These pages last updated - 7th Mar 2010
If there are any Harriers events not reported here please email us a link, or send a report of
the event, with results of all the Harriers athletes, so we can keep everyone up to date.
7th Mar 2010. Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix Series Race 1.
The veteran men took part in the first of the Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix series, at Meltham, and
finished 5th team overall. The 4 scorers were all over 50, and were led home by the in-form
Peter McNamara, who finished in an excellent 7th place overall and first in the M50 category.
Race Results from YVAA.
6th Mar 2010. England U17 & U15 Indoor Combined Events Championships.
Bethany Porter and Danielle Anderson competed in the England U17 & U15 Indoor Combined Events
Championships at the EIS in Sheffield, doing well to finish 20th & 22nd respectively in the U17 Pentathlon.
Meeting Results.
27th/28th Feb 2010. Abigail Roberts Wins England Athletics Indoor U15 Pole Vault Title.
At the England Athletics U20, U17 and U15 Indoor Championships at the N.I.A. in Birmingham, a
small number of Harriers took on some of the best young athletes in the country. Abigail Roberts continued her outstanding
form, improving her own U15 and U17 Pole Vault Club Records, vaulting an impressive 2.90m
in winning the U15 pole vault title. Zoe Kerins was also impressive in finishing 5th in the final
of the U15 Girls 200m in 26.31 secs, as well as producing a fast 60m run in 8.21 secs in the
semi-final the day before. Rebecca Watts qualified for the semi-final of the U17 Ladies 60m with her heat in 8.17s.
The club's talented High Jump squad were out in force, with William Mulroy jumping 1.86m to
finish 11th in the U20 Men's event, and in the U17 Men's competition Tom Leyshon was 8th with
1.85m, and Ben Holmes 13th with 1.76m.
Meeting Results from England Athletics.
27th Feb 2010. Lauren Proctor & Rebecca Firth Finish in Top 10 in National.
The club had many runners taking part in the English National Cross Country Championships
at Roundhay Park in Leeds, competing against the top cross country runners in the country.
Star performance was from Inter-Counties Champion Lauren Proctor, who was running her first race
after a long absence and finished an outstanding 5th in the U17 Ladies race, and first finisher
from the north. This was the club's best individual performance in the National for many years,
but not far behind was Rebecca Firth, who in her first year of running finished an excellent 8th in
the U13 Girl's race. Annabel Mason also ran very well to finish 37th, and with Sophie Woolin 184th &
Saskia Lewis 243rd the U13 Girl's team finished an excellent 18th.
The U13 Boy's team of Sam Convery 89th, Benjamin Read 106th, William Ingram 124th &
George Heppinstal 194th finished a superb 14th, and first Yorkshire club.
The best team result however was from the U15 Boys, where Jake Worton finished a superb 15th,
to lead home the team of Matthew O'Connor 86th, Jordan Turner 118th & Daniel Franks 124th to
an excellent 10th place, and again first Yorkshire club.
The U15 Girl's team of Libby Greatorex 110th, Jessica Timmins 112th, Hannah Marsh 250th &
Jessica Rowlands 263rd finished 26th team.
In the Senior Men's race the Harriers packed well to finish 43rd team, the club's best result
for many years. The 6 scorers were Chris Price 229th, Chris Ward 524th, Martin Green 535th,
Peter MacNamara 541st, Neil Penn 603rd & Steve Faulkner 613rd, out of the large field of over 1400 runners.
Disappointingly there was no complete Harries Ladies team, but Jasmine Kerry ran very well to
finish 145th out of over 500 runners.
Race Results from English Cross Country Association.
21st Feb 2010. Abigail Roberts Equals her U15 Pole Vault Club Record.
Abigail Roberts competed at the latest Reebok Manchester Indoor Open Meeting at Sport City,
and she maintained her consistency, equalling her own U15 & U17 indoor pole vault record
with 2.75m. Not bad for a 12-year old !
See Abigail when she first jumped 2.75m on YouTube, courtesy of Alan Spurr.
20th Feb 2010. Zara Hohn Competes in Televised Aviva British Grand Prix.
Wakefield Harriers' sprint hurdles star Zara Hohn was invited to compete at the televised Aviva
British Grand Prix, at the NIA in Birmingham, and she finished 6th in the 60m Hurdles in 8.36s.
Results from UKA
20th Feb 2010. Five Gold Medals at the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships.
The club successfully hosted the Yorkshire & Humberside Cross Country Championships at Thornes Park,
after having had to postpone the event from it's original January 9th date.
The club also had one of it's most successful championships, with two individual winners in Jack
Hallas and Rebecca Firth, three team victories, and several other medals.
Detailed Report, Full Results and Pictures.
Some of our medallists from the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships
17th Feb 2010. Harriers in Action at RAF & Inter Universities Championships.
Several Harriers were competing for their universities at the RAF & Inter Universities Indoor
Championships at Sheffield, with some good performances. Jack Hallas warmed up for the Yorkshire
Cross Country with a couple of 2nd places in the 800m & 1500m, running 1m 56.83s and 4m 08.86s,
and Andrei Pobischan came 3rd in the 400m in 50.91s.
Results from Power of 10.
13th/14th Feb 2010. Two of Wakefield's Internationals Compete at the UK Indoor Champs.
At the Aviva World Trials & UK Indoor Championships at the Sheffield EIS, the club had two of
it's international athletes competing.
High Jump star Martyn Bernard made a surprise appearance in the 400m, running a useful PB of
49.83 secs in the heats, but Zara Hohn was disappointed to have been disqualified in the final
of the 60m Hurdles, after running an encouraging 8.34s in her heat.
Results from UK Athletics.
11th Feb 2010. Harriers Selected for English Schools Cross Country Championships.
Our congratulations to Sally Smith, Rebecca Firth, Libby Greatorex, Jessica Timmins,
Alice Lightfoot, Danny Franks and Ben Homer from the Harriers,
who have all been selected to run for West Yorkshire Schools at the
English Schools Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park Manchester on Saturday 20th March.
Teams selected
and
details of event.
11th Feb 2010. Thornes Park Stadium Indoor Athletics Meeting.
There was a good turnout of young athletes for the Indoor Athletics Meeting at Thornes Park
Stadium.
Awaiting results.
7th Feb 2010. Three Harriers Selected to Compete in the McCain Indoor City Challenge.
Three Harriers were selected to compete for the 'Sheffield Flames' team in the first of this season's
McCain Indoor City Challenge at the EIS in Sheffield, against other teams from all over the country.
Zara Hohn confirmed her recent good form with victory in the 60m Hurdles in 8.41s, whilst Helen Singleton
came 5th in the 800m in 2m 13.46s, and Mikaela Harrison ran 60.56s to come 7th in the 400m.
Download Results
7th Feb 2010. Julie Briscoe Close to her PB in Dewsbury 10k Road Race.
Julie Briscoe confirmed her recent fine form from the Northern Cross Country Championships by
running an excellent 35 mins 17 secs at the Dewsbury 10k Road Race, which is not far from her
PB. She finished 40th overall out of over 800 runners, and 4th in a very high class ladies field.
Sarah Bostwick Beevers ran a fine 38 mins 28 secs and young Jack Mitchell did well to run 39
mins 12 secs in his first 10k, a minute ahead of his dad Chris. Julie Greenwood was our 3rd lady in
42 mins 23 secs to complete the ladies team, who finished 2nd in the team race, losing by just
10 seconds aggregate time to Hallamshire.
Race Results from Dewsbury RR.
6th Feb 2010. West Yorkshire Schools Cross Country Championships.
There were several Harriers competing for the Wakefield District and for other schools areas in
the West Yorkshire Schools Cross Country Championships, which took place at Silcoates School.
Sally Smith was a clear winner in the Intermediate Girls race, and there were also good results
from Rebecca Firth, 2nd in the Junior Girls race, and Jessica Timmins, Alice Lightfoot
& Ben Homer who were all 4th in their respective age group races.
Results from Silcoates
2nd Feb 2010. Aine Hoban Wins 5k Road Race in New Zealand.
Our former international cross country runner Aine Hoban is clearly in decent form, as she won
a 5k Road Race at Christchurch in New Zealand, in the good time of 17 mins 26 secs. This was
actually a PB for her on the road, though she has run the club record of 15 mins 53.42 sec
for 5000m on the track, in 2007.
2nd Feb 2010. New Club Record at 60m Hurdles for Zara Hohn at Vienna.
At the Indoor Classic Meeting at Vienna in Austria the club's international sprint hurdles star Zara
Hohn won her event, running a New Club 60m Hurdles Record of 8.22s, after running
8.33 secs in the heats. Two days earlier she had had another win, running 8.35s at the Elan
Meeting in Bratislava in Slovakia, and has been getting progressively quicker at each indoor
meeting this year.
31st Jan 2010. Wakefield Harriers Ladies Finish 1st in Long Distance Relay in France.
The Harriers were once again invited by Wakefield's twin town of Castres in France to take part
in their long distance relay race, the 28th Ronde Givree.
14 Wakefield athletes competed in 4 teams, and once again came back with 2 trophies. The ladies
team of Jasmine Kerry, Helen Beck, Alex Potter and Anna Gaches ran magnificently to win their
category, and the M50 team also had their best result so far to come 2nd in their category, and
28th overall out of the 240 competing teams.
For the men's team who finished 23rd overall Chris Price was outstanding on leg 1 to finish 3rd.
Results from Race website
29th Jan 2010. Legendary Coach Wilf Paish MBE Dies Aged 77.
The club is saddened to hear of the death of legendary coach Wilf Paish MBE, who had been ill for
several years. Wilf was always a good friend and supporter of Wakefield Harriers, helping both
our athletes and coaches, and was a
regular on club nights in the days when we used to train at the QEGS track.
As well as coaching some of Britain's top athletes to Olympic medals, he also coached some of
our club's very best athletes for part of their careers.
The world of athletics will be a poorer place without him.
Read tributes to Wilf from
Northern Athletics
and
UK Athletics
26th Jan 2010. Chris Mitchell Wins 2009 Senior Christmas Handicaps.
The 2009 edition of the annual Christmas Handicap race, postponed several times because of the
big freeze, finally took place on the 26th January. There was a good turnout of 36 runners, with several of the
new and younger club members taking part for the first time. This year's dark horse was Chris
Mitchell, who had a 3 second victory over Ryan Hartley, with Ian Shipley another 2 seconds further
back. Helen Beck was first lady home in 7th place, Nathan Elliot was fastest overall for the
4th year running, and Helen Singleton was once again the fastest lady.
Chris Mitchell receiving the Handicap Trophy from Club President John Newsome
The handicapper did a good job this year, with no runaway winner, and with two thirds of the
runners racing it out on the track at the end of the 4.5 mile course. Adam Cooper used all his
experience to run his estimated time exactly, and Jasmine Kerry and Martin Holding were just one
second off their expected times. Nathan is proving the most consistant of all the runners, his
time varying by no more than 7 seconds over the last 4 years !
Download Full Race Results in Excel.
24th Jan 2010. Harriers Compete in 'Brass Monkey' Half Marathon at York.
There were several Harriers running in the 'Brass Monkey' Half Marathon at York. Carl Quinn was
our first runner home in 1hr 23 mins 42 secs, which placed him 113th overall out of the large field
of over 1500 runners. Several other runners recorded PBs on the flat and fast course. Full Results from ukresults.net
23rd Jan 2010. 5th Places for Julie Briscoe & Rebecca Firth in Northern Cross Country Champs.
In the Northern Cross Country championships at Witton Park Blackburn, the club had a good day,
with Julie Briscoe in particular running outstandingly well. Despite the tough course and sticky
muddy conditions she did outstandingly well to finish 5th in the senior ladies race, after
leading in the early stages, and there were also some solid team performances in the younger
age groups.
The best team result came as expected from our strong U15 boy's team, who were 5th team and not
far from the medals. Jake Worton was an excellent 18th, and he was backed up by Matthew O'Connor
in 45th, Jordon Turner 47th & Daniel Franks 61st.
The U13 girl's team also did very well to come 7th, led home by new member Rebecca Firth who showed
her great potential with an outstanding 5th place, and she was well supported by Annabel Mason
in 34th, Stephanie Rodgers 50th & Saskia Lewis in 101st.
Sam Convery led the U13 boy's team home in 33rd, and with William Ingram 65th, Benjamin Read 77th
& George Heppinstall 129th the team finished 13th.
The U15 girl's team of Libby Greatorex 33rd, Jessica Timmins 57th, Jessica Rowlands 108th
& Hannah Marsh 120th were 12th team.
The senior men's team of Chris Price 127th, John Mason 192nd, Chris Ward 212th, Martin Green 220th,
Pete McNamara 244th & Peter Young 419th finished 22nd out of 49 teams, and 4th team from
Yorkshire.
In the races where we didn't have complete teams there were also fine performances from
Sally Smith, who finished an excellent 9th in the U17 ladies race, Katie McHale 17th in the
U20 ladies races, Jack Hallas 14th in the U20 men's event, and Sarah Boswick 47th in the senior ladies race.
Results of all races from Sportsoft.
16th/17th Jan 2010. Two Titles and a Club Record in Northern Indoor Championships.
At the Northern Athletics Indoor Championships at the EIS, Sheffield, the club had many athletes
competing, with Abigail Roberts and Grace Eyles winning titles, and a new club record from
Bethany Porter.
Four medals were won in the senior events, with Zara Hohn returning from injury to come 2nd in
the 60m Hurdles in 8.73s.
Helen Singleton picked up a couple of medals, coming 2nd in the 3000m in 10m 07.01s, and 3rd in
the 1500m in 4 mins 38.20s,
and Mikaela Harrison was 3rd in the 400m in 59.69s, with Reagan Wright 6th in 61.85s.
In the U20 men's events Tom Coney came 5th in the 800m after running a fast heat in 1m 58.48s,
and Nathan Bolton also finished 5th in the 1500m in 4m 32.10s.
Best performance in the U17 men's events was by Benjamin Holmes, who cleared an excellent 1.90m
to finish 2nd in the High Jump, which is a new PB and a grade 1 performance.
Matthew O'Connor was 5th in the 1500m in 4m 33.04s and 6th in the 800m in 2m 16.44s.
In a close race Grace Eyles won the U17 ladies 300m in 42.87s, with Bethany Sharp winning the
bronze in 43.03s.
Rebecca Watts was 4th in the 200m in 26.51s, and 7th in the 60m in 8.25s,
and in the 60m Hurdles Bethany Porter improved her U17 club record with 9.39s in the
heats, before coming 6th in the final in 9.44s. Danielle Anderson finished 9th in the Shot with
a throw of 7.20m.
There were some terrific performances in the U15 girl's events, with
Abigail Roberts winning the Pole Vault with 2.60m, and with Sally Spurr 4th and Alice Cusworth 5th with
2.20m.
Zoe Kerins was close to the club 60m record with 8.22s in the heats, before
coming 3rd in the final in 8.26s. She also came 3rd in the 200m in 26.77, after running a fast
26.43s in the heats.
Sam Lancaster was 5th in the Shot with 8.22m, and Daniel Franks was 4th in the U15 boy's 800m
in 2m 25.11s, with Sam Convery 7th in 2m 31.85s.
Download full Results from Northern Athletics.
10th Jan 2010. Reebok Manchester Indoor Open Meeting.
Despite the snow and ice several Harriers turned out at the latest Reebok Manchester
Indoor Open Meeting at Sport City.
Download Meeting Results in Excel.
9th Jan 2010. Yorkshire County Cross Country Championships Postponed until 20th February.
Due to the heavy snow and the forecast of continuing adverse weather conditions, the Yorkshire
County & Humberside Cross Country Championships that the club were to host in Thornes Park
on Saturday had to be postponed. They will now be held on Saturday 20th February.
7th Jan 2010. First Indoor Open Meeting Cancelled.
Due to the heavy snow the first Indoor Open Meeting due to be held at Thornes Park Stadium had
to be cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 11th February.
3rd Jan 2010. Reebok Manchester Indoor Open Meeting.
A few Harriers turned out at the latest Reebok Manchester Indoor Open Meeting at Sport City, with
Zoe Kerins showing good form with her 8.32s 60m & 26.35s 200m, and Abigail Roberts again doing
well in the Pole Vault with a jump of 2.60m.
Download Meeting Results in Excel.
2nd Jan 2010. Victory for Rebecca Firth in Sheffield Open Cross Country Races.
A small contingent of Harriers competed in the Sheffield Open Cross Country Races at Graves Park,
with Rebecca Firth showing her great potential by winning the U13 girls race, on her first
appearance for the club. The fields were small because of the wintry weather, but Matthew
O'Connor also ran well to finish 2nd in the U15 boys race.
Download Results in Excel.
31st Dec 2009. Harriers Brave the Wintry Conditions in Auld Lang Syne Race.
Several Harriers braved the wintry conditions to compete in the 16th Auld Lang Syne fell race
on the Bronte Moors above Haworth. Chris Ward was our first runner home in 46th, out of a quality
field, whilst Steve Wilkinson and his team of fairies performed well in the fancy dress competition.
Download Report & Results.
29th Dec 2009. Emily Freeman Gets Married to Philip Cantrell.
The club is pleased to announce the wedding of our Great Britain Olympic 200m & relay athlete
Emily Freeman, to Philip Cantrell.
Emily and Phil tied the knot on Tuesday 29th December at the Devonshire Arms Country House,
Bolton Abbey, in North Yorkshire.
Emily will continue with her maiden name on the athletics circuit, and will continue to be based
at Loughborough for her training.
The club and all her supporters send Emily and Philip their congratulations, and best wishes
for the future.
29th Dec 2009. UK Senior Rankings for 2009 - Club has 6 top 50 Ranked Athletes.
In the World and UK top 50 rankings, published recently in Athletics Weekly, the club once again
had an athlete at the very top of the UK rankings, and for the first time three athletes ranked
in the World's top 50, an outstanding achievement for the club.
Emily Freeman was easily the UK's top 200m runner with her world class time of 22.64s,
which ranked her 25th in the world for 2009.
She was also Britain's top 100m sprinter this year, with her new PB of 11.33s.
Charlene Thomas was ranked 4th in the UK and 33rd in the world with her 1500m time of
4m 05.06s.
Martyn Bernard had his season cut short by injury, but was still equal 3rd in the High Jump
with his best of 2.27m, which ranked him equal 50th in the world.
The club had 4 athletes in the UK Senior Women's Top 50 Rankings, with 3 making the top 4! :- Emily Freeman was ranked 1st in the 200m (22.64) & 1st in the 100m (11.33),
both new club records ; Charlene Thomas was 4th in the 1500m (4:05.06), 4th in the 3000m (9:01.63i) & 6th in the
800m (2m 01.87), all new club records ; Zara Hohn was 3rd in the 100m Hurdles with her new club record (13.37/13.26w) ; Lauren Proctor (U17) was 45th in the 3000m (9:34.89).
The club had 2 athletes in the UK Senior Men's Top 50 Rankings :- Martyn Bernard was ranked 3rd= in the High Jump (2.27m i) ; Jack Hallas (U20) was ranked 41st in the 800m (1:50.14).
28th Dec 2009. Senior Christmas Handicaps Postponed until New Year.
Due to the continuing icy conditions the annual Christmas Handicap race had to be postponed
until the New Year, and it finally took place on Tuesday 26th January 2010.
Race Report and Results
26th Dec 2009. Julie Briscoe Impressively Wins Ward Green 6.
Julie Briscoe showed that she is in great form by easily finishing first lady in the Ward Green
6 Mile road race, when finishing 5th overall in 33m 47s on the hilly course. She was just ahead
of Ben Homer in 6th, with young Matthew O'Connor also running well to finish 12th
(
Download Results
).
Elsewhere on Boxing Day Tom Coney raced in his hometown of Aylesbury and came 9th out of
over 200 in the 5km race
(
Download Results
)
and there were a few runners competing in the popular 7 mile Chevin Chase, with Richard West
our first man home in 69th place out of over 800 runners
(
Download Results
).
22nd Dec 2009. Matthew O'Connor Wins 2009 Junior Christmas Handicaps.
Whilst the senior road handicap had to be postponed for a week because of the weather, the icy
conditions didn't deter the young runners who competed in the junior Christmas Handicap race,
run in the park.
Matthew O'Connor and Jake Worton set off together from scratch, and were also the first two home,
with Matthew winning a close race by just 2 seconds. Ben Read finished 3rd and Libby Greatorex
was first girl home in 7th.
All the coaches wish all the young athletes and their parents a very happy Christmas and new
year, and thank them for all their efforts and support throughout the year.
Download Race Results in Excel.
20th Dec 2009. Two New Club Records at Reebok Manchester Indoor Open Meeting.
Despite the snow and ice there was a decent turnout of Harriers at the latest Reebok Manchester
Indoor Open Meeting at Sport City, with two new club records being recorded.
Once again it was Abigail Roberts who stole the show, increasing her own U15 & U17 indoor
pole vault record to 2.75m, a performance that moves her up to 9th in this year's UK U15 rankings.
Bethany Porter was also outstanding in running a New Club U17 60m Hurdles Record of 9.49s.
Several PBs were also registered from the likes of Danielle Anderson, Bethany Sharp and Alice Cusworth and good performances from Rory Walker,
Tom Coney, Adam Anderson, Dylan Roberts and Sally Spurr.
Congratulations to all the Harriers who turned out to represent the club, and thanks to Alan
Spurr for sending the report.
Meeting Results.
19th Dec 2009. Club 2010 Charity Calendar Now Available.
Pat Wood and Chris Ward have produced a superb calendar for 2010, featuring many of the ladies
from the club. This is now available for £5 and will make a great souvenir or an excellent
Christmas stocking filler, and can be purchased from the cabin or from Pat.
All proceeds to go to Wakefield Hospice.
16th Dec 2009. UK Track & Field Junior Age Group Rankings for 2009.
In the UK age group top 20 rankings, published recently in Athletics Weekly, the club has several
athletes ranked :- U13GAbigail Roberts was 2nd in the Pole Vault (2.50m) ;
Bethany Thomas was 11th in the Shot (9.67m).
U15GHannah Yates was 16th in the Discus (30.30m) & 17th in the Hammer (33.36m) ;
Grace Eyles was 18th in the 100m (12.55) & 17th in the 200m (25.76) ;
Bethany Porter was 19th in the Pentathlon (2753 pts) ;
Abigail Roberts (U13) was 19th in the Pole Vault (2.50m).
U17WLauren Proctor was 4th in the 1500m (4m 24.40), 5th in the 3000m (9m 34.89) &
12th in the 800m (2m 11.01) ;
Samantha Brook was 10th in the 300m Hurdles (45.28) & 18th in the Heptathlon 4119 pts);
Rebecca Watts was 18th in the 100m (12.23).
U20WLauren Proctor (U17) was 15th in the 1500m (4m 24.40) & 14th in the 3000m (9m 34.89).
U17MMarcus Nixey was 17th in the 400m (49.40) ;
Will Mulroy was 19th= in the High Jump (1.90m) ;
Joe Charlesworth was 15th in the Javelin (54.07m).
U20MJack Hallas was 5th in the 800m (1m 50.14) & 15th in the 1500m (3m 51.45) ;
Thomas Atkinson was 11th in the 800m (1m 51.03).
13th Dec 2009. Men's Team Record Best Ever Time in Calderdale Way Relay.
The club had a men's team competing in the tough Calderdale Way Relay, which consists of 6 legs
with 2 runners from each club running as a pair, and with many of the country's leading fell
and cross country runners taking part.
The team finished in their best ever time of 7 hrs 03 mins 44 secs, with a fine 27th place
out of the 117 teams.
Once again the best performance was by the 2nd leg runners Neil Penn and Martin Green, who were
18th fastest on leg 2, after Neil Dutton & Carl Quinn had got the team off to an
good start in 31st place.
Chris Ward & Brian Horsfall ran a club best time on leg 4, and there were solid runs from all
the rest of the team.
Download Results from Halifax Harriers
12th Dec 2009. Personal Bests Galore at Northern Indoor Open Meeting.
Several Wakefield athletes took part in the 2nd Northern Athletics Indoor Open Meeting at the
EIS in Sheffield, with some good performances and many personal bests. Amongst the middle
distance runners Chris Price trimmed his 3000m best with 8m 59.31s and U20 Tom Coney ran the
1000m in 2m 39.15s, with U17 Matthew O'Connor running the same distance in 2m 52.51s.
There were other top performances from U17 sprinters Rebecca Watts & Grace Eyles who ran the
60m in 8.14s & 8.26s respectively, with Grace also running 42.98s for 300m.
Bethany Porter threw the U17 shot 8.44m & Bethany Thomas the U15 shot 8.20m.
Download Results from Northern Athletics
6th Dec 2009. New U15 & U17 Pole Vault Record from young Abigail Roberts.
At the Sale Harriers Indoor Open Meeting at Sports City in Manchester the club had a small number of Harriers competing, the
highlight being a New Club U17 Pole Vault Record from 12 year old Abigail Roberts.
She not only increased her own U15 record but also took the U17 record in the process, with an
outstanding vault of 2.70m, a performance that moves her up to 9th equal in this year's UK U15
rankings.
Meeting Results.
6th Dec 2009. Ben Homer is Complete Runner Cross Country League Champion.
In the overall Complete Runner Cross Country League team competitions the U17 ladies won their
age group, the U15 boys were 2nd after just losing on countback, the U13 boys 2nd,
the U15 girls 5th, the U13 girls 5th and the senior men 6th after an up and down set of results.
In the individual league standings
Ben Homer was a clear winner of the U20 men's competition,
Annabel Mason was an excellent 2nd place in the U13 girls, as was Sam Convery in the U13 boys,
Jake Worton was 3rd in the U15 boys & Libby Greatorex 4th in the U15 girls.
Results of all Races and Final League Positions.
6th Dec 2009. U15 Boys Team Win Again in Complete Runner Cross Country League.
At the 4th and final meeting of the Complete Runner Cross Country League at Nunroyd Park near
Leeds the very wet conditions no doubt put a lot of runners off, but there were still some good
performances.
The U15 boy's team were victorious again, with Matthew O'Connor having another excellent run to
finish 2nd, and with fine runs also from Jake Worton (5th), Daniel Franks (10th) & Michael Callaly
(16th) they easily won their team race.
Sam Convery finished a good 6th in the U13 boys race, and well supported by Andrew Jones (11th),
William Ingram (16th) & Benjamin Read (15th) their team finished 2nd again.
The U13 girls were 6th, led by Annabel Mason with an excellent 3rd place, followed by Sophie
Woolin (28th) & Bethany Lovell-Waldegrave (33rd).
The U15 girl's team of Libby Greatorex (5th), Jessica Rowlands (36th) & Hannah Marsh (37th)
came 5th.
The only other complete team was that of the senior men, the team of Ben Homer (27th),
Neil Penn (47th), Martin Green (65th), Pete MacNamara (83rd), Chris Ward (92nd) & Neil
Dutton (118th) finishing 9th.
Results of all Races and Final League Positions.
6th Dec 2009. New 10k Road PB from Nathan Elliot.
Nathan Elliot clipped a couple of seconds off his 10k Road PB when finishing 6th in 33 mins
04 secs in the Percy Pud 10k in Sheffield, a time which moves him to the top of this year's
club rankings.
Download Race Results.