NYSD Track & Field - Darlington - 24th July 2008

The NYSD Track and Field league continued at Darlington on Tuesday 24th June, where no less than thirteen athletes won their events, showing that Richmond and Zetland were very much on track. Emma King was also named female athlete of the match for her performance in the Under 13 Girls 200m with a fantastic time of 29.7, with team mate Rachel Stirr taking 4th place. Sophie Talbot and Georgia McCann then took 3rd and 4th place over 200m for the Under 15 Girls and there were double victories for veteran thrower John Wild in the Senior Mens Hammer and Discus, where he eclipsed the rest of the field with distances of 32.09m and 31.84m and George Robinson in the Under 17 Mens High Jump and Triple Jump. Paul Kilsby continued his excellent form by winning the Senior Men’s 200m in a time of 23.8, followed by Matt Prosser in 3rd and Chris Fletcher in 7th place overall, while Karl Murray cruised to victory for the Under 15 Boys, with team mate Tom Moore taking 4th position.

Abbie Fletcher boosted the points with 3rd place in the Under 13 Girls 1500m crossing the line in 5.49.3, while Rosie Stirr and Amy Coulson claimed 3rd and 5th over the same distance for the Under 15 Girls, with times of 5.40.2 and 5.51.9 respectively. The familiar trio of Fergus Roberts, Marc Scott and James King were in action in the Under 15 Boys 1500m, claiming 1st, 2nd and 4th positions respectively, with some wonderful times of 4.35.6, 4.40.0 and 4.59.3. Sam Wood and George Robinson were equally impressive for the Under 17 Men, taking 1st and 2nd overall with 4.23.3 and 4.24.9, while Laura Wrigley gained 2nd place for the Senior Women with 6.58.1.

Veteran Jon Orange dominated the Senior Men’s 1500m race with another excellent clocking of 4.10.6, well clear of his competitors once again, while Tad Zaranko also proved swift over the distance with 4.43.2 and Chris Fletcher with 5.29.9. Tom Moore then went on to take 2nd place in the Under 15 Boys High Jump and overall victory in the Discus with a brilliant throw of 28.57m, while James Hunt equalled this for the Under 17 Men in the same events, jumping 1.30m and throwing 17.02m.

RZH Results: Under 13 Girls – Emma King, 1st 200m 29.7 & 4th 1500m 6.00.9, Rachel Stirr, 4th 200m 38.5, Abbie Fletcher, 3rd 1500m 5.49.3. Under 15 Girls – Sophie Talbot, 3rd 200m 30.0, Georgia McCann, 4th 200m 32.9, Rosie Stirr, 3rd 1500m 5.40.2 & 2nd High Jumper 1.10m, Amy Coulson, 5th 1500m 5.51.9. Under 15 Boys –Karl Murray, 1st 200m 25.6, 2nd Triple Jump 8.79m & 4th Discus 15.87m, Tom Moore, 3rd 200m 27.9, 2nd High Jump 1.30m & 1st Discus, 28.57m, Fergus Roberts, 1st 1500m 4.35.6 & 2nd Discus 20.50m, Marc Scott, 2nd 1500m 4.40.0 & 1st Triple Jump 9.61m, James King, 4th 1500m 4.59.36 & 6th Discus 12.25m. Under 17 Men – Sam Wood, 3rd 200m 27.1, 1st 1500m 4.23.0 & 2nd Discus 15.66m, George Robinson, 2nd 1500m 4.24.9, 1st High Jump 1.45m & 1st Triple Jump 10.51m, James Hunt, 2nd High Jump 1.30m, 3rd Triple Jump 8.27m & 1st Discus 17.02m. Senior Ladies – Laura Wrigley, 2nd 1500m 6.58.1. Senior Men – Paul Kilsby, 1st 200m 23.8 & 2nd Triple Jump 11.12m, Matt Prosser, 3rd 200m 24.9 & 4th Discus 19.16m, Chris Fletcher, 6th 200m 27.1 & 8th 1500m 5.29.9, Tad Zaranko, 5th 1500m 4.43.2, John Wild, 1st Discus 31.84m & 1st Hammer 32.09m.