25th Sep 2011. Annabel Mason Wins British U16 Mountain Running Title.

24th Sep 2011. U17 Men Win Silver Medals at Northern Road Relay Championships.
At the Northern Athletics Road Relay Championships at Warrington the club's U17 Men's team returned home with silver medals for the second year running. Matthew O'Connor (10:14), James Saxton (10:13) & Jake Worton (10:33) all put in solid performances, and were only 13 seconds behind winners Sale, with James & Matthew being 5th & 7th fastest overall. The 'B' team of Daniel Franks (11:24), Jack Mitchell (11:22) & Steve Eastwood (11:08) also ran well to finish 21st team. There were other excellent team results, especially from the U15 Girl's team of Rebecca Firth (10:49), Chloe Fitton (11:44) & Stephanie Rodgers (11:16) who were just out of the medals in 4th, with Rebecca recording the 7th fastest time of the day. We also had a good 'B' team of Faye Beckett (11:53), Sophie Woollin (11:48) & Saskia Lewis (12:38) who were 20th. The U15 Boys had a good 10th place finish, the team of Sam Convery (10:00), George Heppinstall (10:26) & Ben Read (10:31) all running well, and the 'B' team of Robert Sanderson (10:58), Harry Mallinson (11:33) & Cameron Dye (11:42) were 28th. For the U13 Girls Bethan Oates (11:43), Emily Gill (12:21) & Laura Anderson (12:50) completed a successful day for the younger athletes with their 13th place finish.
The senior teams weren't at full strength, but still did well, with the Men's team of Paul Hallas (20:07), Nathan Elliott (19:56), Graham Fitton (26:11), John Convery (20:38), Peter McNamara (21:39) & Chris Ward (20:11) all ran well against top class opposition to finish 59th team out of the field of over 100 teams, and the Women's team of Minna Jones-Walters (18:36), Helen Singleton (17:06), Nicola Steel (19:42) & Reagan Wright (22:45) were 22nd.
Results from Northern Athletics 2011 Results Index

18th Sep 2011. Club Has 18 Winners at Yorkshire Vets T&F Championships.
Wakefield Harriers had 7 athletes competing at the Yorkshire Veterans Track & Field Championships at Cleckheaton, and they came away with no less than 18 winner's medals between them ! The club's oldest competing member, the remarkable 90 year old Les D'Arcy, won his 3 throwing events, and Jennifer Ibbitson, who has now returned to the club as a 1st claim member, won all her 5 events. The full list of winners were Richard Higson-Blythe (M35 100m 11.76s, 200m 24.81s & LJ 4.97m), Richard Gale (M40 HT 43.17m), Alan Ainsworth (M45 SP 9.76m & DT 25.00m), Keith Jones (M45 PV 2.50m), Les D'Arcy (M90 SP 6.30m, DT 14.31m & HT 18.31m), Jennifer Ibbitson (W50 PV 2.80m, SP 10.42m, DT 29.17m, HT 43.91m & JT 25.30m) and Linda Risdale (W60 SP 7.03m, DT 15.66m & HT 29.10m). Results from Power of 10.

17th/18th Sep 2011. Bethany Porter Competes in English Schools' Heptathlon Championships.
Bethany Porter was selected to compete for West Yorkshire Schools at the English Schools' Combined Events Championships at Exeter. Although she couldn't reproduce her great form from Doncaster in June, she still did very well to finish 17th in the Intermediate Girls competition with a score of 3585 points. Results from Power of 10.

17th/18th Sep 2011. Weekend Roundup of Leading Distance Runners Performances.
After the previous weekend, when there were too many events on, this was another quiet weekend for the club, with no team events. Individually, Julie Greenwood had a good run in the Kirkstall Abbey 7, finishing first lady and 33rd overall, and in the Great North Run Paul Robinson showed that 12 months training with the Harriers has paid off, when he reduced his best by 9 minutes with 1 hr 27 mins.

14th Sep 2011. Dates for this Year's Wakefield Schools Cross-Country Fixtures.
The dates for this year's Wakefield Schools Cross-Country fixtures are :- Wednesday 28th September - Kings (to be held at Pontefract Racecourse), Wednesday 5th October - Outwood, Thursday 13th October - QEGS, & Wednesday 19th October - Silcoates. The races usually start approx 4.00 pm. Contact Cale Hugill for more details

11th Sep 2011. Douglas Bedford Memorial Open Meeting & Club Championships.
The Douglas Bedford Memorial Open Meeting, which also incorporatated the Club Track & Field Championships, produced some keen competition between club members, and there was a high standard in many of the events, including two club records equalled. New recruit Scott Atkinson joined his brother in the U17 record books by equalling the U17 200m Club Record of 22.4 secs, set by Lindsay Rotherford in 1979. Abigail Roberts also equalled her U15 & U17 Pole Vault Record of 3.10m once again. Also outstanding was the 200m time of 24.84s by Grace Eyles, which moves her up to 5th in this year's U17 UK rankings.
Amongst many other good results additional grade 1 performances were achieved by Lucy Holmes (U20W SP 11.73m), Grace Eyles (U17W 100m 12.30s) & Abby Ward (U13M HJ 1.40m), and there were grade 2 performances from Craig Westermann (U20M DT 43.37m), Hannah Yates (U17W DT 32.69m) & Jessica Eyles (U15G Shot 9.32m).
Meeting Results Page, and Results in Power of 10.

11th Sep 2011. Wakefield Hospice Sandal Castle Multi-Terrain 10k Race.
There was once again a lower than usual turnout from the club in the Wakefield Hospice Sandal Castle Multi-Terrain 10k Race, due to the clash with previous day's Yorkshire Road Relays & Northern League Promotion Match, and the Douglas Bedford Memorial Open Meeting. However we still had 15 Harriers competing in the race, which was also the 10th round of the Club Distance Runners League Championship. Chris Ward was first home from the club in 3rd, with M50 Pete McNamara not too far behind in 5th. Nicola Steel was our first lady home in 60th, and 4th lady finisher. 10k Results

11th Sep 2011. Yorkshire Vets AA Road Relay Championships at Saltaire.
There were no Wakefield Harriers teams competing this year, due to the clash with the Sandal Castle 10k and other events, but here are the results for the 8 age category races.
Men O35, Men O40, Men O50, Men O60, Men O70, Women O35, Women O45, Women O55.

10th Sep 2011. Senior Team Promoted to Northern T&F League Division 1.
Having finished 2nd in Division 2SE of the Northern League, the combined men's and women's team competed in the Division 2 Promotion Match at Cleckheaton, to decide who gets promoted to Division 1 of the Northern League. They were delighted to finish 2nd, and thus return to the top flight once again. The club had a good turnout of athletes, supporting the club in this important match, and scored consistently well throughout.
Top points scorers were U20 athletes Sally Smith, with comfortable wins in the 400m (58.6s) & 800m (2m 18.0s), and Laura Robson with a sprint double in the 100m (13.0s) & 200m (25.9s). Our other 'A' string winners were Alistair Robinson (400m 49.8s), Jack Hallas (800m 1m 52.4s), Ben Holmes (HJ 2.00m), Will Rotherforth (TJ 12.55m), and the women's 4 x 100m & 4 x 400m relay teams.
Others with grade 1 or 2 performances for their age were U17 Matthew O'Connor (1st 'B' 800m 1m 58.5s), U17 James Saxton (2nd 'A' 1500m 4m 11.5s), U17 Grace Eyles (1st 'B' 100m 12.5s) & U20 Lucy Holmes (2nd 'A' Shot 11.60m).
Match Result :- 1 Kingston-U-Hull AC 617, 2 Wakefield D.H. & AC 530.5, 3 West Cheshire AC 474, 4 Gateshead Harriers & AC 467, 5 Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton H 375.5.
Download Full Results.

10th Sep 2011. Yorkshire County Road Relay Championships at Leeds Carnegie.
There were some good results at the Yorkshire County Road Relay Championships, which took place at the Carnegie Campus in Leeds. The Senior & U17 teams were weakened by the clash on the same day with the Northern T&F League promotion match, but the Senior Ladies team of Minna Jones-Walters (16:37), Helen Singleton (15:56), Kelly Johnson (18:15) & Julie Briscoe (15:24) were just outside the medals in 4th, with Julie being 2nd fastest overall. The U17 Men's team of Steven Eastwood (16:00), Ben Daggett (15:36) & Jake Worton (14:31) took silver medals in their relay, with Jake 3rd fastest overall.
In the road races for the younger athletes the club did well, winning two team gold medals and one bronze. In the U15 Boys race Sam Convery 4th, William Ingram 6th & George Heppinstall 10th finished 1st team, as did the U15 Girls team of Rebecca Firth 2nd, Chloe Fitton 9th & Stephanie Rodgers 11th. In the U13 Girls race Emily Gill 7th, Bethan Oates 8th & Laura Sanderson 11th came 3rd. Download Results in Excel.

8th Sep 2011. Annabel Mason Selected for England Junior Mountain Running Team.
As expected, after winning the junior race at the World Mountain Running Trials at Blackburn, Annabel Mason has been selected to compete for England in the U16 Girls team at the British and Irish (5 Nation) Home International Mountain Running Championships, to be held in Llanberis on 24th September. The club sends Annabel our congratulations on her first international selection. Report from England Athletics.

8th Sep 2011. Wakefield Harriers Website Receives it's 300,000th Visit.
The Wakefield Harriers Website passed another landmark today when it received it's 300,000th visit. The site was first set up in 1999 by Andy Fletcher, and from 2003 onwards we have an online history of the club, with all major results and records reported. The most recent updates to the site are links from the Club Records pages to the events where the records were broken.

6th Sep 2011. Excellent 800m Victory from Jack Hallas at BMC Meeting.
At the BMC Gold Standard meeting at Stretford there was an excellent 800m victory from Jack Hallas, who won in a time of 1 min 50.84 secs. This is the 3rd time in recent weeks that Jack has run a 1 min 50, so it can surely only be a matter of time before he breaks the club record of 1 min 49.5 secs. Meeting Results.

5th Sep 2011. New Members Joining Wakefield Harriers in September.
Here's the list of people that have been accepted into membership by Wakefield Harriers at the monthly Committee Meeting. Please welcome them all to the club. List of New Members.

3rd/4th Sep 2011. Three Harriers Compete in UK Schools Games.
Three of the club's talented U17 Ladies were selected to compete at the Sainsburys UK Schools Games at Sheffield, a multi-sport event for the UK’s elite young athletes of school age. Representing a team from the North-East, Grace Eyles won silver in the 300m in a fast 39.49s, and Bethany Sharp picked up a bronze medal in the 300m Hurdles in 44.77s. They were both close to their PBs, as was Hannah Yates who finished 6th in the Discus with 32.23m. Meeting Results.

4th Sep 2011. Complete Runner WYT&F League Championships at Cleckheaton.
There were some good performances at the Complete Runner WYT&F League Championships at Cleckheaton, including three Championship Records in the U13 Girl's Shot and U17 Women's 200m & 300m. From the Harriers there was just one grade 1 performance from Lucy Holmes, winning the Shot with 11.60m. She also won the Discus, and U17 William Rotherforth also had a good double victory in the 400m & Long Jump.
Results from Cleckheaton :- Mens and Womens.

4th Sep 2011. Harriers Vets Team Win Category in Leeds Country Way Relay.
The club had 3 teams participating in the 60 mile Leeds Country Way Relay, with the vets team finishing a fine 5th overall, and taking the vets trophy home. Download Full Race Results from Kippax Harriers.

3rd Sep 2011. Another Victory on the Roads from Paul Lockwood.
Paul Lockwood had another good victory on the roads, easily winning the Blackpool Hilton Illuminations 10k road race in a time of 32 mins 51 secs. Race Results.

30th Aug 2011. Disappointment for Martyn Bernard at World Championships.

29th Aug 2011. Good Turnout of Harriers at Doncaster Open Meeting.
There was a good turnout of Harriers at the Doncaster Open Meeting, with several athletes recording good PBs or seasonal bests. Meeting Results.

29th Aug 2011. Grade 2 Officials Courses to be Held at Thornes Park Stadium.
For those parents or helpers or athletes who wish to qualify as a graded track and field official, England Athletics are holding one of their training courses at Thornes Park Stadium on Sunday 25th September. There is a Course for Track Officials , and a Course for Field Officials . The club always needs more officials, and will pay the course fee for any member wishing to go on these courses.

27th/28th Aug 2011. Weekend Roundup of Good Performances.
As the track and field season is coming near to the end, this was a very quiet weekend for the club, with no team events. Individually, Ruth Dales had an excellent Heptathlon performance, coming 3rd in the North West Combined Events Championships at Manchester with a PB score of 3898 points, U17 sprinter Zoe Kerins had a good 100m & 200m double in 13.04s & 26.59s at the Tartan Games at Gateshead, and U17 800m runner James Saxton had his first senior 5km race, winning the Pontefract Park Run in a fine 16 mins 47 secs.

23rd Aug 2011. Some Good Performances at Trafford Grand Prix Meeting.
At the Trafford Grand Prix meeting at Stretford we had a handful of athletes competing, with the vets in fine form. M50 Paul Hallas was close to his best when winning his 3000m race in 9m 32.27s, and M40 Richard Gayle moved to 7th in this year's Hammer age group rankings with 44.38m. Meeting Results.

23rd Aug 2011. Another Strong Run from Pete McNamara at Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix Race.
Several of our veterans took part in the 7th race of the Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix series at Bingley. The men's team of Pete McNamara 14th, Mark Whitehouse 44th, Richard West 51st & Tony Audlsey 76th finished 7th team, and Pete was once again 1st in the M50 category.
Race Results from YVAA.

21st Aug 2011. Another Good Run on the Roads from Paul Lockwood.
Paul Lockwood had another good performance on the roads, finishing 4th at the Birchwood 10k road race at Warrington, in a time of 32 mins 43 secs. Race Results.

20th/21st Aug 2011. England Athletics U15/U17 T&F Championships.
At the England Athletics U15 & U17 Track & Field Championships at Bedford the club had just two athletes competing. Yorkshire & Northern U17 Champion Bethany Sharp continued her excellent season with a 6th place finish in the 300m Hurdles in 45.43 secs, and U15 Sam Convery finished 16th in the 3000m in 10 mins 11.54 secs. Meeting Results.

20th Aug 2011. Good 800m Performances at BMC Nike Grand Prix Meeting.
At the BMC Nike Grand Prix meeting at Birmingham, there were further good 800m performances from Jack Hallas and Sally Smith. Jack was close to his best with 1m 51.22s, and Sally ran 2m 18.11s. Meeting Results.

16th Aug 2011. Young Runners Compete in York Millennium Bridge Races.
Several of the club's young distance runners competed in the York Millennium Bridge 5k Race, with some good times recorded, and our former England U17 3000m Champion Lauren Proctor also made a surprise appearance. First home from the club was U17 Jake Worton in 16 mins 54 secs, and U13 George Heppinstall also impressed with his 18 mins 04 secs. Sam Convery was a clear winner of the U15 2.5 Km race in 8 mins 43 secs. 5k Race Results.

14th Aug 2011. Paul Lockwood Wins Great Warford 10 Mile Road Race.
Paul Lockwood went over the Pennines to Cheshire to take part in his first 10 Mile road race, and came home victorious by nearly two minutes, winning the Great Warford 10 Mile in 54 mins 04 secs. Race Results.

14th Aug 2011. Harriers Compete in Askern 10 Mile Road Race.
Several Harriers competed in the Askern 10 Mile Road Race, which was also the 9th round of the Club Distance Runners League Championship. Chris Ward was our first runner home in 12th place, making a big improvement with his time of 58 mins 43 secs on the undulating course. He was followed by Peter McNamara in 21st and Joanne Biltcliffe was our first lady. Race Results.

14th Aug 2011. Harriers Combined Team Finish 2nd in Northern League Division 2SE.
At the 4th & final round of the Northern League Division 2SE at Derby, the combined men's and women's team had a good all round performance to finish 2nd behind Kingston U Hull. The result means they finish 2nd overall in this division, and so compete in the Division 2 Promotion Match on Saturday 10th September.
For the men maximum points were gained in the 'A' & 'B' events by 400m runners Jack Hallas & Alistair Robinson, and by Triple Jumpers William Rotherforth & Chris Harris. Will Mulroy won the High Jump, and there was also a clear win by the 4 x 400m Relay team. For the women Sally Smith had an excellent double victory in the 800m and 400m, and Lucy Holmes won the Shot.
Grade 2 performances were recorded by Jack Hallas (1st 400m 49.0s), Chiedu Ufodiama (2nd Discus 41.82m), Mark Lindsay (2nd Javelin 53.45m), U17 William Rotherforth (1st Triple Jump 12.64), U20 Sally Smith (1st 400m 58.1s), U20 Lucy Holmes (1st Shot 11.28m) & U17 Hannah Yates (1st 'B' Discus 31.86m).
Match Result :- Kingston U Hull 434, Wakefield District H&AC 387.5, Derby & County AC 384, Rotherham H&AC 339, Scunthorpe & District AC 256.5, Barnsley AC 233.
Final League Positions :- Kingston U Hull 24, Wakefield District H&AC 17, Derby & County AC 14, Scunthorpe & District AC 13, Rotherham H&AC 11, Barnsley AC 5.
Meeting Results from Power of 10.

14th Aug 2011. George Heppinstall Finishes 6th in England U15 Octathlon Championships.

13th Aug 2011. Annabel Mason Selected to Run for England.
Annabel Mason took part in the World Mountain Running Trials Race at Blackburn. Her race incorporated the U16, U18 and U20 females, and the U16s were competing for a place in the England team for the British and Irish Home International race at LLanberis in September, and the 18 and 20 categories were competing for a place on the team going to Albania for the World Championships. Annabel came first overall in the race but will have to wait a couple of years before she is old enough to take part in the overseas race, but she will be representing England at Llanberis. Our congratulations to Annabel for this fantastic achievement.

9th Aug 2011. Excellent 1500m Performance from Jack Hallas at BMC Meeting.
At the BMC Gold Standard meeting at Stretford there was an excellent 1500m performance from Jack Hallas, who ran a new PB and grade 1 time of 3m 47.88s, the third fastest ever by a Wakefield Harrier. Meeting Results.

9th Aug 2011. Martyn Bernard Selected for World Championships.
In the first wave of selections for the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team that will compete at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea on 27 August – 4 September, Martyn Bernard has been selected for the High Jump. Even though he only had the 'B' standard the selectors had confidence in him because of his previous fine championship record, and the club sends Martyn our warmest congratulations on his latest international selection. Report from UK Athletics.

7th Aug 2011. New Club U13 Girls High Jump Record for Abby Ward.
At the Ingrams League meeting at York, Abby Ward jumped a New Club U13 Girls High Jump Record of 1.51m, breaking Naida Bromley’s record of 1.45m from of 1999. On the way to this new record Abby broke Naida’s record three times at 1.46m, 1.49m, and final clearance of 1.51m, and this height will send her to joint 2nd in the UK rankings, and joint 1st in the Yorkshire rankings. Meeting Results.

7th Aug 2011. Women's Team Finish 7th in UK Women's League Division 2.
The club struggled once again to field a full squad for the 3rd match of the UK Women's League Division 2, at Grangemouth in Scotland. But the team of Laura Robson, Lucy Holmes, Reagan Wright, Vicki Mills, Ruth Dales, Lynsie Whyke & Sarah Drake, who were prepared to make the long journey north, did the club proud by covering as many events as they could. However they could only finish 7th on the day, and by losing by more than 12 points to Herts Phoenix the club ended up level with them on match points, but with fewer individual points overall the team will drop into Division 3 for next season.
Match Result :- City of Glasgow 233, City of Portsmouth 211, Havering & Mayesbrook 165, Wigan & Dist 159, Harrow 155, Herts Phoenix 125, Wakefield D H&AC 86, Medway & Maidstone 40.
Final League Positions :- Wigan & Dist 21 (600 pts), City of Glasgow 19 (604 pts), Havering & Mayesbrook 17 (563 pts), City of Portsmouth 17 (544 pts), Harrow 15 (482 pts), Herts Phoenix 8 (362 pts), Wakefield D H&AC 8 (324 pts), Medway & Maidstone 3 (199 pts).
Meeting Results from Power of 10.

6th/7th Aug 2011. Two Club Records at Northern U15/U17 T&F Championships.
At the Northern Athletics U15 & U17 Track & Field Championships at Cudworth, the club had several athletes competing, with 3 medals and 2 new club records.
Bethany Sharp won a gold medal and ran a New Club U17 Women's 300m Hurdles Record of 44.28 secs, beating Samantha Brook's time of 44.99 secs from 2010. Jake Worton won a bronze medal and ran a New Club U17 Men's 1500m Steeplechase Record of 4 mins 36.88 secs, beating Matthew O'Connor's time of 4 mins 42.6 secs from 2010.
Multi-Eventer Bethany Porter had a busy weekend, winning bronze in the U17W Long Jump with 5.18m, and coming 5th in the Shot with 9.02m, 5th in the Javelin with 26.67m, & 5th in the 80m Hurdles in 12.48s. Other top 6 finishers were Hannah Yates (4th U17W Discus 32.11m & 5th Hammer 26.89m), Rebecca Firth (4th U15G 1500m 4m 52.70s), William Ingram (4th U15B 1500m 4m 36.04s), Matthew O'Connor (5th U17M 1500m 4m 14.78s), James Furlong (5th U17M HJ 1.70m), Sam Convery (5th U15B 3000m 10m 20.97s) & George Heppinstall (5th U15B PV 2.10m & 6th 3000m 10m 22.97s).
Download full results from Northern Athletics

6th Aug 2011. Annabel Mason Wins Yorkshire Junior Fell Running Championships.

Annabel with her trophy (photo courtesy of www.woodentops.org.uk)

6th Aug 2011. Charlene Thomas and Martyn Bernard Compete in Aviva London Grand Prix.
Charlene Thomas and Martyn Bernard were both invited to compete in the televised Aviva London Grand Prix meeting at Crystal Palace. They were both chasing their respective 'A' standards to try and ensure selection for the forthcoming World Championships, but unfortunately they were both unsuccessful.
Charlene was extremely unlucky to injure her foot just a few days after her memorable victory in the European Team Championships, and has had a race against time to try and get fit again. Alas she was clearly not back to her best, and struggled from the gun before dropping out of the 1500m. Martyn didn't do quite as well as he had hoped, finishing 8th in the High Jump with 2.25m. He has the 'B' standard with his 2.28m from the Trials, so must now wait to see if the selectors have faith in him.
Report and results from UK Athletics.

3rd Aug 2011. Another Strong Run from Pete McNamara at Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix Race.
Several of our veterans took part in the 6th race of the Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix series at Knavesmire, in York. Pete McNamara had another strong run to finish in 9th, and 1st in the M50 category, and Sharon Sykes was our first lady finisher in 25th.
Race Results from YVAA.

1st Aug 2011. New Members Joining Wakefield Harriers in August.
Here's the list of people that have been accepted into membership by Wakefield Harriers at the monthly Committee Meeting. Please welcome them all to the club. List of New Members.

31st Jul 2011. Several Harriers Enjoy James Herriot Country Trail Run.
A team of Harriers enjoyed a day out in The Yorkshire Dales, and competed in the James Herriot Country Trail Run from Castle Bolton in Wensleydale. First Harrier home in the 14k run was Chris Ward in 7th, followed by Pete McNamara in 14th. Report, photos & results

29th-31st Jul 2011. Martyn Bernard Finishes 2nd in UK Championships with 2.28m.

30th Jul 2011. Harriers Compete for Yorkshire in Northern Athletics Inter-Counties.
There were several club members selected to compete for Yorkshire in the Northern Athletics Inter-Counties match at Leigh. They all competed with distinction, with the following individual results :- Hannah Yates (3rd U17W Discus 29.48m), Jake Worton (4th U17M 3000m 9m 26.14s), James Saxton (4th ht U17M 800m 1m 58.34s), Matthew O'Connor (6th ht U17M 800m 2m 00.68s), Bethany Porter (7th ht U17W 100m Hurdles 12.45s) & Sophie Woollin (7th ht U15G 800m 2m 27.12s).
In addition Beth Sharp ran a superb 400m leg of the medley relays for the U17 Women, helping them win the race, and Steven Eastwood ran a very strong 800m leg of U17 men’s medley relay, bringing them home in second. They all helped Yorkshire win the overall title, so congratulations to them and to our own Fiona Lancaster the team manager.
Meeting Results from Power of 10 or Download Meeting Results in Excel.

30th Jul 2011. Sixth Round of Complete Runner WYT&F League at Wakefield.
The club hosted the sixth and final round of the Complete Runner WYT&F League Meeting at Thornes Park Stadium. The holidays and good weather, and the clash with the Northern Athletics Inter-Counties match no doubt reduced the number of competitors turning out, but there was still a few good performances.
Results from Wakefield :- Mens and Womens.
In the overall league standings Wakefield won the men's team competition by 10 points from Spenborough, and in the women's team competition we were 2nd behind Skyrac. In the individual competitions Grace Eyles had a clear win in the U17 Ladies, with sister Jessica 3rd in the U15 Girls.
Results of all 6 meetings and cumulative scores from 2011 Results Page.

28th Jul 2011. Third Reindeer Romp Off-Road Race.
84 runners completed the third of the Reindeer Romp Series of off-road races from Overton. First Harrier home once again was Chris Ward in 3rd place, and U15 Annabel Mason improved even further by finishing 6th overall and easily the first lady, 3 places ahead of Pete McNamara who was first M50 in 9th. Download Race Results in Excel

26th Jul 2011. Some Good Performances at Trafford Grand Prix Meeting.
At the Trafford Grand Prix meeting at Stretford we had 11 athletes competing, and there were several personal and seasonal best performances recorded, including a Grade 2 from Helen Singleton with her 9m 56.21s in the 3000m. Download Meeting Results.

24th Jul 2011. Fourth Match of Northern Premier Division of the National Junior League.
The U20 & U17 athletes in the National Junior League had an excellent result in the 4th and final match in the Northern Premier Division at Gateshead, finishing in 5th place against the big city teams. The result means the club retains it's place in the Premier Division, finishing just ahead of Kingdom Athletics and Preston Harriers in a very close finish.
Lucy Holmes recorded a Grade 1 performance with her 11.77m Shot Putt victory, and Samantha Brook was our only other 'A' string winner, with 67.98s in the 400m Hurdles. Grade 2 performances were recorded by U17 James McBorough (100m 11.38s), Craig Westerman (DT 41.45m) & Laura Robson (200m 25.33s), but the club managed once again to fill nearly all events and score consistently, for a great team performance.
Match Result :- Gateshead H&AC 490, Team Glasgow 428, Kingdom Athletics 415, Team Edinburgh 380, Wakefield DH&AC 379.5, Preston H 352.5, Sale H Manchester 340, Team Forth Valley 282. Results from Power of 10.
Final League Standings :- Gateshead H&AC 30, Team Edinburgh 27, Team Glasgow 22, Sale H Manchester 17, Team Forth Valley 13, Wakefield DH&AC 12 (1409 pts), Kingdom Athletics 12 (1374 pts), Preston H 11.

23rd Jul 2011. Excellent 800m Performances at BMC Nike Grand Prix Meeting.
At a very high quality BMC Nike Grand Prix meeting at Stretford, there were excellent 800m performances from Jack Hallas and Sally Smith. Jack ran a season's best of 1m 50.62s, and Sally a new PB of 2m 13.05s as they both won their races. Meeting Results.

20th Jul 2011. Some Good Performances at Keighley & Craven Meeting.
At the Keighley & Craven Open Track Challenge Meeting we had 3 athletes competing, and there were some personal best performances recorded in the 3000m. Meeting Results.

20th Jul 2011. Good Turnout of Harriers at the Nostell Priory 5 Mile Race.
In spite of the heavy rain beforehand, there was quite a good turnout of Wakefield Harriers at the Nostell Priory 5 Mile off-road race, which was the 8th round of the Club Distance Runners League Championship. Neil Dutton was our first finisher in 7th position, with Joanne Biltcliffe our first lady, and Mark Whitehouse won the prize for the first M50. Download Race Results in XL.

17th Jul 2011. Martyn Bernard Clears 2.20m once again in Germany.
Martyn Bernard had his 2nd competition of the year, and cleared 2.20m once again when coming 6th at the Hochsprung Meeting at Eberstadt in Germany, beating fellow international Tom Parsons.

17th Jul 2011. Young Athletes League Team Finish 6th in Northern Regional Final.
The Young Athletes League Team qualified once again for the Northern Regional Final at Sports City, Manchester, and finished a very creditable 6th overall in a high standard meeting, to conclude another successful season.
It was another good team effort all round, with some outstanding performances. The highlight was a new U13 Boys 200m Club Record of 26.4 secs from Alexander Rogers, beating Craig Simpson's old record from 2003. He also won the 100m in 12.9 secs, another Grade 1 performance, and not far off Paul Sampson's club record from 1988. Abby Ward was also close to Naida Bromley's U13 Girls Club Record in the High Jump, with her winning jump of 1.43m.
In addition there were Grade 1 performances from Grace Eyles (U17W 300m 40.0s) & Abigail Roberts (U15G PV 3.00m), and Grade 2 performances from William Rotherforth (U17M TJ 12.73m), Bethany Porter (U17W 80mH 12.2s), Rebecca Firth (U15G 1500m 4m 57.1s), Andrew Jones (U15B PV 3.00m) & Edward Dunbavin (U13B 1500m 4m 55.6s).
Match Result :- Sale H Manchester 990, Gateshead H&AC 841.5, Preston H 820.5, Liverpool H&AC 677.5, Doncaster 666.5, Wakefield D. H&AC 638, City of Sheffield 637.5, Crewe & Nantwich 484.5.
Results from Power of 10.

16th Jul 2011. Annabel Mason Becomes England Female Under 16 Fell Running Champion.
Annabel Mason took part in race five in the Fell Running Association Junior Championship series in the U16 category, the Sebergh Junior Up-hill race, and was once again victorious, coming 6th overall in the race and first girl. The championship is judged on the runners best four results, and so as Annabel has had four wins, she has won the title of England Female Under 16 Fell Running Champion, so our congratulations to her. Her next big race is in August when she competes in Blackburn, for selection to compete in the British and Irish Championship in Wales.

14th Jul 2011. Charlene Thomas Featured in this week's Athletics Weekly.

10th Jul 2011. Barnsley Young Athletes Open Meeting at Cudworth.
At the Barnsley Young Athletes Open Meeting at Cudworth we had several athletes competing. Results from Power of 10.

10th Jul 2011. Third Match of Northern Premier Division of the National Junior League.
At the 3rd match in the Northern Premier Division of the National Junior League at Sports City Manchester, the club's talented U20 & U17 athletes continued to punch above their weight, with an excellent 6th place finish against the big city combined teams. Lucy Holmes pulled out another Grade 1 performance with 11.95m for 2nd place in the Shot, Sally Smith showed great speed coming 2nd in the 400m in 57.9s, and other Grade 2 performances were recorded by U17 William Rotherforth (3rd TJ 12.57m) & Craig Westerman (2nd Discus 42.66m). With just one match to go the club are equal 6th with Preston, and two points ahead of Kingdom Athletics.
Match Result :- Gateshead H&AC 463, Sale H 426, Team Edinburgh 417, Team Glasgow 383, Team Forth Valley 351, Wakefield DH&AC 342, Preston H 336, Kingdom Athletics 307.
Results from Power of 10.

6th Jul 2011. Fifth Round of Complete Runner WYT&F League at Cleckheaton.
Highlight of this meeting was an excellent 1-2-3 in the U15 Girls 1500m from Sophie Woollin, Chloe Fitton & Rebecca Firth. The large contingent of Harriers taking part meant that we closed the gap in the overall league, and in the men's team competition we now lead by 4 points, and in the women's team competition we are in 2nd place, just 9 points off the lead, with one meeting remaining. In the individual competitions Grace Eyles has an unassailable lead in the U17 Ladies.
Results from Cleckheaton :- Mens, Womens and Cumulative Scores.

4th Jul 2011. New Members joining Wakefield Harriers in July.
Here's the list of people that have been accepted into membership by Wakefield Harriers at the monthly Committee Meeting. Please welcome them all to the club. List of New Members accepted into membership in July.

3rd Jul 2011. Women's Team Finish 5th in Second UK Women's League Division 2 Match.
The club had a better turnout for the second match of the UK Women's League Division 2 at Wigan, and finished 5th out of the 8 teams, which leaves them in 6th place with one league match remaining on 7th August. There were no individual victories, but Grade 2 performances were recorded by Naida Bromley with 2nd in the 400m Hurdles in 63.46s, and by recently crowned English Schools Champion Lucy Holmes who came 3rd in the Shot with 11.03m. Ruth Dales made her first appearance in the UKWL for 4 years, coming 3rd in the 100m Hurdles with 15.03s, and also close to a Grade 2 was Sarah Drake with 44.35m for 3rd in the Hammer. It was good to see Helen Singleton & Sally Smith back in action after injury, scoring good points with 3rd in the 1500m & 800m respectively, and Sarah Bostwick had a hard afternoon and scored good points with 2nd in the 3000m and 3rd in the 2000m Steeplechase. The other athletes who made a big contribution to the team were Faye Mitchell, Sharon Marshall, Lynsie Whyke, and Team Captain Vicki Mills, all of whom did several events for the club.
Match Result :- Wigan & Dist 248, City of Glasgow 219, Havering & Mayesbrook 216, City of Portsmouth 192, Wakefield D H&AC 141, Harrow 123.5, Herts Phoenix 101, Medway & Maidstone 70.5.
Meeting Results from Power of 10.

3rd Jul 2011. Third Round of Mens & Womens Northern League Division 2SE.
At the third round of the Northern Mens & Womens League Division 2SE at Cudworth the combined men's and women's team were not at their stongest, and finished 5th. The best event for the men was the Triple Jump, where U17 Will Rotherforth & U20 Chris Harris took maximum points, and Chiedu Ufodiama & Craig Westerman had a 2nd & 1st in the Discus, and Alistair Robinson & James Saxton a 2nd & 1st in the 800m.
The women's team was depleted again because of the clash with the UKWL, and there were no winners from the club, but great team spirit was shown by athletes filling nearly all the events. The result still leaves the club in 2nd place and on-track for the Promotion Match with one league match remaining on 14th August.
Match Result :- Kingston U Hull 466, Derby & County AC 367, Scunthorpe & District AC 341, Rotherham H&AC 322, Wakefield District H&AC 320, Barnsley AC 229.
Meeting Results from Power of 10.

3rd Jul 2011. Martyn Bernard Opens His Season in Russia.
Our International High Jumper Martyn Bernard opened his season at Zhukovskiy in Russia with a leap of 2.20m, which gave him 4th place at the Znamenski Memorial Meeting.

3rd Jul 2011. Strong Run from Pete McNamara at Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix Series Race 5.
Several of our veterans took part in the fifth of the Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix series, at Honley. Pete McNamara had another strong run to finish in 10th, and 2nd in the M50 category, and Sharon Sykes was our first lady finisher in 20th.
Race Results from YVAA.

1st/2nd Jul 2011. Three Medals at English Schools Track & Field Championships.
Several of the club's junior athletes were selected to compete at the Aviva English Schools Championships at Gateshead, and they had great success this year, returning with 3 medals and a new club record. Pride of place goes to Lucy Holmes, who won the Senior Girls Shot with another new PB of 12.51m. Grace Eyles won bronze in the Inter Girls 300m, running a New Club U17 Women's 300m Record of 39.22 secs, her 4th record this year in this event, and her time was exactly the same as the 2nd place finisher. Our third medallist was Laura Robson, who won bronze in the Senior Girls 100m with 12.28 secs, after winning her heat in 12.26s.
Just outside the medals were Bethany Sharp, finishing 4th in the Inter Girls 300m Hurdles in 46.04s after running a PB of 45.05s when winning her heat, William Mulroy 4th in the Senior Boys High Jump with 1.83m & Andrew Jones 5th in the Junior Boys Pole Vault with 2.95m. Other finallists were Samantha Brook 7th in the Senior Girls 400m Hurdles in 69.41s after running 68.17s in the heats, Hannah Yates 9th in the Inter Girls Discus with 30.48m & Craig Westerman 12th in the Senior Boys Discus with 41.12m.
Other club members competing, but not progressing beyond the heats were Matthew O'Connor (Inter Boys 800m), Sophie Woollin & Stephanie Rodgers (Junior Girls 800m) & Bethany Porter (Inter Girls 80m Hurdles). Results from ESAA