North East Athletics Awards

[Mon 4th Oct 2010]

At last night's England Athletics Awards presentation for the North East Region. Blyth Running Club were presented with an award for the Development Club of the Year and Steff Ramsay won the Young Volunteer of The Year Award.

Keith W

This is what was said at the presentation about Blyth Running Club and Stephanie.

Blyth RC

•Blyth RC is one of the region's fastest-growing athletics clubs in the North East.

•Despite being close to more established clubs, their hard-working back-room team have built up a strong group of young athletes as well as slowly strengthening their senior groups.

•They are not weary of travelling out of the region for Northern and National Championships and were one of only three clubs from the North East to compete in the Northern Athletics six stage road relay championships.

•To give their athletes an opportunity to compete across more events, they have joined with Wallsend in the North of England senior track and field league, and Alnwick Harriers to compete in the Young Athletes League.

Stephanie Ramsay

•Steph has been an active member of Blyth RC for several years, and in the past 12 months has competed for club in track & field as well as cross-country.

•She has started on the coaching pathway, looking to complete the “Children’s Coach” qualification when she turns 18, and having acted as a marshall/official at club events is now taking her officials qualification as well.

•Steph acts as Team Manager for the club’s Young Athlete’s Team, compiles results at club events, plans and delivers the junior sprinting sessions working with a Level 2 coach, and does it all with a smile on her face.

•She has grown in confidence over the years and is now a valuable member of BRC. In 2009 she was selected to attend the"Young Leaders Camp" at Rugby School and has also started "Step Into Sport" with BRC as her placement already achieving a silver award and is well on her way to the gold award.

•Her abilities, skills, friendliness have already been recognised by BRC when she was voted Junior personality of the club by her peers, and fully deserves her award this evening.

Read more on the England Athletics web site HERE