23rd Jun 2024. Yorkshire & District Athletics League Match 3.
The young athletes team had another good victory in the third match in the Premier Division of the Yorkshire & District Athletics League, at Cleethorpes, and their third successive win will almost certainly confirm them as league champions again.
The best performances came from the U13 hurdlers, with Lily Keeler running a New U13 Girls Club 70m Hurdles Record of 11.80 secs, trimming her previous record set a few weeks ago, and Ethan Ford equalling his U13 Boys Club 75m Hurdles Record of 13.10 secs. Lily's Discus throw of 25.22m and 75m time of 10.40s were also Grade 1 performances, and Ethan also ran a very quick 80m in 10.90 secs.
There were also top quality performances from Rosie Thistlewood (U17W 800m 2 mins 18.1 secs & 300m 44.10s), Isabella Tutt (U17W 300m 43.90s) and Tom Nixon (U17M 400m 53.30s).
Match Result :- Wakefield District Harriers & AC 589, Barton & Goole 494, Cleethorpes AC 484, Pontefract AC 393, Skyrac AC 167.
Results from Power of 10. or Download the meeting results in XL.

22nd/23rd Jun 2024. New U15 Boys Pentathlon Club Record for Joshua Akintolu.
Four Wakefield Harriers competed in the ESAA Combined Event Regional Championships (North East) at Doncaster, with some outstanding results. High jump star Joshua Akintolu showed his versatility by easily winning the U15 title with a magnificent haul of 2842 points, a New U15 Boys Club Pentathlon Record. This easily beat the previous record set in 2016 by Aran Thomas, and is a score that places him 2nd in the UK rankings. His performances in the five events were 80mH 12.61s, High Jump 1.86m, Shot 10.83m, Long Jump 6.13m and 800m 2m 26.1s, the long jump being a new PB which currently places him joint first in the UK in that event as well!
Romy Fagan also had a great day, finishing 6th in the U15 Girls Pentathlon with 2647 points. She recorded four PBs, including an excellent 1.62m in the High Jump, which places her 8th in the UK rankings. Ella Bickerdyke also did well to finish 6th in the U20 Heptathlon with 3527 points, and Sylvie Ellis was 16th in the U17 Heptathlon with 2883 points. Po10 Results Link.

19th Jun 2024. West Yorkshire Track & Field League Meeting 4.
There was another good turnout of athletes at the fourth meeting of the West Yorkshire Track & Field League at Cleckheaton. Conditions were excellent, and there were two new league records.
In the men's events there were Harriers victories for Ethan Ford U13B 200m 28.13s, Benjamin Jackson U15B Discus 22.74m, Ben Smith U20M 100m 11.40s and Alexander Bostwick U20M 400m 54.73s, whilst in the ladies competitions, winning their events were Phoebe Sayles U11G 75m 11.73s, Lily Keeler U13G Shot 8.27m, Ava Walsh U17W 800m 2m 33.03s, and Sylvie Ellis U17W HJ 1.45m.
In addition, there were grade 3 performances from Lily Keeler U13G 100m 13.84s & Romy Fagan U15G 200m 26.90s, and grade 4 performances from Thomas Hastings U13B 200m 28.86s & Benjamin Jackson U15B 100m 12.24s.
Wakefield Harriers are still leading the league in the club standings, with Ella Bickerdyke, Amy Gleghorn, Matilda Shaw, Benjamin Jackson and Ethan Ford leading their age group standings.
2024 League Results and League Tables.

18th Jun 2024. Thornes Park Stadium Track Refurbishment.
We have now heard that the refurbishment of the Thornes Park Stadium Track will be starting on the 8 July. With the election being held on the 4 July, this means that the last club training session at Thornes Park will be on Tuesday 2 July. The work is expected to last between 10 and 12 weeks, meaning that it is unlikely we shall be able to use it until the beginning of October.
The Club has been able to come to an agreement with the Queen Elizabeth Grammer School (QEGS) in Wakefield, to use their track, whilst ours is not available.

15th Jun 2024. North of England Track & Field League Match 2.
The club finished 6th once again at the second match in the 'East Premier' division of the North of England Track & Field League at Derby. The team was short of athletes again, but there were great efforts throughout from the team of Ella Bickerdyke, Alexander Bostwick, Oliver Bostwick, Chloe Fitton, Lucy Harrison, Richard Higson-Blythe, Bobby Jukes, Alyce McCurdie, Adam Murray, Thomas Nixon, Ian Ogden, Amanda Potter, Ben Smith, Stephen Thorpe, Chris Watson, Paige Watson, Lynsie Whyke, with many athletes competing in several events to score points for the team.
Match Result :- Derby AC 374, City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 351, Leeds City AC 347, City of York AC 322, Lincoln Wellington 293, Wakefield District Harriers & AC 213.
Download results in pdf, and Results from Power of 10.

8th/9th Jun 2024. Northern Athletics Senior & U20 Outdoor T&F Championships.
Results Link.

9th Jun 2024. Bradford Millennium Way Relay.
Wakefield Harriers once again had two teams of 10 competing in the Bradford Millennium Way Relay, a challenging long distance off-road relay of 47 miles, involving 6300 ft of climbing.
The Men's team finished 10th and the mixed team finished 32nd overall, out of the 49 competing teams.
Download the Results in XL.

7th Jun 2024. Amy-Eloise Neale Finishes 19th at European Championships.
Amy-Eloise Neale finished 19th in the 5000m at the European Athletics Championships in Rome, in the fine time of 15m 33.45s. Although it wasn't her best run, the club congratulates her on her latest international selection. Race Result.

4th Jun 2024. May Athletes of the Month - Daniel Akintolu and Max Arnold.

2nd Jun 2024. Another Age Group Club Record for Julie Briscoe.
At the Orsted Great Grimsby 10K Julie Briscoe ran a New FV45 10Km Club Record of 36 mins 14 secs, beating her previous record from last year. Results Link.

2nd Jun 2024. Pontefract Open Meeting at Cudworth.
Results Link.

1st Jun 2024. Some Fast Middle Distance Times from Junior Athletes.
At the BMC PB Classic meeting at Loughborough there were some fast middle distance times from some of our junior athletes. Rosie Thistlewood ran a new PB 1500m time of 4m 36.67s, a grade 1 performance for a U17 woman, and also running a grade 1 was U13 Boy Thomas Hastings with his 800m time of 2m 17.92s, whilse Sydney Swan recorded a grade 4 with 2m 31.18s. Results Link.

31st May 2024. Amy-Eloise Neale Selected for European Championships.
Amy-Eloise Neale has been selected to compete in the 5000m for the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team in the European Athletics Championships, which take place in Rome from 7th-12th June. She finished an excellent 5th in these championships two years ago, so hopefully she can get a medal this time. The club congratulates her on her latest international selection.
Team Details from British Athletics.

29th May 2024. West Yorkshire Track & Field League Meeting 3.
The third meeting of the West Yorkshire Track & Field League at Cleckheaton saw another good turnout of Harriers, with some fine performances.
In the ladies events there were Harriers victories for Matilda Shaw U11G 600m 1m 58.00s & LJ 3.63m, Romy Fagan U15G HJ 1.55m, Ella Bickerdyke U20W 100m 12.78s & 400m 65.44s and Alyce McCurdie SW DT 21.65m.
In the men's competitions, winning their events were Ethan Ford U13B 100m 13.74s, Thomas Hastings U13B 800m 2m 24.42s and Benjamin Jackson U15B 200m 25.19s.
In addition, there were grade 3 performances from Lily Keeler, 3rd in the U13G 200m in 29.16s and Romy Fagan 2nd in the U15G 100m 12.96s, and there were grade 4 performances from Sydney Swan 2nd U13B 800m 2m 32.28s, Neve Arundel 2nd U13G HJ 1.25m and Sophie Torossian 4th U15G 100m 13.31s.
Wakefield Harriers are still leading the league in the club standings, with Ella Bickerdyke, Amy Gleghorn, Romy Fagan, Lily Keeler, Matilda Shaw, Benjamin Jackson and Ethan Ford leading their age group standings.
2024 League Results and League Tables.

27th May 2024. Northern U15 & U17 Inter-County Championships.

26th May 2024. Great Manchester Run Half Marathon.
At the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run Half Marathon there were a couple of excellent performances. Julie Briscoe ran a New FV45 Half Marathon Club Record of 1 hr 19:13, beating her previous record by nearly a minute. Nicola Steel also had a great run to record 1 hr 26:09, finishing 5th in the FV45 category. Results Link.

26th May 2024. Yorkshire & District Athletics League Match 2.
The young athletes team had another good victory in the second match in the Premier Division of the Yorkshire & District Athletics League at Grimsby.
Match Result :- Wakefield District Harriers & AC 697, Cleethorpes AC 455, Barton & Goole 411, Skyrac AC 240, Pontefract AC 177.
Results from Power of 10. or download the meeting results in XL.

25th May 2024. New 5 Km Road Club Record for Amy-Eloise Neale.
Amy-Eloise Neale finished 4th overall and first lady in the Run Aintree 5 Km road race at Liverpool, in the superb time of 15 mins 30 secs. This was a New Ladies Club 5 Km Road Record, beating her previous record from last year.
Race Result.

22nd May 2024. Wakefield Harriers Senior Runners Distance League Race 6.
The 6th event in this year's Wakefield Harriers Senior Runners Distance League was the Newmillerdam Quacky Trail Race, an evening 5 Km trail race through the woodland trails of Newmillerdam Country Park. The outstanding performance came from Lucy Robinson, who easily finished 1st lady and was 4th overall, and not far behind Simon Midwood, who was the first Harrier home in 3rd place. Sam Rogers and Thomas Sellars were next home from the club in 11th and 14th places, and Chloe Fitton had a good run to finish 3rd lady in 25th place overall.
Results Link, and Link to Distance League page containing League Table and links to all fixtures.

18th May 2024. North of England Track & Field League Match 1.
The club finished 6th at the first match in the 'East Premier' division of the North of England Track & Field League at York. The team was short of athletes in many events, but there were great efforts throughout from the team of Robert Brailsford, Jordan Guthrie, Lucy Harrison, Richard Higson-Blythe, Bobby Jukes, Alyce McCurdie, Adam Murray, Thomas Nixon, Ian Ogden, Amanda Potter, Ben Smith, Stephen Thorpe, Chris Watson, Paige Watson, Lynsie Whyke, with many athletes competing in several events to score points for the team.
Match Result :- City of York AC 427.5, Leeds City AC 387, City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 352, Derby AC 282, Lincoln Wellington 246.5, Wakefield District Harriers & AC 203.
Download results in pdf, and Results from Power of 10.

17th May 2024. Club Track & Field Championship Medal Winners.
This year, due to the uncertainty over when the track at Thornes Park Stadium was going to be resurfaced, for U13s and above, the Track & Field Club Championships were incorporated in the Yorkshire Track & Field Championships, held at Cudworth.
Well done to all those who competed, and especially to all those who won medals, which will be presented at the Club Presentation Evening on Saturday 7th December. Here in XL is the List of Club Track & Field Championship Medal Winners.

13th May 2024. April Athletes of the Month - Angela Hall & Craig Orr.

12th May 2024. Road Racing Weekend Roundup.
Two Harriers ran in the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon, and both did very well on the tough course in the unusually warm conditions. Sam Rogers finished 42nd overall in 2 hrs 58:09, and Katie Peers also ran superbly to record 3 hrs 20:29 and finish 11th lady and 226th overall in the huge field of over 4300 runners. Results Link.
Meanwhile, in the Run For All Leeds Half Marathon Angela Hall continued her fine form to finish 8th lady and first in the FV45 category with her excellent time of 1 hr 29:29. Results Link.
In the Oxford Town and Gown 10k Robert Brailsford ran a good race to finish 4th in 33:40. Results Link.
At the Alderley Edge Bypass 10K Julie Briscoe ran her best time of the year with 37:05 Results Link.

11th/12th May 2024. Yorkshire Track & Field Championships at Cudworth.
Wakefield Harriers had a good showing at the Yorkshire Track & Field Championships at Cudworth, and they came away with a good haul of 22 medals.
8 Gold medals were won by :- Lily Keeler (U13G SP 9.44m & HJ 1.30m), Ethan Ford (U13B LJ 4.62m & HJ 1.25m), Romy Fagan (U15G HJ 1.58m), Joshua Akintolu (U15B HJ 1.89m & LJ 6.09m) & Alexander Bostwick (U20M SP 10.74m).
9 Silver medals were won by :- Ethan Ford (U13B 100m 13.86s), Thomas Hastings (U13B 800m 2:15.15), Daniel Arnold (U13B HJ 1.20m), Max Arnold (U17M HT 18.06m & JT 24.54m), Daniel Akintolu (U17M HJ 1.70m), Rosie Thistlewood (U17W 1500m 4:51.27) & Lucy Harrison (SW SP 11.72m & JT 26.15m).
5 Bronze medals were won by :- Lily Keeler (U13G LJ 4.36m), Oliver Potter (U13B HJ 1.20m), Romy Fagan (U15G 200m 26.54s), Max Arnold (U17M DT 23.07m) & Daniel Akintolu (U17M LJ 5.45m).
Joshua Akintolu and Thomas Hastings were both close to the Championship Best Performances in their events. Joshua's leap of 1.89m was a New Outdoor U15 Boys Club High Jump Record, although he has jumped higher indoors. Thomas's time of 2m 15.15s was another New U13 Boys Club 800m Record. Download Results in PDF.

8th May 2024. West Yorkshire Track & Field League Meeting 2.
On a fine evening there was another good turnout of athletes at the second meeting of the West Yorkshire Track & Field League at Cleckheaton.
In the men's events there were Harriers victories for William Jones U11B Shot 6.47m, Ethan Ford U13B 200m 28.42s & LJ 4.46m, and Benjamin Jackson U15B 100m 12.53s & Shot 8.29m.
In the ladies competitions, winning their events were Matilda Shaw U11G 75m 11.45s & Shot 5.34m, Lily Keeler U13G Discus 24.37m, Sylvie Ellis U17W 800m 2m 33.49s and Ella Bickerdyke U20W 200m 26.62s & LJ 4.20m.
In addition, there was a grade 3 performance from Lily Keeler, 2nd in the U13G 100m in 13.99s, and there was a grade 4 performance from Romy Fagan 2nd in the U15G 200m 27.35s.
Wakefield Harriers are still leading the league, with Ella Bickerdyke, Amy Gleghorn, Lily Keeler, Matilda Shaw and Ethan Ford leading their age group standings.
2024 League Results and League Tables.

7th May 2024. Ben Butler Wins Rothwell Harriers Canal 5 Km Race.
Ben Butler had a good victory in the first race in the Rothwell Harriers Canal 5 Km Race Series, coming home 41 seconds ahead of the 2nd place finisher. There were also fine runs from Stewart Knowles in 5th, Simon Midwood 6th, Ashley Crow 9th, Paul Gilbert 12th & Phil Ambler 15th. Angie Dales was our first lady home in 42nd place, and first in the FV50 category. Results Link.
The race was the 5th event in the 2024 Distance League. Link to Distance League page containing League Table and links to all fixtures.

6th May 2024. BUCS Athletics Outdoor T&F Championships.
At the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Track & Field Championships at Sportcity, Manchester, Abbey Brooke was competing for Loughborough University, and had a great run, finishing 7th in the women's 5000m in the excellent time of 16m 55.57s. Results Link.

6th May 2024. Two New Club Records in U13 Age Group.
Several athletes from the club competed at the Trafford AC Medal Meeting at Stretford. The highlight was a New U13 Boys Club 800m Record for Thomas Hastings, his excellent time of 2 mins 18.08 secs beating the previous record, jointly held by Daniel Franks and Ben Read, by over 3 seconds. Results Link.
At the York Combined Events and Track Meeting Lily Keeler Ran a New U13 Girls Club 70m Hurdles Record. Her time of 11.82 secs, which beat the previous record held by Naida Bromley since 1999, was set during a Pentathlon competition, which Lily won with a score of 2119 points. Sylvie Ellis also took part in the U17 Women's Pentathlon, finishing 5th with 2239 points, and Ella Bickerdyke was 5th in an U20 Ladies Quadrathlon with 1452 points. Results Link.

5th May 2024. Lucy Robinson Selected to Compete for North of England.
Lucy Robinson was selected to compete for a North of England team in the Cardiff 5k Road Race, and finished 7th lady in the fast time of 16:24. Results Link.

1st May 2024. Very Fast 800m Time from Rosie Thistlewood.
At the York Evening Series Meeting Rosie Thistlewood ran a very fast 800m time of 2 mins 13.11 secs, a grade 1 performance, and not too far away from the club U17 Ladies 800m record. Lucy Harrison also recorded a grade 3 performance in the senior women's shot, with her throw of 11.05m. Results Link.

28th Apr 2024. Yorkshire & District Athletics League Match 1.
At the first match of the Yorkshire & District Athletics League at Cleckheaton the club had a great start, with Wakefield Harriers easily coming out on top in the Premier Division. It was an excellent all-round team effort from the Wakefield athletes, with many of them recording personal best performances. Included amongst them was a New U13 Boys Club 75m Hurdles Record of 13.10s secs by Ethan Ford, improving the previous record of Declan Sheehan set in 2010.
Results from Power of 10. or download the meeting results in XL.

25th Apr 2024. Simon Midwood Wins Silkstone Shuffle Race 1.
The first race in the Silkstone Shuffle race series was a Distance League event this year, and there was a great win for Simon Midwood, as he came home 25 seconds clear of the field. Results Link

21st Apr 2024. West Yorkshire Track & Field League Meeting 1.
There was a good start to the West Yorkshire Track & Field League, with a good turnout of Harriers at the first meeting at Cleckheaton.
In the ladies events there were victories for Lucy Harrison SW Javelin 26.55m, Ella Bickerdyke U20W 100m 12.72s, HJ 1.40m & Javelin 15.47m, Amy Gleghorn U17W 80m Hurdles 14.35s, Sylvie Ellis U17W HJ 1.40m and Lily Keeler U13G SP 8.22m & 70m Hurdles 13.4s.
In the men's competitions, winning their events were Robert Brailsford SM 3000m in 9m 18.34s, Alexander Bostwick U20M 200m in 23.46s and Ethan Ford U13B 100m 14.17s, 75m Hurdles 13.71s & HJ 1.33m.
In addition, there was a grade 3 performance from Lily Keeler U13G LJ 2nd in 4.27m, and there were grade 4 performances from Sophie Torossian U15G 100m 2nd in 13.35s, Romy Fagan U15G 2nd LJ 4.54m and Thomas Hastings U13B 800m 2nd in 2m 30.05s.
Wakefield Harriers have taken an early lead in the league, with Ella Bickerdyke, Lily Keeler and Ethan Ford leading their age group standings.
2024 League Results and League Tables.

21st Apr 2024. New F45 Club Marathon Record for Angela Hall in London Marathon.
There were some excellent runs from the Harriers taking part in the TCS London Marathon including a New F45 Club Marathon Record of 3 hrs 06:46 from Angela Hall, improving Nicola Steel's record set in last years' race. Her time moves her up to 5th on the club all-time list.
Jake Worton was the club's leading runner, with his fine time of 2 hrs 47:55 on his first attempt at the distance, and former 800m runner Ben Read ran 3 hrs 10:14 on his marathon debut, the same running time exactly as Jamie Lindley. Also recording a good time was M50 Ian Ogden with 3 hrs 31:55. Results Link.

20th Apr 2024. Two Harriers Compete in London Mini Marathon.
Two Wakefield Harriers were selected to run for the Yorkshire & Humberside team in the British Athletics Road Championship, which was incorporated into the London Mini Marathon yesterday. U17 Rosie Thistlewood finished 47th in 9.17 for the 2.6km course and U13 Tommy Hastings 63rd in 9.46. It will have been a great experience for them both.

14th/15th Apr 2024. Some Excellent Harriers Marathon Performances.
At the Manchester Marathon there were quite a few Wakefield Harriers taking part. Darren Hewitt was the only Harrier to break the 3 hour barrier, with his time of 2 hrs 56:36, and other male runners under 3 hrs 30 mins were Sam Rogers 3:01:21, Thomas Sellers 3:17:55 & Peter Woodhead 3:25:32. For the ladies Emma Feeney was well under the 4 hour mark with her time of 3 hrs 34:06, which places her 19th in the club all-time list. Results Link.
At the Boston Marathon in the USA Craig Orr ran a New Club M60 Marathon Record with his time of 3 hrs 54:51, easily beating the previous record from 2003. Results Link.

13th Apr 2024. Wakefield Harriers Indoor Open Series Meeting 3.
There were more excellent performances at the third meeting of the Wakefield Harriers Indoor Open Series, including two more club records!
Benjamin Jackson ran a New U15B 50m Club Record of 6.7s, improving the record he'd set at the previous meeting, and Matilda Shaw equalled the U11G 50m Club Record of 7.7s, set by Olivia Roe ten years ago.
Lily Keeler had an excellent day, winning the U13G High Jump with 1.39m, the Shot with 8.60m, and the 50m with 7.5s. England U15 Indoor High Jump Champion Joshua Akintolu was back in action, winning his main event with a leap of 1.75m, and he also won the shot with 10.74m. Also winning two events was Ethan Ford, taking the U13B 50m in 7.5s and the High Jump with 1.30m.
Other Harriers winning events were Timothy Akintolu (U11B HJ 1.23m), Arthur Simpson (U11B 50m 7.9s), Matilda Shaw (U11G SP 5.28m) Romy Fagan (U15G HJ 1.57m) & Daniel Akintolu (U17M SP 11.11m).

8th Apr 2024. March Athlete of the Month - Benjamin Jackson.

1st Apr 2024. Wakefield Harriers Track & Field Club Championships.
This year, due to the uncertainty over Thornes Park Stadium, for U13s and above, the Track & Field Club Championships are being incorporated in the Yorkshire Track & Field Championships, Cudworth on Sat 11th May & Sun 12th May. Download Prospectus
For the Junior Jets, the Track & Field Club Championships are being incorporated in the West Yorkshire League Championships, at Cleckheaton on Sun 8th September. League Details