UK Youth Development League – North East 2 – Match 3
Herringthorpe Stadium, Rotherham
Sunday 28th June 2015
The Youth team’s third league match of the season took us to the Herringthorpe Stadium in Rotherham where we renewed our rivalry with the teams representing Rotherham Harriers & AC, Bingley Harriers & AC, Spenborough & District AC and Grimsby Harriers AC.
For the majority of the day we had to contend with overcast and windy conditions, and periods of rain. As we were packing our equipment up at the end of the competition, the sun made an appearance to bid us goodbye.
Our athletes produced an outstanding team performance, many of them going well outside their comfort zones but still giving 100% effort and commitment to the cause. Middle distance runner Harry Powell’s efforts in the long jump will be long remembered by everyone who watched him competing. We had sprinters helping out in the throwing events and throwers running in the relay teams.
Kingston won the match and collected the maximum 5 league points, to put us 4 points clear at the top of the table.
The team will travel to the Princess Mary Stadium in Cleckheaton, on Sunday 26th of July, for the final league meeting of 2015, full of confidence and hoping to clinch what would be a much desired and well deserved promotion.
Match Results
100 & 200 metre’s races
Under 20 Men
Joseph Cooper and Andrew Morgan-Harrison were our representatives in the short sprints.
Joe was the winner of the 100 ‘A’ race in a time of 11.6s and he took 2nd place in the ‘A’ 200 with a time of 23.4s. Andy won both the 100 & 200 ‘B’ races, clocking 11.5s in the 100 and 23.0s, in the 200.
Under 17 Men
Illness left us with only the ‘A’ runner Matthew Backhouse to contest the 100 metres. Matt was the winner of the race, powering to victory in 11.6s.
Matt also won the 200 metres ‘A’ with a commanding run of 23.1s. He was joined by middle distance runner Marcel Dalee who won the ‘B’ race, setting a new PB of 24.2s.
Under 20 Women
Emily Lyons and Luci Preston represented Kingston in the 100 metres. Both girls won their races, with Emily winning the ‘A’ in 13.0s and Luci winning the ‘B’ in 13.5s.
Emily Lyons also ran in the 200 metres, which she duly won, completing a sprint double. She recorded a time of 26.8s.
Under 17 Women
The 100 metres saw Chloe Constable in the ‘A’ race and Maddie Storr the ‘B’. Chloe took 4th place in a time of 14.6s and Maddie finished 2nd in the ‘B’ and set a new PB of 14.7s.
In the 200 metres Chloe ran the ‘A’ race, where she finished 3rd in 29.5s. The ‘B’ was run by Gabrielle Whittle who had a fantastic race, winning with ease in 27.7s.
400 metre’s race
Under 20 Men
Eliot Gay made his first league outing of the season. He has suffered some back problems in recent months. He is now back to full fitness, and he won the ‘A’ race and set a new PB of 54.6s. Jack Michaels is a fast improving 400 metres runner and he won the ‘B’ race with a time of 54.8s.
Under 17 Men
Marcel Dalee and Kyle Foster contested the one lap race and both of them put in impressive performances. Marcel was the winner of the ‘A’ which saw him also running a new PB of 52.0s. Kyle took 2nd place in the ‘B’ and also set a new PB of 56.6s.
Under 20 Women
Representing Kingston were Amelia Robinson in the ‘A’ and Luci Preston in the ‘B’. Both girls won their races, with Amelia recording a time of 61.0s and Luci 64.9s.
Under 17 Women – 300 metre’s race
Jessica Fields was the winner of the ‘A’ race, which she won in a time of 45.0s. The ‘B’ was won by Gabrielle Whittle who ran a new PB of 45.8s.
800 metre’s race
Under 20 Men
Joshua Taylor-Brown took 3rd place in the ‘A’ race in a time of 2:07.0s, and Harry Powell finished 2nd in the ‘B’ which he ran in 2:08.1s, which was a new PB.
1500 metres race
Under 17 Women
Natalie Bell was the winner of the ‘A’ race, where she recorded a time of 5:23.2s.
3000 metre’s race
Under 17 Men
Baldvin Magnusson and Jack Brothwell were our contestants in the 3K race. Both of them won their races, with Baldvin winning the ‘A’ in a time of 9:59.3s, and Jack winning the ‘B’ in 10:11.5s, which was a new PB.
400 metre’s hurdles
Under 20 Men
Jack Michaels was the winner of the ‘A’ race which he ran in a new PB time of 63.0s.
100 metres hurdles
Under 17 Men
Freddie Capes took 2nd place in the ‘A’ race and he also set a new PB of 20.7s.
400 metre’s hurdles
Under 20 Women
Amelia Robinson returned to the track to pick up her second victory of the day, this time over the hurdles, where she also set a new PB of 75.1s.
80 metre’s hurdles
Under 17 Women
The 80 hurdles gave Kingston another double success with both girls winning their races. Chloe Sole won the ‘A’ in a recorded time of 14.3s, and Sian Kerry won the ‘B’ in a time of 14.9s.
Hammer Throw
Under 20 Men
Joshua Taylor-Brown and Jack Michaels were our representatives in the hammer. Both won their competitions, with Josh taking maximum points in the ‘A’ with a throw of 17.11m, and Jack doing the same in the ‘B’ with 16.96m.
Under 20 Women
Five times Northern Champion and UK ranked number 2 Maggie Okul was the winner of the ‘A’ event with a throw of 51.12m. Sprinter Megan Grant picked up a hammer for the first time at Rotherham and her throw of 3.79m gave her 2nd place in the ‘B’.
Under 17 Women
Olivia Stevenson England silver medallist, 3 times Northern Champion and UK ranked number 3 was the winner of the hammer with a throw of 56.62m.
Shot Putt
Under 20 men
Sprinter Joseph Cooper won a close completion in the ‘A’ event, with a good throw of 8.31.
Under 17 Men
Joshua Tranmer took 2nd place in the shot with a throw of 12.34m.
Under 20 Women
Maggie Okul was back in action in a tightly contested ‘A’ event which she won with a throw of 8.83m. Sian Kerry won the ‘B’ event and also set a new PB with a throw of 7.21m.
Under 17 Women
The competition winner was Sophie O’Hara who threw 10.51m.
Discus Throw
Under 20 Men
Jack Michaels was back in the throwing circle, where a new PB of 14.57m gave him a 2nd place finish in the ‘A’ event.
Under 17 Men
Northern Champion Joshua Tranmer saw more action, this time in his strongest event. He threw a new PB of 42.42m, to win the competition.
Under 20 Women
Olivia Stevenson picked up her second victory of the day in the ‘A’ event with her throw of 37.35m being too good for the opposition. Emily Robinson was the winner of the ‘B’ with a throw of 17.44m.
Under 17 Women
Sophie O’Hara collected her second victory of the day with her an effort measuring 33.99m.
Javelin Throw
Under 20 Men
Middle distance runner Harry Powell picked up precious points for us, with his throw of 5.06m giving him a 4th place finish.
Under 20 Women
A third victory of the day and a new PB of 28.29m for Maggie Okul in the ‘A’ event. Sian Kerry collected her 2nd victory in the ‘B’ with a throw of 23.12m.
Under 17 Women
Emily Robinson won her second event of the day with her throw of 31.71m being much too good for the opposition.
Long Jump
Under 20 Men
Harry Powell once again collected valuable points for his team, going way out of his comfort zone and providing his on-looking team mates with wonderful entertainment. He took 4th place with a jump of 2.65m.
Under 17 Men
Harry Stutely was the winner of the competition with his best jump of the day measuring 5.14m.
Under 20 Women
Jessica Lee was making her return to action after a spell out with injury. She jumped a new PB of 4.41m, for 2nd place in the ‘A’ event and Olivia Young, jumped a new PB of 4.25m, to win the ‘B’.
Under 17 Women
Maddie Storr took 2nd place in the competition with a jump of 4.17m.
Triple Jump
Under 20 Men
Eliot Gay jumped a seasons best of 10.59m, to take 3rd place in the event.
Under 17 Men
Harry Stutely put in a new PB of 8.33m, for a 3rd place finish.
Under 20 Women
Jessica Lee took 2nd place in the ‘A’ event with a jump of 9.25m.
Under 17 Women
Jessica Fields jumped a new PB of 8.99m to take 2nd place in the competition.
Pole Vault
Under 17 Men
Harry Stutely made a new personal best clearance of 3.20m, to win the competition.
Under 17 Women
Natalie Varga cleared a height of 2.50m to win the women’s event.
High Jump
Under 17 Men
Freddie Capes took 2nd place in the competition with a clearance of 1.55m.
Under 17 Women
Olivia Stevenson picked up her 3rd victory of the day and set herself a new PB with a clearance of 1.25m.
RELAY RESULTS
4 x 100 metre’s – Under 20 Men
The experienced Kingston quartet of Andrew Morgan-Harrison, Eliot Gay, Joseph Cooper and Joshua Taylor- Brown were the race winners in a season’s best time of 45.6s.
4 x 100 metre’s – Under 17 Men
The relatively inexperienced under 17 team of Kyle Foster, Harry Stutely, Connor Bingham and Matthew Backhouse, put together a great race and took 2nd place, running a time of 47.6s.
4 x 100 metre’s – Under 20 Women
The team was made up of two of our quality sprinters Emily Lyons and Luci Preston ably supported by jumps specialist Jessica Lee and hammer thrower Maggie Okul. The four girls performed admirably and took 2nd place with a time of 53.6s.
4 x 100 metre’s – Under 17 Women
Three of our leading sprinters, Gabrielle Whittle, Chloe Constable and Megan Grant were joined by hammer thrower Olivia Stevenson, to take a second place finish and run a time of 53.7s.
4 x 400 metre’s – Under 20 Men
Joseph Cooper, Joshua Taylor-Brown, Eliot Gay and Jack Michaels, proved much too strong for the opposition, running a time of 3:45.0s, seven seconds in front of the 2nd placed team.
4 x 400 metre’s – Under 17 Men
The Kingston foursome of Marcel Dalee, Kyle Foster, Jack Brothwell and Connor Bingham emulated their under20 team mates, also winning their race by a seven second margin over the runners-up. Their winning time was 3:48.5s.
4 x 300 metre’s – Under 17 Women
Our quartet for this race consisted of Gabrielle Whittle, Chloe Constable, Jessica Fields and Amelia Robinson, who were the race winners putting in a season’s best performance of 3:02.8s.
