NYSD Track & Field Meeting - Shildon 31st July 2007

The NYSD track and field league drew to a seasonal close on Tuesday 31st July, with the sixth and final meeting of the season taking place at Shildon. Richmond and Zetland athletes were in good form, achieving excellent times on the track and distances in the throwing events, while the club highlighted its excellent standing in the league, by finishing second overall in both the male and female categories.

Paul Harmsworth

There were wins for Fergus Roberts in the U13 Boys 800m with a fantastic time of 2.21.8 and Paul Kilsby in the High Jump, as he cleared 1.50m. Staying with the field events, Aaron Mornington claimed an excellent victory in the Discus with a throw of 23.21m and Katie Roberts took top position in the Senior Ladies event, propelling it 20.09m. Kerry Robson claimed an excellent 4th place finish over 100m for the U13 Girls, with a fast time of 15.4 ahead of her team mates, Amy Coulson, Sophie Talbot and Abby Fletcher, while Amy went on to take the runner up’s position over 800m in 2.42.5. Paul Harmsworth was another taking 2nd place, with a swift clocking of 2.33.1 over 800m behind Fergus in the U13 Boys. Leanne Shaw ran another fast 100m with a time of 12.8 in the U17 Ladies age group, while the competitive quartet of Thomas Allen, George Robinson, Sam Wood and Karl Murray were all vying for pole position over 800m in the U15 Boys competition, finishing in the above order, with Thomas first across the line in 2.13.5. Jon Orange also put in an excellent performance over the same distance for the Senior Men, finishing in 2.06.3 and was once more top MV40, while Jenny Fenwick took also took 2nd over 800m for the Senior Ladies.

With the end of season, comes the overall league championship results, with several Richmond and Zetland athletes amongst the individual honours. In the sprints section, Fergus Roberts finished top U13 Boy over 100m and 200m, while Brogan Fraser was first U17 Lady over the same distances. Sam Wood claimed top middle distance athlete in the U15 Boys age group and Jon Orange had no problem winning the same MV40 category, with Jessie Roberts coming out as first U20 Lady, producing some excellent times over 1500m. In the field events, Paul Harmsworth was a double winner, claiming overall victory for U13 Boys in both the Shot Putt and Long Jump.

RZH Results: Under 13 Girls – Kerry Robson, 4th 100m 15.4 & 5th Long Jump 3.09m, Amy Coulson, 5th 100m 15.4 & 2nd 800m 2.42.5, Sophie Talbot, 6th 100m 15.4 & 4th Long Jump 3.29m, Abby Fletcher, 7th 100m 15.8 & 6th 800m 3.02.2. Under 13 Boys – Paul Harmsworth, 2nd 100m 14.4 & 2nd 800m 2.33.1, Fergus Roberts, 1st 800m 2.21.8. Under 15 Boys – Karl Murray, 4th 100m 13.5 & 8th 800m 2.32.3, George Robinson, 6th 100m 14.1 & 4th 800m 2.17.9, Sam Wood, 8th 100m 14.7 & 5th 800m 2.21.1, Thomas Allen, 2nd 800m 2.13.5, Aaron Mornington, 1st Discus, 23.21m. Under 17 Ladies – Leanne Shaw, 2nd 100m 12.8. Under 17 Men – Paul Kilsby, 2nd 100m 12.2 & 1st High Jump 1.50m. Senior Ladies – Jenny Fenwick, 2nd 800m 3.16.5, Katie Roberts, 1st Discus 20.09m. Senior Men – Jon Orange, 3rd 800m 2.06.3.

British Masters Championships Birmingham 28th & 29th July 2007

The seemingly unstoppable master thrower, John Wild, as in action once again, this time at the British Masters Championships at Birmingham on 28th & 29th July, where he collected a total of 3 medals; Bronze, Silver and Gold! The win came in the Discus with an awesome distance of 38.56m, earning him the Gold medal and with a throw of 13.01m in the Heavy Weight, John promptly claimed the Silver medal. Shortly afterwards a result of 37.27m in the Hammer earned him the Bronze medal for his superb efforts and he only narrowly missed bagging a further medal in the Shot Putt, finishing 4th overall with a throw of 10.34m. John also competed in the Javelin, finishing in 7th position overall on the day with 34.43m, still an outstanding performance in his age group.

These Championships also meant that he was competing against athletes, who specialise in one throwing event only, as was the case with the winners of the Hammer, Javelin and Shot Putt on this occasion, so to be amongst the medals at all is a real achievement. Whilst the distances did not quite reach the heady heights, which he achieved at the Weights Pentathlon in Milton Keynes in early July, John is certainly pleased with his medal haul from National Championships this year, collecting 5 Gold, 1 Silver and a Bronze on his travels. His season will finish on 29th September with Stoke Throws Fest, however, he still has a couple of local competitions and the Yorkshire Masters Championships yet to come, where he will once again be in the hunt for medals.