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We are the oldest established athletics club in Coventry, and cater for all types of athletic events and all age groups. We compete at local, regional and national levels in the various disciplines.
Our club headquarters is at the Coventry Athletics Track, Warwick University, where we have our own clubhouse plus a fitness centre.
Use the Navigation Links for further details on membership, forthcoming races and results, and our child protection policy etc.
Club Dinner/Dance
2008 Awards
The Annual Club Awards for the 2008 Track & Field and the 2008/09 Cross Country seasons were presented at the 2009 Dinner/Dance, and the list of award winners is available here.
Club Newssheet
The club produces a monthly newssheet. Click here to view.
The report of the AGM held on 14 July 2008 is available here.
News & recent achievements
June 28 - Successes at the International Children's Games, Athens
Congratulations to Michael McKeown and Matt Rose, who took Gold and Silver medals in the 1500m, with times of 4m 08.70s and 4m 10.39s respectively. In addition the Boys 4x100m relay took Bronze in a time of 46.13s.
June 22 - Italian Job for Rowena
Congratulations to Rowena Cole on her selection for the World Youth Championships, to be held at Bressanone, Italy on 8 - 12 July. Rowena celebrated her selection at 800m by setting two successive pb's over 400m at the weekend's Midland Championships!
June 21 - Successes at the Midland Senior & U20 Championships
Well done to all our winners in this event: Joel Fearon (SM 100m and 200m), Laura Langowski (SW 400m), Celia Brown (SW 800m), Nicola Robinson (SW 100mH), Molly Bagworth (U20W 100mH) and Rowena Cole (U20W 400m). Second places went to Emma Williams (SW 400m), Tina Brown (SW 1500m), Karl Robbins (SM HJ), Jamie Blundell (SM LJ), Simone Huggins-Ward (SW Jav) and Griffin O'Rourke (U20M LJ), while third places were achieved by Glyn Hollingsworth (SM Jav) and Laura keeley (U20W TJ).
June 03 - Michael heads U15 records
Congratulations to Michael McKeown, who improved his time over 1500m to 4m 07.78s while running in the BMC event at Birmingham University, thus establishing a new U15 Club Record.
May 24 - Successes at the Midland U15/U17 Championships
Well done to the following athletes who all won their events: Michael McKeown (U17 800m and 1500m), Naomi Richardson (U15 800m), Omas Anyanwu (U17 100m), Nick Fellows (U17 400m) and Lucy Smith (U15 Shot).
In addition Ebony Wake and Annabelle Pask were successful in the U13 Quadrathlon, coming 1st and 3rd repectively.
In addition Ebony Wake and Annabelle Pask were successful in the U13 Quadrathlon, coming 1st and 3rd repectively.
May 17 - GB representation for Rowena
Rowena Cole's performances today earned her a place in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland junior team for the McCain Loughborough International. She took 4th spot in the 800m in a time of 2m 06.42s - another PB - only losing out to senior and U23 athletes.
At the same meeting Tina Brown won the 3000m steeplechase in a SB time of 10m 16.70s.
At the same meeting Tina Brown won the 3000m steeplechase in a SB time of 10m 16.70s.
May 09/10 - Records set at County Championships
Congratulations to Freddie Pask who improved yet again on his pole vault Club record by vaulting to 4.50m at Leicester.
Congratulations are also due to Rowena Cole who, running in the Senior Women 800m, achieved a PB of 2m 06.7s, placing her at the top of the Power of 10 U20 rankings and setting a new Warwickshire Championship record.
Also to Michael McKeown: his time of 4m 20.2s for the U15 Boys 1500m has moved him into 3rd place in the club records, and in the U15 Boys 800m his time of 2m 04.2s not only gives him third place in the club records again, but is also a new Warwickshire Championship record.
Finally, congratulations to Lucie Smith, whose winning Shot of 11.88m places her in 1st position of the U15 rankings and 2nd in our club records.
Congratulations are also due to Rowena Cole who, running in the Senior Women 800m, achieved a PB of 2m 06.7s, placing her at the top of the Power of 10 U20 rankings and setting a new Warwickshire Championship record.
Also to Michael McKeown: his time of 4m 20.2s for the U15 Boys 1500m has moved him into 3rd place in the club records, and in the U15 Boys 800m his time of 2m 04.2s not only gives him third place in the club records again, but is also a new Warwickshire Championship record.
Finally, congratulations to Lucie Smith, whose winning Shot of 11.88m places her in 1st position of the U15 rankings and 2nd in our club records.
May 04 - Freddie sets new club Pole Vault record
Congratulations to Freddie Pask who, while competing at the British Students meeting at Bedford, achieved a height of 4.40m - a 10cm improvement on his recent indoor record.
May 02 - More landmarks for Rowena
Rowena Cole's 800m time of 2m 07.4s at the Midland League meeting was a new Track Record for Junior Ladies, a record which had stood to Lesley Mallows for the last 17 years.
Furthermore, the time is a qualifying time for the World Youth Championships which will be held in Bressanone, Italy, in July.
Furthermore, the time is a qualifying time for the World Youth Championships which will be held in Bressanone, Italy, in July.
April 04 - Midland Road Relay Championships
Well done to the Men who took silver in the 12-stage relay, held at Sutton Park, and to the Women, whose A-team took bronze in the 6-stage relay, and whose B-team was only one place behind.
March 28 - Schools International Athletics Board Cross Country
Following his ESAA win last week, Michael McKeown was selected as a member of the England Junior Boys in today's race at Bangor, North Wales. Although pipped into fourth place, he was the first English finisher, leading England to the Team Gold Medal. Well done Michael.
March 21 - Michael wins the ESAA Cross Country title
Congratulations to Michael McKeown, who was the Junior Boys winner of the English Schools National Cross Country Championships, held at Stanford Hall, Loughborough.
March 01 - Matthew takes individual Cross Country League title
Congratulations to Matthew Rose, whose performances over the five fixtures for the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League have given him the individual title for U15 Boys.
In addition, Nathan Udall (U13 Boys), and Sian Rainsley (U13 Girls) have achieved third place overall in their competitions.
In addition, Nathan Udall (U13 Boys), and Sian Rainsley (U13 Girls) have achieved third place overall in their competitions.
February 14 - Godiva Men winners of the Birmingham Cross Country League
Well done to the men, who were resounding winners of the League title, completing today's race at Gloucester with 6 finishers in the first 17! Their score of 42 points gave an overall score for the four race series of 293 points. The Men's B-team were also winners of the B-competition. Details of the race fixtures are given on our cross country page, and full results are available at www.birminghamccleague.co.uk
February 7/8 - Midland Indoors Championships Successes
Congratulations to the following, who were winners of their respective events at the NIA this weekend: Laura Langowski (SW 400m), Omasirichukwu Anyanwu (U17M 60m), Joel Fearron (SM 60m).
In addition Freddie Pask cleared 4.30m to come second in the Senior Men's Pole Vault, and in so doing set a new club record.
In addition Freddie Pask cleared 4.30m to come second in the Senior Men's Pole Vault, and in so doing set a new club record.
January 31 - Club records at the Birmingham Games
Congratulations to Joel Fearron, whose time of 6.77s in the 60m equals the second place in the club records achieved by Martin Waldron back in 1987. Congratulations also to Jamie Blundell, whose long jump of 7.43m also places him in second place in the records.
January 10 - Warwickshire Cross Country Championships Successes
Well done to all the athletes who performed at Cofton Park today. The U13 and U15 Boys teams achieved Gold position, as did the Senior Women, while the Senior Men achieved both Gold and Bronze positions. Special congratulations go to Sian Rainsley, Nathan Udall, Matthew Rose and Celia Brown, who were individual winners of their events.
October 19 - England Athletics Awards
To round off her many achievements on the track this year Rowena Cole has been nominated as England Athletics Young Athlete of the Year. Well done, Rowena!
September 13 - Men qualify for BAL
Well done to the men who, after a gap of 10 years, have qualified to compete in Division 4 of the BAL in 2009. This follows their 4th place in the qualifying match at Abingdon, for which full results can be seen here.
August 10 - U/17 success for Rowena
Congratulations again to Rowena Cole whose season continued with another win at 800m, this time in the England Athletics U/17 championships at the Alexander Stadium.
Selections for UK School Games
Congratulations to the following who have been selected to represent West Midlands in the School Games to be held at Bristol & Bath, 28 - 31 August:
Omasirichukwu Anyanwu - 100m and 4x100m relay
Shauna Lawton - 100m and 4x100m relay
Rowena Cole - 800m and 4x300m relay
Lauren Downing - 4x300m relay
Omasirichukwu Anyanwu - 100m and 4x100m relay
Shauna Lawton - 100m and 4x100m relay
Rowena Cole - 800m and 4x300m relay
Lauren Downing - 4x300m relay
July 26 - Matthew sets new Club Record
Congratulations to Matthew Rose who, running at the BMC meeting in Nottingham, set a new U/15 Club Record for the 1 Mile event of 4m 40.4s.
July 20 - Young Athletes' League Success
Congratulations to all our youngsters, who have finished the season in first place in the YAL Midland 1 East division. This means that they are promoted to the Midland Premier Division next season.
July 19 - More success for Rowena
Following her win at the English Schools' last week, Rowena Cole, representing England, took first place in the 800m at the Schools International at Bedford.
Well done again, Rowena!
Well done again, Rowena!
July 13 - International Children's Games successes
After a problematic journey to San Francisco (in which a coach breakdown resulted in the team missing their flight and so losing 24 hours!) Coventry athletes have again been successful.
Nick Fellows won Silver in the Boys 400m, and also came second in his age group in the High Jump. A Silver also went to the Boys 4 x 100m relay team. Meanwhile Lauren Downing won a Bronze in the Girls 800m, and a further Bronze was gained in the Girls 4 x 400m relay.
Congratulations to all the athletes for their achievements despite the travel problems.
Nick Fellows won Silver in the Boys 400m, and also came second in his age group in the High Jump. A Silver also went to the Boys 4 x 100m relay team. Meanwhile Lauren Downing won a Bronze in the Girls 800m, and a further Bronze was gained in the Girls 4 x 400m relay.
Congratulations to all the athletes for their achievements despite the travel problems.
July 12 - Rowena keeps her crown
Congratulations to Rowena Cole, who repeated last year's success in the English Schools' Athletics Championships by taking the Intermediate Girls 800m Gold Medal at Gateshead. This comes on top of her recent PB at Solihull of 2m 07.15s which saw her into first place in the UK U/17 Power of 10 rankings.
June 15 - Mark walks to Gold
Congratulations to Mark O'Kane, who set a personal best time of 47m 34s in winning the England Junior 10k Race Walk at Leamington Spa.
June 01 - Rowena sets records at 1500m
Congratulations to Rowena Cole, who achieved a time of 4m 30.9s in winning the 1500m U17W event in the Young Athlete's League at Burton. In so doing she improved her own PB by over 8 seconds, reached the top echelon in the Power of 10 rankings, and set both a new Young Athletes League record and a new Club record. Recent results have also moved her into third position in the club records in both the 300m and 400m.