LG Staufen shines at the South German Championships: medals and records!

LG Staufen shines at the South German Championships: medals and records!

The South German Championships in St. Wendel offered the LG Staufen athletes an impressive platform to demonstrate their skills. At this top-class competition, the athletes were able to win numerous medals, set new best performances and achieve standards for the German championships. This also includes a new club record for the men's relay.

The events took place on August 21 and 22, 2010 under optimal weather conditions for athletics. With 26 of a total of 948 athletes, the LG Staufen field was a strong team that achieved remarkable results in both the men's and women's divisions. Particularly noteworthy are the achievements of some athletes who not only set new standards personally, but also for the club.

Men's successes

In the 100 meter sprint, Leon Hofmann showed a strong performance with a time of 11.03 seconds and took second place in the long jump with a distance of 7.20 meters. This jump met the standard for the German Youth Championships. His teammate Michael Kucher won the bronze medal in the 400-meter run in 48.16 seconds, setting his season's best.

The LG Staufen men's relay team, consisting of Tobias Schroth, Kucher, Samuel Hofmann and Leon Hofmann, excelled in the 4x100 meter race and achieved third place in 41.67 seconds. This also set a new club record and met the B standard for the German championships. Jeremias Ring also secured the silver medal in the high jump with an impressive 2.04 meters, thus meeting the B standard for the German Championships.

Women's and U18 performances

The women of LG Staufen were also able to achieve considerable success. Nelly Sohn took 8th place in the 200 meter race in 24.91 seconds. In the long jump, Leona Grimm took 4th place with a distance of 5.87 meters, followed by Nelly Sohn in 8th place with 5.66 meters. In the 4x100 meter race, the women (Scholz, Sohn, Grimm, Baumann) ran a time of 46.51 seconds and achieved second place, which met the A standard for the German Championships.

In the female U18, Naomi Baumann achieved 6th place in the 100 meter race with a time of 12.33 seconds. She also ran very fast, finishing 4th in the 200 meter race in 24.93 seconds. Emilia Fink impressed in the 100 meter hurdles with a new personal best of 15.65 seconds.

Doping controls and organizational challenges

Unexpected doping controls were carried out during the championships, which increased the organizational effort. The German Athletics Association had provided special facilities for this purpose in order to carry out the controls effectively. The requirements required additional accompanying persons and careful handling of the processes.

The South German Championships have once again shown that LG Staufen has a strong and capable team that is ready to compete on the national stage. The athletes are looking forward to the challenges ahead at the German Championships as they continue to focus on their training plans.

For further information on event details and results, the athletics district results website can be visited.

Further details about the athletes' achievements can be found here: lgstaufen.de and remzeitung.de.