The Juniors At The West Yorkshire Track And Field

Following the senior athletes success in the West Yorkshire Track & Field Championships, Halifax Harriers junior members also competed well for the medals.

Isobelle Bloem U/15 won the silver medal in the 200 metres to round off a wonderful season following her top 5 in the English Schools 300m.

Team mate Tegan Hamilton-Adams won silver in the shot and a PB 4.25m in the long jump.  Heleanor MacDonald, improving on the track, also took the bronze medal in the shot.

U/15 male Ethan Clarke ran a PB in the 200m and was 4th in the long jump.

In the U/13 athletes, Elise Horner won the gold in a runaway victory and showed her versatility with gold in the 80m, with team mate Maisie Brown getting the bronze.

U/13 boy Kai Daley, who was 2nd in the West Yorkshire League, excelled again with gold in the long jump 4.72m to rank him joint 1st place in Yorkshire.

U/11 Nia Harrison-Sargent was 1st in the 600m and 2nd in the 75m, following 1st place in the West Yorkshire League.

U/11 boys 

Owen Helliwell 1st in the 75m and 1st in the long jump

Leo Riches 1st in the 600m and 3rd in the 75m

Harrison Goldthorpe 2nd in the 600m and 2nd in the 75m

Louis Augustine 2nd in the shotput and 4th in the long jump

Reubin McLoughlin 3rd in the long jump and 4th in the 75m.

A terrific effort by all who took part.

Halifax Harriers Ladies Win Again

Good conditions greeted the 30 Halifax Harriers at the Littleborough 10k, just a slight nip in the air, but dry with only a light breeze.  This year the race attracted a record field of 343 runners, an increase of 90 on last year.  The first kilometre is a steady climb up to Hollingworth Lake, then its two laps round the lake on a mixture of roads and dirt paths.  At parts the road narrowed and it was difficult to pass cars and caravans which did slow some runners for a short time.  After the laps of the lake it was a relatively fast last kilometre back down to the finish in Littleborough.

Halifax Harriers, for the third year in a row, won the ladies team prize.  They were led home by Johanna Sutcliffe 41:16 (1st F40), followed by Helen Ward 46:33 PB (2nd F35) and Sophie Baxter 48:41 PB (3rd F40).

The first lady back for the club was April Caufield 41:02 (2nd lady) but did not count in the team results due to her name being missed off team result.

Michael King had an excellent run finishing in 8th place in a PB of 37:18.  Next back for Halifax Harriers men was James O’Rourke 39:53, with David Ingle not far behind 40:33 (1st M55).

Other age group winners were Robert Hick 43:52 (2nd M60), Raymond Hall 48:46 (1st M70), Deborah Kirkbride 54:56 PB (3rd F55), Susan Hall 61:24 (2nd F65).

Other runners for the club were Will Carver 41:25, Will Stewart 41:49, David Nutton 42:48, Tim Baxter 43:47, Paul Greenslade 45:39, Tim Pegg 45:52 PB, Nigel Taylor 46:07, Nigel Rigg 47:23, Ian Giles 48:42 PB, Samantha Layfield 49:13 PB, Paul Bunker 49:54, Clare Newton 50:44 PB, Martin Ellis 52:12, Daniel Ryan 53:31, David Parrington 54:55, Martin Haigh 57:46, Monica Gallagher 58:13 PB, Kirsty Carver 60:32, Audra Naylor 62:04.

West Yorkshire Track And Field Championships

Cleckheaton hosted the West Yorkshire Track and Field Championships.

Louise Royston, the Yorkshire and Northern 400m champion, was off to a flying start with victory in the 400m 57:62, followed by 1st in the 200m 26:38 and silver in the 100m.

Lorna Gill, 1st place in the recent league position, was 1st in the 100m 12:77 and gold in the long jump.

Claire Ryan was 2nd in the 400m and 4th in the 100m.

Jessica Hirst again excelled in the throwing events with 2 gold medals in the hammer 37:56 and discuss 30.65m.

In the U/20 age group, Lucy Mills won gold in the 800m, silver in the 400m and gold in the 200m.

Senior Harry Mallinson gained 400m gold in 52:35 and double silver in the 100m and 200m.

Harry Keighley ran a PB and gold in the 400m and a tactical 1st in the 800m.

U/17 George Gillgrass won gold with a new championship record in the javelin 28.67.

Ben Combe was 1st in the 100m with a new PB.  Gillgrass ran 2nd with James Slow PB 3rd in the race.