CLUB NEWS - JANUARY 2025
WAKEFIELD HARRIERS INDOOR MEET 1 - 18.01.25
Wakefield Harriers hosted the first in a series of 3 indoor athletics meets at Thornes Park on Saturday 18th January.
A fantastic day was had by all involved with some amazing performances on show. Congratulations to all athletes taking part and to the volunteers for helping to stage such a great event. We look forward to seeing you at the next event.
Results Link
AMY-ELOISE NEALE-31:15 IN VALENCIA
Amy-Eloise Neale raced against a world class field at the Valenica 10K road race on Sunday 12th January 2025. She finished 14th in the women's race in 31:15 a new personal best and moved her up to 7th on the UK 10km all time list.
YORKSHIRE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Another year and another fantastic event held at Lightwater Valley. Runners represented Wakefield Harriers throughout the day across multiple age ranges. A massive congratulations to our U13 boys who were the first team home.
JUNIORS
The U13 boys were led home by Thomas Hastings, who sat in with the main contenders for the first half of the race, before making a decisive break at the bottom of the course, he pulled out a 15 second lead on the hilly return to the finish line, to become the 2025 Yorkshire Champion. He was backed up with strong runs from Sydney Swan (10th) and Harry Tolson (19th). The club were well represented in this age group with Daniel Jones (20th), Tommy Rudd (35th), Oliver Hastings (40th) & Lochlan Ruddock (41st).
The U17 Ladies finished 6th team, with Rosie Thistlewood (12th), Sylvie Ellis (16th) and Jessica Watson (33rd).
SENIORS
The men’s and ladies’ teams also put in a great effort and had fantastic races. For the Senior Women we had 3 runners competing; Abbey Brooke was the first Harrier (12th), followed by Libby Greatorex (24th) and Angie Dales (54th).
For the Senior men we had 6 runners competing. Robert Brailsford was the first Harrier back (30th), followed by Stewart Knowles (80th), Thomas Sellers (83rd), Darren Hewitt (95th), Paul Gilbert (111th) and Philip Ambler (117th).
Congratulations to all runners!
The club looks forward to welcoming everyone back after the Christmas break and working hard to achieve their athletic ambitions in 2025.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
