City’s Track & Field Athletes continue to show they are in tremendous form this summer season throughout the various age categories and so it has been difficult to single out any individual’s performances. However in the sprints Jazmine Moss (u/15) must get a special mention as she is in a rich vein of form at present winning the Durham County Schools 100m at Jarrow in 12.6 followed by a victory in the Northern Inter- County Schools at Gateshead recording 12.7. In the English Schools Championships at Birmingham she finished 3rd in her heat (12.68) and went on to finish 7th in the semi- final recording 12.88, missing out on the final but a great effort nevertheless. Hopefully there’ll be more chances in the future! Amy Etherington also ran into good form winning the Durham County Schools (800m) in (2.18.9) and then had a victory in the Northern Inter County Schools Match (2.16.9) pb. She then competed in the English Schools Championships finishing 5th in her heat in (2.20.51). Rosie Findlay (u/17) has also been in great form, scoring fine victories in the North of England League 100m (13.1), the Durham County Schools (13.0) and the Northern Inter County Schools (13.1). Lucy McIlroy (u/17) also scored excellent victories in the Durham County Schools 200m (27.2) and in the North of England League 200m (27.3). Gregory Venyo (u/17) another fine young talent scored victories in the N of E League at 100m (11.4) and 200m (23.7). He was 2nd in the D.C. Schools 100m recording (11.3) whilst Cameron Bain (u/17) was 1st in the N of England League 400m in (55.3). Cameron was 2nd in the Durham County Schools 400m recording (53.7). Other Juniors to run well were; Aysha Hall (u/15) who was 2nd in the D.C. Schools 1500m (5.06.7),5th in the Northern Inter Co. Schools (5.01.4) pb, and 12th out of 21 competitors in the ESAA Combined Events-(Junior Girls Pentathlon) at Doncaster. Courtney Price (u/15) was 1st in the N.E. Youth Dev. League 300m at Jarrow recording (46.6) pb. Rebecca Mott (u/17) was 2nd in the Durham Co. Schools 800m (2.24.25), 2nd in the Northern Inter. Co. Schools (2.22.5) and she ran a (63.1) pb for the 400m in the Northern League at Jarrow. In the u/20 age group Jonny Wilkinson recorded (4.11.0) and (2.02.3) in the BMC 1500m/800m at Durham and (4.33.4) for the mile in the N of E Open Meeting Gateshead all pb times. Oliver Watson ran a pb in the North of England League at Jarrow finishing 3rd in the 400m (53.6) and he finished 3rd in the D.C. Schools 800m in (2.03.3). Oliver then improved his time in the Northern Inter Co. Schools (2.00.7) pb, and dipped under the 2min barrier in the BMC 800m at Durham to lower his pb to (1.59.7).
In the Senior Races Samantha Coleby has shown consistent form over 400m lately recording (56.66) in her heat, and (56.18) in the final, finishing 4th in the Northern Athletics Championships Women’s Race at Sport City. Sam also finished 3rd in the 400m ‘A’ Race in the UK Women’s League Premier Division at Birmingham recording (55.65) and two weeks later finished 4th in the L.E.A.P. Meeting at Loughborough recording (56.43) . Dan Garbutt also competed at Sport City where he recorded (3.52.11) in the Senior Men’s (Best of British 1500m) finishing 6th.He also ran a 3,000m to record a time of (8.19.1) pb at Trafford, Manchester recently.
The veterans of the Club have been shining too with Jacqui Hodgson (v/45) leading the way pulling off a fine treble in the NE Masters Championships at Jarrow, with victories in the 100m (13.6), 200m (28.4) and 400m(62.4). Other results were – Paul Donaghy (v/45) 3rd in 100m (26.2), 5th in 200m (26.2), Brian Brown (v/65) 4th in 800m (3.06), Francis Turner (v/40) 8th in 800m (2.38.1). Whilst Alastair McCall (v/50) ran a pb in the 300m(46.1) and produced good times in the 400m (62.9) and Mile (5.30.1) in the NE Veterans League also at Jarrow.
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