Scunthorpe

National Junior League, Scunthorpe, 25th April 2010

Images courtesy of Neil Pattison and RK-S

 

Scunthorpe Finish in 4th after first match

Report by Matt Hammond

 

Scunthorpe and District athletics club had the honour of hosting the first match in the National Junior league, at Quibell  Park track. The league was founded in 1986 with the aim of providing competition to Under 20 and under 17 athletes and bridging the gap to senior competition. As the name suggests the league covers the whole of the country and Scunthorpe are currently in the Northern league, Humber division.

Despite the first match been on home turf it was a somewhat depleted Scunthorpe team that competed with approximately 12 athletes missing due to injury / holidays and even flight delays due to the recent volcanic ash. As with the previous year the Scunthorpe team was bolstered by several athletes from Lincoln who have joined the club as ‘second claim’ athletes as their home club is unable to put a team out on its own.

The league consists of 7 teams from all over the region and despite the abstractions the team did will against much bigger clubs to finish in 4th place beating local rivals Hull and Cleethorpes.

It was a busy day with many athletes competing in 3 or even 4 events. The day got off to an excellent start with the club gaining good points in the opening two events the Women’s hammer where Laura MAPPLETHORPE finished 2nd in the A string and  Jessica WATSON winning the  ‘B’ event. Then the men’s Long Jump where they went one better winning the A and B string with Matthew HOLDEN and Ashley WREN. Another athlete in fine form was Sophie CROFT, Sophie had suffered a slight injury during the week and hadn’t trained during the week however she still showed her early season form finishing 2nd in the 100m before powering her way to a clear victory in the 200m.

It was a young team that Scunthorpe played with many athletes still under 17 giving up to 4 years away to the older under 20 competitors so there were many first, third and fourth places for the team including Tyler LEY who has only just moved up to the under 17 age group but showed he has potential in the sprint events. Tyler finished 3rd in the 100m B event then 4th in the 200m B event both in new personal bests

It is a day when athletes try out new and less favoured events in order to win points. One of these athletes was Bethan HAMMOND who despite been a middle distance runner was persuaded to compete in the shot putt ,100m hurdles and 4x100m relay as well as her favoured 800m. Bethan had a good day recording 3 personal bests and even managing to win the ‘B’ 100M hurdles, before knocking a massive 7 seconds off her 800m personal best.

Unfortunately the day was to finish in disaster for Scunthorpe young jump star Ashley WREN when he tore his hamstring in the final event the 4x100m relay. Unfortuantely this looks a bad injury and may put Ashley out for several months.

After the event team manager Dave HARMES said ‘I am pleased with the result we had a lot of athletes missing, but the youngster did well’. He went on to say ‘with a full team I am sure we can finish in the top three at the next match’

The next match will see the team travel to Sheffield on 23rd May.

 

NJL Northern Humber Div Round:1   Quibell Park, Scunthorpe, Sun 25 April 2010

LEAGUE STANDINGS

1 Wakefield D. H. & AC        432     8  
2 Doncaster AC                       392    7  
3 Rotherham H. & AC           335     6  
4 Scunthorpe & D.AC            278    5  
5 Kingston Upon Hull AC      247     4  
6 City of Sheffield AC             199    3  
7 Cleethorpes & District AC    82    2  

 

 

M 100m A                                                        M 100m B                                 
5thT Daniel Harmes              SCU 11.8            3rd Tyler Lee              U17 SCU 11.9    
M 200m A                                                        M 200m B                                 
5th Dominic Green              U17 SCU 23.7           4th Tyler Lee              U17 SCU 24.0       
M 400m A                                                        M 400m B                                  
4th Tom Carlyon            U17 SCU 54.3           3rd Dominic Green              SCU 53.0
M 800m A                                
4th Ian Maplethorpe            SCU 2.06.
M 1500m A                               
3rd Ian Maplethorpe            SCU 4.29.30                                                                                  
M 3000m A                                 
2nd Ryan Stevenson             SCU 10.24.90                                           
M 110mH A                                                        M 110mH B                                
2nd Matthew Houlden            SCU 16.40          1st Daniel Harmes              SCU 20.60   
M Discus Throw A                                            M Discus Throw B                         
4th Matthew Houlden            SCU 28.37            5th Tom Carlyon            U17 SCU 10.46   
M High Jump A                                                           
5th Daniel Harmes              SCU 1.50                                              
M Long Jump A                                                 M Long Jump B                            
1st Matthew Houlden            SCU 6.53               1st Ashley Wren            U17 SCU 6.17    
M Shot Putt A                              
6th Daniel Harmes              SCU 10.02                                              
M Triple Jump A                           
1st Matthew Houlden            SCU 14.29    
M 4x400m Relay
2nd Matthew Houlden, Ian Maplethorpe , Tom Carlyon , Daniel Harmes         SCU 3.44.6             
                                                                                       
W 100m A                                                           W 100m B                                 
2nd Sophie Croft               SCU 12.7                   3rd Zoe East               U17 SCU 13.6    
W 200m A                                                           W 200m B                                 
1st Sophie Croft               SCU 25.90                  3rd Beth Pattison          U17 SCU 27.80   
W 400m A                                  
5th Freya Bradshaw         U17 SCU 65.3                                      
W 800m A                                  
4th Bethan Hammond             SCU 2.45.2                                             
W 100mH A                                                         W 100mH B                                
2nd Georgina O'Connor      U17 SCU 20.7         1st Bethan Hammond             SCU 21.7    
W Discus Throw A                          
5rd Jessica Watson         U17 SCU 13.64                                              
W Hammer Throw A                                          W Hammer Throw B                         
2nd Laura Maplethorpe      U17 SCU 29.56       1st Jessica Watson         U17 SCU 19.75   
W High Jump A                             
4th Shanie Stathers        U17 SCU 1.40                                               
W Javelin Throw A                                             W Javelin Throw B                        
3rd Laura Maplethorpe      U17 SCU 19.33          3rd Jessica Watson         U17 SCU 17.73   
W Long Jump A                                                  W Long Jump B                            
2nd Georgina O'Connor      U17 SCU 4.79           3rd Freya Bradshaw         U17 SCU 3.99    
W Shot Putt A                                                      W Shot Putt B                            
6th Georgina O'Connor      U17 SCU 8.28            5th Bethan Hammond             SCU 4.94    
W 4x100m Relay
5th  Zoe East U17, Laura Maplethorpe, Bethan Hammond, Shanie Stathers     SCU 60.2