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2024 TRACK AND FIELD COMPETITIONS 

Bromley Veterans participate in the Southern Counties Veterans Athletics Club (SCVAC) competitions.   Our team captain is Jason Short. If you are interested  in taking part, please let Jason know (track-and-field@bromleyvetsac.org.uk).  If  you are 2nd claim to BVAC, you can compete as 1st claim to BVAC provided that your 1st claim club does not take part in SCVAC Track & Field. To be eligible for this, you need to complete a  form (click here for the form) and return it to UK Athletics. If you want to do this, please also let Jason know so that we can include you in the team as a 1st claim member.

Dates for 2024 (6.45pm start):
Friday 17th May - Norman Park, Bromley (Blackheath & Bromley)
Friday 31st May - Tonbridge (TAC)
Friday 14th June - Dartford (DAC)
Friday 28th June - Sutcliffe Park, Eltham (Cambridge Harriers)
Friday 12th July - Tonbridge (TAC)
Friday 19th July - Dartford (Central Park AC)
 
A schedule of events at each location can be found here.

Taster sessions of track and field disciplines will be organised in March and April 2024, led by coach Mick Jones.

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Final T&F meeting - Dartford 19 July 2024

Dartford wrapped up the 2024 season. Whilst the ladies were out of promotion contention, the men were still in the mix and hoping to hold on to 2nd and seal promotion after a strong outing at Tonbridge the previous Friday.  Two strong teams were assembled but then illness and the IT meltdown led to Andrew, Peter and Rachel having to drop out on the day.  With the skipper relaxing for the weekend in Cologne (pressure, what pressure…), Simon Powell led the athletes into action.  And what action there was with some brilliant performances but also the same from the Bexley men, meaning it was too tight to call on the night and led to a very nervous wait until the provisional results were released on Saturday morning…. 
 
…which showed that the men had finished second on the night, just one point ahead of Bexley, and sealed second spot and promotion for the season!  Two points less and it would have finished the other way around, on the night and the season, which just shows how important the “compete to get a point” is as we had managed to get somebody into every event on the night.  Steve Moss led the team with two wins in the 60+ 100m and triple jump, with seconds for Simon H (800m and triple jump), James (800m B) and Tim (50+ 100m and 800m), and a third place IN A NEW CLUB RECORD! for Simon H, Gavin, Tim and James in the 4 x 200m just ahead of Bexley clinching promotion. Brilliant!
 
For the women, another 4th on the night and for the season, with Sarah K leading the way winning the 100m, and 2nds for Tracey in the long jump and Anne in the 60+ 800m.  Also a special mention for Becky Sowter who made her debut and claimed 3rd place in the 50+ 100m and 4th in the 4 x 200m relay alongside Tracey, Anne and Sarah K, after much persuading to compete from Tim!  Hopefully just a taster for next season!
 
So that wraps up the season and a massive thanks to all the athletes who competed, with Simon H, James and Shirley managing all 6 meetings, and Tim, Jonathan, and Tracey 5 each – fantastic commitment!  With the meetings more concentrated this season it was great to see you all able to compete where possible and put in some great performances.  Numbers were slightly down on last season with 13 men and 9 women competing this year, with debuts for Steve Moss, Andrew Cooper, Delia Beddis, Ro Kibblewhite and Becky Sowter.
 

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SCVAC League - Dartford - 19 Jul 2024

Final SCVAC Dartford 19 July 2024
Athlete Result Position Bib No Category Discipline
Tracey Simmons 1.00 3 W35 High Jump
Tim Sowter, James Willingham, G Kitchingham, Simon Horler 1.54.2 3 4 x 200m relay
Shirley Wheeler 12.67 3 W50 Discus
Tracey Simmons 12.88 5 W35 Discus
Tim Sowter 13.3 2 M50 100m
James Willingham 13.9 3 M35 B 100m
Simon Horler 14.4 4 M35 A 100m
Steven Moss 14.4 1 M60 100m
Sarah King 15.2 1 W35 A 100m
Simon Powell 15.22 5 M35 Discus
Ray Chapman 18.29 3 M60 Discus
Tracey Simmons 19.0 3 W35 B 100m
Simon Horler 2.20.7 2 M35 A 800m
Tim Sowter 2.20.8 2 M50 800m
James Willingham 2.21.6 2 M35 B 800m
Gavin Kitchingham 2.25.3 NS 800m
Jonathan Wilson 2.30.6 NS 800m
Becky Sowter, Tracey Simmons, Anne Unseld, Sarah King 2.43.8 4 4 x 200m relay
Ray Chapman 2.55.2 NS 800m
Tracey Simmons 2.75 2 W35 Long Jump
Becky Sowter 20.2 3 W50 100m
Jonathan Wilson 22.79 3 M50 Discus
Anne Unseld 4.02.0 2 W60 800m
Gavin Kitchingham 6.52 4 M50 Triple Jump
Simon Horler 8.60 2 M35 Triple Jump
Steven Moss 9.24 1 M60 Triple Jump

SCVAC League - Tonbridge - 12 Jul 2024

SCVAC League Tonbridge 12 July 2024
Athlete Result Position Bib No Category Discipline
Sarah King 1.20 1 W35 High Jump
Simon Horler 1.80 2 M35 Pole Vault
James Willingham 10.08.6 2 M35 B 3,000m
Gavin Kitchingham 10.41.9 1 M50 3,000m
Peter Johnson 11.03.0 3 M60 3,000m
Tony Unseld 12.06 5 M60 Hammer
Tracey Simmons 12.66 5 W35 Hammer
Rowena Kibblewhite 13.56.5 4 W50 3,000m
Shirley Wheeler 14.61 3 W50 Hammer
Simon Horler 15.83 2 M35 Hammer
Anne Unseld 16.57.2 3 W60 3,000m
Simon Powell 19.63 2 M50 Hammer
Gavin Kitchingham, James Willingham, Andrew Cooper, S Horler 4.11.4 2 4 x 400m relay
Tracey Simmons 5.60 2 W50 Triple Jump
Tracey Simmons, Ro Kibblewhite, Anne Unseld, Sarah King 6.13.9 4 4 x 400m relay
Gavin Kitchingham 6.49 6 M50 Triple Jump
Tim Sowter 61.0 3 M50 400m
Simon Horler 62.0 3 M35 A 400m
Andrew Cooper 64.7 3 M35 B 400m
Sarah King 71.5 3 W35 A 400m
Simon Horler 8.27 3 M35 Triple Jump
Simon Horler 9.59.6 4 M35 A 400m
Tracey Simmons 98.3 4 W35 B 400m

SCVAC League - Sutcliffe Park - 28 Jun 2024

SCVAC League Sutcliffe Park 28 June 2024 (event 4)
Athlete Result Position Bib No Category Discipline
Simon Horler 1.25 4 M35 High Jump
Jonathan Wilson 1.30 5 M50 High Jump
Tracey Simmons 10.02 5 W35 Javelin
Shirley Wheeler 11.45 3 W50 Javelin
Tim Sowter 13.38.2 1 M50 2,000m Walk
Nigel Bulmer 13.58.6 3 M35 2,000m Walk
Marijana Urbany 14.29.9 1 W50 2,000m Walk
Nigel Bulmer 15.95 3 M50 Javelin
Simon Horler 23.05 4 M35 Javelin
Tim Sowter 27.6 2 M50 200m
James Willingham 28.0 5 M35 A 200m
Simon Horler 29.1 3 M35 B 200m
Rachel Perry 32.0 2 W35 A 200m
Simon Horler 4.50.0 2 M35 A 1,500m
Simon Horler 4.54.2 1 M35 B 1,500m
Tim Sowter 4.55.2 1 M50 1,500m
Gavin Kitchingham 4.58.1 NS 1,500m
Tracey Simmons 40.8 2 W35 B 200m
Marijana Urbany 48.6 3 W50 200m
Jonathan Wilson 5.31.4 NS 1,500m
Tracey Simmons 5.52 5 W35 Shot
Shirley Wheeler 5.57 1 W50 Shot
Jason Short 5.70 6 M50 Shot
Rachel Perry 6.12.3 5 W35 A 1,500m
Ray Chapman 6.24.2 5 M60 1,500m
Rowena Kibblewhite 6.40.5 3 W50 1,500m
Simon Horler 7.47 3 M35 Shot

Fifth T&F meeting Tonbridge 12 July 2024

With the men needing to finish above Bexley to jump back into the promotion spots, they did just that nailing 2nd place on the night and jumping 0.5 points ahead of Bexley into 2nd.  Another performance like that and promotion will be sealed.  Consistency the watchword for the women as they finished 4th yet again and stayed in that place for the season.

Stand out performances were Sarah King who jumped a new club record 1.20m in winning the High Jump - brilliant Sarah!!! - and the 4 x 400m men (Gavin, James, Andrew and Simon H) who rand a new club record 4.11.4 in finishing 2nd!!!   WOW!

Also great performances from Gavin (1st M50 3,000m), James (2nd 3,000m B string), Simon H (2nd PV and Hammer), Simon P (2nd M50 Hammer), Tracey (2nd triple jump) and a stunning 61.0 400m from Tim before he went on holiday!

Dartford next Friday to conclude the season and see if promotion can be sealed by the men...

Fourth T&F meeting - Sutcliffe Park 28 June 2024

3rd on the night for the Men, but slipped down to 3rd overall and out of the promotion spots after another strong performance from Bexley (now 0.5 points ahead of BVAC). All to play for though with 2 meetings left in July.

4th on the night and still 4th overall for the women.  

Stand out performances from James (1st 1,500m B string), Tim (1st 1,500m M50 and also on his debut 1st in the 2,000m walk M50!), Simon Horler (2nd 1,500m A string), Marijana (1st in W50 2,000 walk), Shirley (1st in W50 shot), Rachel (2nd 200m A string) and Tracey (2nd 200m B string).

Team tonight was Simon H, James, Tim, Jonathan W, Rachel, Tracy, Ro and Shirley, with season debuts for Nigel, Jason, Ray and Marijana

And unbelievably Martin Lloyd of Bexley managed 1.96 in the high jump - incredible performance!!!

Tonbridge up next

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Third T&F meeting - Dartford 14 June 2024

4th on the night for the men, staying in 2nd overall but now only 0.5 of a point ahead of Bexley who had a very strong night finishing 2nd behind Tonbridge 'B'.  3rd on the night for the Ladies, maintining 4th overall for the season after 3 events.

Great performances from Steve Moss (M60 Long Jump win and 2nd in M60 800m), James Willingham (2nd in B string 100m and 800m), Simon Horler (2nd Hammer), Tim Sowter (2nd M50 800m), Rachel Perry (1st 100m B string and Long Jump and 2nd in the Shot!), Sarah King (2nd 100m A string) and Shirley Wheeler (W50 Hammer).

On to Sutcliffe Park next!

Second T&F meeting Tonbridge 31 May 2024

The men finished 2nd to stay 2nd overall and the ladies 4th to stay 4th overall.   All done with the skipper holidaying in the Alps - thanks Simon P for managing the team on the night.

Some great performances with the women romping home in the 4 x 100m relay - well done Tracey, Delia, Rachel and Sarah! - the men second in the 4 x 100m relay (Andrew, James, Steve and Simon H), with individual performances including 1st for Rachel in the 200m W35B and 2nd places for Andrew (200m M35B), James (1,500m M35B), Steve (200m and High Jump M60) and Ro (1,500m W50).  Plus a few PB's thrown in.

On to Dartford!

First T&F meeting Norman Park 17 May 2024

After three taster sessions it was time to start the SCVAC T&F season at Norman Park on 17 May.  With a brilliant BVAC crowd cheering the team on to some top performances, the men and women both finished second on the night, a great start to the division 2 season for both teams.  

Of the 13 athletes competing, 4 were making their debuts and did not disappoint.  Steve Moss leapt to a very impressive first in the 60+ long jump after earlier destroying the competition in his 400m heat, whilst Andrew Cooper was just pipped for a win on the line in his 400m (he promised to do better next time!).  Not to be outdone, Delia Beddis and marathon queen Ro Kibblewhite then both nailed 2nd place in their age group 3,000m, with Delia taking out the Central Park athlete in the last 20m for a perfectly measured run.  

Some equally impressive performances from the more “seasoned” athletes, with uber athlete Simon Horler winning the pole vault and collecting a 2nd and two 3rd’s in the 400m, 3,000m and discus; James Willingham and Tim Sowter each securing 2nd in the 3,000m and 400m respectively; Jonathan Wilson throwing his way to 2nd in the discus in the late evening gloom; Tracey Simmons taking two 2nd’s in the triple jump and discus; Shirley Wheeler 2nd in the 50+ discus; and Anne Unseld two 3rds in the 60+ 400m and discus (at the age of 75!).  Rachel Perry and Gavin Kitchingham completed the points scoring despite both coming back from illness and injury.  And of course Tony Unseld and Jason Short performed heroics with the rake in the jump pits!
 

SCVAC League 2023

Congratulations to Joanne Kelly, the 2023 winner of the BVAC Track and Field Cup, collecting the most number of points per league meeting (average 12 points/meeting).
Simon Horler was in second place, and Rachel Perry (new member of the T & F team) in third.
 

2023 Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting

Congratulations to Simon Horler who competed in the 5K event at the Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting in a fantastic time of 17:50 mins!

SCVAC League 2022

The  BVAC Track & Field Cup is awarded to the club athlete who scores the most points in the SCVAC in a competitive season. Congratulations to the winner for 2022, Simon Horler, who scored 83 points!

In second place was Tim Sowter with 49 points, and, in third place, Gavin Kitchingham with 31 points.

 

Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting

Congratulations to Simon Horler who came in first at one of the 1500m events at the Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting on Bank Holiday Monday (18th April 2022) in a time of 04:45:88 mins.