The Deeside Stadium, Connahs Quay was the venue for the first round match of the 2009 UKA, McCains National Young Athletes League, Northern 2 West and Wales Division, where the Harriers had a modest turnout on the Bank Holiday weekend, but posting some promising results for some of the athletes who have moved up an age group. Emily Ross, Jessica Johnson, Emily Pearson and Kate Merrill were the representatives for the under 13 girls competition, Emily Ross running a 4th A place in 12.2s and Jessica adding to the score with a 4th B in 12.0s. Emily Pearson partnered Kate in the 150m sprints, Emily turning in a grade 4 performance with a 2nd A in 22.1s, while Kate's 24.7s in 5th place took the B points. In the 800m, Emily Ross was placed 5th in 3m.03.9s, and Kate had a great run in her more fancied event, the 1200m, taking the 2nd A points in a grade 4 time of 4m.24.5s. Emily Pearson again put in a grade 4 performance in the 70m hurdles, timed at 14.4s for the A points. In the long jump, Emily Ross had a best jump of 3.42m taking the 3rd A points and Kate's 3.03m good for the 5th B place. Emily Pearson and Jessica scored the points in the shot putt, Emily's 5.09m winning the 3rd A points and Jessica topping the list in the B scoring with a 1st place, throwing 4.70m. The four girls took the 4th place in the 4 x 100m relay in 62.1s Emma Scott and Emma Pyatt were the two in the under 15 girls competition, both new to this age group, but putting in some well judged performances. Emma Scott ran a creditable 5th place in the A 100m sprint ijn 14.7s while Emma Pyatt ran in the A 200m sprint taking the 3rd place in 30.9s Emma Scott had a 5th A place in the 800m in 2m.51.9s and Emma Pyatt, more at home in the 1500m event ran a very well paced race, making a steady move on the front runners and kicking for the winning post with threequarters of a lap to go, timed at 5m.26.0s, a deserved grade 4 performance. In the long jump, Emma Scott took the 4th A points with 3.73m and Emma Pyatt had a best jump of 3.54m which won the 2nd B points. In the under 13 boys part of the match, Ben Sutcliffe and brothers Jorge and Jack Peacock took up the challenge for the club. Ben started the scoring well with grade 4 performance in the 100m A sprint,finishing in 2nd place in 14.4s. Jack ran in the 200m A race Jorge in the B race, Jack ran a 6th place time of 33.7s and Jorge also in 6th place in 40.8s. Jack and Jorge were partners in the shot putt, Jack throwing 4.63m for the 4th A place and Jorge's 3.33m taking a great 1st B place. Long jumpers Ben and Jack won the points, Ben taking the A place with grade 4 jump of 3.89m and Jack's 2.97m taking the 3rd B. Ben rounded of his day with yet another grade 4 result in the high jump, his 1.20m clearance winning the 3rd A points. David Hayes was the lone scorer in the under 15 boys competition using the limits of his permitted events to the good. A 5thA place in the 100m in 14.8s started his scoring, then a grade 4 throw of 21.36m in the discus won the 3rd A points, he added to his tally with another grade 4 performance in the shot putt, 10.33m was his best throw. |