National Youth Development League – East 2 – Round 1
Princess Mary Stadium, Cleckheaton
Saturday 18th April 2015
The upper youth team, athletes who compete in the under17 and under20 age categories opened their 2015 league campaign at Cleckheaton on Saturday 18th of April.
Our opposition for this season are the teams representing Spenborough, Bingley, Rotherham and Grimsby. We meet in four competitions during April, May, June and July.
We have set our sights on promotion this year. We have some of the best young athletes in Northern England at the club and all of them will be giving their best efforts to achieve our aim.
All track and field events are included in the competition and matches last for around five hours.
Some of the clubs athletes failed to turn out for the meeting but the team did not let that daunt them. Everyone there gave 100 per cent and we covered some of the gaps, with athletes moving out of their comfort zones and taking on extra and unfamiliar events.
The team put on a fantastic show and we saw personal best performances and season’s best efforts all over the field. They were a credit to the club and they should be very proud of their performances.
The Kingston team won the competition and finished 112 event points ahead of the 2nd placed team Rotherham Harriers & AC. We collected the maximum 5 league points.
We go into our next meeting, at our home track at Costello on the 16th of May as league leaders.
Full details of the day’s events
Under 20 men – 100 and 200 metres sprints
Our representatives in both the 100 and 200 races were Joe Cooper in the ‘A’ race and Andrew Morgan-Harrison in the ‘B’
Joe had an excellent run in the 100 metres and set a new PB of 11.4s to take 2nd place. Andy was the winner of his race and was in total control, running a season’s best time of 11.6s.
The 200 metres saw another great effort from Joe who set another PB of 22.7s for a 3rd place finish. Andy was the dominant force in his race once again and was the winner in another season’s best time of 22.5s.
Under 20 men – 800 metres
Joshua Taylor-Brown, who was a steeplechase specialist in 2014, is this year concentrating on the 800 metres. He ran a new PB of 2:05.9s for a second place finish in the ‘A’ race. Shaun Smith is concentrating on 800 and 1500 this year and he won his race with ease, setting a new PB of 2:11.1s, 11 seconds ahead of the 2nd placed finisher.
Under 20 men – 1500 metres
Shaun Smith was back in action again in the ‘A’ race, this time having to settle for 3rd place despite running a new PB of 4:15.6s. In The ‘B’ race we saw Harry Powell winning by a huge margin of more than a minute and setting a season’s best time of 4:26.3s.
Under 20 men – 3000 metres
Former distance and steeplechase runner and now a specialist 400 metres hurdler Jack Michaels ran the 3000 metres for us. As always Jack gave us everything he had and took 3rd place with a season’s best of 11:11.8s.
Under 20 men – 400 metres hurdles
Jack Michaels returned to the track to perform in his favoured event and he ran another season’s best time if 65.5s to take 2nd place.
Under 20 men –Discus
One of the great things about the Youth Development League is that it takes athletes out of their comfort zones and gets them trying something new to help their team mates. Harry Powell and Shaun Smith put their hands up to throw the discus for us, both of them set PB’s, Harry with 16.42m for 3rd place in the ‘A’ event and Shaun with 12.17m to win the ‘B’ event.
Under 20 men – Hammer
Jack Michaels and Joshua Taylor-Brown both enjoy having a go at the most technical and difficult of all the field events, the hammer throw. Jack won the ‘A’ event for his team with personal best distance of 17.76m and Josh won the ‘B’ event, again with a new PB of 15.33m.
Under 20 men – Javelin
Shaun Smith and Harry Powell stepped up once more to help the teams cause. Shaun threw 21.27m in the ‘A’ event and came away with a 2nd place finish and a new PB. Harry took 2nd place in the ‘B’ event where he threw a new PB of 13.10m.
Under 20 men – Shot Putt
Joe Cooper is a first rate sprinter and says he doesn’t like doing the shot but he always volunteers for it. He was rewarded at Cleckheaton with an excellent 2nd place and a new PB of 8.64m.
Under 20 men – Long Jump
Four hundred metre specialist Marcel Dalee competed out of his age range in the long jump. He jumped a personal best distance of 2.89m and collected valuable points for his team
Under 20 men – Triple Jump
Another athlete competing out of his age group but in a familiar event was multi-eventer Nathan Hood. He jumped a season’s best of 9.98m in the triple jump to collect a 3rd place finish.
Under 17 men – 100 metres
Our first choice sprinters Dominic Singh and Matthew Backhouse were our representatives in the 100 metres. Both of them looked a class apart from all the other runners. Dominic won his ‘A’ race in a season’s best time of 11.1s and Matthew won the ‘B’ race where he ran a season’s best time of 11.3s. However as Matt crossed the finish line and started to wind down he had problems with his hamstring and could take no further part in the competition.
Under 17 men – 200 metres
Dominic Singh did the sprint double, winning the ‘A’ 200 in a time of 22.6s. One of our fast improving young sprinters Brett Dorley stepped into the space left by Matt’s unfortunate injury and made his league debut for the club. He put in a magnificent performance, winning the ‘B’ race and grabbing a new PB of 24.3s.
Under 17 men – 400 Metres
Marcel Dalee on his home territory on the track was very impressive and he set a new PB of 52.6s to take 2nd place in the race.
Under 17 men – 800 metres
Connor Bingham and Jack Brothwell are two middle distance specialists who have put in some first rate performances during the cross country season. Now back on the track Connor won the ‘A’ race with consummate ease running a new personal best time of 2:05.2s and Jack won the ‘B’ race and also set a new personal best of 2:15.6s.
Under 17 men – 1500 metres
Jack Brothwell put in another good performance to win the 1500 ‘A’ race and pick up maximum points for the team. He also ran a season’s best time of 4:28.9s.
Under 17 men – 3000 metres
This race saw the return to action of Baldvin Magnusson who has been unable to compete for some time. We have missed him and it is great to have him back. He was in 2nd place in the race and ran a season’s best time of 10:20.8s.
Under 17 men – Discus and Shot
Joshua Tranmer the Northern shot and discus champion has just joined the team from the under15’s and he is a most welcome recruit to the ranks. He won both competitions, setting new PB’s in both. He threw the discus 36.75m and the shot 12.03m.
Under17 men – Hammer
Sprinter Brett Dorley volunteered to throw the hammer for the team and he got it out to 16.13 m and got himself a PB.
Under 17 men – Javelin
Nathan Hood took 3rd place in the javelin competition and he launched it out to 23.92m to set a new PB for himself.
Under 17 men – Long Jump and Triple Jump
Macalley Morgan represented us in both competitions. Macalley is a good jumper and always performs to his best. He won the triple jump with a season’s best effort of 10.50m and was runner up in the long jump with a leap of 5.14m.
Under 17 men – High Jump
Freddie Capes performed well and earned himself a 2nd place finish with a new personal best clearance of 1.55m.
Under 17 men – Pole Vault
This event is one of Nathan Hood’s specialities, he is in excellent form and he won the competition with a clearance of 3.10m which equalled his PB which he set at the Kingston Open the previous weekend.
Under 20 women – 100 and 200 metres
The 100 metres sprint saw England international and reigning Northern champion Charlotte Paterson running the ‘A’ race and 15 years old Chloe Constable, competing out of her age range running the ‘B’. Charlotte won her race in a season’s best time of 12.2s and Chloe put in a great effort to win her race and set a new PB of 14.1s.
The 200 metres saw Charlotte again running the ‘A’ and 16 years old Emily Lyons, in her second season in the under 17’s, running the ‘B’. Charlotte ran another season’s best of 25.0s to win her race and Emily won the ‘B’ in a season’s best time of 26.3s, 9 tenths of a second ahead of the 2nd placed finisher.
Under 20 women – 100 metres hurdles
Angelakie Koutsi made her debut in the blue and gold vest of Kingston and claimed a 3rd place finish for the club, running a time of 20.6s.
Under 20 women – Discus
The women’s field events are one of the strongest areas at the club and the discus saw Ollie Stevenson, the reigning under 17 Northern champion perform for the under 20’s team. She won the ‘A’ event with a new personal best throw of 36.60m, which was almost 7 metres ahead of the runner up. In The ‘B’ event Nicole Gray took 2nd place with a throw measuring 21.24m.
Under 20 women – Hammer
Another Northern champion Maggie Okul showed her power and class to put a further 2 metres on to her PB with a massive effort of 50.42m, her first throw over 50 metres. Nicole Gray took another 2nd place finish and set a new PB into the bargain with a throw of 19.88m.
Under 20 women – Javelin
Maggie Okul was the winner of the javelin competition where she threw a season’s best distance of 26.53m.
Under 20 women – Shot Putt
Maggie Okul and Nicole Gray lined up together again to do battle in the shot event. Both girls picked up 2nd place finishes. In the ‘A’ event Maggie set a new PB of 8.73m and the ‘B’ saw a new PB of 6.36 m for Nicole.
Under 20 women – Long Jump
16 years old Jessica Lee picked up a 3rd place finish in the ‘A’ event it was a closely fought competition where she set a new PB for the event of 4.35m. Angelakie Koutsi was the winner of the ‘B’ event with a best effort measuring 4.03m.
Under 20 women – Triple Jump
Charlotte Paterson collected her 3rd victory of the day, this time away from the track, in the triple jump. She put in a season’s best jump of 10.78m to win the ‘A’ competition. Jessica Lee pulled out a new personal best measuring 9.35m to win the ‘B’ event.
Under 17 women – 100 metres
Olivia Young has moved up this year from the under 15’s team. In her first performance for the under 17’s she was the winner of the ‘A’ race in a new personal best time of 13.6s. A relative new comer to the club and making her debut for Kingston was Malvina Oberemok who crowned her first appearance with a victory in the ‘B’ race and a new PB of 14.0s.
Under 17 women – 200 metres
Gabrielle Whittle is another first year under 17 and is a very promising young sprinter. She ran in the ‘A’ race where she collected a 2nd place finish and recorded a time of 27.3s. Amelia Benson has also just joined the team from the under 15’s and she too shows lots of promise. She powered to victory in the ‘B’ race and also ran a time of 27.3s.
Under 17 women – 300 metres
Amelia Robinson put in a solid performance in the ‘A’ race which gained her a new PB of 42.6s and a 2nd place finish. Jessica Fields kept herself busy at the indoor meetings during the winter. She won the ‘B’ race at Cleckheaton, in a new personal best time of 44.2s.
Under 17 women – 800 metres
Our middle distance section has been greatly strengthened for the 2015 season, with Charlotte Dalton, Martha Savage and Natalie Bell all moving up from the under 15’s. Charlotte ran the ‘A’ race and she put in an excellent performance and enjoyed a great victory, plus a new personal best time of 2:35.9s. Martha dominated the ‘B’ race and strolled to a well deserved win in a time of 2:44.6s which was a new PB for her.
Under 17 women – 1500 metres
Charlotte Dalton returned to the track and carried on where she had left off in the 800. She won the ‘A’ race with ease, setting a new PB of 5:18.2s. 47 seconds ahead of her nearest rival. Natalie Bell made it a double victory in the 1500 with a season’s best time of 5:24.0s, to win the ‘B’ race.
Under 17 women – 80 metres hurdles
The Humberside County Champion Chloe Sole started her 2015 league campaign with a victory in the 80 metres hurdles and she recorded a time of 13.3s. Sian Kerry made it a club double with a victory in the ’B’ race in a time of 15.7s.
Under 17 women – 300 metres hurdles
Amelia Robinson and Jessica Fields were back together again in the 300 hurdles. Amelia ran to victory in the ‘A’ race where she set a new PB of 57.1s. Jessica ensured we claimed another club double with her victory in the ‘B’ race when she also set a new PB of 57.5s.
Under 17 women – Hammer
Ollie Stevenson, England and English Schools silver medallist and reigning Northern Champion was never troubled in the hammer competition. She won with ease with a throw of 52.73m.
Under 17 women – Discus
The Humberside County Champion Sophie O’Hara claimed yet another discus victory, this time at Cleckheaton with a new personal best throw of 33.84m.
Under 17 women – Javelin
The Humberside Schools Champion Sian Kerry won the javelin competition with a throw measuring 27.98m, a new PB.
Under 17 women – Shot Putt
In a tightly fought competition Sophie O’Hara had to settle for a 4th place finish with her best effort being one of 10.34m.
Under 17 women – Long Jump
Olivia Young the 2014 Humberside County bronze medallist set a new PB for the event with a leap of 4.21m, to claim 3rd place.
Relay Results
Under 20 women – 4 x 100 metres race
The Kingston quartet of Emily Lyons, Amelia Benson, Angelakie Koutsi and Charlotte Paterson, set a season’s best time of 51.5s, to win their relay.
Under 17 women – 4 x 300 metres relay race
A second relay victory was secured by our 300 metre girls. Amelia Robinson, Jessica Fields, Martha Savage and Natalie Bell, cruised to victory in 3:28.2s.
Under 17 men – 4 x 400 metres race
Jack Brothwell, Connor Bingham, Baldvin Magnusson and Marcel Dalee ran to victory in their 4 x 400, clocking a time of 3:49.4s.
Under 20 men – 4 x 400 metres race
Josh Taylor-Brown, Jack Michaels, Joe Cooper and Andrew Morgan-Harrison scored an emphatic victory over their rivals in a time of 3:41.2s. Andrew is not keen on the 400 metres but he looked a very good 400 runner in this race.
