Richard Allen narrowly won the men's race in 24:25 ahead of Paralympic T12 5000m fourth-placer David Devine's 24:28.
New Mexico Classic, USA, February 4-5
Adrian Piperi threw a world-leading 21.45m in the shot.
There was also a world lead in the triple jump with 16.80m by Zimbabwe's Chengetayi Mapaya.
Ghana's Benjamin Azamati won the 60m in 6.54.
Alia Armstrong won the women's 60m in 7.16 ahead of Nigerian Favour Ofili's 7.17 while in third there was an Irish record for Rhasidat Adeleke of 7.21.
The previous day, Ofili had won the 200m in an African indoor record 22.71 with Adeleke setting an Irish record and European lead of 22.85 in third.
Olympic semi-finalist Jonathan Jones ran a world lead over 600m of 1:15.12.
European Clubs Cross Country Championships, Oeras, Portugal, February 6
Aldershot's team of Ellis Cross, Lilly Coward, Ricky Harvie and Amy Griffiths were fourth in the mixed relay.
Likina Amebaw representing Spain's Playas Castello won the women's race in 22:13 ahead of Portugal's Sporting CP's Fancy Cherono (22:27).
Playas Castello won the team event and also won the relay event.
Olympic marathoner Stephanie Twell led home Aldershot's women's team in ninth (23:07) with Louise Small 16th (23:29), Niamh Brown 22nd (23:48) and Emily Wicks 38th (24:36).
The team finished fifth but were only nine points off of the medals.
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The men's race was won by Rodrigue Kwizera, again of Playas Castello, in 29:27.
However the team event went to Turkey's Ankara Ego led by Polat Arikan in sixth.
Central's men found it hard going and could only finish 15th and were led home by Jamie Crowe in 32nd (31:45).
Ireland's Dean Casey (18:25) won the under-20 race from his brother Dylan (18:39) as they led their team Ennis Track to a clear victory.
Sheffield, February 5
Chris McAlister won the 600m in a fast 1:17.79 and also won a rare indoor 400m hurdles in 52.42.
Dr Sander Challenge, New York, USA, February 4
Zach McWorther took the pole vault honours with a 5.85m leap as Sondre Guttormsen set a Norwegian record equalling 5.75m.
Magglingen, Switzerland, February 5
Switzerland's Mujinga Kambundji won the 60m to equal the European lead of Daryll Neita with a time of 7.15.
Spala, Poland, February 5
Konrad Bukowiecki set a world leading 21.37m in the shot; Natalia Kaczmarek a Polish record 36.20 in the 300m; Kacper Lewalski a Polish under-20 800m indoor record of 1:47.63; and Aneta Lemiesz a world masters indoor record for W40 with a 54.63 clocking.
Amiens, France, February 5
World indoor record-holder Fabrice Zango Hugues had his first competition of the year with a 16.54m triple jump.
Pombal, Portugal, February 5
European indoor shot put champion Auriol Dongmo showed good form with a world-leading 19.61m throw.
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, February 5
Italian Olympic shot finalist Zane Weir threw 21.65m.
Wellington, New Zealand, February 4
Former world shot champion Tom Walsh broke the meeting record with a season’s best 21.03m.
Cross della Vallagarina, Rovereto, Italy, February 6
In this World Cross-Country Tour bronze event there were wins for Ethiopian Takele Bikila (27:08) in the men's 9km and for Slovenian Klara Lukan (17:45) in the women's 5.3km.
Kenya’s Levy Kibet (27:11) and Lucy Muli (17:55) were runners-up.
Dewsbury 10km, February 6
There were victories for Joe Sagar (30:37) and Rhianne Hughes (34:35).
Chichester 10km, February 6
In very windy conditions on the south coast, Joshua Grace (30:47) and Tessa McCormick (34:50) led home competitive fields.
Watford Half-Marathon, February 6
Mohammed Elbayan (72:53) and Rebecca Bunting (81:30) took the honours in this traditional early season event
North East Cross-Country Championships, Wallsend, February 5
W40 age-grouper Jane Hodgson won the women's race in 21:28.
In third overall, Stan Owen was first male and leading M65 in 23:41.
M40 Jarlath McKenna won the men's race in 27:53 from M35 Stephen Jackson's 28:11.
Cambridge Harrier 10 mile Cross-Country Championships, Bexley, February 5
Chris Loudon took the 100 year-old trophy on offer in this event with a six-minute victory in 59:48.
South American Race Walk Championships, Lima, Peru, February 6
Peru's Cesar Rodriguez won the men's 20km in 1:23:01 by just seven seconds from Brazilian Caio Bonfim (1:23:08).
The former world youth champion Glenda Morejón from Ecuador won the women’s comfortably with 1:31:10.
In the men's 35km There was another home win for Luis Henry Campos (2:40:19) while Ecuador dominated the women's race with Paola Perez South American record of 2:48:27 leading home team-mates Magaly Bonilla (2:48:46) and Johana Ordonez (2:49:27).
England Athletics Winter Walk Champs, Leeds, February 5
Chris Snook won the men's 10km title in 43:27.6 from Ireland's Oisin Lane (44:26.7) and Tom Partington (45:18.3).
The women's race saw a Welsh one-two for Heather Lewis (46:47.6) and Bathan Davies (48:17.8).
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