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LEEDS
WALL JUNIOR TEAM
CLIMBERS EXCEL IN THE 2009
REGIONAL YOUTH CLIMBING SERIES
A very strong
showing by LWJT members in this years’ regional rounds of the Youth
Climbing Series (YCS) has resulted in the LWJT taking half of the
places in the Yorkshire and Humberside Team for the final in June. The
results include taking 1st place in four of the six age
groups and all the top placings in the 11 – 13 boys category.
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Jasmine &
Jacob Lowe |
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Ben Murphy |
The high quality of the competition at the last round of the series at
Leeds Wall echoed that of the previous rounds at Huddersfield and
York. Jasmine Lowe,
relatively new to climbing
showed much enthusiasm to finish in third in the youngest girls age
group. Jasmine’s brother Jacob set the standard in winning the boys
section of the same ages. Jacobs’s athletic and adventurous style
equipped him well throughout the competition. Also in this class Ben
Murphy bravely came through to finish in a well earned 3rd
place.
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Following
on with the family theme Ben’s brother Luke produced some
excellent performances to triumph in the boys 11 to 13 years
group. This was a closely fought category in which the LWJT
showed true strength in depth, with Davey McElwee following on
from his 4th place in the national final last year to take
second, and George Rossi climbing with much determination
throughout taking 3rd overall. |
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Davey, Luke & George |
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Outstanding
performances by both Ellie Rymer and Nathan Phillips saw them
win all three rounds of competition to take the No.1 spots in
the girls and boys aged 14 –16 classes respectively. In the
process Nathan achieved a perfect score by completing all
boulder problems on his first attempt and flashing all the
routes. |
| Ellie
Rymer & Nathan Philips |
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Cornish who is relatively new to leading progressed well through
the rounds and took a good 3rd place in the girls 14
– 16yrs, and Seb Smith showed fighting spirit in a close run
thing to accomplish 3rd place in the boys 14 – 16
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Seb Smith Hannah Cornish |
It is thanks to
Dave Farrell and the other volunteers that again this year’s
regional YCS proved a resounding success. Also thanks to Matt Birch
for the new approaches to training which seem to be paying off.
Here’s wishing good luck to LWJT members and the rest of the
Yorkshire and Humberside squad in the Final.
LWJT
RESULTS YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE YCS 2009
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Girls
8 – 10
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Girls
11 - 13
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Girls
14 - 16
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3rd
Jasmine Lowe
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1st
Ellie Rymer
3rd
Hannah Cornish
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Boys
8 - 10
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Boys
11 – 13
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Boys
14 - 16
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1st
Jacob Lowe
3rd
Ben Murphy
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1st
Luke Murphy
2nd
Davey McElwee
3rd
George Rossi
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1st
Nathan Phillips
3rd
Seb Smith
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Information
The BMC
Youth Climbing Series is a series of fun climbing competitions
specifically for young people with the emphasis on enjoyment. It is
perhaps the most popular competition for young people attracting
hundreds of entrants across the country.
The
format is three regional rounds, from which the top 3 in each age
group qualify to represent their region in the final, which this year
will take place at the Westway Climbing Centre in London on 20th
June 2009. The competition includes both bouldering and routes with
the oldest age group leading.
Report
by Clive - May 2009
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