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Weekend Round-Up (18 - 19 April)
20/04/2026 00:00, I Mewn Blog /
66TH ANNUAL MT SAC RELAYS – WALNUT, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 15-18
Commonwealth Games hammer thrower Amber Simpson (Wrexham AAC) continued her fine form in the USA finishing second at the Mt Sac Relays with another Glasgow Games nomination A standard, this time throwing 68.68m.
PAUL DONAHUE INVITATIONAL – CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL 17-18
Beca Bown (LaSalle/Menai Track and Field) ran a new 800m personal best of 2:13.63 in the USA.
The performance comes a week after Bown ran a 1500m personal best of 4:28.93 at the Bison Outdoor Classic in Lewisburg.
LOUGHBOROUGH OUTDOOR OPEN INCLUDING BUCS 10,000M – APRIL 18
The Loughborough Outdoor Open attracted a number of Welsh athletes on Saturday.
British championship medallist Mark Mellor (Cardiff Athletics) won the men’s pole vault by 20cms thanks to a best height of 4.80m.
There was also a win for Welsh Athletics National Development Programme thrower Amelia Fettis (Newport Harriers) who won the Billy Hayes women’s hammer competition by more than three metres with a throw of 58.21m.
Fellow NDP thrower Lucy Harris (Swansea Harriers) enjoyed a win in the women’s discus where she produced a best distance of 45.15m.
Welsh Athletics Transition Programme athlete Jessica Lee (Thames Valley Harriers) enjoyed a PB performance in the women’s long jump where she finished second with 6.09m.
NDP multi-eventer, Tiana Odugbesan (Cardiff Archers) picked up a second place finish in the women’s 100m hurdles A final with a wind assisted time of 14.36.
In the men’s high jump, Seb Clatworthy (Chelmsford AC) finished second with a height of 2.06m.
Aharon Graham-Mulvaney (Cardiff Archers) celebrated a big new 400m personal best of 51.56 as he won the 400m D final.
In the 100m sprints, Under-23 athlete Eli Jones (Menai Track and Field) finished fourth in the women’s A race with a wind assisted 12.12.
The women’s D race was won by Eleni Jones (Cardiff Athletics), who clocked a wind assisted 12.99.
National Development Programme athlete Sophie Lisk (Cardiff Archers) finished fourth in the women’s 400m hurdles A race in 60.79.
Another NDP athlete, Thomas Loynes (Neath Harriers) finished sixth in the men’s 1500m A race clocking 3:55.70.
In the C final, Under-23 athlete Tomos Boshoff (Newport Harriers) ran a new PB of 4:33.20 to finish third.
In a high quality men’s 100m A race, Eli Onyewu (Swansea Harriers) was seventh in a wind assisted 10.76. Onyewu also finished seventh in the men’s 200m A final in 21.99.
The women’s 400m A final saw promising Under-18 NDP sprinter Darcy Coslett (Llanelli AC) finish seventh in 56.77.
SOUTH WALES REGIONAL ATHLETICS COUNCIL (SWRAC) 1 MILE 2026 – FIXTURE 1 – ABERDARE, APRIL 18
The women’s mile was won by Under-18 athlete Megan Quirk (Aberdare Valley AAC) in 5:36, while the men’s race was won by Leroy Griffiths (Rhondda AAC) in 4:50.
SOUTH AND EAST WALES JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT OPEN 1 – ABERDARE, APRIL 18
Cardiff Archers took the overall team honours at the South and East Wales Junior Development Open at Aberdare on Saturday.
The capital city club amassed 2,895 points to take the win ahead of Aberdare Valley with 2,705. Newport Harriers were third with 1,795.5.
One of many impressive performances came from Abbi Beadle (Cardiff Athletics) who enjoyed a sprint double winning the Under-16 girls 100m in 13:00 and the 200m in 26.1.
Meanwhile, Ryan Kingdom (Cardiff Archers) enjoyed a similar double in the Under-14 boys 100 and 200, winning both in times of 13.06 and 27.01.
BRISTOL TRACK CLUB 5K – APRIL 18
National Development Programme wheelchair racer Owain Terrell (Newport Harriers) continued his impressive form displayed in the previous week’s double win at the Run With the Wind event in Cardiff.
On Saturday, Terrell won the 5K wheelchair race in a new course record and personal best of 13:15.
Elsewhere, Under-18 athlete Bryony Boyce (Cardiff Athletics) ran a super-fast time in the women’s 5km race where she finished seventh overall.
Boyce was the first Under-18 athlete to finish and also crossed the line ahead of all the Under-20 athletes taking part thanks to a brilliant run of 16.26.
In the senior men’s 5K, Adam Barber (Harborough AC) finished third overall in 14:07, while Iwan Thomas (Carmarthen Harriers) was the first Under-20 finisher in 14:48.
Zac Munn (Cardiff Athletics) was in superb form in the Under-14 boys 3K, winning in a time of 9:33. While in the Under-14 girls race, Alesha Santos (Rhondda AAC) was third in 10:34.
WARRINGTON AC SPRING OPEN MEETING – APRIL 18
A number of Welsh Athletics Regional Development Programme athletes shone in the distance track events in Warrington on Saturday.
Spencer Jones (Wrexham AAC) produced a brilliant new personal best of 4:40.87, which is a possible new Welsh and British record, subject to confirmation. Clubmate Ellis Jones clocked 5:28.15. Nia Vale (Aberdare Valley AAC) recorded 6:05.97 with Tayla Williams (Carmarthen Harriers) finishing in 6:20.09.
In the 1500m steeplechase, Holly Worth (Menai Track and Field) ran 5:57.17 with Aneia Duller (Colwyn Bay) following her home in 6:15.85 and Paige-Lily Williams (Carmarthen Harriers) clocking 6:28.09.
ABP NEWPORT MARATHON, HALF, 10K AND JUNIOR RACES – APRIL 19
The biggest ever ABP Newport Marathon witnessed more than 10,500 people sign up to take part and some outstanding performances in the elite races.
Leading the way was Commonwealth Games marathoner and Welsh Athletics Performance Programme athlete Natasha Wilson (Mickey Morris Racing Team) who broke the women’s half marathon course record by more than six minutes.
In excellent running conditions, Wilson broke the tape in 1:11.17 to smash the course record of 1:17:53 set last year by Grace Leyland (Herne Hill Harriers).
Wilson said:
I probably set out a bit fast, but I felt really comfortable. I always love coming back here as I feel so at home and the crowds are always amazing. Miles 6-10 felt a little bit lonely, but it was a hard training run, and I was very familiar with the roads and it was just great to be back home.
The former Welsh marathon record holder, who will represent Great Britain at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham this summer, said Sunday’s run was part of her first week of the marathon training block build.
She added:
Today was a training run on the back of a 100-mile week, so I’m really happy with this half marathon and the build. I’ve got 17 weeks to go and I’m really looking forward to it.
Second place went to Rebecca Ezra (Tamar Trotters) in 1:17.44 with Georgia Palmer (Les Croupiers) third in 1:20.36.
The men’s half marathon witnessed a thrilling finish with Adam Bowden (Bridgend Athletics) and Joel Redman (Cardiff Athletics) running side by side during the final 200m.
But it was Bowden, who just edged victory in 1:09.57 – with the same time being clocked by Redman. Lewis Munro was third in 1:10.09.
Bowden said afterwards:
Today was up and down and there was a bit of doubt, but you always have to think to yourself ‘how much do you want it?’, so I dug deep.
I’m absolutely blown away to win as I don’t do any specific sessions any more, I just run because I enjoy running. It’s just years and years of experience and I had to use that today.
The day after winning the wheelchair race at the Bristol Track Club 5K, Owain Terrell (Newport Harriers) took the crown in the wheelchair half marathon, breaking the 60 minute mark and setting himself a new PB with a time of 59:08.
The men’s marathon was won by Jacob Tasker (Bridgend Athletics), who was the clear winner in 2:21.07, ahead of Matt Wood (Herne Hill Harriers) in 2:23.34 and Tom Roberts (Meironnydd RC) in 2:24.13.
Commenting on his victory, which also brought him the Welsh marathon title, Tasker said:
Trails are my forte, so it was a little bit strange today, I was waiting for a hill just to get a little bit of a break, but the bridge at the end offered a little bit of that.
It was a brilliant course and perfect conditions today – the support was amazing and the crowds really got you going, so thank you to everyone who came out to support.
The women’s marathon was won by Samantha Antell (Bideford AC) in 2:43.15, ahead of Sarah Semmens (Long Eaton RC) in 2:54.50.
The first Welsh athlete home was Emily Fell (Les Croupiers), who finished third in 2:56.18 to claim the Welsh women’s marathon title.
The honours in the 10K races went to Dafydd Jones (Swansea Harriers) and Donna Morris (Builth and District), who won the men’s and women’s titles respectively.
Jones crossed the line in 29:24 ahead of Jon Butler (Swansea Harriers) in 29:56 and Sam Griffiths (Les Croupiers) in 30:07.
After the race, Jones said:
It’s the first race I’ve done individually in a while, as I’ve been doing a couple of the road relays in the last couple of weeks with the Swansea Harriers lot, so it was nice to come out here today and do a hard road race before I roll into my track season. It’s been a great event and I’m super happy to take the win today.
Morris claimed her victory in 35:43, with Emily Davies (Neath Harriers) second in 35:58 and Alison McEwing (Erme Valley Harriers) third in 36:02.
The Builth and District runner said of her win:
It was nearly perfect conditions out there, it was pretty hot up until the 5K but I took some water on and then threw it on my head and then the second half was a bit cooler.
It was a fantastic race and I’m completely over the moon to win as I thought on paper I would have come about fourth, so I’m really pleased with that.
There were also future challenger races for promising under-12 and under-16 runners as well as a fun run.
Nate Greig (Bridgend) won the Under-16 boys race in 4.30, while Alesha Santos (Rhondda AAC) won the girls race in 5:29.
The under-12 boys race was won by Alfie Maidment (Cardiff Athletics) in 5:28, while the girls race was won by Ivy Vaughan (Cwmbran Harriers).
NORTH WALES SOUTH SNOWDON SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM (SSSART) TRAWSFYNYDD MULTI TERRAIN 8 MILER 2026 – APRIL 19
This is a beautiful multi-terrain 8.6 mile race around Trawsfynydd lake in Eryri/Snowdonia national park. A mostly fast course features one challenging hill on a mixed tarmac and fast trail course.
This year’s event was won by Steffan Sayer (Menai Track and Field) in 49:08. Harty Woodford was second in 50:51 with Dewi Pugh (Clwb Rhedeg Bro) third in 51:18.
Winner of the women’s race was Lydia Sharp in 59:16. Hannah Thomas (Maldwyn Harriers) was second in 59:51 with Layla Omar-Davies (Sarn Helen) third in 1:01.34.
UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE (UPPER AGE GROUP) – APRIL 19
No results were available from the weekend’s Upper Age Group fixtures at the time of writing but they should be published at the link below in due course.
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