30th Jun 2016. Two Wakefield Harriers Gain International Selection.
Two Wakefield Harriers have gained an International selection this week. 17 year old Abby Ward, who has cleared a superb 1.89m in the High Jump this year, has been picked for the British Athletics team for the inaugural European Youth Championships which takes place in Georgia, Tbilisi on 14-17 July. And Julie Briscoe, at the age of 40, has been selected to compete for an England team in the International Snowdon Race on 16th July. Our congratulations to them both.

28th Jun 2016. More Fast Middle Distance Times Recorded at Stretford.
There were more fast middle distance times recorded by some of the club's runners at the Trafford AC Grand Prix meeting at Stretford. In the BMC Gold Standard Races James Saxton & Ben Read were both close to their best with excellent 800m times of 1m 54.54s & 1m 54.79s respectively, and Dale Worton had his first track race of the season, recording 4m 05.03s in the 1500m. Meeting Results.
Matthew O'Connor ran a PB of 4m 04.61s in his 1500m race, and U20 Lucy Robinson was close to her best with 4m 38.31s. Meeting Results.

26th Jun 2016. Charlene Thomas 3rd at the British Athletics Championships.
There were several of the leading athletes from Wakefield Harriers competing at the British Athletics Championships at Birmingham, which incorporated the Trials for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Charlene Thomas had an outstanding run to finish 3rd in the 1500m in 4m 11.84s, pushing Laura Weightman all the way to line behind runaway winner Laura Muir. New member Amy-Eloise Neale also made the final, finishing 12th in 4m 25.20s after a 4m 19.30s run in the heats. 17 year old Abby Ward did well to finish 4th in the High Jump against the seniors with a leap if 1.78m, whilst Martyn Bernard was 8th in the men's event with 2.17m. Also showing off the Wakefield vest on TV was Amanda Shaw, running 12.44s & 24.95s in the heats of the 100m & 200. Meeting Results.

26th Jun 2016. Three Teams Compete in Bradford Millennium Way Relay.
The Harriers turned out 3 full teams of 10 to compete in the Bradford Millennium Way Relay, a challenging long distance off-road relay of 47 miles, involving 6300 ft of climbing. The Open team finished 9th, the Vets team 17th (3rd in category), and the Ladies 31st (5th in category).
Download the results in XL from Saltaire Striders.

22nd Jun 2016. Fourth Round of West Yorkshire T&F League at Cleckheaton.
The fourth round of the West Yorkshire Track & Field League at Cleckheaton brought out some good results from our young athletes, including a Grade 1 in the U15 Long Jump from Aran Thomas with 5.77m, and a Grade 3 in the U13 Shot from Olivia Roe with 7.50m.
After four meetings Wakefield Harriers have taken a narrow lead in the club standings, and individually Aran Thomas leads the U15 Boys, Millie Goodison heads the U11 Girls, and Olivia Roe the U13 Girls.
Results and League Tables from WYT&F League website.

19th Jun 2016. Yorkshire & District League Match 3, Cudworth.
At the third round of the Yorkshire & District League at Cudworth a good team performance from our young athletes saw the team come out on top for the first time this season. There were Grade 3 or higher performances from Emily Tinsley (U17W HJ 1.63m), Aran Thomas (U15B SP 12.58m & JT 39.49m), Amelia Hanson (U15G 200m 26.5s), Abbey Brooke (U15G 1500m 5m 00.0s), and Olivia Roe (75m 10.5s & 150m 20.6s).
Match Result :- Wakefield District Harriers & AC 554, Cleethorpes & District AC 531, Halifax 394, Skyrac AC 254. Results in pdf.

19th Jun 2016. Abby Ward 3rd at England Athletics U20 Championships.
Abby Ward finished 3rd at the England Athletics U20 / U23 Championships at Bedford, with a leap of 1.79m. Meeting Results.

18th Jun 2016. The Pontefract Open Meeting at Thornes Park.
There were some good results at the Pontefract Open Meeting at Thornes Park Stadium. Olivia Roe recorded 13.6s in the U13 Girls 100m, a Grade 1 performance, as well as Grade 3s in the High Jump with 1.33m and the Shot with 7.36m. Other young athletes that impressed were Tamara Miller, winning the U15 Girls 100m & 200m in 13.1s & 27.2s, both Grade 3 performances, Benjamin Shackleton, who won the U11 Boys 600m in 1m 58.1s, and Bailey Nicholls, who won the U11 Boys Shot with 5.87m. Also on good form in the senior events were the Shaw sisters, with Amanda winning the 100m & 200m in 12.4s & 25.1s, both Grade 2 performances, and Racheal 2nd in the 100m in 12.7s. Others with Grade 3 performances were Sarah Drake (SW Hammer 43.63m) & Anthony Swain (SM Hammer 43.60m). Meeting Results.

15th Jun 2016. Some Excellent 1500m Times From Our Ladies.
Charlene Thomas recorded her fastest 1500m time of the year so far, winning the BMC Gold Standard Race at Watford in 4m 08.1s. This is just 0.1s off the A standard for the European Championships, and 1.1s off the A standard for the Olympics. Meanwhile US based Amy-Eloise Neale ran 4m 13.93s at the NCAA DI Championships at Eugene in Oregan, a time which ranks her 16th in the UK so far this year, whilst Charlene is currently ranked 5th.

14th Jun 2016. Nine Harriers Selected for English Schools Champs.
Eight members of the club have been selected to compete for West Yorkshire Schools at the English Schools Championships at Gateshead, on the 8th & 9th July :-
Alfie West (SB 100m), Lucy Robinson (SG 1500m), Abby Ward (SG HJ), Leonie Ashmeade (IG 100m), Rachel Crorken (IG 300m), Emily Tinsley (IG HJ), Aran Thomas (JB DT) & Abbey Brooke (JG 1500m).
And we also have Amelia Bunton, who had been chosen to run for Humberside Schools in the 100m. Our congratulations to them all.

12th Jun 2016. Double Victory for Harriers at the Kinsley 10km.
The Kinsley 10km was a new race for the Harriers, and Chris Ward tasted victory for the first time, breaking the course record with a time of 36:55 on the hilly multi-terrain course. Stewart Knowles wasn't far behind with 37.01, to record one of his best runs. Faye Beckett was first lady in 4th place overall, with her time of 39:53 also being a new course record.
The race was also the 11th round of the Club Distance Runners League Championship, and Faye still leads, ahead of Chris Rippon.

11th/12th Jun 2016. Northern Athletics Track & Field Championships.
At the Northern Track & Field Championships at Sportcity in Manchester we didn't have such a great turnout of athletes this year, but still came away with three medals. Abby Ward won the U20 High Jump with 1.80m, and bronze medals were won by Amanda Shaw (200m 24.84s) & Rachael Shaw (400m 56.96s).
Other leading performers with a Grade 3 or better were Amanda Shaw (100m heats 12.32s), Faye Mitchell (100m heats 12.55s & 200m heats 25.78s) & Ben Read (4th U20 800m 1m 54.38s).
Download Results from Northern Athletics.

11th Jun 2016. Harriers in Action at West Yorkshire Schools Champs.
At the West Yorkshire Schools Athletics Championships at Leeds Carnegie the club had many athletes competing and performing well for their school districts.

High Jump winners Mollie Gilbert and Emily Tinsley

7th Jun 2016. Some Fast Middle Distance Times Recorded at Stretford.
There were some fast middle distance times recorded by some of the club's junior runners at the Trafford AC Grand Prix meeting at Stretford. The best performances were from U15 Abbey Brooke, who ran a 1500m PB in 4m 47.61s, a Grade 1 performance, and from U20 Ben Read, running an 800m PB in 1m 55.16s, which is a Grade 2. Meeting Results from Power of 10.

6th Jun 2016. Our Athlete of the Month - Olivia Roe.

6th Jun 2016. New Members Joining Wakefield Harriers in June.
Here's the list of people that have been accepted into membership by Wakefield Harriers at the June monthly Committee Meeting. Please welcome them all to the club.
List of New Members.

5th Jun 2016. Northern Mens & Womens League Division 1 Match 2.
The senior track & field team had another good result at the 2nd match of the Northern Mens & Womens League Division 1, finishing 3rd at Woodburn Road, Sheffield.
There were 'A' string victories from Anthony Swain (HT 47.01m), Racheal Shaw (400m 57.29s), Lucy Robinson (800m 2m 14.15s), Faye Beckett (3000m 10m 24.49s), Lucy Holmes (SP 11.46m) & Abby Ward (HJ 1.80m). The ladies relay teams were also victorious, with Leonie Ashmeade, Amanda Shaw, Racheal Shaw & Faye Mitchell taking the 4 x 100m event in 49.38s, and Racheal Shaw, Lucy Robinson, Holly Kitching & Amanda Shaw well clear in the 4 x 400m in 3m 57.44s.
There were also Grade 2 performances from Amanda Shaw (2nd 100m 12.38s & 2nd 200m 25.29s), Jenna Wheatman (2nd HT 47.47m), Lydia Brooke (2nd LJ 5.45m) & U17 Emily Tinsley (1st B HJ 1.60m), and Grade 3 performances from James Saxton (2nd 800m 1m 55.74s), U20 Ben Read (2nd B 800m 1m 55.89s), Kieran Thackray (1st B HT 46.01s), U17 Leonie Ashmeade (1st B 200m 25.89s), U20 Lucy Robinson (1st B 400m 59.13s), Sarah Drake (2nd B HT 40.11m) & Alyce McCurdie (2nd B SP 9.92m).
Match Result :- Sheffield & Dearne 445.5, Kingston-U-Hull 382.5, Wakefield Harriers 377.5, West Cheshire 313, Blackburn 310, Preston Harriers 287.
Download Match Results

4th/5th Jun 2016. Weekend Track & Field Leading Performances.
Charlene Thomas had another good 1500m outing, finishing 2nd at the European Athletic Festival at Bydgoszcz in Poland, in 4m 10.43s, and just ahead of Hannah England.
At the Leeds City Open Meeting there were fast sprint times from U17 Rachel Crorken, running the 100m in 12.71s & 200m in 26.65s, and from U15 Tamara Miller with 100m in 12.97s & 200m in 26.73s. Meeting Results.

1st Jun 2016. Third Round of West Yorkshire T&F League at Cleckheaton.
At the third round of the West Yorkshire Track & Field League at Cleckheaton, Aran Thomas was in his usual good form, winning the U15 Shot with 12.57m, and the Long Jump with 5.65m. Millie Goodison was also victorious in the U11 Girl's Shot with 4.91m.
Results from Cleckheaton :- Mens and Womens.

31st May 2016. Julie Briscoe Finishes 5th at European Mountain Trials.
Julie Briscoe finished 5th at the European Mountain Trials, held at Whinlatter Forest Park in the Lake District. The race over 8.2 Km, and including 450m of climbing, was the trial for the forthcoming European Mountain Running Championships at Arco in Italy, and Julie has been named first non-travelling reserve for the England team.

30th May 2016. The Ilkley Trail Race - Distance League.
Several Wakefield Harriers took part in the popular Ilkley Harriers Trail Race, over a 6.9 mile out-and-back route. Stephen Tilford was first home from the club in 9th place, with Faye Beckett our first lady in 45th and 3rd lady overall.
Download Race Results.
The race was also the 10th round of the Club Distance Runners League Championship, and Faye has extended her lead, ahead of Joanne Biltcliffe.

28th-30th May 2016. Holiday Weekend Track & Field Round Up.
Wakefield's Senior Track & Field Internationals are showing some good form, although they are both still some way off the Olympic Qualifying standards. At the Hochsprung Meeting at Sinn in Germany Martyn Bernard jumped a season's best of 2.20m, which currently ranks him 8th in the UK rankings.
At the BMC Grand Prix races at Watford Charlene Thomas had a clear win in the 1500m in 4m 10.27s, which currently ranks her 3rd in the UK rankings. At the same meeting James Saxton ran an excellent new 800m PB of 1m 53.07s, and U20 Lucy Robinson was close to her 1500m PB with 4m 37.19s. Meeting Results.
New member Amy Neal, who joined the club this month, is currently based in the USA as a student, but her parents live near Wakefield, and she joined the club so she could compete in the Olympic trials and other UK events when she's over here. In the USA, at Lawrence in Kansas, she ran 4m 18.67s in the heats of the NCAA Championships.
At the Cleethorpes AC Open Meeting at Grimsby U13 Olivia Roe showed her all-round ability, which suggests a possible future as a multi-eventer. She ran a PB and Grade 1 time of 13.3s in the 100m, which currently ranks her 10th in the UK in her age group, and she also won the 70m Hurdles in a Grade 2 time of 12.4s, ant the Shot with a Grade 3 throw of 7.48m. Meeting Results.

22nd May 2016. GB Junior International Vest for Abby Ward.
U20 Abby Ward was selected to compete for the Great Britain Junior Team at the Loughborough International. She rose to the occasion by clearing her second best ever height of 1.86m, to finish in 3rd place. This was her best outdoor jump and is a New Outdoor Senior and U20 Ladies Club Record. Meeting Results.

22nd May 2016. Yorkshire & District League Match 2, Cleethorpes.

18th May 2016. Wakefield Harriers Win Both Team Prizes at Askern 10k.
Wakefield Harriers dominated the prize awards at the popular Askern 10k road race, with Jenny Latham winning the ladies prize, and both our men and ladies winning the team prizes. On a wet night there were also some very fast times, with several PBs set. Notable amongst the ladies were Jenny Latham, 24th overall and 1st lady in 36:18, Faye Beckett in 37:47, Julie Greenwood 39:59 & Joanne Biltcliffe with 43:37. Ben Butler led the men home in an excellent 6th place in 34:43, and he was well supported by Stephen Tilford in 35:37 & Stewart Knowles 36:25. Race Results.
The race was also the 9th round of the Club Distance Runners League Championship, which is now being led by Faye Beckett, ahead of Chris Rippon & Hugh Allen.

15th May 2016. Round Up of Leading Distance Running Performances.
Julie Briscoe showed remarkable powers of recovery to win the ladies prize at the Chester Half Marathon, just two weeks after running in the gruelling Three Peaks race. She finished 17th overall in the superb time of 1 hr 17:21, which is easily a New Club F40 Half Marathon Record. F45 Emma Pearson also had a good run to break 1 hr 45 for the first time. Race Results.
Julie Greenwood, the previous holder of the F40 record at the distance, recorded 1 hr 30:37 at the North Lincolnshire Half Marathon at Scunthorpe.

14th/15th May 2016. Yorkshire T&F Championships at Cudworth.
At the Yorkshire Track & Field Championships at Cudworth the club once again had a good showing, with 33 medals won, surpassing last year's total. U15 throwing star Aran Thomas led the way, with victories in all four of the throwing events, as well as the Pole Vault.

9th May 2016. Our Athlete of the Month - Stephen Tilford.

9th May 2016. New Members Joining Wakefield Harriers in May.
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.
Notable amongst the new members is Amy Neal, who is currently based in the USA as a student, but her parents live near Wakefield, and she joined the club so she could compete in the Olympic trials and other UK events when she's over here.

7th/8th May 2016. Round Up of Leading Distance Running Performances.
At the Plusnet Leeds Half marathon, run in unseasonably warm weather, Nicky Steel did well to finish 13th lady in 1 hr 31:52, with Katie McHale making an encouraging return to racing with a time of 1 hr 37:32. Race Results.

7th May 2016. Northern Mens & Womens League Division 1 Match 1.

The victorious Ladies 4x400m Relay Team

4th May 2016. Good Performances at John Carr 5k.
There were some good performances at the John Carr 5k road race at Esholt. Andrew Cartwright had a great run to finish 16th overall and 1st M40 in the impressive time of 16:40, U20 Faye Beckett finished 3rd lady in 18:17, and Julie Greenwood was 2nd in the F40 category in 19:54. Race Results.

4th May 2016. Second Round of West Yorkshire T&F League at Cleckheaton.
The sunshine brought out a large number of athletes for the second round of the West Yorkshire Track & Field League at Cleckheaton, with no fewer than 9 heats of the U13 Girls sprint events, and the meeting didn't finish until 10pm! Despite fine runs in the U13 Girls 80m and 150m, with times of 11.36s & 21.48s respectively, Olivia Roe had to settle for 2nd place, but did have the consolation of winning the Discus with 16.58m, and leads the League after 2 rounds. Also leading the League, in the U11 age group, is Millie Goodison, who had a good day winning the Long Jump with 3.06m, and finishing 3rd in the 75m with 11.97s. Another good result was from Abbey Brooke, who finished 2nd in the U15 Girls 800m in 2m 26.50s.
Results from Cleckheaton :- Mens and Womens.

3rd May 2016. Some Fast 800m Times Recorded at Stretford.
There were some fast 800m times recorded at the Trafford AC Grand Prix meeting at Stretford. International Charlene Thomas got her track season off to a solid start with victory in the BMC Gold Standard Race in 2m 05.40s. U20 Ben Read was also in good form, winning his race in 1m 56.48s, and U20 Lucy Robinson recorded 2m 16.64s in her race.

30th Apr 2016. Round Up of Leading Distance Running Performances.
The Wakefield Thornes Parkrun was the 8th race in this year’s Club Distance Runners League Championship, and it was won by Stewart Knowles in 17:18, just 3 seconds ahead of fast improving U17 runner Mark Bostock. Faye Beckett was 4th overall and first lady home in 19:09, and at the half way stage in the League Faye is 2nd behind Hugh Allen, who has completed one race more. Race Results.
Three very hardy Wakefield Harriers took part in one of the toughest events on the calendar, the Three Peaks Fell Race, a gruelling 23 miles which includes climbing the famous Yorkshire peaks of Ingleborough, Penyghent & Whernside. It was especially difficult this year, as the wintry conditions had left a lot of snow on the peaks. So for 2nd claim member Adam Peers to come 21st in 3 hrs 21 mins was an excellent performance, and also doing well was Ben Butler 70th in 3 hrs 37 mins, and Julie Briscoe 102nd and 6th lady in 3 hrs 44 mins. Race Results.

24th Apr 2016. Yorkshire & District League Match 1, Wakefield.
In the first round of the Yorkshire & District League at Thornes Park Stadium there some fine performances from our young athletes, as the team finished 2nd to Cleethorpes in the Premier Division, in a very close match. It was a good all round team effort, with many athletes competing well and scoring valuable points for the club in several events. In particular, there were Grade 3 or higher performances from Leonie Ashmeade (U17W 100m 12.8s), Emily Tinsley (U17W HJ 1.55m), Amelia Bunton (U15G 200m 26.5s), Aran Thomas (U15B DT 39.14m & JT 37.36m) and Olivia Roe (75m 10.8s, 150m 20.8s & SP 7.64m).
Match Result :- Cleethorpes & District AC 530, Wakefield District Harriers & AC 521, Halifax Harriers 355, Skyrac AC 323. Results in pdf.

24th Apr 2016. Wakefield Harriers Running in the London Marathon.

Our two leading finishers, Stephen Tilford and Louise Taylor

17th Apr 2016. First Round of West Yorkshire T&F League at Cleckheaton.
There were some fine performances at the first round of the West Yorkshire Track & Field League at Cleckheaton, with the highlight being an outstanding New U15 Boys Club Discus Record of 46.15m from Aran Thomas, a distance which propels Aran to the top of the UK U15 Rankings. Olivia Roe recorded a Grade 3 time of 12.21s in winning the U13 Girls 80m Hurdles, not far off the club record, as well as winning the Long Jump with 4.16m and running a fast 11.18s in the 80m flat.
Results from Cleckheaton :- Mens and Womens.

17th Apr 2016. Round Up of Leading Road Running Performances.
Julie Greenwood recently lost her F40 10k Club Record, but she got another F40 record of her own, as she improved her 10 Mile record to 66:28 at the Vale of York 10 at Sherburn in Elmet. Race Results.

9th/10th Apr 2016. James Shaw 4th in World Indoor Tetradecathlon Champ.
James Shaw competed in the IAUM World Indoor Tetradecathlon Championships at Helsinki in Finland, and finished an excellent 4th, just outside of the medals. This event consists of 14 events over 2 days :- the 60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 60mH, HJ, PV, LJ, TJ, SP and Weight, so it was a marvellous feat of all round athletic ability. Meeting Results.

10th Apr 2016. Round Up of Leading Road Running Performances.
Matthew O'Connor followed up his Wakefield 10k win with an almost identical time of 32:52 at the Jim Dingwall Round the Houses 10K at Grangemouth, as finished in 11th place. Race Results.
Jacqui Khoueiry improved her recent Club F40 10K record with a fine 39:21 at the Cheshire 10K at Warrington, running with husband Marwan who recorded the same time. Race Results.

10th Apr 2016. Wakefield Harriers Spring Open Meeting.
We had good weather for this year's Wakefield Harriers Spring Open Meeting, with some good performances recorded from the Harriers and our visitors. Best results from the club were Grade 2 performances from Olivia Roe (1st U13G 100m 13.73s), Amelia Bunton (1st U15G 200m 26.31s), Leonie Ashmeade (1st U17W 100m 12.58s), Aran Thomas (1st U15B SP 12.31m & 1st PV 3.00m) & Ben Read (3rd U20M 800m 1m 57.49s). In addition there were Grade 3 performances from Olivia Roe (2nd U13G 200m 29.07s), Amelia Bunton (1st U15G 100m 12.93s), Leonie Ashmeade (1st U17W 200m 26.01s), Emily Tinsley (3rd U17W HJ 1.60m), Sarah Drake (2nd SW HT 39.64m) & Lucy Holmes (2nd SW SP 10.49m).
Many thanks to all the officials and helpers for all their hard work in making the meeting a success. Meeting Results

4th Apr 2016. Our Athlete of the Month - Jenny Latham.

Jenny Latham, pictured with fellow 10k winner & Matthew O'Connor

4th Apr 2016. New Members Joining Wakefield Harriers in April.
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 Apr 2016. Matthew O'Connor & Jenny Latham Win Wakefield Hospice 10k.

Harriers 10k Champions Jenny Latham & Matthew O'Connor

1st Apr 2016. League Dates for Wakefield Harriers Track & Field Teams.
Here are the dates of the matches for Wakefield Harriers Track & Field teams during the 2016 season :-
The Senior & U20 Men & Women are competing again this year (as reigning champions for the 3rd time!) in Division 1 of the Northern League, against Blackburn H, City of Sheffield, Kingston upon Hull, Preston H & West Cheshire AC. The match dates are Sat 7th May (Wakefield), Sun 5th June (Sheffield), Sun 3rd July (Ellesmere Port) & Sat 6th August (Blackburn). Link to league webpage.
The U17, U15 & U13 athletes are competing in the Premier Division of the Yorkshire & District Athletics League, competing against Cleethorpes AC, Halifax Harriers & AC and Skyrac AC. The match dates are Sun 24th Apr (Wakefield), Sun 22nd May (Cleethorpes), Sun 19th Jun (Cudworth) & Sun 17th Jul (Wakefield). Link to league webpage.