25th Sep 2022. Northern Athletics Autumn Road Relay Championships.
The club had a couple of teams competing at the Northern Athletics Road Relay Championships at Sport City, Manchester. The Senior Men's team of Mark Bostock, Matthew Hill, Simon Midwood, Ashley Crow, Elliot Prentice & Steve Lowe did well to finish 34th out of the large field over 130 teams. They were the 7th Yorkshire club to finish, and Mark Bostock was 34th fastest overall, out of over 700 runners.
The U15 Girl's 'A' team of Rosie Thistlewood, Jessica Watson & Libby Cree were an excellent 8th place, and were the 3rd Yorkshire club to finish in their event. We also had a 'B' team of Evielynne Tunney, Ava Walsh & Amelia Thorpe who also did well to finish 34th. Rosie Thistlewood was 5th fastest overall, out of 130 runners, which was an excellent performance as she is at the bottom end of the age group.
Link to Results Page.

25th Sep 2022. Excellent Road Running Performances.
There were some excellent road running performances from Wakefield Harriers today.

17th Sep 2022. John Newsome Memorial Open Meeting at Wakefield.
There were some excellent performances at the John Newsome Memorial Open Meeting, hosted by the Harriers, including a club record. In her last competition in the U11 age group Lily Keeler jumped a New U11 Girl's Club High Jump Record of 1.23m, beating her previous record from earlier in the season. She also won the Long Jump with 3.76m. Thomas Hastings was also impressive when winning the U11B High Jump with 1.27m, not far off the club record. We had an excellent turnout of Junior Jets, with some of them enjoying their first proper competition. Apart from the High Jumpers, Ethan Ford was also impressive, winning the 75m in 11.74s, the Long Jump with 3.96m, and the 600m in 1:54.37.
In the older age groups Cole McAndrew continued his fine form with a victory in the U15B 800m in 2:06.16, and Joshua Akintolu jumped 4.96m in the U13B Long Jump, both Grade 1 performances.
There was also a Grade 2 performance from Lucy Holmes (SW SP 11.36m), Grade 3 performances from Joshua Akintolu (U13B 100m 13.37s) & James Stead (U15B 100m 12.07s) and Grade 4 performances from Romy Fagan (U15G LJ 3.97m), Evie Tunney (U15G 800m 2:27.59), Joshua Akintolu (U13B 200m 28.91s), William Smart (U13B LJ 4.32m), Cohen McAndrew (U13B SP 7.09m), James Stead (U15B 200m 25.20s) & Cole McAndrew (U15B 200m 25.51s).
Many thanks to all the officials and helpers for all their hard work in making the meeting a success. Meeting Results

11th Sep 2022. West Yorkshire Track & Field League Championships.
There were some great results from the Harriers who competed in the West Yorkshire Track & Field League Championships at Cleckheaton, with many of them winning titles.
Lily Keeler won the U11 Girls Shot with a throw of 7.73m, a new Championships record, and also won medals in the Long Jump and 75m. In the U11 Boys age group Ethan Ford was also in great form, winning the 75m in 11.2s and the Long Jump with a leap of 4.11m, which is not too far off the club record.
In the U15 Boys age group Cole McAndrew continued his superb form, winning a close race in the 800m in a fast 2m 03.2s, as well as winning the High Jump with 1.50m. James Stead was also impressive, winning the Long Jump with 4.81m, and finishing 2nd in both the 100m and 200m in 12.2s and 25.4s respectively. The best results from the U15 Girls were from Rosie Thistlewood, winning the 1500m in 4m 58.9s, ahead of Jessica Watson in 5m 11.7s, and from Hannah Smith who had a good High Jump victory with a leap of 1.46m.
In the U17 age group Ben Smith was victorious in both the Mens 100m and 200m, in 12.0s and 24.4s respectively, whilst Ella Bickerdyke also won both sprints in 13.1s and 26.4s.
In the senior age groups Lucy Holmes recorded a grade 2 throw of 11.37m in winning the Shot, and was also the winner of the 100m, 200m, Long Jump and Discus, whilst Jennifer Ibbitson was the winner of the Hammer.
Mens Results and Womens Results
The Championships event also provides the opportunity to present the medals to those who finished in the first three in their age group in the West Yorkshire League, and three Harriers came away with individual age group titles.
Ethan Ford was a clear winner of the U11 Boys title, with twice the points of his nearest rival. Cole McAndrew just won the U15 Boys title on countback, after a tie on points, and takes the title because he has had more individual victories than his Halifax rival. Alexander Bostwick won the U20 Men's title. Silver medals were also won by U11 Lily Keeler, U17s Millie Powell and Ben Smith, and a bronze by U20 Elliott Prentice. Lily also won the Frank Gledhill award for her U11 Girls Shot League Record earlier in the season.

11th Sep 2022. New Club Half Marathon Record from Amy-Eloise Markovc.
Amy Eloise Markovc produced an impressive performance on her Half Marathon debut, finishing 6th overall and 2nd Briton in the Elite Ladies race of the Great North Run, from Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields. In a well judged effort she ran a New Club Half Marathon Record of 71 mins 12 secs, breaking the previous record held by Julie Briscoe since 2011. Results Link.

10th Sep 2022. Charlotte Knowles Wins Ladies Prize in Meanwood Valley 7.
The fast improving Charlotte Knowles had her best run to date when she finished first lady and 7th overall in the Meanwood Valley Trail Race, over 7 miles. It was a successful day for the Wakefield Ladies, as Helen Beck finished second lady, and first in the F40 category. Results Link.

6th Sep 2022. Senior Sprints Coach Desmond Brear Passes Away.

5th Sep 2022. Wakefield Harriers August Athlete of the Month - Cole McAndrew.

4th Sep 2022. Wakefield Harriers Win Leeds Country Way Relay Again.
The Wakefield Harriers Men's team won the Leeds Country Way Relay, a 6-stage long distance off-road relay, where each leg of the relay is run as a pair, and with the legs ranging from 9.4 miles to 11.7 miles. The team won the last edition of the event in 2019, and most of the runners from that team returned to retain the trophy, after dominating the event from the start.
The winning men's team was made up of Leg 1: Ben Butler & Danny Franks, Leg 2: Adam Peers & Stewart Knowles, Leg 3: Chris Hunter & Paul Marchant, Leg 4: Ashley Crow & Steve Tilford, Leg 5: Chris Ward & Craig Davidson, Leg 6: Matthew Hill & Mark Bostock. On the 1st and 2nd legs Wakefield Harriers took the prize for the fastest leg, to give the team a big lead, which they held throughout the race.
A second 'Open' team also did well to finish 14th out of the 57 competing teams, with Helen Beck & Shaun Mollart on leg 4, and Charlotte Knowles Phil & Ambler on leg 5 winning the prize for the fastest mixed pair on their respective legs. Link to Results

28th Aug 2022. Silver EA Medal and New U15 Boys 800m Club Record for Cole McAndrew.
Cole McAndrew had his best ever athletics result, winning the silver medal in the U15 Boys 800m at the England Athletics Under 15 & Under 17 Championships at Bedford. His time was a big PB, and a New U15 Boys 800m Club Record of 2 mins 01.42 secs, taking a whopping 3 seconds off the previous record set by Ben Read in 2012. This time places him 7th on the UK U15 Boys List for 2022. Cole had won his heat the previous day in 2m 06.05s. Meeting Results.

25th Aug 2022. Wakefield Harriers Senior Runners Distance League Race 11.
The 11th event in the Wakefield Harriers Senior Runners Distance League was the 3rd race in the 'Silkstone Shuffle' series, a hilly multi terrain race over 4.5 miles.
Once again there were just three Wakefield Harriers competing, but they were successful, as Helen Beck won the ladies prize, and Stewart Knowles finished 2nd overall.
Link to Distance League page containing League Table and links to all fixtures and results.

18th Aug 2022. Amy-Eloise Markovc an Excellent 5th in European Championships 5000m.
Amy-Eloise Markovc was selected to compete for the Great Britain & NI team in the European Championships at Munich in Germany. As in the Commonwealth Games 11 days earlier, she ran a well judged race to work her way through the field, and place an excellent fifth in a time of 15 mins 08.75 secs. Results Link.
The club sends her our congratulations on her latest international performance.

18th Aug 2022. Wakefield Harriers Senior Runners Distance League Race 10.
The 10th event in the Wakefield Harriers Senior Runners Distance League was the Ken Bingley Memorial Race, a multi terrain race over 10Km.
Disappointingly there were just three Wakefield Harriers competing, but we produced the winner, as Stewart Knowles continued his fine run of form to win by half a minute in 35 mins 13 secs.
Link to Distance League page containing League Table and links to all fixtures and results.

14th Aug 2022. New F45 10k Club Record for Julie Briscoe.
Julie Briscoe finished an excellent 10th overall and 2nd in the ladies section in the rearranged Askern 10k, near Doncaster. She set a new F45 Club Record of 36 mins 48 secs, beating the previous record set last year by Nicky Steel. Peter Gooding was first home in the M70 category. Results Link.

13th/14th Aug 2022. Two Medals at Northern Athletics U13/U15/U17 T&F Championships.
At the Northern Athletics U13/U15/U17 Track & Field Championships at Liverpool there were just three Harriers competing, but they did well to come away with two medals.
Cole McAndrew had a fine run to finish 2nd and take silver in the U15B 800m, in a new PB of 2m 04.64s, which was not far off the U15 Boys club record. Ella Bickerdyke won a bronze medal in the U17W 200m in 25.87s, and she also finished 5th in the U17W 100m in 12.74s, after running 12.63s in her heat. Rosie Thistlewood finished 7th in the U15G 1500m in 5m 00.00s. Results from Power of 10.

7th Aug 2022. Amy-Eloise Markovc a Superb 4th in Commonwealth Games 5000m.

6th Aug 2022. Northern Mens & Womens League Match 4 at Sheffield.
At the 4th match in the 'East Premier' division of the North of England Track & Field League at Sheffield, the club did very well to finish 3rd, in a match that was pretty close throughout. With many athletes missing, there was great team spirit from all those who took part, with many of the athletes competing in several events.
The biggest points scorer was Miles Sizer, who had A string victories in the 400m Hurdles in a near PB of 56.45s, and the Triple Jump with a PB of 11.87m, as well as scoring good points in the 110m Hurdles, 400m and both relays. Mark Bostock also had a good day, winning the 1500m in 3m 59.97s, after finishing 2nd in a quality 800m race in 1m 55.66s. Daniel Franks also scored good points, winning the 800m B in 1 min 56.66s, before running a PB of 9m 49.58s when finishing 2nd in the 3000SC A race.
From the ladies, the top performer was U17 Ella Bickerdyke, who finished 2nd in both the A 100m & 200m races, in PB times of 12.60s & 25.68s respectively.
Also competing with distinction for the club, were Adam Murray, Alyce McCurdie, Amanda Potter, Ben Smith (U17), Bobby Jukes, Charlotte Knowles, Chloe Kaye (U20), Elliot Prentice (U20), Hannah Yates, Jennifer Ibbitson, Jordan Guthrie, Lynsie Whyke, Matthew Hill, Sophie Burrell (U20) & Stephen Thorpe. Download Provisional Results.
Match Result :- City of Sheffield & Dearne AC, City of York AC, Wakefield District Harriers & AC, Leeds City AC, Rotherham Harriers & AC, Holmfirth Harriers & AC.
Final League Positions :- City of York AC 23, City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 17.5, Wakefield District Harriers & AC 15, Rotherham Harriers & AC 14.5, Leeds City AC 7, Holmfirth Harriers & AC 7.

3rd Aug 2022. Wakefield Harriers Senior Runners Distance League Race 9.

2nd Aug 2022. West Yorkshire Cross Country League Dates.
The dates of the West Yorkshire Cross Country League meetings have now been announced, and are as follows :- Saturday 8th October at Nunroyd Park, Guisley ; Sunday 30th October at Thornes Park, Wakefield ; Sunday 13th November at Spenborough ; Sunday 11th December at Rothwell.
The 2nd meeting at Thornes Park, Wakefield on Sunday 30th October will be the Wakefield Harriers Club Cross Country Championships.

1st Aug 2022. Wakefield Harriers July Athlete of the Month - Stewart Knowles.

31st Jul 2022. Wakefield Harriers Win Yorkshire And District Athletic League.

24th Jul 2022. West Yorkshire Track & Field League Meeting 6.
In the 6th and final meeting of the West Yorkshire Track & Field League at Cleckheaton, there were some excellent performances from some of the Harriers taking part.
In the U15 Boys age group Cole McAndrew won the 80m Hurdles, 800m and High Jump, the last 2 with grade 3 performances of 2m 10.14s and 1.60m respectively, and James Stead had a double sprint victory, taking the 100m in 12.28s & 200m in 25.66s. In the U11 Boys age group Ethan Ford was also in great form, winning the 75m in 11.18s and the Long Jump with a leap of 3.96m.
For the girls, the league record holder Lily Keeler won the U11 Girls Shot with a throw of 7.09m, and Ella Bickerdyke won the U17 Ladies 100m into a strong headwind, on a wet and blustery afternoon. Millie Powell won the 800m after running a swift 300m in 43.96s. For the seniors the evergreen Jennifer Ibbitson won both the Hammer and Javelin.
Wakefield Harriers have once again won the overall West Yorkshire Track & Field League team title, and three Harriers have won their individual age group titles. Ethan Ford was a clear winner of the U11 Boys title, with twice the points of his nearest rival. Cole McAndrew just won the U15 Boys title on countback, after a tie on points, and takes the title because he has had more individual victories than his Halifax rival. Alexander Bostwick won the U20 Men's title, but after a season long battle Lily Keeler was unlucky to just lose the U11 Girls title by a couple of points.
2022 League Results and League Tables.

21st Jul 2022. Amy-Eloise Markovc Competes in World Championships 5000m.
Amy-Eloise Markovc was selected to compete for the Great Britain & NI team in the World Championships at Oregon in the USA over the 5000m distance. The heats of the event were held in the middle of the day, and Amy struggled in the hot conditions, finishing 12th in 15 mins 31.62 secs, a season's best. Race result Link.
The club sends her our congratulations on her latest international performance, and we look forward to seeing her competing in the Commonwealth Games at Birmingham in a couple of weeks time, where she'll be competing for England over 5000m.

21st Jul 2022. Wakefield Harriers Senior Runners Distance League Race 8.

18th Jul 2022. Club Training Cancelled Tuesday Evening.
Due to the extreme and unprecedented heat forecast for tomorrow evening (a red weather alert!), the Club Committee have decided, that for the safety of the athletes and coaches, there will be no official club training tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. Club training will resume as normal on Thursday evening, when the weather is forecast to be back to normal.

17th Jul 2022. U13 Boys 1500m Club Record Holder Michael Thomas Passes Away.

16th/17th Jul 2022. England Athletics U20 & U23 Championships.
There were 2 Harriers competing at the England Athletics U20 & U23 Championships at Bedford, and they both did very well.
Leonie Ashmeade won a silver medal, finishing an excellent 2nd in the U23 Women's 100m final in 11.60s. This was a new personal best time without wind assistance, after winning her heat in 11.79s. Miles Sizer was close to his best in finishing 3rd in his heat of the U23 Men's 400m Hurdles in 56.64s, and went on to finish 6th in the final in 57.89s.
Results from Power of 10.

10th Jul 2022. Northern Mens & Womens League Match 3 at Wakefield.
At the third match in the 'East Premier' division of the North of England Track & Field League at Thornes Park Stadium, the club had a good turnout of 27 athletes, and finished in a very good 2nd place. It was good to see several club members competing for the first time for the team, and we were pleased to welcome back a couple of athletes, returning to competition after several years.
Ladies Team Manager Lucy Holmes led by example, winning both the 100m in 12.98s and 200m in 26.48s, and almost winning the Shot as well with her season's best throw of 12.35m. There were also 'A' string victories for Daniel Franks in the men's 800m in 1 min 55.40 secs, and from U20 Amy Hunt in the women's Long Jump with 5.12m.
Also competing with distinction for the club, in the extremely hot conditions, were Adam Murray, Alyce McCurdie, Amanda Potter, Andrew Cartwright, Ben Smith (U17), Bobby Jukes, Callum Eastwood (U17), Callum Gaunt (U20), Charlotte Knowles, Chloe Kaye (U20), Elliot Prentice (U20), Hannah Yates, Jennifer Ibbitson, Jordan Guthrie, Kian Slatter (U17), Lynsie Whyke, Mark Lindsay, Millie Powell (U17), Richard Higson-Blythe, Stephen Thorpe, Stewart Knowles, Suzanne Brooke (U20), Tegan Hamilton-Adams (U20) and Zachary Rayner (U17). Download Results.
Match Result :- City of York AC 404, Wakefield District Harriers & AC 342.5, Rotherham Harriers & AC 237.5, Holmfirth Harriers & AC 221, City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 220, Leeds City AC 198.

8th/9th Jul 2022. English Schools Championships T&F Championships.
There were 4 Harriers competing for their school county athletics associations at the English Schools Championships Track & Field Championships at Sportcity Manchester, and they all did very well.
U20 Amy Hunt was 14th in the Long Jump with 5.17m, U17 Ella Bickerdyke finished 4th in the her heat of the 200m in 26.21s, U15 Cole McAndrew came 4th in his 800m heat in a new PB of 2m 04.64s, and U15 Libby Cree was close to her best, running 2m 18.96s in her heat of the 800m.
Results from Power of 10.

8th Jul 2022. Wakefield Harriers Senior Runners Distance League Race 7.

6th Jul 2022. West Yorkshire Track & Field League Meeting 5.
There was an international flavour to the fifth meeting of the West Yorkshire Track & Field League at Cleckheaton, as we welcomed as guests a group of athletes from Dubai. They might have not been used to the windy conditions, but they produced some good sprint times, including a new league record in the U13 Boys 150m, previously held by Wakefield's Ben Smith.
Ben was in winning form though, as he took the U17M 100m in 11.80s, and Ethan Ford ran his fastest ever time when winning the U11B 75m in 11.12s. There were also good wins from Oliver Bostwick (U15B DT 22.19m), James Stead (U15B 100m 12.13s), Ella Bickerdyke (U17W 100m 12.84s) and Lucy Holmes (SW SP 11.00m).
Wakefield Harriers continue to lead in the team standings in the league, and we still have three Harriers leading the individual standings :- Ethan Ford (U11 Boys), Ben Smith (U17 Men) and Alexander Bostwick (U20 Men).
2022 League Results and League Tables.

4th Jul 2022. Wakefield Harriers June Athlete of the Month - Amy-Eloise Markovc.

3rd Jul 2022. Yorkshire & District Athletics League Match 3.
At the third match of the Yorkshire & District Athletics League at Cleckheaton, Wakefield Harriers once again came out on top, ahead of Cleethorpes, Longwood & Barnsley.
Download the provisional results in XL

2nd/3rd Jul 2022. Wakefield Harriers Master Athletes Compete Internationally.

2nd Jul 2022. John Matthews & Mike Swain Memorial Jumps & Throws Meeting.
We had an excellent turnout from athletes from all over the North of England for the John Matthews & Mike Swain Memorial Jumps & Throws Open Meeting. And we also welcomed back some former and retired club members, keen to show their respects to the two leading coaches we sadly lost during this past year.
The standard of competition was high in many of the events, with lots of grade 1 & 2 performances achieved. Two of those grade 1s came from Wakefield's U13B Joshua Akintolu, who won the High Jump with 1.55m, and the Long Jump with 4.96m. His older brother Daniel also jumped a grade 2 5.70m in the U15B Long Jump, and threw a grade 3 11.00m in the Shot.
The Junior Jets were out in force, and many of them had the opportunity to try the High Jump for the first time, where Lily Keeler jumped a New U11G High Jump Record of 1.16m, improving the previous record held by Molly Dunbavin by 1 cm. Lily was also a clear winner of the Long Jump with 3.47m, and the Shot with 7.52m, and we also had Oliver Smith winning the U11B Shot.
Many thanks to all the officials and helpers for all their hard work in making the meeting a success.
Meeting Results