A great way to start off this weeks report on all things Blackburn Harriers begins in Cardiff at the British U23 Track & Field Championships where Abigail McAndrew was looking to carry on what has been a very good season for her so far – setting new personal bests at 800m,1500m and recently in the Northern League West Premier Division over 3000m too. The Final was a tactical race – as Championship races often are – times being secondary to the pursuit of a medal and getting on the Podium. Abigail moved into Bronze Medal position coming off the final bend and finished strongly to get on to the Podium with a Bronze Medal and told the Harriers after the race that she was “‘So happy to be back on a national podium, very tactical race with a 60 sec last lap, looking forward to the rest of the season“. (RESULTS) — (Race Video)
L-R Mena Scatchard (Leeds) – Ava Lloyd (Wigan) – Abigail McAndrew (Blackburn)
Staying on Track & Field with the Northern U20 and Senior Championships hosted at Derby over the weekend of June 28th / 29th. Charlie Unsworth ran 10.84 in the U20 Men’s 100m Heats in qualifying for the Final behind Leeds athlete Gareth Evans (10.70). In the Final, the same two athletes battled it out for Gold and Silver – Charlie running 10.82 in taking Silver behind Evans (10.60). In both the Heat and the Final the wind was -2.1 in the Heat and -2.4 in the Final. Charlie followed the 100m Silver Medal with a 21.69 clocking in the Heat of the 200m which he won but had to withdraw from the Final. Daniel Nuttall ran a seasons best 23.60 in his U20 Men’s Heat of the 200m with team mate Jacob Fisher clocking 23.26 (4th) in his 200m Heat to qualify for the semi-final in which he ran 22.98, agonisingly very close to his personal best time of 22.90. Millie Schofield qualified for the 200m U20 Women’s Final after clocking 25.08 in 3rd place in the Heat which she followed up with a 25.03 in 5th spot in the Final. In the Field events Samuel Mutombo jumped 5.86m to win the Bronze Medal in the U20 Men’s Long Jump Final. Charlotte Williams and Matthew Heywood were in the Hammer – Charlotte throwing 51.99m to take the Silver Medal in the Senior Women’s event whilst Matthew threw 43.87m in 6th spot in the Senior men’s Final – Matthew being the only U23 in the senior competition. (RESULTS).
All photos courtesy of Northern Athletics
L-R Charlie Unsworth (Blackburn) – Gareth Evans (Leeds) – Ethan Ochieng (Sheffield)
L-R Charlotte Williams (Blackburn) – Alice Barnsdale (North Shields) – Kelse Hutchinson (Derby)
L-R Wilf Lavalette (Derby) – Alfie Ward (Blyth) – Samuel Mutombo (Blackburn)
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Match 3 in the UKYDL (Lower Age Grouo) North West 1 Division took place at Macclesfield on Sunday June 29th and followed closely fought wins for the Harrier sin the first and second matches. The results from Match 3 are provisional at the moment, but if approved will show that the Club placed 2nd by just a handful of points behind West Cheshire. This was an excellent performance even though we lost our undefeated record, simply because it was achieved by a number of newer athletes coming to the fore and others filling in for those who were missing – producing 21 wins and 18 new PB’s.. Going into the final Match on July 20th at Ellesmere Port, the Harriers remain in first place with 17 League points with West Cheshire in 2nd (16 points) – so everything to play for the in the last Match in terms of winning the title.
All UKYDL Macclesfield Photos on Blackburn Harriers Facebook Page – (HERE) — (HERE)
U15 Events
Great pairing for the Harriers in the 100m with Emmanuel Adewunmi and Tynias Mensah putting together a double win – Emmauel running 11.8 and Tynias 12.3 in earning maximum points followed by Emmanuel setting a new PB as he won the 200m A race in 24.0 alongside team mate Kai Addison placing 2nd in the B (24.9) which was also a big new PB. Kai then combined with Jack Baranowski – Jack winning the 300m A race in 37.7 in first outing over the distance and Kai winning the B in 39.9. Caris Peter-Thomas kept the wins coming with first place in the 100m (12.5) with Abigail Awe just one tenth outside her personal best, clocking 14.1 in 4th spot in the B. Alessia Rawcliffe and Seren Gooden took on the 200m – Alessia 5th in the A with a new PB time of 30.2 and Seren 3rd in the B (29.2) and her first time running 200m. Imogen Boardman and Darcie Belshaw took a double win in the 300m – Imogen winning the A in 42.4 and Darcie winning the B in 43.7. Moving up in distance, Jack Baranowski won the 1500m in 4.38.7 whilst in the Girls races, Charlotte Smith unleashed a huge finish to win the 800m A race in 2.27.0 with team mate Hetty Green placing 4th in the B (2.55.2). In the Girls 1500m Millie Jordan took the A race win in 4.49.3 with team mate Emily Wood 2nd in the B race (5.59.6). Joseph McKay ran a new PB of 13.8 in the 80m Hurdles, being given the same time as the winner whilst in the girls 75m Hurdles, Charlotte Smith took 2nd spot in the A with 15.2.
Joseph McKay
In the field events – James Acton Grieves had a fine day – placing 2nd in the Long Jump with a new PB of 4.92m, set a new PB of 1.55m in the High Jump and then made it a hat trick of new PB’s with a clearance of 2.30m in the Pole Vault in placing 2nd. Tynias Mensah whose personal best for High Jump was 1.40m, smashed that with a new PB clearance of 1.60m in winning the A. Zakariya Haq added more valuable points with a 2nd place in the Long Jump B (4.21m), placed 3rd in the Shot Putt B with a throw of 5.70m and came 5th in the Javelin with 23.62m alongside team mate Joshua Carrier coming 3rd in the B javelin with 14.39m. Joshua Carrier and Joseph McKay took on the Discus – Joshua setting a new PB distance of 16.81m in 4th spot in the A and Joseph 3rd in the B, having never done the event previously with 10.43m; similarly Joseph hadn’t previously thrown Shot Putt but came 5th in tne A (6.96m) – once again, demonstrating the spirit in the side and amongst the athletes in trying to make sure that all of the events were filled. The girls field events had Alessia Rawcliffe jumping 3.58m in the A Long Jump with Autumn Taylor also 5th in the B with 2.94m. Middle distance athlete Millie Jordan volunteered to do the High Jump and placed 3rd with a clearance of 1.35m as Charllotte Smith cleared 1.30m in 3rd place in the B. In the Shot Putt, Madeline Partridge set a new PB in winning the A with a distance of 8.48 alongside Millie Jordan placing 4th in the B (6.39m). Madeline took 2nd spot in the A Discus (19.65m) with Emily Wood 4th in the B (7.73m) – whilst earlier in the Hammer, Madeline Partridge set a new PB of 35.20m in winning the event. Niamh Boland and Emily Wood teamed up in the Javelin – Niamh throwing a new PB of 19.21m in 4th spot in the A and Emily a new PB of 15.17m in 2nd psotion in the B.
Madeline Partridge
James Acton-Grieves
U!3 Events
Xuanqiao Llang and Isaiah Peter-Thomas went in the 75m boys race – resulting in Xuanqiao placing 3rd in the A (10.8) and Isaiah winning the B in 11.0 and a new PB. The same pairing took on the 150m – Xuanqiao coming 3rd in the A (20.8) and Isaiah also 3rd in the B (22.3). Theo Addy ran 2.50.6 in 5th spot in the A 800m with team mate Zachary Falencki clocking 2.44.3 in 3rd place in the B – whilst in the 1200m races – Edward Russell-Blackburn came 4th in the A race (4.08.3) for a big new PB by some 12 seconds with William Fairwood in 3rd in the B race (4.46.1) and his first ever track race. Ella Taylor and India Gooden took on the 75m with Ella runing 10.8 in 4th place in the A and India 11.9 in 4th in the B race. Ella also ran the 150m coming 3rd in 20.9 whilst team mate Ava Shannon clocked 22.7 in 5th in the B – her first time running the distance. Sophie Douglas and Amelia Carrier ran in the 800m – Sophie clocking 2.55.5 (5th) in the A and Amelia 6th in the B with 3.27.0. Team, mates Hannah Moore and Mollie Pickup paired for the 1200m – Hannah placing 5th in the A with a new PB time of 4.32.2 and Mollie in her first race for the Club, 3rd in the B with 4.38.8. The 70m Hurdles had Ava Shannon clocking 13.7 in 4th spot in the A race which equaled her personal best with Sophie Douglas placing 3rd in the B (14.5) another example of athletes having a go to help the team out – great team spirit which can’t be bought.
Isaiah Peter-Thomas
Field events had Hannah Moore jumping a 2nd new PB of the day in clearing 4.10m in the A Long Jump alongside team mate Ella Taylor winning the B with a distance of 3.95m and also a new PB. Hannah made it three new PB’s in the day as she won the A High Jump, clearing 1.37m with Lauren Redwood equaling her personal best of 1.15m in 3rd in the B. Kalista Harringrton and India Gooden went in the Shot Putt – Kalista placing 4th in the A (4.56m) and India 3rd in the B, also with 4.56m. Kalista then took 2nd in the B Javelin (7.23m) with team mate Ava Shannon in 4th in the A (9.90m). Logan Bainbridge and Isaiah Peter-Thomas went in the Long Jump – Logan placing 4th in the A (3.81m) and Isaiah 4th in the B. In the High Jump – Edward Russell-Blackburn placed 5th with a clearance of 1.10m, whilst in the Shot Putt Henry Iddon placed 3rd in the A (5.73m) with Zachary Falencki 3rd in the B (4.78m) and competing in his first track & field event. Harrison Holden won the Javelin with a throw of 26.61m alongside team mate Edward Russell-Blackburn placing 2nd in the B (13.46m).
Hannah Moore
Relays
Kai Addison, Zakariya Haq, Tynias Mensah and Emmanuel Adewunmi won the U15 Boys 4 x 100m in 48.5 whilst the U15 Girls team of Imogen Boardman, Niamh Boland, Darcie Belshaw and Caris-Peter Thomas won their 4 x 100m in 49.9, eaqualing their personal best and their own club record. In the 4 x 300m the U15 Boys team were victorius again as Kai Addison, Joshua Carrier, James Acton-Grieves and Jack Baranowski won in 2.48.1 – the U15 Girls team of Emily Wood, Alessia Rawcliffe, Imogen Boardman and Millie Jordan placed 3rd in 3.09.6. In the U13 4 x 100m Relays the Harriers placed 4th in 59.0 (Edward Russell-Blackburn, Logan Bainbridge, Isaiah Peter-Thomas, Xuanqiao) as the girls team placed 5th in 59.8 (Hannah Moore, Ella Taylor, India Gooden, Ava Shannon).
L-R Caris Peter-Thomas – Darcie Belshaw – Imogen Boardman – Niamh Boland
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The Trawden 7 was the latest race in tbis years Burnley & Pendle Grand Prix Series run on Sunday June 29th. Two hundred and seventy seven finishers in the main senior race which saw Stephen Hall have a fine run to take 2nd place in a time of 45.07 behind the winner – Wharfedale’s Ethan Hassell (44.45) – Stephen also being the first V50 and first vet of any age category. In the U15/U17 Race, Liam Bennison also had a good race to take 6th place overall and 4th U17 in a time of 14.16.
Liam Bennison (250)
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Blackburn Harriers Lottie Hesketh was out on the Fells on Saturday June 21st at the Clougha Pike FRA Junior Championships & Inter-Counties which is a 5 mile ‘out and back’ blast taking in the 413m summit of the local hill (Clougha Pike). Starting on pasture land, the route winds its way up the western facing flank of Clougha, along Clougha Scar (rocky terrain) to the summit. What follows is a storming descent through marshy fellside terrain that eventually joins the lower fields following a woody, twisty route that ends with a fast ‘photo-finish’ descent of the final field. Lottie had a good race, placing 8th overall in the Women’s race and first counter for the Lancashire Team. (RESULTS)
Lottie running for Lancashire
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The annual Aggie’s Staircase was on last week – Tuesday June 24th – which is a Category AS Fell Race 4 miles/6.4km with 1148ft/350M ascent. Blackburn Harriers Josh Holgate, Leah Hoole, Lottie Hesketh and Craig Greenough were all out in this one. Josh was in good form taking 2nd place in a time of 31.14 behind the winner Alistair Plamer (30.34). Leah and Lottie were first and second in the Women’s race with Leah posting a time of 38.40 and Lottie just one second behind in 38.41. V50 Craig finished in 50th place overall, running 42.21
Craig Greenough
Finally, in this weeks report, Blackburn Harriers Matthew Smith and Will Grundy were competing in the Youth Open Final A of the British Triathlon Super Series European trials event at Mallory Park at the weekend. The race was a heats/finals format raced on Saturday evening and Sunday morning respectively. The very high temperatures (28-30 deg) on Saturday evening really impacted Mathew’s run, but he qualified for Sunday’s top “A” final along with Blackburn Harriers team-mate Will Grundy. With lower temperatures on Sunday morning, Matthew had a fabulous race, starting with 5th place in the swim then staying with the front cycling pack into the run, finished in 8th place overall in 24.57 – 5.46 for the Swim, 11.58 for the Bike Ride and 6.21 for the Run in his race, and 91 in total over the three finals. Will also have a very good competition and placed 27th overall with a time of 25.39 consisting of a 5.56 Swim, 12.08 Bike Ride and 6.36 Run.
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Matthew Smith (on the left) – William Grundu (on the right)
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