Stars of Derbyshire athletics are honoured

30 September 2008

The second annual England Athletics East Midlands Awards Evening, sponsored by Heidsieck & Co Monopole Champagne, attracted more than 250 officials, volunteers, coaches, athletes and friends of the premier Olympic sport to Pride Park Stadium, Derby.

European and Commonwealth 400m Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist Iwan Thomas treated the 250 guests to an entertaining after dinner speech, and BBC commentator Andrew James guided everyone through the proceedings.

Derbyshire picked up trophies in five of the 14 categories, including Services to Club Development which went to Steve Winfield from Belper Harriers.

Other winners were Chesterfield & District AC which won Track & Field Club of the Year, and the club's Jonathan Baker was named Performance Coach of the Year.

Podium Coach of the Year was John Davies from Amber Valley AC, and Ernie Cripps from Derby AC & Derbyshire AA picked up an award for Services to Athletics.

Steve Winfield will now go through to represent the East Midlands in the Volunteer category at the National Awards evening on Saturday 18th October, along with John Cotton from Nottinghamshire's Sutton Harriers.

Jonathon Baker will also go forward in the Coach category, along with Chesterfield & District AC in the club category and Ernie Cripps in the Service to Athletics category.

One of the region's newest clubs were honoured in the local Bolsover and District Awards Evening on the same night. Blackwell and District Young striders won the Junior Team of the Year award and head coach Rob Platts picked up the Performance Coach of the Year Award.

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