Junior Training Group

Athlete of the Month – December 2014

At the end of each month the coaches of our junior training group select the athlete who has impressed them the most during that time period and they award to them a cup, which they retain for the following month. In addition they are also awarded a smaller trophy which is theirs to keep.

The winner of the award for December 2014 was Becky Chivers.

Becky is 13 years old and she first started at Costello at the age of 8 when she was selected for ‘Hot Shots’ after achieving platinum level at a schools competition in year 4.

Shortly after this she joined Kingston upon Hull Athletic Club and she has enjoyed participating in all of the athletic categories in recent years.

She especially enjoys Hurdling and now that she has entered the Under 15 category she is looking forward to competing in more Javelin events.

She also enjoys helping out with the younger group of children and she has a good social circle with many other athletes. Some of them attended the same ‘Hot Shots’ event 4 years earlier and also became members of the club.

Becky had a busy track and field season in 2014. She represented the club in the National Youth Development League and the Humberside League, where she competed in 70 metres hurdles, shot putt, long jump, javelin and 800 metres.

She was also chosen to represent her County in the Under13/under15 Inter Counties Championships, in both 70 metres hurdles and shot putt.