West Yorkshire Track & Field – Division 1 – Meet 1 Report

There was a fantastic turnout of athletes from Holmfirth Harriers at the opening fixture of the West Yorkshire Track and Field League. One of the biggest pluses of the day was the fact that we had 24 athletes competing across the full range of events and age groups. This is the highest turnout we have had at this event for a long time. Another huge plus and something that made us all proud was the amount of encouragement and support that our athletes were giving each other. It was a positive experience and great credit to all the juniors for the enthusiasm they showed towards their friends and training partners.

The league is a great way for juniors to progress and develop their athletics abilities and skills. Most of our athletes were competing in a track and field meet for the first time but what they lacked in experience they more than made up for in terms of character, effort, and talent. There were so many good performances it would be wrong to single anybody out – everybody walked away with personal bests and more importantly they learned so much by participating.

If anybody wants to compete in the league its not too late to enter, there are still 6 fixtures remaining. The next fixture is Wed 11^th May and entries need to be in by 4^th May – see John McFadzean for an entry form.

So, onto the results. Below is a breakdown of our athlete’s results. For the full meeting results please see the link at the end:

U11 Girls:

75m:  3^rd Soraya Thomas 11.71s PB; 10^th Saskia Wright 13.36 PB; 12^th Alice Hall 13.72 PB

600m: 2^nd Soraya Thomas 2m 4.99s PB; 6^th Saskia Wright 2m 19.66s PB; 7^th Alice Hall 2m 23.0s PB

Shot Putt: 2^nd Soraya Thomas 5.11m PB; 6^th Saskia Wright 4.05m PB

U11 Boys:

75m 9^th Thomas Martindale 12.28s PB

600m: 7^th Thomas Martindale 2m 5.76s PB

Long Jump: 12^th Thomas Martindale 2.80m PB

U13 Girls:

80m: 12^th Erin Burridge 12.47s PB; 16^th Alice Sobo-Allen 12.88s PB; 18^th Emily Coulson 13.00s PB; 22^nd Maisie Sobo-Allen 13.45s PB; 24^th Florence Gibbs 14.27s PB

70m Hurdles: 3^rd Erin Burridge 17.19s PB; 5^th Maisie Sobo-Allen 17.60s PB; 6^th Florence Gibbs 18.13s PB;        7^th Alice Sobo-Allen 18.46s PB

800m: 7^th Emily Coulson 3m 5.10s PB

Long Jump: 10^th Alice Sobo-Allen 3.27m PB; 14^th Erin Burridge 3.17m PB; 19^th Emily Coulson 2.85 PB;           21^st Maisie Sobo-Allen 2.66m PB; 23^rd Florence Gibbs 2.52m PB

U13 Boys:

80m: 8^th Charlie Straw 12.57s PB; 12^th Luke Melling 12.83s PB;

800m: 9^th Charlie Straw 2m 53.19s PB

High Jump: 1^st Charlie Straw 1.30m PB

U15 Girls:

100m: 7^th Chloe Law 14.41s PB; 10^th Olivia Cottam 15.22s PB; 16^th Jess Martindale 16.10s PB;

75m Hurdles: 5^th Florence Jones 17.08s PB;

1500m: 7^th Emily Wood 6mins 0.84s PB; 10^th Sophie Mayes 6mins 10.40s PB;

High Jump: 3^rd Jess Martindale 1.25m PB; 4^th Chloe Law 1.20m PB; 7^th Florence Jones 1.10m PB;

U15 Boys:

100m: 16^th Joey McLaughlan 15.61 PB;

80m Hurdles: 4^th Joey McLaughlan 18.56s PB

Discus: 2^nd Sam Standing 19.68m PB

U17 Girls:

100m: 6^th Eve Dutton 13.94s PB; 13^th Jess Trafford 15.44s PB; 15^th Shauna Edge 16.74s PB

300m: 7^th Jess Trafford 49.76s PB

U17 Boys:

3000m: Jack Sunderland 10m 38.38s PB

Senior Men:

100m 2^nd Will Lander 11.73s SB

200m 2^nd Will Lander 23.38s

Full meeting results – follow this link: West Yorkshire T & F League 2022 Results 24th April 2022 – Cleckheaton (wakefield-harriers.co.uk)