Sports Hall Athletics Trials report
4th February 2010
The West Yorkshire Sports Hall Athletics Trials were held at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre on 30th January. Over 120 Boys and Girls from all over West Yorkshire competed to gain selection for the West Yorkshire teams to go to the Yorkshire Regional finals in Halifax on Sunday 21st February.
It was icy cold outside but indoors the competition was certainly hot with some thrilling races culminating in new records in 3 track events and 1 field event.
In the Under 13 Girls competition Caroline Johnson from Crossley Heath High School showed she was in contention by fighting her way through heats , semi final and saving her best time of 25.6sec to win the 2 Lap Final. Amy Pollard from Bingley Grammar School won through the heats and Final in the 4 Lap race in a time of 59.8sec. Hannah Walker from Hipperholme & Lightcliffe showed her all round skills by winning the 6 Lap time trial but also taking top spot in the short fast 1 Lap time trial and the Speed Bounce competition with 81 bounces. Rebekah Tiler from Cullingworth was jumping for joy as she won the Standing Long Jump with 2.11m and hoping to repeat last years gold medal at the UK Finals took the top spot in the Vertical Jump with 60cm. The record breaking performance came from Beth Thomas (Cockburn College) who broke the U13 Girls Shot Put record with a put of 9.97m.
In the Under 13 Boys Abishaia Blair (Leeds) set a new 2 Lap record breaking the record of 23.5sec set in 2009 by Gypsy Black who went on to win the UK gold medal as well as winning the Standing Long Jump in 2.40m. Sam Afari (Dixons Academy) who holds numerous records in the West Yorkshire Under 11s has moved up to Under 13’s and excelled by winning the 4 Lap race, the 1 Lap time trial, the Shot Put, and the Standing Triple Jump. Harry Maslen (Ilkley GS) secured his team selection by winning the Vertical Jump and the Obstacle Time Trial. Leon Greenwood from Spen Valley College gained the applause by winning the High Jump with a leap of 1.44m.
In the Under 15 Boys Alex Goodliffe of Shelly High School won the 2 Lap but Issa Muvunyi from Grange Technology College took revenge and beat Alex in the 4 Lap in a new record time of 49.8sec as well as winning the Shot Put 10.10m, the Standing Long Jump in 2.48m and the Standing Triple Jump with 7.61m.
In the Under 15 Girls Kate Wasyliw (Last years UK Under 13 1 Lap gold medallist) from Ryburn Valley High won the 2 Lap race in 24.4sec. India Wilson won the 4 Lap race in 56sec, Chloe Tindale from St Mary’s won the Speed Bounce with 79 and Lydia McQuiston (last years UK Under 13 bronze medallist) from Hanson won the Standing Long Jump with 2.32m and the Vertical Jump with 60cm.
The Aviva Athlete of the match awards goes to Issa Muvunyi of Grange Technology College and to Beth Thomas of Cockburn College.
The teams to represent West Yorkshire in the Regional final in Halifax on 21st February have been selected on an all round basis and letters are on their way. In the regional competition each athlete has to compete in 3 categories of events so this means that some athletes who might have won individual events at the trials have not shown the all round ability to fill the team places, so may be disappointed.
The athletes taking part were from all areas of West Yorkshire, including Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax and Wakefield.
The number of athletes taking part were slightly down on last year but there is room for more taking part in Athletics at Club Level and School level in the West Yorkshire area.
If there are any 12, 13, 14, 15 year olds available to take part in athletics events, whether this is Sportshall Athletics, Track & Field, Cross Country or Fell racing that would like to try athletics, then give us a call and we can point you to the nearest club.
Training with an Athletics Club does include the training and conditioning to improve for competitions, which can be local or County, North of England or National. Athletics does have something for everyone, whether it is long distance, Short Sprints, Jumps, Throws, or a combination. It caters for all ages from around 8 and for all abilities who aim to improve their own personal best performance.
Alan Oates 01274 416286
West Yorkshire Sportshall Athletics Association.
RESULTS
U15 BOYS
2 LAP ALEX GOODLIFFE SHELLEY HS 23.4 sec
4 LAP ISSA MUVUNYI GRANGE 49.8
STANDING LJ ISSA MUVUNYI GRANGE 2.48m
STANDING TJ ISSA MUVUNYI GRANGE 7.06m
SPEED BOUNCE CHRIS HALLAS SHELLEY HS 83
SHOT ISSA MUVUNYI GRANGE 10.10m
U15 GIRLS
2 LAP KATE WASYLIW RYBURN VALLEY HIGH 24.4 sec
4 LAP INDIA WILSON LEEDS CITY 56.0sec
STANDING LJ LYDIA MCQUISTON HANSON 2.32m
VERTICAL JUMP LYDIA MCQUISTON HANSON 60cm
SPEED BOUNCE CHLOE TINDALE ST MARY’S 79
SHOT DANNIELLE ANDERSON WAKEFIELD HS 7.90m
U13 BOYS
2 LAP ABISHAIA BLAIR LEEDS 23.5 sec
4 LAP SAM AFARI DIXON ACADEMY 55.07 sec
6 LAP LEWIS BYRAM COLNE VALLEY HS 1.32.3 sec
STANDING LJ ABISHAIA BLAIR LEEDS 2 40m
STANDING TJ SAM AFARI DIXON ACADEMY 7.04m
VERTICAL JUMP HARRY MASLEN ILKLEY GS 55cm
SPEED BOUNCE WILLIAM GILES SACRED HEART 78
SHOT SAM AFARI DIXON ACADEMY 8.42m
HIGH JUMP LEON GREENWOOD GUISELEY 1 45m
OBSTACLE TT HARRY MASLEN ILKLEY GS 22.5 sec
1 LAP TT SAM AFARI DIXON ACADEMY 12.7
U13 GIRLS
2 LAP CAROLIN JOHNSON CROSLEY HEATH 25.6 sec
4 LAP AMY POLLARD BINGLEY GS 59.8 sec
6 LAP HANNAH WALKER HIPPERHOLME & LIGHTCLIFFE 1.32.8 sec
STANDING LJ REBECKAH TILER CULLINGWORTH 2 11m
STANDING TJ HANNAH WALKER HIPPERHOLME & LIGHTCLIFFE 6.29m
VERT JUMP REBECKAH TILER CULLINGWORTH 60 cm
SPEED BOUNCE HANNAH WALKER HIPPERHOLME & LIGHTCLIFFE 81
SHOT BETH THOMAS COCKBURN COLLEGE 9.97 m
HIGH JUMP AMBER DACRES DIXONS COLLEGE 1 35m
1 LAP TIME TRIAL HANNAH WALKER HIPPERHOLME & LIGHTCLIFFE 13sec
OBSTACLE TT BEA BRADLEY ILKLEY GRAMMAR 23.5sec
Alan Oates
