30th June 2019. Hollybank Eccup 10 Mile Road Race

Helen Beck with her Yorks Vets 10 Mile Trophy!

27th-29th June 2019. Endure 24 - Leeds

29th June 2019. Quadrathlon Manchester
Amy Hunt made a great start to the U15 girls competition winning the 100m with a PB of 12.67 (English schools standard). After a good shot putt result and a 5.05 long jump, Amy ran an excellent 800m PB to win the competition. Competing alongside her was her twin sister Erin Hunt who recorded a Pb in the long jump and then in high temperatures ran a fantastic 800m Pb to finish 6th out of 32 girls. Competing in the U/15 boys event was Alexander Bostwick who finished 3rd overall after achieving a new PB in the 800m and 100m. Next step now for the trio is the England combined events in early August.
Results Link.

29th June 2019. Leeds Summer Mile
Results Link.

29th June 2019. New Thornes Parkrun Course Record
Congratulations for Mark Bostocks recent parkrun course record at Wakefield’s Thornes Park course, with a time of 15.36! Results Link.

27th June 2019. Run Jump Throw Sheffield
Results Link.

22nd/23rd June 2019. English Schools Combined Events Champs - NE Regional Final
We had 6 Wakefield Athletes who represented West Yorkshire Schools in the North Eastern Schools Combined Events Championships at York. Ellie Fedzin, Amy Hunt, Erin Hunt, Chloe Kate, Alexander Bostwick and James Simms all performed admirably over the weekend, gaining a large number of personal best performances.
Results Link.

23rd June 2019. YADAL
Results to follow.

23rd June 2019. BMW Relay
Results Link.

22nd/23rd June 2019. EA U20/U23 Championships Bedford
There were a number of high quality performances by our U20/U23 athletes at the England Championships in Bedford. Lucy Robinson back from injury had a superb run to progress to the final in the U23W 1500m and claim a fantastic bronze medal in 4.25.02. We also had talented sprinter Leonie Ashmeade progressing to the U20W 100m final to finish 5th in a very high quality field. Miles Sizer was 5th in heat 1 of the U20M 400m, narrowly missing out on a place in the final, and the rapidly progressing middle distance athlete Mark Bostock finished 8th in heat 2 of the U20M 800m with a speedy 1.54.87.
Results Link.

19th June 2019. West Yorkshire League
The 4th round of the West Yorkshire league took part at Thornes Park, Wakefield and Wakefield are currently leading the team standings overall from Halifax harriers. Dalisio Mwaba (4th, U11B 600m, 2.02.28), Hadyn Chadwick (11th, U11B 600m, 2.15.20), Ellis Cayre (1st U11B longjump, 3.82m), Dalisio Mwaba, (9th U11B, longjump 2.73m), Haydyn Chadwick (U11B longjump, 2.54m). Ben Shackleton (1st U13B, 800m 2.27.30, Cole McAndrew (12th, 800m 2.50.64), Oliver Bostwick (14th U13B 800m, 2.54.43), Ewan Bailey (16th, U13B 800m, 3.02.94, Bupe Mwaba (17TH U13B, 800m, 3.20.14), Mason Pajor (18th U13B 800m, 3.28.28), Rohan Hayward (U13B, 800m 3.30.57). Mason Pajor (1st U13B, Discus, 17.53m), Oliver Bostwick (U13B 3rd, Discus, 13.89m), Cole McAndrew (4th, U13B Discus, 13.71m), Ewan Bailey (5th U13B, Discus, 13.33m), Bupe Mwaba, (6th U13B, Discus, 12.84m), Rohan Hayward (9th U13B, Discus, 11.67m). Ben Smith (3rd U15B, 200m, 25.52), Alex Bostwick (4th U15B, 200m, 27.07), Jack Todd (8th, U15B 200m, 28.63), Tristan Wright (10th U15 B, 200m, 29.45), Tristan Wright (1st U15B, 800m, 2.23.26), Matthew Wardell (6th U15B, 800m, 2.32.82, Alex Bostwick (7th U15B, 800m, 2.33.73). Alex Bostwick (3rd U15B, longjump, 4.58m), Ben Smith,(4th, U15B longjump 4.55m), Tristan Wright (9th U15B, longjump, 3.70m). Thomas Wood (1st U17B, 200m, 22.72, Grade 4). Callum Gaunt, (4th U15B, 800m, 2.07.49), Sam Langley (7th U15B, 800m, 2.18.56). Andrew Cartwright (2nd, SM, 800m, 2.07.29), Stephen Thorpe (4th, longjump, 4.87m). Libby Cree(1st U11G, 75m, 11.37), Macey Walker (9th U11G, 75m, 12.41), Analise Eyre (10th, U11G 75m, 14.52), Evie Tunney (12th, U11G 75m, 12.63), Abigail Ward (17th, U11G 75m, 13.34), Masie Hicks (19th U11G, 75m 13.64). Courtney New some (1st U13G 80m, 11.0 secs), Ella Bickerdyke (4th U13G 80m, 11.67), Millie Powell (10th U13G 80m, 12.55), Jessica Watts (13th U13G 80m, 12.78), Olivia Thomas- Wise (20th U13G 80m, 13.30, Hannah Smith (22nd U13G 80m, 13.32), Eve Robinson (26th, U13G 80m, 13.71). Millie Powell (6th U13G shot putt, 5.33m), Ella Bickerdyke (7th U13G shot putt, 5.29m), Courtney Newsome (10th U13G shot putt, 4.87m), Jessica Watson (12th U13G shot putt, 4.66m), Hannah Smith (14th U13G shot putt, 4.39m), Eve Robinson (24th U13G shot putt, 3.45m). Eleanor Raynor (1st U15G 200m, 25.66, grade 1), Amy Hunt (3rd U15G 200m, 26.97, grade 3), Amber Barraclough (5th U15G 200m, 27.79 grade 4), Chloe Kaye (10th U15G 200m, 28.97), Ellie Fedzin (12th U15G 200m, 29.37), Ella Cartwright (13th U15G 200m, 29.95). Paige Watson (3rd U15G 800m, 2.28.11), Amy Hunt (7th, U15G 800m, 2.35.47), Eleanor Raynor(U15G 800m, 2.40.06). Amy Hunt (1st, U15G shot Putt, 8.30m grade 4), Erin Hunt, (3rd U15G shot putt, 6.40m) and Ellie Fedzin (5th, U15G shot putt, 5.40m). Harriet Metcalf (5th U17G 300m, 52.75). Emily Plimmer (2nd U17G 800m, 2.22.53 grade 4), Sophie Hall (4th U17G 800m, 2.24.78 grade 4), Suzie Brooke (6th U15G 800m, 2.25.97 grade 4), Harriet Metcalfe (10th U15G 800m, 2.54.42). Abby Brooke (1st U20W 800m, 2.22.66) and Lucy Holmes (SW 1st 200m, 26.44).
Results Link.

18th June 2019. Beat the Badger Trail Race

16th June 2019. Pontefract 10k Road Race
We had 12 Wakefield Harriers competing in the Pontefract 10k road race. The men’s team were dominant once again, with 1st place for Ben Butler, 2nd for Benjamin Khan, 3rd for Simon Midwood and 5th for Stewart Knowles. Our first lady across the line was Helen Beck who was 2nd lady overall.
Results link

16th June 2019. North of England League Division 1 Match 2 at Wigan
Match Result :- Blackburn 387, Team Isle of Man 381, Wakefield District 352, City of York 346, Wigan District 322, West Cheshire 312.
Results link

15th June 2019. Loughborough BMC Grand Prix
Results link

13th June 2019. Another Club Record for Amy-Eloise Neale!
We had another club record from our American based club member Amy-Eloise Neale on 2nd May. She ran 5000m in 15 min 11.11 secs in the Adrian Martinez Classic, beating her previous record from this year. It is also inside the qualifying time for this year’s World Championships, and currently ranks her 4th in he UK for 2019. Results link

May 2019. Team of the Month
The Under 15 girls 4x100 Relay team comprising of Eleanor Rayner, Erin Hunt, Amy Hunt and Ellie Fedzin. After only a couple of short practice sessions the girls put together a great race storming to victory with a huge lead. They finished in a time of 51.8 seconds setting a new league record and placing them 8th in the UK rankings. The time also gave them the prestigious English schools qualifying standard. All four girls already have the standards in their own main discipline, however to do it with their friends as part of a team is extra special! The girls have now set themselves a sub 50 second challenge. Hoping it will put them in the top 3 ranked clubs in the UK.

May 2019. Athlete of the Month
In recognition of excellent recent and consistent results and GB Selection, Julie is our Athlete of the Month for May

9th June 2019. Doncaster Half Marathon
Results link

8th June 2019. New Club Record for Tom Wood!
Congratulations to Tom Wood who ran a Pb of 10.98 seconds in the 100m Final at the West Yorkshire Schools Trials at Leeds Beckett Park Campus at the weekend. This is a new U17 Championship record that has stood since 1992 and also a Wakefield Harriers U17 Men's Club Record for the 100m. All achieved in horrendous weather conditions. Well done!
Results link

6th June 2019. BMC Regionals - Leeds
Mark Bostock ran a superb 1500m PB in the A race with 3:56.03, and Daniel Franks 5th in B race ran a solid 4:01.84. M40 Andy Cartwright was 4th in the C race with 4:19.28.
Results link

1st/2nd June 2019. Northern Championships - New Club Record!
At the North of England Championships Leonie Ashmeade set a new PB and club record in the U20 100m of 11.79 secs in the final, after running a scorching 11.71 windy 2.4 in the heats. The record was previously set by Olympian Emily Freeman, and held since 1999. Rachel Crorken won gold in the senior women's 400m with a PB of 55.15 secs, and Abby Ward won Gold in the HJ. This followed Aran Thomas winning silver and gold in JT and DT with a PB throw of 42.91m. The were good performances as well from Amanda Shaw, Racheal Larkin and Chris Harris.
Results link

29th May 2019. Yorkshire Vets AA Grand Prix
Nicky Steel had a strong run at the 3rd Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix at Kirkstall, finishing second lady in 39:43. Our first male over the line was Paul Lycett who ran an impressive 40:25 over the tough trail race. He was followed by Ian Shipley (42:02) and Richard West (44:42).
Results link

29th May 2019. West Yorkshire League
Results link

28th May 2019. London Vitality 10k

26th May 2019. YADAL Cleethorpes
The Harriers Under 13, 15 and 17 athletes travelled to Cleethorpes to compete in the 2nd Yorkshire and District League meeting of the year. There were fantastic performances from all the athletes, however the performance of the day went to the Under 15 girls 4x100 Relay team comprising of Eleanor Rayner, Erin Hunt, Amy Hunt and Ellie Fedzin. After only a couple of short practice sessions the girls put together a great race storming to victory with a huge lead. They finished in a time of 51.8 seconds setting a new league record and placing them 8th in the UK rankings. The time also gave them the prestigious English schools qualifying standard. All four girls already have the standards in their own main discipline, however to do it with their friends as part of a team is extra special! The girls have now set themselves a sub 50 second challenge. Hoping it will put them in the top 3 ranked clubs in the UK.
Results to follow

26th May 2019. Run Rock 'n' Roll Liverpool
Half Results link

25th/26th May 2019. British Combined Events Championships - Bedford
Aran competed in the England Athletics British Combined Events Championship. This was Aran’s first Decathlon and he was in the first year of the U20 age group. It is also his first season competing in multi’s having switched from purely throws. Within the National Championships there was also the Welsh, Midlands and Northern Counties championships. Overall Aran came 12th Nationally, and won the Northern Counties title. Arans score of 6,046 is a new club U20 Decathlon record, surpassing the previous 25 year old record of 5,696 set in 1994 by 350 points. Aran also won two of the ten events, the Discus and the Javelin; achieved the English Schools standard in Discus and Shot and had Pb’s in seven of the ten disciplines. All in all a good result for Aran and for the club.
Results link

19th May 2019. North of England League Division 1 Match 1 Blackburn
The men’s AOTM Danny Franks showing his skills when you need someone to throw a hammer (19.42m) before bossing a win in the 800m (1:56.7), 2nd 1500 (4:12.0) and 1st 4*400. His 8 partner James Saxton also caught fire on the track and had an outstanding day producing a 50.6 relay split bringing the final race home victoriously two wins outta two, 800m (1:53.7). Stunning relay finish from Sam Mitchell, outstanding 4*100 relay team producing a tight fourth (45.7) to have Chris Harris PB casually with (6m45). His Partner Steve in a tight B string attained (4m81) another hero competing well in three throws (Hammer 13m28, Shot 7m29, Discus 18m46), and an appearance in the guest 100 (12.2)! Adam Murray and Sam Mitchell had our 100m & 200m sprints in the bag with a split second between them! Adam:100m 11.3/200m 22.8; Sam: 100m 11.4/200m 22.9 Both claiming 200m max points! Both critical to our 4*100 alongside Lewis Paley and Ben Mitchell. Ben Mitchell had a great run in the 400 (53.4) flat where him and Harvey Thorpe (55.3) excelled. Harvey being a vital relay component stamping out a 54.00 split. Lewis Paley had a great day with a solid guest 100 (11.9) featuring also in Shot Putt (5m73), Triple Jump (7.64) and the 4*100 team. Huge shout-out to Mark Lindsay for coming and being the Jav pro (44m33) alongside Jordan Guthrie (32m61) who was a high jump great and a hurdle hero as well. My high jump double of Kian Shaw (1m85) and Jord (1m70) ensured a strong combined points total for achievements including conquering the 110m Hurdles (22.3 & 25.1 respectively) for team points. Miles Sizer mr Yorkshire hurdle epic 400mH (56.3) and with a third place for absolute novice Daniel Kesete (70.3) He also learned how to steeplechase moments before the race began, beating injured Tom Coney with a time of 12:45.1 (Coney 12.45.3) over the line in a fine graft around for the team. Road and Cross team manager Chris Ward alongside Liam O'Flaherty performed well in the 5000m (17:32.6, 18:07.8 respectively.. Our masters athlete Andy Cartwright showing his adaptability in the Discus (19m10 and 1500m 4:24.1). On behalf of all athletes, we’d like to thank officials for their on the day turnout!
*MATCH 1 LADIES REPORT* I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to all athletes, coaches, officials and parents/partners/friends for your support last weekend! Without you, there would be no Senior Team!! From my point of view, I’m gutted I didn’t get chance to see every event that happened as I was either competing or warming up but I kept checking the results when I could! Despite having a depleted team, you were all amazing and should be proud of what we managed to pull together! So you’re all getting a special mention each ???? Hannah Yates: Year after year, Hannah turns up to compete for the team with no hesitation. This time, Hannah had been suffering (and still was) from tonsillitis and was on antibiotics during the competition. However, she still volunteered to fill in for the long jump to gain extra points for the team, even though she was already doing 4 events whilst ill! For this reason, Hannah gets my Ladies’ Athlete of the Match ?? The quote “I’m gonna use my throwing shoe as a marker for my run up so they know I’m not actually a long jumper.” did it for me! ?? Lynsie Whyke: Lynsie is another crucial and reliable athlete who turns up time after time and gives it her all, as well as filling in events that are spare on most occasions. Some great jumping all around from Lynsie this weekend and thank you for filling in with the High Jump! Every point matters! Racheal Larkin: Who volunteers to run the 800m for a warm up?! ?? Top team effort once again. Racheal even ran 1 minute faster than she wanted in the 800m ?? A great run in the 400m individual event for key team points and 2 storming relay legs at the end of the day. Amanda Shaw: 2 big individual wins. A British Champs qualifying time. 2 chasing relay legs that pulled the team back from 3rd to 2nd. What more can I say. Another significant team member that puts WDH&AC first before herself. Olivia Roe: First outing for Olivia as an U17. It can be a daunting competition (as I can remember!) being this young. A great 400m run (PB) as well as just short of her PB in the discus. Olivia was also part of both relays and helped the team to two 2nd places. Suzie Brooke: Another U17 athlete in their first senior match. And another ill athlete ?? But again, showing true Wakefield spirit and not letting the team down, Suzie managed to finish 3rd in the ‘A’ 800m with a new PB - ever closer to that English Schools’ qualifying time! Lucie Hall: Lucie was one of the later additions to the team after texting me only a few days before the match. (Apologies to Lucie as I only managed to speak to her as she was leaving!) but I did manage to catch her race. She turned up, did her job, 3rd in the ‘A’ race and ran a SB. Great points for the team. I’m excited to see what we can do for the next match! C’mon ladies, be part of this fantastic group of people! (We only had 8 athletes this match!) Thank you once again, you legends. Lucy
Match Result :- Blackburn 396, Team Isle of Man 375, West Cheshire 343, Wakefield District 334, City of York 288, Wigan District 263.
Results link

April 2019. Team/Group of the month
YADAL Team who at the first league event hosted at Cudworth won by over 100 points!

April 2019. Athlete of the month - Alexander Bostwick

15th May 2019. Askern 10k Road Race
It was a successful night for our senior men at the popular Askern 10k road race. Not put off by the warmer weather, our first athlete across the line was Ben Butler, winning the race in a fine 32.44. This first place position was backed up by Ben Khan (34.30), Ian Richardson (35.01), and Stewart Knowles (35.21), taking the men’s prize. Our first female across the line was Helen Beck (40.29) followed by Hayley Newbound (45.13). Wakefield Harriers had a good turnout at the race. Paul Lycett (41.13), Craig Orr (42.59), Martin Holding (43.49) and Jonathon Stokoe (44.19).
Results link

14th May 2019. BMC Gold Standard - Stretford
James Saxton represented Wakefield Middle Distance with a superb SB run of 1:51.62 finishing fifth in the 800m A race
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13th May 2019. GB Selection for Julie Briscoe

12th May 2019. Asda Foundation Leeds Half Marathon

First Harrier across the line Chris Snowball

11th/12th May 2019. Yorkshire Track & Field Championships
Wakefield Harriers had a good turnout of athletes for this years Yorkshire Championships at Cudworth, with 34 medals won in total. U20 multi event specialist Aran Thomas led the way with 3 golds in total along with Amy Hunt with 2 golds including a Competition best performance in the pole vault. Another stand out result were the senior men in the 800m in which James Saxton, Mark Bostock and Danny Franks took the Gold, Silver & Bronze medals.
In total there were 14 Yorkshire Gold medals.
James Saxton (800m SM), Amanda Shaw (100m SW), Aran Thomas (U20m pole vault, long jump & shot put), Chris Harris (SM Triple Jump), Leonie Ashmeade (U20W 100m), Gabriel Dyson (U20 pole vault), Miles Sizer (U20m 400ml hurdles),Thomas Wood (U17 200m), Tamara Miller (U17W 100m), Amy Hunt (U15G (pole vault & Long Jump), Courtney Newsome (U13G 80m).
10 Silver medals. Mark Bostock (800m SM), Jennifer Ibbitson (SW pole vault), Gabriella Holt (Hammer), Aran Thomas (Discus & Javelin), Leonie Ashmeade (U20W 200m), James Simms (U17 High Jump), George Lowrie (U17 Long Jump), Alexander Bostwick (U15 Pole Vault), Erin Hunt (U15 pole vault).
10 Bronze Medals. Daniel Franks (SM 800m), Mark Bostock (SM 1500m), Amanda Shaw (SW 200m), Alfie Edwards (U17 Long Jump), Alexander Bostwick (U15 300m),Holly Walker (U15 3000m), Elenor Rayner (U15 300m & 100m), Olivia Roe (U17 Discus), Danny Kerins (U13 shot put).
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Olivia Roe - U17 Discus Bronze


George Lowrie & Alfie Edwards - U17 Long Jump Silver & Bronze respectively


Courtney Newsome - 80m GOLD & PB!


Amanda Shaw - Senior 200m Bronze & Senior 100m GOLD


Gabriella Holt - U20 Hammer Silver

6th May 2019. City of York Summer League & Open
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5th May 2019. Cardiff 5k and Inter Area Championships

Mark Bostock (3rd from left) was selected to represent the North of England in the Inter Area 5k road championships in Wales, finishing 20th overall out of a large field of 1328 runners in a new personal best time of 15 minutes 19 seconds. Results Link.

5th May 2019. North Lincolnshire Half Marathon

We had 3 senior ladies competing in the popular North Lincolnshire Half Marathon. Our first female finisher was Helen Beck in 1.29.36, taking 5th place and 1st F35, Alex Potter was our 2nd female back in 1.36.30 and Angie Dales our 3rd counter in 1:38.15. From the men we had Ian Richardson 1.16:50 & Phil Ambler ran 1.32:51
Results Link.

1st May 2019. West Yorkshire League
Male Results Link. and Female Results Link.

29th April 2019. Yorkshire and District Athletics League
The first of the Yorkshire and District athletics league meetings got off to a fantastic start with Wakefield harriers winning the Premier league division, with a lead of over 100 points on their nearest rival Cleethorpes. With an exceptional team Performance on the day and a team spirit to be proud of. All the young athletes put in great performances, with some athletes stepping into events they had never even done before to gain points for the club. Fixture 2 will be held at Cleethorpes. Results to follow.

29th April 2019. Leeds BMC Meeting

There were some good opening times from the clubs leading middle distance athletes. James Saxton and Danny Franks opened their track season in good form in the 800m, with James recording 1m 53:29 and Danny 1m 56:24. Matthew Hill and Mark Bostock (pictured above) ran big personal best times of 8m 36.04 and 8m 39.35 respectively in the 3000m race.
Results Link.

28nd April 2019. Virgin London Marathon
Three harriers took part in this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon. Toeing the line alongside Eliud Kipchoge, Sir Mo Farrah and over 42,000 other runners were Ben Butler, Simon Midwood and Daz Hewitt. The temperature was pretty much ideal for marathon running although there was a stiff westerly breeze which was sure to make the last 10km tough work along the banks of the Thames. Butler was the first Wakefield runner back in 242nd place in time of 2 hrs 36:24, a massive 14 minute PB. That time puts him 14th on the Wakefield Harriers all time list and our fastest marathoner since 1986. Next to finish was Midwood in a very impressive personal best time of 2 hrs 40:43 (467th place), putting him a very creditable 20th on the club's all time list and qualifying him for an automatic place in next year's London Marathon for the British Athletics Championship race alongside Butler. Incredibly, just 3 weeks after his personal best marathon performance at the Manchester Marathon Daz Hewitt backed up that performance with yet another strong run to finish in 3 hrs 07:14, a mere 37seconds off his best time. This also gives Hewitt an automatic entry for next year’s GFA race. Results Link.

Our Harrier's winner in the Canary Wharf vicinity on his road to a fantastic run!


Simon Midwood around Embankment area with the shard in the background - superb shot.


Daz with a deserved medal at the finish!

22nd April 2019. City of York Summer League & Open
At the first fixture of the popular York City summer league, which attracts over 400 athletes from clubs all over the North of England, the club had a number of athletes in action. Chris Harris (SM long jump 3rd, 6.17m & triple jump 1st, 12.60m), Richard Gayle 400m (V50 1st , 65.73), Ben Mitchell 400m (SM 3rd, 53.59). Lucy Holmes (SW 1st 100m, 12.46 & 1st 200m, 25.39). Harvey Thorpe 400m (U17M 2nd pb 54.82 & 1st 100m pb 12.46). Amy Hunt (U15G 2nd 100m 13.18, 200 1st 26.75 & Long jump 1st 4.98m). Erin Hunt (U15G 100m 3rd 13.7, 200m 4th 28.47 & long jump 6th 4.37). Ben Smith (U15B 100m 4th 12.98, 200m 3rd 26.12 & shot putt 5th 7.37m). Alexander Bostwick (U15B 100m 6th 13.49, 200m 5th 28.48 and short putt 4th 9.38m). Oliver Bostwick (U13B 100m 16.63, long jump 3.58m and shot putt pb 5.44m), Rosie Thistlewood (600m 1.53.38 pb and longjump 3.31m).
Results Link.

22nd April 2019. Stewart Knowles Wins Ackworth Half Marathon



At the Ackworth Half Marathon, in form Stewart Knowles produced an exceptional run to take victory in a time of 77:42, winning the title by a clear margin and knocking over 3 minutes off his personal best time. Knowles was backed up well by Stephen Tilford in 4th place in an impressive 80.13.
Results Link.

20th April 2019. Doncaster AC Open
Several athletes competed at the Doncaster Open Meeting. For the senior women we had Amanda Shaw (1st 100m 12.59, grade 3 and 1st 200m 25.18, grade 2 performance) and Rachel Larkin (2nd 400m 58.72, grade 3). In the junior age groups we had grade 4 performances from George Lowrie, long jump (U17M 1st, 5.93m), Alexander Bostwick, pole vault (U15 1st, 2.60m). Grade 3 performances from Amy Hunt long jump (U15G 2nd 4.99m), James Simms (U17M pole vault, 3.55m) and outstanding grade 2 performances from Amy Hunt pole vault (U15G 1st, 3.00m) and Erin Hunt (U15G 2nd, 2.80m). There was also first positions for their age group from Tilly Simms pole vault (U13G 1.60m) and Oliver Bostwick pole vault (U13B 1.70m). Results Link.

19th April 2019. Sheffield Run Jump Throw Open Series
The club had a number of athletes competing at Sheffield Hallam University athletics stadium. Lewis Paley, (SM 2nd 100m, 12.41, SM 200m, 25.12), Gabrielle Dyson, (1st U20W Pole vault 3.20m), James Simms (2nd U17M, Pole vault), Amy Hunt (1st Pole Vault, 3.06m grade 2 performances & 1st long jump, 4.78m grade 3 performance), Erin Hunt (2nd Pole Vault, 2.91m grade 2 performance). Ben Smith (U15B 2nd 100m, 12.75 & 1st 200m 26.61), Alexander Bostwick (U15B Pole Vault, 2.46m grade 4 performance & 100m 4th, 13.64), Tilly Simms (2nd U13G Pole Vault, 1.72m & 1st shot putt, 5.39m), Oliver Bostwick (1st U13B Pole vault, 1.71m, Shot Putt 2nd, 5.45m, 7th 100m, 16.30), Rudi Gardner (U11B 5th 100m, 17.75). Results Link.

14th April 2019. Vale of York 10 Mile Road Race
At the Vale of York 10 Mile road race in a large field of over 1200 runners, leading the harriers home in 62nd position & 6th female was Helen Beck in 1 hr 05.53 (F35 2nd). She was followed by Paul Lycett in 96th position in 1 hr 08.48, (V55 6th), Richard West in 153rd 1 hr 12.15 (V60 4th) & Hayley Newbound in 194th overall and 43rd female in 1 hr 13.39. Results Link.

14th April 2019. West Yorkshire League
There was a large turnout of harriers at the first league fixture at Cleckheaton. From the harriers there was a superb new West Yorkshire league U15G Highjump record for Ellie Fedzin and this was also a grade 1 performance finishing in first position with 1.57m. There was also grade 2 performances from (1st Lucy Holmes SW shot putt, 11.67m) and grade 4 performances from Emily Plimmer (1st U15G 800m, 2.24.97), Courtney Newsome (1st U13G long jump,4.09m) and Ben Shackleton (1st U/13B 800m, 2.30.77). From the junior Jets Ellis Cayre finished in first place in the 75m in 12.10. Results Link.

13th April 2019. Lake Joondalup Parkrun

Andrew Cartwright took the club colours across the world recently with an impressive win in the well known 5k participation event, with a time of 17.00 minutes dead in the Australian autumnal heat. Results Link.

7th April 2019. Asics Manchester Marathon
There was a good group of our dedicated distance runners competing in this years Manchester marathon gaining a significant number of personal best times. Fastest male runner from the club this year was Ben Khan stepping up in distance with a PB time of 2.45.57 (3.45.46 chip time), making big advances over the last few years,since taking up running.Also running extremely well with dedicated hours of training behind them were Darren Hewitt 3.10.21 (3.06.37, chip time), Glen Shelley 3.08.21 (chip time, 3.11.21), Jonathan Stokoe 3.34.38 (3.27.17 chip time) each of whom gained a new personal best time. We also had Martin Holding with a time of 3.31.22 (3.20.27 chip time). Julie Briscoe was our first Lady home finishing 4th lady overall and an outstanding first position V40 with 2.42.40 (2.39.43 chip time), Rebecca Zserdicky 3.24.52 (3.21.06 chip timing), Alex Potter 3.36.91 (3.32.16 chip timing) and Rosie Broughton completing her first marathon in a new PB of 3.54.32 (3.41.28 chip timing). Our congratulations to these committed and inspiring runners. Results Link.

7th April 2019. John Newsome Memorial Open

Cllr Michael Graham awarding an early gold medal to Jenny Ibbitson for discus between canvassing for the upcoming local elections. Many thanks for his support on the day, and continued support throughout the year.
There was a good turn out of athletes for the John Newsome Memorial Open meeting, held at Thornes Park Stadium and excellent performances were achieved by some of the harriers. Outstanding amongst these were grade 1 performances from Courtney Newsome (1st U13G 200m 28.01). Grade 2 performances were also achieved by Amy Hunt ( 1st U15G pole vault 2.80m), George Lowrie (1st U17M longjump 6.15m) and Lucy Holmes (1st SW shot putt 11.73m) Grade 3 performances were achieved by Erin Hunt ( 2nd U15G Polevault 2.70m), Amy Hunt (1st U15G longjump 4.86), Ellie Fedzin (1st U15G Highjump 1.50m), James Simms (1st U17M Polevault 3.50m), Aran Thomas (1st U20M Javelin 41.57m), Amanda Shaw (1st SW 200m 25.31m), Eleanor Rayner (2nd 200m 26.88), Amy Hunt (3rd 200m 27.11), Terrell Williams (1st U17M 200m 23.28), Amanda Shaw (1st SW 100m 12.67) and Courtney Newsome (1st U13G 100m 13.95). Grade 4 performances were Alexander Bostwick (1st U15B Pole Vault 2.60m), Paige Watson (3rd U15G 800m 2.27), Ben Shackleton (1st U13B 800m 2.31.01) and Eleanor Rayner (1st 100m, 13.36). From the younger age groups we had first positions from Tilly Simms first in the U13G pole-vault 1.70m and from the junior Jets we had Isla Shackleton U11G Shot Putt 5.44m and Ellis Cayre U/11B had a successful day with 3 golds in the 75m, shot putt and long jump.
Results Link.