Northern Senior League – Division 1
Thorne’s Park, Wakefield
Saturday 8th August 2015
Kingston upon Hull Athletic Clubs final senior league meeting of the current track and field season, took place at Thorne’s Park, the home of Wakefield Harriers, on Saturday 8th of August 2015.
Once again the team was a potent mix of master and senior athletes and the rising talents from the clubs youth system.
In addition to the Wakefield club, our other opponents were Sale Harriers, Preston Harriers, Derby Athletic Club and Blackburn Harriers. Going into the match Blackburn and Wakefield were the joint league leaders, with both on 13 points. Kingston were sitting in 3rd place on 12 points.
Everything was up for grabs on the day, and it made for a great atmosphere and a tense and closely fought encounter, both on the track and in the field.
We enjoyed a fine summers day over in the West Riding. Temperatures reached 23 degrees and it was very humid.
The Kingston athletes put in a very good team performance, and there were some excellent new PB’s posted on both track and field. The first three teams were separated by a mere 14 event points.
Kingston upon Hull finished the day in 3rd place, the 4 league points we collected put us in the runners up spot. Behind the 2015 Division 1 champions Wakefield Harriers.
Details of all the performances by the Kingston athletes are as follows.
100 and 200 Metre Sprints
Luke Giblin, the clubs pre-eminent male sprinter, ran the ‘A’ races in both the sprints. He won the 100 in a time of 10.94s and took 2nd place in the 200 in 21.92s. Joe Cooper took 3rd place in the 100 ‘B’ in 11.27s, and Daniel Gray, the 400 metres gold medallist at this year’s English Schools Championships, won the 200 ‘B’ in 22.16s, a new PB.
In the women’s events, English Schools 100 gold medallist Charlotte Paterson ran both the ‘A’ races. She won the 100, where she recorded a time of 12.24s, and took 3rd place in the 200, where she ran 25.23s. Maegan Taylor made it a double success in the 100 metres with a fine run of 12.35s, for 1st place, and Emily Lyons took 3rd place in the 200 metres ‘B’ where she ran a time of 26.82s.
400 Metre Races
The men’s ‘A’ race saw Dan Gray collected his 2nd victory of the meeting, this time in his specialist event, where he cruised to victory in a time of 51.02s. In the ‘B’ race Adam Preston recorded a time of 53.22s, to take 5th place.
In the women’s ‘A’ race Adam’s younger sister Luci Preston picked up a 4th place finish, with a run of 62.16s. In the ‘B’ race, 15 year old Jessica Fields put in a great effort to set a new PB of 63.77s, and claim 3rd places.
800 Metre Races
Our representatives in the men’s 800 metres were two 16 year olds, Marcel Dalee in the ‘A’ race and Connor Bingham in the ‘B’. Marcel finished in 4th place and ran a time of 2:00.40s, whilst Connor took 3rd place in his race, with a run of 2:03.82s.
Jessica Cappleman was the ‘A’ runner in the women’s race, where she finished 5th and ran a time of 2:34.53s. Amelia Robinson another, 16 year old, ran the ‘B’ where she finished in 3rd place, with a season’s best time of 3:25.15s.
1500 Metre Races
The clubs leading men’s 1500 metre runner, Oliver Newton, ran the ‘A’ race, where he took 3rd place and set a new PB of 4:04.44s. Harry Powell ran the ‘B’ and he also finished 3rd with a time of 4:20.19s.
15 year old Natalie Bell ran the women’s ‘A’ race, where she finished 4th and posted a new PB of 5:13.82s. Jessica Cappleman took 3rd place in the ‘B’ with a run of 5:36.48s.
Men’s 3000 Metre Steeplechase
Biathle specialist and fierce competitor Gregan Clarkson, was the ‘A’ runner in this gruelling event, and he ended up a comfortable winner, finishing 9 seconds ahead of the second man home. He ran a season’s best time of 10:23.84s. The ‘B’ runner was Jack Michaels, who took an excellent 2nd place in his race and set a new PB of 11:57.95s, knocking 4.3 seconds off his old time.
Men’s 5000 Metre Race
Gregan Clarkson returned to the track, this time for the 12 and a half lap race. This time he had to settle for 4th place in the ‘A’ race, putting in a run of 16:31.8s. Oliver Newton volunteered to run the ‘B’ and he picked up a 3rd place finish and set himself a new PB of 17:42.8s, taking 3 minutes off his previous best time.
Hurdles Races
Jack Michaels ran the men’s 400 metre ‘A’ race, where he took 2nd place and posted another new PB of 60.65s. Gregan Clarkson volunteered for the ‘B’ race, where he took 4th place in 74.89s.
Amelia Robinson took 2nd place in the women’s 400 metre ‘A’ race, where she set a new PB of 65.78s.
The men’s 110 metre hurdles saw Matthew Elvidge running the ‘A’ and Jack Michaels, taking on his first ever high hurdles race in the ‘B’. Matt took 3rd place in his race and ran a season’s best time of 22.00s. Jack took 3rd in the ‘B’ and ran a new PB of 21.69s.
In the women’s 100 metre hurdles Natalie Varga ran the ‘A’, where she took 6th place and recorded a time of 22.37s. Jessica Lee took 3rd place in the ‘B’ running the race in 20.31s.
Hammer Throw
Our representatives in the men’s hammer competition were two of the clubs Master’s athletes, John Twiddle and Darren Gibson, who boast a combined age of 100. They are serious competitors and no one takes them lightly. John picked up 3 gold medals at the recent British Masters Championships.
John was the ‘A’ thrower and he won his competition with a throw of 40.49m. Darren made it a winning double, his throw of 33.74m, taking him to victory in the ‘B’.
In the women’s competition we fielded two of the best young hammer throwers in Great Britain. Maggie Okul, ranked number 2 UK at under 20 and Olivia Stevenson ranked number 3 UK at under 17. Both of the girls have recently represented England on International duty. Maggie won the ‘A’ event with a throw of 51.46m and Ollie won the ‘B’ and set a new PB with the 4kg hammer, with a throw of 46.59m.
All four throwers are proud members of the ‘Hull Hammer Squad’.
Discus Throw
More action for John Twiddle, this time he took 3rd place in the ‘A’ event, with a season’s best throw of 34.93m. Sprinter Joe Cooper volunteered to be our ‘B’ thrower and he collected points for the team, and set himself a new PB with a throw of 15.35m.
Ollie Stevenson is not just a superb hammer thrower, but she is a very good discus thrower too. She was the winner of the women’s ‘A’ event, with a throw of 32.63. Nicole Gray made it another double victory for the team in the ‘B’, where she threw a new PB of 24.87m.
Shot Putt
John Twiddle collected his second victory of the day in the ‘A’ event, throwing a distance of 11.90m. Darren Gibson kept the team points total rolling with a throw of 8.11m in the ‘B’
In the women’s competition Maggie Okul took 5th place in the ‘A’, with a throw of 8.47m, and Nicole Gray took 3rd place in the ‘B’ and set another new PB of 7.15m.
Javelin Throw
15 year old Harry Stutely was the ‘A’ thrower in the men’s event, where he faced tough opposition from some good senior throwers. He acquitted himself well and threw a new PB of 24.97m. Track specialist Oliver Newton earned further points for his team in the ‘B’, with a season’s best throw of 16.74m.
The women’s competition saw Maggie Okul and Nicole Gray back in business. Maggie took 4rd place in the ‘A’, with a throw of 27.43m and Nicole was also 4th in the ‘B’, where she threw 12.65m.
Long Jump
Matthew Elvidge was our representative in the ‘A’ event and he had a good competition, taking 2nd place with a season’s best effort of 6.40m. In the ‘B’ James Wardle was involved in a really close contest. He took 3rd place, with a jump of 5.72m, but victory could have gone to any of the leading three athletes.
In the women’s competition sprinter Luci Preston took 5th position in the ‘A’ with a season’s best leap of 4.67m. Jessica Lee took 4th place in the ‘B’, where she put in a jump of 4.43m, which was a new PB.
Triple Jump
Matthew Elvidge and James Wardle were on duty again in the triple jump competition. Matt put in a season’s best jump of 10.94m in the ‘A’, which gave him a 6th place finish, and James took 3rd place in the ‘B’ where he registered a new PB of 10.88m.
Sprint champion Charlotte Paterson took 4th place in the women’s ‘A’, with a best effort on the day of 10.40m. Jessica Lee also had a 4th place finish in the ‘B’ with a jump of 8.87m.
High Jump
15 year old Freddie Capes made his senior league debut at Wakefield, where he had a good competition and took 4th place in the men’s ‘A’ event, with a height clearance at 1.60m. Matthew Elvidge was back in action in the ‘B’, where his season’s best clearance at 1.60m, gave him a 3rd place finish.
The women’s competition saw Hollie Smith take 2nd place in the ‘A’, with a season’s best clearance at 1.65m, and Natalie Varga set a new PB with a jump of 1.30m in the ‘B’.
Pole Vault
Harry Stutely competed in the men’s ‘A’ event, where he took 3rd place with a height clearance at 3.10m.Bethany Arandle made her first league appearance of the season in the women’s ‘A’ event, where she took 2nd place, with a season’s best clearance at 2.40m.
Relay Races
4 x 100 Metres – Men
The Kingston team of Joe Cooper, Matthew Elvidge, James Wardle and Luke Giblin finished in 3rd place and ran a time of 45.50s.
4 x 100 Metres – Women
The quartet of Luci Preston, Charlotte Paterson, Emily Lyons and Maegan Taylor took 2nd place and recorded a time of 49.67s.
4 x 400 Metres – Men
The one lap team of Adam Preston, Marcel Dalee, Oliver Newton and Daniel Gray took 2nd place in a time of 3:30.4s.
4 x 400 Metres – Women
The women’s team of Amelia Robinson, Luci Preston, Jessica Fields and Charlotte Paterson, took 2nd place and ran a time of 4:04.36s.
