Northern Mens League
Division 2NEReport & Results by: Mike Hewitt - Senior Men's Team Manager
7th July 2001 - Carlisle
Wakefield had a weakened team due to the absence of some key performers due to English Schools duties and a wedding! However 12 team members travelled to Carlisle on the Friday night and were joined by two car loads on Saturday morning to contest the 3rd of this 4 match league.
In a close match Wakefield finished 3rd, probably the best result that could be hoped for in the circumstances. The Hammer Throwing pair of Anthony Swain and Robert Taylor produced the ideal start, winning both the A & B of the opening event! Raymond Ndengeya proved to be a dark horse in the unfamiliar 800, winning the B event at his first try! Karl Kraus was running well in the 400 hurdles until he landed badly at hurdle 6 damaging an ankle. Although he limped home for valuable points he could not take any further part in the proceedings.
Other Wakefield athletes set PBs, especially in unfamiliar events. Congratulations to Nick Mannion who may make a triple jumper if he gives up distance running(!), to Steve Thorpe on winning his first ever NML competition in 9 years of trying(!!!) and to the whole team for their tremendous performance.
Match Results:
1. Middlesborough & Cleveland 285
2. Durham 276
3. Wakefield 263
4. Border B 257
5. Rowntrees 197
6. Elswick 104
So after 3 events the league standings are as shown below, setting up an exciting 4th match with the top two in the division going on to the playoff match for the Division 1 places. Provide we beat Durham at York on August 4th our superior match points will give us the victory in this division.
1. Durham 16 league pts 818 match pts
2. Wakefield 15 836
3. Middlesborough & Cleveland 12 733
4. Rowntrees 10 675
5. Border B 7 630
6. Elswick 2 228
Individual Wakefield Results:
100 A 1. Richard Higson-Blythe 11.7
B 3. Steve Thorpe 12.2
200 A 2. Richard Higson-Blythe 23.9
B 1. Steve Thorpe 24.1
400 A 1. James Davies 48.9
B 1. Jonathan Shearn 55.1
800 A 3. Steve Faulkner 2:02.0
B 1. Raymond Ndengeya 2:06.1
1500 A 2. Steve Faulkner 4:21.8
B 5. Patrick McTigue 5:27.8
5000 A 4. Steve Tibbs 16:49.3
B 2. Nick Mannion 17:39.3
400H A 6. Karl Kraus
3000SC A 1. Steve Tibbs 10:52.4
B 4. Patrick McTigue 13:10.4
4x100 1. Wakefield 47.1 (Shearn, Ndengeya, Thorpe, Higson-Blythe)
4x400 1. Wakefield 3:34.0 (Shearn, Thorpe, Ndengeya, Davies)
LJ A 4. Raymond Ndengeya 5.55
B 4. Richard Higson-Blythe 4.96
HT A 1. Anthony Swain 52.89
B 1. Robert Taylor 44.28
DT A 3. Paul Sutcliffe 36.13
B 3. Chris Carlton 24.23
SP A 2. Chris Carlton 11.07
B 2. Paul Sutcliffe 9.54
HJ A 5. Chris Carlton 1.45
B 4. Jonathan Shearn 1.40
TJ A 3. Raymond Ndengeya 11.51
B 4. Nick Mannion 9.35
JT A. 4. Chris Carlton 34.47
B 4. Robert Taylor 18.29
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