NYSD Track & Field Middlesborough 12th August 2003

The Richmond and Zetland Harriers female team finished third on the night in the sixth and last NYSD T&F League meeting at Clairville Stadium, Middlesbrough on Tuesday 12th but the 10 points they earned took their season’s total to 66½ and was enough to secure the new League Trophy. The depleted male team could only manage seventh place and 6 points; their 56 point total kept them in third place behind Billingham and M&C. The competition for the Overall Trophy went “down-to-the-wire” - Billingham finished on top with 129 points, RZH were runners-up with 122½ and M&C third with 122 points. Attendances and performances have shown the new format to be successful – the Club appreciates the endeavour of the athletes, the efforts of the Coaches and all the hard work put-in by the Officials of the League.

Highlights of the meeting for the Harriers were the 1500m races. In the Ladies race, Louise Jackson won in 4:41.7, shattering her PB and setting a new Club record. Jon Orange also set a PB in the Men’s race, finishing in 4:06.8, just 0.7 second behind Rob Cole of MAC - running barefoot!

RZH results: U13G - Leanne Shaw 100m 14.2 & long jump 4m08; U15G - Sophie Broadway 100m 13.9 and Katie Roberts discus 17m98; U17G - Leah Jackson 1500m 5:46.4; J/S/VL - Kim Bartram (JL) 100m 13.4 & long jump 4m58; Fiona Hughes discus 14m53; Louise Jackson 1500m 4:41.7 and Andrea Woodvine 1500m 4:57.9; U13B - Tom Osborn 100m 16.6 & 1500m 5:23.6; J/S/VM - Jon Orange (V40) 1500m 4:06.8; Shaun Purkiss-McEndoo (V40) 1500m 4:40.8; Ian Scott (V40) 1500m 4:56.6 and Scott Wardman (J) 4:18.8.