ANNUAL REPORT
2017/18
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2017/18 ANNUAL REPORT
INDEX
REPORT PAGE
President 3
Chairman 4
Honorary Treasurer 5
Cross Country 8
Road Running 15
Track & Field 23
2018 Track & Field Champions 28
Standards 35
Northern Athletics Executive Board 2017/18
President Kevin Carr
Chairman Tony Wood
Treasurer Nigel Orr
Cross Country representatives Steve Gaines Arwel Williams Road Running representatives Bob Brimage Ken Smith Track & Field representatives Malcolm Fletcher Malcolm Rogers Elaine Williams (co-opted)
Secretariat Judith Temperton Pat Schofield
OBITUARIES
Northern Athletics would like to extend condolences to the families of friends and colleagues who have passed away during the year, including:
Sheila Bolland Jim Green Dave McDonald Dr Alan Neuff Mike Nicholson Brian Spriggs Roy West
2 PRESIDENT’S REPORT
This has been a year that will stick in my memory forever, as never in my wildest dreams did I think that one day I would become the President of Northern Athletics.
It has been a great honour for me and my club Sunderland Harriers as it was way back in 1907 that the honour of Northern President was last bestowed on a Sunderland Harrier.
Shortly after my appointment, I was off on my first assignment to the Border Harriers Brampton to Carlisle 10 mile Road Race. This is the oldest 10 mile road race in the UK and played host once again to the Northern Championship. I competed in this event myself some years ago and I know how fast this course can be especially if the wind is blowing in the right direction. This was the case on the day with the winner just missing out on dipping below the 50 minute barrier.
New Year’s Eve took me to Clitheroe and a warm welcome from our chairman Tony Wood for the Ribble Valley 10k, which had a class field to give the Northern title race the prominence the championship event deserves. Being a road and cross country man these were events that got my presidency off to a splendid start.
The third Northern Championship race was at Silksworth in Sunderland – the 5k - organised by myself and just a mile from my front door! I’m pleased to say the times recorded lived up to the standard of a Northern Championship event which thankfully impressed Northern Athletics Championship Road Running Secretary Ken Smith.
The Cross Country Championships were held at a new venue at Harewood, near Leeds, and was also used as a trial for the 2019 National Cross Country Championships. I’m pleased to say it came through the test with flying colours.
I also visited Sheffield for the indoor championships and was very impressed with the facilities provided and their smooth running through the dedicated professionalism of the Northern technical officials.
The Senior Track and Field Championship at Sports City and the Young Athletes Championship at Wavertree Stadium were other highlights for me over the summer.
The Senior and Young Athletes Road Relays are a favourite of mine as we have hosted this event at Sunderland many times. It has certainly grown over the years at the Sport City venue and the facilities available here are superb.
As well as attending the Northern Championship events I have also had the pleasure of attending the Executive Board committee meetings. The work done by a very small number of elected officials and the office staff is remarkable. They deserve our thanks for the commitment they give to Northern Athletics.
Finally, I rounded off my year of office at the Northern Cross Country Relay Championships at Graves Park in Sheffield. The sun eventually shone to signal my year of duties as Northern Athletics President had come to an end. Thanks again for the support offered to me during my year of office.
Kevin Carr 2017/18 President
3 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
You will recall that our annual meeting last year we asked you to vote in principle in favour of our proposed affiliation scheme which the clubs present did. We then moved into a period of consultation with all the clubs in the North and after listening to your input we asked clubs to express an intention to join the scheme in the period up to April 1 st this year. By that date we had over 100 clubs giving us the green light to adopt the scheme and on that basis we agreed it was viable both in principle and financially.
We asked the clubs to commit to a club affiliation scheme whereby each club would pay a sum to Northern Athletics representing £2 per EA registered athlete within that club as at the 1 st October 2018. By the time that date had been reached we had over 170 clubs committed. Following letters from our office requesting payment we can now announce that we have received income of approximately £57,000.00 with some clubs still to pay.
On behalf of the Board of Northern Athletics I want to pass on my heartfelt gratitude to all of you who are now part of this new era. It has not been an easy ride and much work has been put into this by people who believed in our aims. It also on occasions resulted in a number of you within your clubs standing up and fighting our corner. If it wasn’t a fight then it was at least a reasoned argument in favour of supporting Northern Athletics and all we stood for. If you had not been prepared to stand up and be counted we certainly could not have relied on anybody else nor any other organisation within our sport to ensure our survival.
There are currently arguments and disputes between England Athletics and UK Athletics, there has been the resignation of UKA’s chief executive and the request for UKA’s chairman to stand down by the UK Member’s Council. There have been warnings to the national governing bodies to mediate a settlement from Sport England to avoid further loss of funding for athletics and of course there is always the potential reduction in government funding generally. It does not take much imagination to realise life is not peaceful for those that are using or applying for government money and of course using our money, in terms of registration fees. Whether some of that discord is of their own making only time will tell.
Meanwhile the clubs, the counties and the areas need to look after themselves. By virtue of our scheme we have gone some way towards achieving that and the 174 clubs who are now part of us have played a huge part in making that happen.
As Churchill said of a very significant turning point in history ‘This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning’. So in that vein for the next year we shall consult the clubs on the way forward from here. This we believe would be best done by a survey and the clubs themselves can input into the questions to be part of that survey. We hope this is a democratic and useful way to proceed. We acted on the results of the last survey and we will use the results of this one to develop our plans. We shall keep everybody informed throughout.
Meanwhile and thankfully we have been able to carry on doing what we are best at by holding great Northern Championships and this can now continue without the threat of closure hanging over us. We are grateful to all those who help us put on those events in particular the clubs who support us every time we ask and of course the officials who, rain or shine, make it work on the day.
Today is a day to say to all of you ‘Thank You’ for saving a wonderful competition provider by recognising the issues we had and then committing to us. It will send out a message to the rest of the country that this can be done and clubs can determine their future regardless of the doubts others want to place on their ambitions.
You and Northern Athletics have made this happen and in the future 2018 will be looked upon with pride as the year we managed to preserve an absolutely essential cog within the sport of athletics. Long may we continue.
Tony Wood Chairman 4 HONORARY TREASURER’S REPORT
For the financial year 2017-18, the income and expenditure account shows a net surplus for the year of £14,907, (2016-17 = £24,391) and the balance sheet shows that at 31 st March 2018 the net assets of Northern Athletics were £262,593.
The surplus includes an annual competition grant of £41,000 from England Athletics and the overall financial position has been helped by a combination of organising increasingly popular and successful events and an ongoing review of the running costs of the organisation. The success of the events is primarily down to the hard work of the many volunteers and staff that promote, organise and facilitate the events.
The income and expenditure account provides details of the long-standing support and sponsorship income from Start Fitness, an internet and retail-based sportswear supplier and manufacturer, who provide support of £12,000 for the track and field and cross-country championships, which remains a valuable and much appreciated source of funding.
A concerted effort has been made over a number of years to review and reduce running costs of the organisation where appropriate. As a result, over the last three years there have been annual savings in running costs of £11,145 (12%); £7,401 (9%) and £1,333 (2%). These savings have been made during a time when the number and scale of competitions provided have increased significantly.
A full range of championship events were promoted successfully during the year. Notably, in 2017-18 there was a small surplus of £1,224 from Track & Field Championships; a surplus of £5,997 from Cross Country (compared to 2016-17 there were increased costs of hosting the event at Harewood House) and £14,699 from Road Relays and the Junior 5k (there were 3 relay championships in the 2016-17 financial year). The significant financial returns from these Championship events has been achieved through the great efforts by teams of organisers who monitor and control costs of running the events and also promote them to generate increasing levels of entries.
A surplus of £6,274 was generated from organising a number of Open Indoor events during the winter, and is shown in Track & Field Teams & Matches, alongside the costs of supporting athletes from the North to compete in a number of high quality cross country and road team events.
Overall, the last two years have generated the first two financial surpluses in eleven years of providing competition. However, without the £41,000 competition grant from England Athletics, we would have reported a deficit of £27,164 in 2017-18. The need for an independent and sustainable source of income for Northern Athletics has been well documented elsewhere and heralded the introduction of the affiliation scheme in October 2018. The support from Clubs and athletes has been tremendous and up to 20 th October 2018 affiliation fees of £54,369 have been received from 132 clubs. This provides a significant and sound basis for planning future competition provision and support to clubs, athletes and officials throughout the North.
Once again, my personal thanks and appreciation go to Judith and Pat and a team of volunteers throughout the North who contribute hugely to the smooth running of the financial activities of Northern Athletics.
Nigel Orr Treasurer
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Draft Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2018
2018 2017 £ £ £ £ Income:- Sponsorship:- - Start Fitness 12,000 12,000 England Athletics Competition Grant 41,000 41,000 Bank interest 61 68 Hire of equipment / other income 10,860 8,978 Total Income 63,921 62,046 Expenditure:- Staffing 38,610 38,600 Premises 8,500 9,266 Office expenses 15,009 15,860 Board expenses 2,920 2,646 Equipment and stock 7,056 5,389 Corporation Tax payable 14 93 Professional Fees 2,440 2,030 74,549 73,884 Championships: - Track & Field/Race Walking (1,224) 9,125 Road Running (14,699) (27,815) Cross Country (5,997) (12,884) (21,920) (31,574) Teams and Matches:- Track & Field (5,646) (12,558) Road Running (587) 692 Cross Country 2,406 2,816 (3,827) (9,050) Depreciation:- Sports equipment 0 3,413 Office equipment 212 982 212 4,395 Total Expenditure 49,014 37,655
Surplus / (Deficit) for the year 14,907 24,391
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Northern Athletics
Draft Balance Sheet @ 31 March 2018 31 March 2018 31 March 2017
Net assets brought forward 247,686 223,295 Surplus/(Deficit) for the year 14,907 24,391 262,593 247,686 Represented by: Sports equipment at 1 April 2017 0 3,413 addition 0 0 Less : NBV of disposed fixed assets 0 (3,413) 0 0 Office equipment at 1 April 2017 0 982 Addition 1,283 0 Less : Depreciation (212) 0 Less : NBV of disposed fixed assets 0 (982) 1,071 0 Stock Vests/shirts/polos - 1,494
Debtors 9,012 2,314
Bank deposits NatWest Account 271,088 253,735 Imprest balances 35 242 271,123 253,977
Creditors (18,613) (10,099) 262,593 247,686
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CROSS COUNTRY REPORT
Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships Harewood House 27th Jan
The Northern Championships were held here for the first time. The venue was chosen as one that potentially could host the National event (The North are hosts in 2019) and one big advantage of the venue is the fact that it can offer a challenging and varied 6K lap eg 2 laps for the senior men’s 12K race. On the debit side access is somewhat limited and there is little hard standing for car parking. The venue is significantly more expensive than we are used to and the event did make a loss. However the ECCA did donate £2000 to Northern Athletics to reduce the magnitude of the loss. It is an excellent setting for a cross country event with course laps that are varied and interesting.
The weather in the months leading up to the event proved to be one of the wettest winters we have ever seen, and this meant that parking areas had to be redefined only days before the event. However despite the parking issues and wet conditions the venue and courses proved extremely popular with athletes and spectators
Thanks to the efforts of the Northern Officials and the club course set up teams we had another very successful event - despite the amount of water we were working with.
The event continues to be popular with athletes; This year we attracted 3256 entries & 2389 finishers (the highest ever for Northern Athletics) with 229 complete teams. One other factor is that clubs are controlling entries rather better; 73% of entered runners finished (This figure has increased every year since 2007 when it was 49%)
The Senior men (761) and senior women (435) numbers are also the highest number of finishers recorded in the last 11 years. The Young Athlete numbers were also at a 10 year high with 1060 athletes competing
The weather on the day was good. All the races were of the usual high standard, and the event programme ran perfectly to time, a testament to the goodwill of, and teamwork between all those involved in the event.
Results are included below
Steve Gaines and Arwel Williams Executive Board Members, Cross Country
Senior Men Teams 1 Carl Avery (Morpeth Harriers & AC) 1 Sale Harriers Manchester 132pts 2 Matt Bowser (Lincoln Wellington AC) 2 Lincoln Wellington AC 158pts 3 Steven Bayton (Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield) 3 Leeds City AC 170pts
U/20 Men Teams 1 Emile Cairess (Leeds City AC) 1 City of York AC 44pts 2 Angus McMillan (City of York AC) 2 Vale Royal AC 108pts 3 Josh Schofield (City of York AC) 3 Holmfirth Harriers AC 117pts
U/17 Men Teams 1 Rory Leonard (Morpeth Harriers & AC) 1 Middlesborough AC 80pts 2 Joshua Dickinson (City of York AC)) 2 Morpeth Harriers & AC 90pts 3 Euan Brennan (Ilkley Harriers & AC) 3 Preston Harriers & AC 100pts
U/15 Boys Teams 1 Archie Lowe (Middlesborough AC) 1 Rotherham Harriers & AC 186pts 2 Henry Johnson (Houghton Harriers & AC) 2 Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 186pts 3 Finley Proffitt (Macclesfield Harriers & AC) 3 Blackburn Harriers & AC 197pts 8 U/13 Boys Teams 1 Joshua Blevins (North Shields Poly Club) 1 Sale Harriers Manchester 86pts 2 Patrick Welsh (Derby AC) 2 Wirral AC 132pts 3 Christopher Perkins (Birtley AC) 3 Kendal AAC 153pts
Senior Women Teams 1 Mhairi Maclennan (Morpeth Harriers & AC) 1 Leeds City AC 39pts 2 Lauren Howarth (Leigh Harriers & AC) 2 Sale Harriers Manchester 41pts 3 Georgia Taylor-Brown (Sale Harriers) 3 Rotherham H & AC 80pts
U/20 Women Teams 1 Francesca Brint (Sale Harriers Manchester) 1 Sale Harriers Manchester 6pts 2 Juliet Downs (Sale Harriers Manchester ) 2 Holmfirth Harriers & AC 79pts 3 Claudia Cowan (Sale Harriers Manchester) 3 Salford Harriers & AC 89pts
U/17 Women Teams 1 Ella McNiven (Liverpool Harriers & AC) 1 Vale Royal AC 54pts 2 Keely Hodgkinson (Leigh Harriers ) 2 Liverpool Harriers & AC 78pts 3 Holly Smith (Vale Royal AC) 3 Rotherham H & AC 97pts
U/15 Girls Teams 1 Sian Heslop (Macclesfield Harriers) 1 Salford Harriers & AC 115pts 2 Lara Crawford (Sale Harriers Manchester) 2 Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 130pts 3 Jodie Hill (Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield) 3 Sale Harriers Manchester 137pts
U/13 Girls Teams 1 Holly Weedall (Vale Royal AC) 1 Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 62pts 2 Ruby Simpson (Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield) 2 Vale Royal AC 117pts 3 Grace Roberts (Vale Royal AC) 3 Harrogate Harriers & AC 151pts
Cross Country Relays 2018
The 9th running of the event took place at Graves Park Sheffield on the 20th October, and again proved popular with both athletes and spectators. A total of 422 teams had entered, down from 462 in 2017.
Complete team and athlete numbers were also down, but by a lower percentage reduction than last year, with 337 (358 in 2017) complete teams across the age group races.
It is unclear why the entry numbers have dropped. The clubs who entered in 2017 are all on the list of affiliated clubs for the 2018 event and a number of athletes who have represented England and GB in international Cross Country events were competing.
The event again presented medals to the first B teams to finish, and this does seem very popular with clubs and their athletes who are not selected for their clubs “A” team
This year’s weather was much improved over 2017, the winds and rain of Storm Brian being replaced by calm and in the afternoon sunny weather Course conditions were very good.
Parking at Meadowhead School, was again used. This is an academy school and the charge of £3 per car, had been increased by the school to £4 this year. All aspects of the event worked well and the event proved popular and successful
Thanks are again due to the host club – Sheffield Running Club, led by Clerk of Course Mike Levery, for their help with course design & operation; and to all the Northern Officials who attended on the day.
Congratulations to Preston Harriers (Men) and Rotherham Harriers (Women) for their Senior wins. 9 Results
U11 races (not championship events) U/11 Girls U/11 Boys 1 Keighley & Craven AC 1 Wirral AC 2 Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 2 City Of Sheffield & Dearne AC 3 Rotherham Harriers & AC 3 Sale Harriers Manchester Fastest Leg Fastest Leg Maisie Bellwood, Keighley & Craven AC William Platts CoS&D, & Jack Marwood Warrington
U/13 Girls U/13 Boys 1 Stockport Harriers & AC 1 Barnsley AC 2 Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 2 Sale Harriers Manchester 3 Rotherham Harriers & AC 3 East Cheshire harriers & Tameside AC 1st B team: Rotherham Harriers & AC 1st B team: Rotherham Harriers & AC Fastest Leg Fastest Leg Imogen Wolff Holmfirth Harriers & AC Jack Spark Sale & Zak Ferguson CoS&D
U/15 Girls U/15 Boys 1 Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 1 Vale Royal AC 2 Chorley Athletic & Triathlon Club 2 Wirral AC 3 Vale Royal AC 3 Stockport Harriers & AC 1st B team: Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 1st B team: Derby AC Fastest Leg Fastest Leg Holly Weedall Vale Royal AC C Perkins, Birtley AC
U/17 Women U/17 Men 1 Sale Harriers Manchester 1 Trafford AC 2 Salford Harriers 2 Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 3 Rotherham Harriers & AC 3 Leeds City AC 1st B team: Sale Harriers Manchester 1st B team: Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield Fastest Leg Fastest Leg Lara Crawford, Sale Harriers Manchester Ethan Hussey Leeds City AC
Junior / Senior Women Junior / Senior Men 1 Rotherham Harriers & AC 1 Preston Harriers & AC 2 Lincoln Wellington AC 2 Derby AC 3 Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 3 Liverpool Harriers & AC 1st B team: Rotherham Harriers & AC (3 rd ) 1st B team: Liverpool Harriers & AC Fastest Leg Fastest Leg Lydia Turner, Birtley AC Patrick Dever Preston Harriers & AC
Arwel Williams and Steve Gaines
Executive Board Members, Cross Country
10 Cross Country Representative Teams report
Fixtures 2017-18
Liverpool XC Challenge Sefton Park 27 th Nov 2017 Northern Athletics Teams: Sefton Park 25th November. Thanks to the athletes for again supporting the North. Sefton Park was the wettest I had ever seen it, and the course was water logged and very muddy. The standard of the junior/senior races was again very high, but Northern athletes performed well on the day, and we finally managed to get a senior inter area team competition against the Midlands off the ground. (Midlands had only one junior man and no junior women selected)
Northern selected teams and performances were:-
Junior Women Harriet Knowles-Jones Warrington AC 1st 15.01 Francesca Brint Sale Harriers Manchester 17th 16.25 Philippa Stone Middlesbrough AC 19th 16.26 Katie Lowery Warrington AC 21st 16.28 Sophie Tarver Loughborough Students AC 25th 16.34 Imani Wilson Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield AC 52nd 17.45
Junior Men Joshua Schofield City of York 12th 21.45 Joshua Cowperthwaite Middlesborough 15th 21.50 Alfie Manthorpe City of Sheffield and Dearne AC 18th 21.57 Nathan Dunn Preston Harriers 37th 22.36 Mac O'Malley Trafford AC Not in results—lost timing chip approx 22:50 Angus McMillan DNS due to injury
Senior Women Elle Vernon Stockport Harriers & AC 4th 28.24 Abbie Donnelly Lincoln Wellington AC (U23) 27th 29.33 (7th U23) Claire Duck Leeds City AC 28th 29.39 Catrina Thomas Trafford AC 41st 30.02 Georgia Malir Leeds City AC (U23) 48th 30.22 (12th U23) Megan Davies Sale Harriers Manchester (U23) DNS
Senior men Jack Martin Stockport Harriers & AC 10th 31.04 Patrick Dever Preston Harriers (U23) 12th 31.15 2nd U23 Joe Steward E. Cheshire H&T’side AC (U23) 21st 31.41 6th U23 Jack Morris Stockport Harriers & AC 30th 32.00 Harry Powell Kingston upon Hull AC (U23) 81st 33.26 Peter Huck Barrow & Furness Striders AC DNF
Senior Inter Area match results Congratulations to all those Northern athletes who were selected for the GB team for the Euro Cross Championships in Samorin
Senior Men (4 to score) North 11 Midlands 25
Senior Women (4 to score) North 14 Midlands 27
Cross Country Invitation - Venta De Banos Spain Dec 16 th 2017
Vento de Baños International Cross, Following a mammoth, but on time journey to the sleepy mid country Spanish town that is Vento de Baños the NA party arrived very late and therefore bedded down for the night on arrival.. The following morning after breakfast we went to view the course which for those like me that have never experienced European cross country it can only be described as enlightening. 11 A world away from the likes of Sefton Park and Knowsley Safari Park, the course was a mixture of cinder track, matting and a ploughed field and for good measure a hastily built wooden ramp to exit the track.
Race day brought a sunny but cold start, which saw our 4 ladies Alex Bell, Lydia Turner, Georgia Malir and last but not least Amelia Petit on the start line with non-other than Kenyan superstar Ruth Jebet.
Jebet was outstanding, winning the race by a huge distance outlining her class and drawing huge applause from the large crowd. Lydia led the North team home ahead of 2 England representatives. Our Commonwealth Games athlete Alex Bell was next home, closely followed by Georgia Malir and Amelia Petit. Lydia took the win of the U/23 race with Georgia taking second. At the time of writing I’m not in possession of the official results.
Next up was our injury depleted men’s team of Josh Schofield and Liam Burthem. Unfortunately Joe Wilkinson and Carl Avery were late withdrawals. Again a star studded field had been assembled for the 10k race, led by the Kenyan duo of Kiplemo and Barega. These two did not disappoint pulling away from the field with ease and again an excited crowd cheered the two in a sprint finish of pulsating speed with Barega taking the win.
Liam led the North home in 22nd position with Josh directly behind him in 23rd having earlier led the race. All 6 athletes performed at a very high level and did themselves and the team managers proud . I’m sure being on the start line with World and Olympic medallists will be in their memories for quite some time.
Many thanks to Ben at Jamin Sports for the tremendous organisation, Steve Gaines and Rob Cameron for the selection and Judith as ever for the faultless coordination.
Kevin Hussey and Sally Malir (Team managers)
Great Stirling Scottish Inter District Invitation Jan 13 th 2018
In a very competitive Men’s Scottish Inter District and Invitation race the North’s Men’s team (below) finished 3 rd behind Scottish Universities in 1 st and East of Scotland 2 nd. North positions: 6th Liam Burthem, 8 th Angus McMillian, 11 th Josh Schofield, 18 th Matt Sheen, 20 th Cameron Bell, 29 th Baldvin Por Magnusson.
Our women took 1 st place in a very competitive Women’s Scottish Inter District and Invitation race Positions: 2nd Abbie Donnelly, 3 rd Georgia Malir, 6 th Francesca Brint (1 st U20), 7 th Bronwen Owen, 13 th Catrina Thomas and 30 th Katie Lowery (U20).
Home Countries International Saturday 24 th March 2018 Wollaton Park Nottingham
As mild conditions prevailed in Nottingham and conditions underfoot were firm we were set for a great days cross country racing. The North of England took a total of 14 junior and senior athletes to compete in the HCI.
First up were our junior women (below), left to right, Georgia Rothwell, Juliet Downs, Claudia Cowan and Louisa Whittingham 12
Finishing 4 th team, there was a great individual performance from Claudia in 5 th followed home by Juliet 14 th , Louisa 24 th and unfortunately Georgia DNF. The North’s Scarlet Dale running for England took individual bronze. The Junior men were up next (below) left to right Nathan Dunn, Joseph Dugdale, Joe Massingham and Hedley Hardcastle
A great team performance taking bronze behind England 1 st and Scotland 2 nd . A fantastic individual performance by Nathan 5 th , Joseph 8 th , followed by Hedley 12 th and Joe Massingham 25 th . Running for England the North athletes Josh Schofield took 4 th and Angus McMillian 6 th The senior women were up next with our ladies (below) left to right Hannah Brown, Emma Holt and Natasha Hatswell.
Taking a great bronze in third place with a terrific performance by Natasha in 6 th followed by Emma 11 th and Hannah close by in 12 th . The North’s own Elle Baker took first place for England. The final race was the senior men’s (below) left to right James Douglas, Robert Warner and Harry Powell took 4 th team
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With Robert 9 th , James 14 th and Harry 16 th . A great performance by two Northern athletes competing for England with Carl Avery 2 nd and Peter Huck 4 th , wrapped up a great days competition to bring down the curtain a long and tough winter’s cross country season
Thank you to Ian Byett and Richard Inchley from the ECCA for hosting another great HCI, and to our team managers on the day, Steve Gaines, Sally Malir and Charlotte Slack.
Rob Cameron Team Manager
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10 Mile Championships at Brampton to Carlisle 10 on November 19 th 2017 This year the N.A., championship returned to the oldest 10 mile road race in the country, the 66 th Brampton to Carlisle race, hosted by Border Harriers. The small market town of Brampton is where the race begins, registration uses the William Howard School, with the start close by. However the start is in a narrow road, and it has been known to be slightly delayed by the arrival of a HGV filled with sheep The Sands leisure centre in Carlisle is the finish, and also hosts the presentation. There were 581 finishers this year. Results
Men – Individual Women - Individual 1 R Danson Wesham RR& AC 50.06 1 S Cowper Rotherham H & AC 56.24 2 J Douglas Border H & AC 50.11 2 G Campbell Jarrow & Hebburn AC 58.36 3 M Brown Salford H & AC 50.15 3 S Pattinson Jarrow & Hebburn AC 60.55 Team Team 1 Border H & AC 34pts 1 Jarrow & Hebburn AC 12pts 2 Morpeth H & AC 34 2 Cumberland AC 51 3 Trafford AC 36 3 Tyne Bridge Harriers 56
10K Championship at Ribble Valley 10k on 31 st December 2017. With it’s closed roads and wealth of experienced officials, this race has grown in stature and now attracts both the numbers and quality that the organisers deserve.
Jonny Brownlee again tested himself against some of the best road runners in the country, and Laura Weightman selected it for her inaugural 10k road race and set the fastest time in the UK for 2017.
This year the weather was ideal for the race, mild and cloudy with little wind, all of which helped the 1267 th , and final finisher to complete the course in 87.22 minutes, giving ample time to head home, and prepare for the New Year Celebrations. Results
Men – Individual Women - Individual 1 M Scott Richmond & Z’land H & AC 29.37 1 L Weightman Morpeth H & AC 32.31 2 J Brownlee Bingley H & AC 29.54 2 S Stockton Leeds City AC 34.27 3 P Dever Preston H & AC 30.03 3 K Longley Liverpool P & S HAC 35.47 Team Team 1 Preston H & AC 1 Blackburn H & AC 2 Blackburn H & AC 2 Sale Harriers Manchester 3 Richmond & Zetland H & AC 3 Ilkley H & AC
5K Championship in Sunderland 5K at Silksworth Sports Centre Sunderland on Thursday July 12 th2018
The warm summer evening was ideal for a 7.15 race start and with the knowledge and experience of Kevin Carr and Bill McGuirk organising, you know the race will go well. In fact hosts Sunderland Harriers were amongst the medals in both the Men’s and Women’s team events, whilst the winning streak of Morpeth Harriers in the individual men’s race was broken, although they still managed to retain the team gold medal. Results
Men – Individual Women - Individual 1 D Shaw New Marske Harriers 14.33 1 D Hodgkinson Wallsend Harriers 16.31 2 S Hancox Morpeth H & AC 14.48 2 C Penfold North Shields Poly AC 17.10 3 A Brown Houghton H & AC 15.49 3 G Campbell Jarrow & Hebburn AC 17.39 Team Team 1 Morpeth H & AC 21 1 Sunderland H & AC 26 2 Tyne Bridge Harriers 23 2 Tyne Bridge Harriers 33 3 Sunderland H & AC 49 3 North Shield Poly AC 34
15 Northern Road Relays - 12 & 6 stage and Y.A 5k individual race at Birkenhead Park Wirral Sunday 25 th March 2018 This is a new venue with a flat traffic free course, which, coupled with a warm sunny day, brought the best out of the event, and attracted a lot of positive comments
Besides the traditional men’s 12 stage and women’s 6 stage races we again held the individual 5k race for Young Athletes, first introduced last year at Blackpool.
5k Numbers were encouraging, only the under 17 women did not have any complete teams, and this event will remain on the 2019 fixture list.
Women’s 6 Stage
Team Results –
1. Leeds City AC ‘A’ 1:47.49 (L Crookes, A Leake, C Duck, H Sellars, H Buswell, G Malir) 2. Rotherham H & AC ‘A’ 1:49.37 (J Blizard, S Burns, E Parkinson, S Cowper, Z Knappy, S Johnson) 3. Salford H & AC ‘A’ 1:53.13 (R Jones, S Bent, T Robinson, S Wood, A Swindells, C Davies)
1st B Team 9. Rotherham H & AC ‘B’ 1:58.10 (H Carruthers, N Harris, D Elliott, F Davies, N Armitage, R Lanceley)
Fastest Long Leg Hayley Carruthers Rotherham H & AC ‘B’ 26.42 Fastest Short Leg Claire Duck Leeds City AC ‘A’ 12.33
Men’s 12 Stage
Team Results –
1. Lincoln Wellington AC ‘A’ 3:11.31 (J Straw, W Strangeway, A Scott, R Wilson, S Robinson,P Williams, M Bowser, J Stone, J Richardson, H Baxter, R Page, T Trimble) 2. Salford H & AC ‘A’ 3:12.15 (S Robinson, C Richards, T Cornthwaite, G Priestley, C Hardman, C Livesey, M Brown, W Beauchamp, M Shaw, G Johnson, B Lima D Rigby) 3. Stockport H & AC 3:13.58 (R Millington, M Sawrey, J Nixon, A Francis, J Morris, S Vernon, J Martin, A Nixon, G Cooke, J Scott-Buccleuch, P Burns, K Acton)
1st B Team 22. Salford H & AC ‘B’ 3:31.45 (J Kovacs, M Russell, P Leybourne, I Grime, J Seed, F Teklehaimanot G Billington, D Lockett, T Baker, R Alsop, M Heaney, C Tully)
Fastest Long Leg Ross Millington Stockport H & AC 22.27 Fastest Short Leg James Bowness Trafford AC ‘A’ 11.04
Combined Autumn Relay Championships at Sport City, Manchester on Sunday 23 rd September 2018 Held again at Sportcity for the 3 rd year running. This venue continues to be popular with both athletes, and spectators, with those inside the stadium having a grandstand view of the first and the last 300M of each leg. Inside the Stadium, the East stand was busy, but not as packed as last year, as the sunny North stand was a much warmer option. Feather flags in both the North and West stand were a good method of displaying club locations, as “Do you know where my club is“ was the most asked question at registration.
16 On line entry and team declaration / changes has now become established, and the E.A. checking procedure for both club and athlete is working well.
There were a couple of falls at the start of both of the Under 13 races, but for the remainder of the races all athletes managed to stay on their feet!
Results Senior Women 4 Stage - 1. Leeds City AC ‘A’ 1:24.46 (S Stockton, G Malir, E Clayton, C Duck) 2. Leigh H & AC ‘A’ 1:25.05 (D Allen, L Howarth, L Riches, A Howarth) 3. Rotherham H&AC ‘A’1:25.17 (N Hatswell, N Devine, S Burns, S Cowper)
1st B Team 5. Leeds City AC ‘B’ 1:28.26 (S Hodgson, L Armoush, L Crookes, R Friend)
Fastest leg: Jessica Judd Blackburn H & AC 19.52
Senior Men 6 Stage -
1. Lincoln Wellington AC ‘A’ 2:00.15 (A Scott, J Straw, T Straw, L Allison, S Robinson, M Bowser) 2. Leeds City AC ‘A’ 2:01.36 (A Holliday, J Ashcroft, M Hoyle, P Sesemann, O Lockley, l Taylor) 3. Liverpool H & AC 2:02.03 (C Hulson, T Rogerson, D Gezimu, R Challinor, D Cliffe, M Jackson)
1st B Team 17. Lincoln Wellington AC ‘B’ 2:09.17 (T Trimble, R Page, J Richardson, P Williams, H Baxter, M Troop)
Fastest leg: Charlie Hulson Liverpool H & AC ‘A’ 19.30
Young Athletes 3 Stage Relays
Under 13 Girls Under 13 Boys 1. Liverpool H & AC ‘A’ 39.25 1. City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 37.08 (L Bellingham, E McMutrie, H Bain) (Z Ferguson, J Collini, L Scott) 2. Rotherham H & AC ‘A’ 40.11 2. Salford H & AC ‘A’ 37.15 (O Bell, M Walsh, A Topliss) (E Nation, M Russell, M Lowrey) 3. Chorley A & TC 40.55 3. Sale Harriers Manchester ‘A’ 37.39 (L Poole, L Rickerby, L Waddington) (O Schofield, J Colquhoun-Lynn, J Spark) 1st B Team 1st B Team 12. Rotherham H & AC ‘B’ 42.54 11.Sale Harriers Manchester ‘B’ 39.32 (N Jakuc, M Walsh, L Harris) (F Meredith, J Batten, M Gardner)
Fastest Leg: Fastest Leg: Freya Murdoch Stockport H&AC 12.40 Jack Spark Sale Harriers Manchester ‘A’ 11.32
Under 15 Girls Under 15 Boys 1. Vale Royal AC ‘A’ 37.28 1. Morpeth H & AC ‘A’ 34.34 (F Conboy, G Roberts, H Weedall) (B Waterfield, E Duffy, D Davies) 2. Longwood H & AC 38.29 2. Horwich RMI Harriers 34.41 (N Hardcastle, R McGrath, H Brewster) (T Middleton, M Flatters, L Milliken) 3. Wirral AC ‘A’ 38.37 3. Salford H & AC 34.47 (E Kearney, Z White, K Brady-Jones) (S Bryan, C Mansfield, S Hopkins) 1st B Team 1st B Team 13. Preston H & AC 40.15 18. Wirral AC ‘B’ 37.19 (E Reynolds, F Houghton, J Watson) (J Hale, E Brady-Jones, W Strickley)
Fastest Leg: Fastest Leg: Holly Weedall Vale Royal AC ‘A’ 11.45 Sam Hopkins Salford H & AC 10.47
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Under 17 Women Under 17 Men 1. Vale Royal AC ‘A’ 40.55 1. Lincoln Wellington AC 35.01 (L Smith, E Grinnell, H Smith) (L Budgen, L Stonhewer, J Green) 2. Salford H & AC ‘A’ 41.35 2. Leeds City AC ‘A’ 35.30 (E Collier, S Mason, T Brockley-Langford) (T Dawson, S Akerman, E Hussey) 3. Houghton H & AC 42.04 3. Houghton H & AC 35.31 (L James, E Hardie, A Pigford) (H Johnson, S Gibson, W Bellamy)
1st B Team 1st B Team 13. Salford H & AC ‘B’ 47.04 14. Trafford AC ‘B’ 38.25 (C Haywood-Percival, J Birchall, N Fitzpatrick) (J Mangan, L Royle, H Sinclair)
Fastest Leg: Fastest Leg: Holly Smith Vale Royal AC ‘A’ 12.46 Matthew MacKay Rossendale H & AC 11.14
5K Championships
Individual Results U17 Women U17 Men 1 Jessica Cook Liverpool H & AC 19.06 1 Xavier O’Hare Trafford AC 15.47 2 Catherine Hooper Salford H & AC 19.20 2 Alexander Doyle Vale Royal AC 15.49 3 Issy Clarke West Cheshire AC 19.52 3 Rocco Zaman-Brown Manchester H & AC 16.09
Teams No Complete Teams 1 Trafford AC 17 pts 2 Salford H & AC 60 3 West Cheshire AC 75
U15 Girls U15 Boys 1 Megan Dingle Vale Royal AC 18.23 1 Scott Nutter Barnsley AC 16.10 2 Faye O’Hare Liverpool H & AC 18.32 2 Matthew Ramsden Blackburn H & AC 16.12 3 Grace Sullivan Cleethorpes & D AC 18.47 3 Finlay Proffitt Macclesfield H & AC 16.26
Teams 1 Salford H & AC 25 pts 1 Trafford AC 32 pts 2 Wirral AC 33 2 Salford H & AC 58 3 Liverpool H & AC 36 3 Leigh H & AC 61
Relay Stats Combined Autumn Relays all at Sportcity Teams entered 2016 2017 2018 U 13 50G 42B 58G 57B 53G 47B
U15 47G 42B 52G 46B 56G 48B
U17 37W 38M 27W 40M 28W 37M
SENIOR WOMEN 85 90 116 SENIOR MEN 126 127 150
SPRING RELAY 12 & 6 Stage Teams Entered Sunderland Blackpool Wirral SENIOR MEN 52 71 63 SENIOR WOMEN 41 75 61
5K U15 N/A 12G 46B 42B 30G U17 N/A 24W 35M 14W 35M
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National Men’s 12 Stage Championships at Sutton Park on 14th April 2017 Leading three Northern Teams 4th Leeds City AC 4:22.00 5th = Lincoln Wellington AC 4:22.36 8th Salford H & AC 4:24.35
National Women’s 6 Stage Championships Sutton Park on 14th April 2017 Leading three Northern Teams 1st Leeds City AC 2:11.27 3rd Rotherham H & AC 2:15.45 9th Lincoln Wellington AC 2:21.21
National Women’s 4 Stage Championships Sutton Park on 6th October 2017 Leading three Northern Teams 2nd Leeds City AC 59.29 4th Rotherham H & AC 60.26 5th Leigh H & AC 60.55
National Senior Men’s 6 Stage Relay Championships Sutton Park 6th October 2017 Leading three Northern Teams 1st Stockport H & AC 1:45.07 2nd Leeds City AC 1:45.32 5th Lincoln Wellington AC 1:47.00
19 Northern Athletics Representative Team Matches
Road Fixtures 2017-18 Age UK Leeds Abbey Dash 5th Nov 2017 (Armed Forces UK fixture)
On a chilly autumnal Sunday morning in perfect racing conditions we saw an amazing performance from Eilish McColgan who kick started her season by defending her Age UK Leeds Abbey Dash title with a new course of 32.05, eclipsing Jill Boltz’s (nee Hunter) 1990 record of 32,15. Eilish was followed home by N Ireland's Emma Mitchell in 32.51 and Ashley Gibson in 3rd in 33.32. The Women’s race saw 20 athletes run sub 35 with 15 men running sub 30, in what were perfect racing conditions
In the men's race Sam Stabler continued his great form to power away from Ireland's Paul Pollock. Sam recording 29.13, with Paul second in 29.20 and Ben Connor 3rd in the same time.
In the Junior Dash Ethan Hussey proved yet again that we have an amazing prospect for the future winning the 2k in 5.05. Watch and remember this name people.
In the elite team race the North of England took first place in the inaugural Tudor Shield event. A big thank you to Rob Tudor, elite race sponsor, who made today's great elite race possible (and Ikem Billy for allowing the opportunity to happen!)
Age UK Leeds Abbey Dash 2017 Men: Women: 1st Sam Stabler 29.13 1st Eilish McColgan 32.05 Course record 2nd Paul Pollock 29.20 2nd Emma Mitchell 32.51 3rd Ben Connor 29.20 3rd Ashley Gibson 33.32
England 10k Road Championship Men: 1st Sam Stabler 29.13 Women: 2nd Ben Connor 29.20 1st Ashley Gibson 33.32 3rd Andrew Heyes 29.22 2nd Rebecca Robinson 33.49 3rd Emma Clayton 33.51 Tudor Trophy Elite Team Race Men: Women: 1st North of England 1st North of England 2nd Midlands 2nd Combined Leeds Univ 3rd Combined Leeds Univ 3rd Midlands
A big thank you to all who make this possible. Including Alex Grant and Fiona Jerman. Thanks also to Charlotte Fisher - England Athletics, Rob Tudor - Elite race sponsor, Starbucks, Race Ahead and Steve Robinson of the Armed Forces for post-race grub. To my team Kevin Hussey, Paul Baxter, Jerry Watson, Sally Malir, Mike Baxter. To all the team managers from North of England, Midlands, Scotland, Armed Forces, Combined Leeds University and Birmingham University.
Rob Cameron Elite Race Manager
Telford 10k (Midlands fix) Dec 10 th 2017 North of England Teams for Telford 10k Dec 10th Men: Phil Sesemann, Richard Weir, Steven Bayton and Joe Wilkinson Women: Sophie Gabriella Cowper, Emma Clayton, Rebecca Robinson and Laura Hitch Hesketh
Team Manager: Rob Cameron
Race was cancelled due to snow and rescheduled for Jan 2018, unfortunately due to another fixture a North team did not compete
20 Trafford 10k March 4 th 2018 (North fix) The North of England named a strong team for the Trafford 10k Men: Matthew Bowser, John Ashcroft, Jack Morris and Harry Powell Women: Jess Piasecki (Coulson), Bronwen Owen, Emma Holt and Rachael Burns Team Manager: Robert Cameron
Race was cancelled due to snow and rescheduled for September 2 nd 2018 Reselected teams North of England team Trafford 10k September 2nd 2018
Men: Steve Bayton David Divine Liverpool Harrier Lewis Jagger Lucian Allison
Women: Danielle Hodgkinson Rebecca Robinson Kirsty Longley Georgia Malir
Trafford 10k (incorporating England 10k champs) September 2nd 2018. The North of England dominated a class field in both the men's and women's races. The scarcity of inter area teams barring ourselves and the Midlands women did not detract from a well organised and competitive race, thankyou Altrincham & DAC and Dave Norman.
The men's race had a winner in Marc Scott of Richmond and Zetland AC breaking 29min in a time of 28.57, followed by Scotland's Andrew Butchart on the comeback trail with an impressive 29.28, with Dejene Gezimu of the North in 3rd in 29.35. An impressive run from Joe Wilkinson in 6th in 30.22 returning from an injury ridden winter. David Devine fresh from his gold and silver in the Euro Para Championships was 15th in 31.01 in his first outing for the North, with a tired (through marathon prep) Steven Bayton 25th in 31.46
In the ladies race the North again dominated in a class field with Danielle Hodgkinson running a 14 sec PB to finish 4th in 34.24, behind Jessica Piaescki of Stockport winning in an impressive 32.52.
Danielle finishing just in front of Charlene Thomas in 5th place in 34.54, just holding off our wonder vet Kirsty Longley for the North in 6th place in a PB time of 35.11 and Georgia Malir North in 7th in 35.23.
North of England women's team manager Sally Malir took an admirable 1st place in the Vet 50 category
David Devine and Dejene Gezium Georgia Malir, Kirsty Longley pe a quote from the document And Danielle Hodgkinson
Great Birmingham 10k 6 th May 2018 (North invite) Men’s result James Straw 9th Matthew Grieve 11th Jonny Currie 85th 21
Women’s result Lucy Crookes 4th Kirsty Longley 7th Nicola Louise Squires 8th Laura Hitch Hesketh 11th
On warm sunny day in Birmingham our North athletes took to the streets. First up were our women who gave a fantastic team performance led home in 4th place by Lucy Crookes in 34.50 , following Lucy were Kirsty Longley in 7th, Nicola Louise Squires in 8th and Laura Hitch Hesketh in 11th. In the men’s race our North team was led home by James Straw in 9th, Matt Grieve in 11th and returning from a long lay off Jonny Currie in 85th Next up Manchester 10k on May 20th Well done all
Great Manchester 10k May 20 th 2018 (North Invite)
On a very hot but windy day we had 10 athletes invited to take part by the Great run series in their final road fixture of 2018. In the usual world class field headed by Mo Farah and Tirunesh Dibaba our athletes competed well
Our men ran well with Dejene Gezium finishing 5 th in a world class field in 29.55, followed by Marc Brown in 10 th in 31.14, Lewis Jagger 11 th 31.16 and Baldvin Por Magnusson in 27 th in 33.27
In the women’s race we had 6 women competing for the North, Jenna Hill led them home in 11 th in 35.19, super VET Kirsty Longley 12 th in 35.46, Rebecca Robinson 13 th in 35.58, Danielle Hodgknson in 36.12, Heather Sellars 19 th 37.10 and Laura Hesketh 20 th 37.17
Rebecca Robinson, Jenna Hill, Danni Hodgkinson, Heather Sellars, Kirsty Longley, and Georgia Malir
Bob Brimage & Ken Smith Executive Committee members (Road Running) Championship Secretary – Ken Smith Team Manager / Co-ordinator – Rob Cameron
22 TRACK AND FIELD REPORT
The 2017/18 Northern Athletics Track and Field season has continued to deliver the usual high quality competitions both indoors and outdoors. There have been many developments away from the competition areas but events have gone ahead with varying success without being unduly affected. The Indoor Open meetings have gone from being popular to a level that has had us asking whether we should have a third meeting at the end of the indoor season. The format has proved extremely popular, not to mention unusual, with all track events being seeded simply on time not on gender or age group. Entries in field events are almost at an unmanageable level, but we pride ourselves on being able to accommodate the huge numbers who have entered thanks to the skill and dedication of our officials who are happy to work a 10-12 hour day with few breaks and little reward other than our gratitude. The Indoor Combined Events continue to be held within the England Athletics event and a great number of Juniors take part with entries increasing every year. The senior numbers do not justify NA hosting a stand alone event and the athletes benefit from taking part in a nationwide competition. The Senior/U20 outdoor Championships were back at their now regular venue at Sport City Manchester which also includes some Para events and can seem like a drawn out meeting but if all who entered turned up and competed then it would flow better. We are often short of officials for this meeting because of the clash with County Schools. In 2019 this clash will not be happening as the Area Championships will be a week earlier than in recent year and will therefore benefit from avoiding County Schools dates – good news for event organisers but more importantly for the U20 athletes. From this meeting the Under 20 winners were invited to represent Northern Athletics at the Welsh International meeting at Swansea in July which gives a taste of the next level of competition. Outdoor Combined Events Under 20 and Senior were again in with England at Bedford but the U/15, U/17 were back at Manchester with a great turn out of Northern athletes who were also able to witness some great senior performances from a home international under 20/23 Combined Event match held on the same day. Inter counties for the under 15/17 took place at Leigh. This match is the highlight for many young athletes as it enables them to win a county vest and the enthusiasm they have for track and field shows with many a personal best, all recorded on the Power of 10 listing. Liverpool was the venue for our Junior Age Group Championships, it has been a good number of years since we were last there and, following a wide ranging refurbishment proved to be an excellent venue with plenty of free parking, an indoor warm up area, excellent organisational support from Liverpool Harriers and plenty of entries who turned up and competed. A wonderful summer of track and field athletics enhanced by marvellous weather and some excellent performances. I have only one question - where do we go from here? Is this enough or could we do more whilst not forgetting we are first and foremost a competition provider and our only aim is to provide the best possible competition for our athletes.
Malcolm Fletcher Malcolm Rogers Elaine Williams (co-opted) Executive Board members Track & Field
23 Welsh Under 20 International Match Report Wednesday 25 th July 2018 - Swansea
A Northern team was once again invited to compete in the Welsh U20 International meeting in July with the event being held for the first time at Swansea University following several years of the competition being held in Cardiff. England Athletics underwrite the costs for the area teams to travel to this meeting and therefore the teams are entered as England North, England South etc. and we are grateful for EA support which enables our athletes to travel to this event.
The England North team was selected from the winners (or 2 nd placed) athletes at the Northern Championship. Unfortunately this year the team was slightly depleted due to various reasons such as injury, planned holidays and work schedules. Nonetheless, a team of 23 undertook the long journey to South Wales and performed admirably against a very strong England South team, England Midlands, Scotland, Wales, Welsh Schools U20 and Northern Ireland.
The stand out performance of the evening for the North came from Sale Harrier Emmanuel Odubanjo in the Triple Jump with a leap of 14.68, 49cms ahead of the second placed athlete.
In the Women’s Triple Jump, Holly Smith recorded a new PB as she took second place. Alice Barnsdale (Hammer), Leah Hillman (Javelin), Bronte Jones (Shot) and Tamsin McGraw in the 800m also achieved excellent second places in their events. Joe Martin threw a Discus PB for his third place.
Team finishing positions were: Men Women Joe Ferguson (4) 100m Rachel Bennett (7) William Hughes (4) 200m Layla Bell (6) Rory Keen (4) 400m no representative Tiarnan Crorken (3) 800m Tamsin McGraw (2) Cameron Bell (4) 1500m Emily Lowery (4) no representative 3000m no representative Adam Coles (5) 110/100mHu Amy Carter (3) Benjamin Schofield (3) 400mHu Steph Driscoll (4) Adam Berwick (5) High Jump no representative Luke Southerton (8) Long Jump no representative Emmanuel Odubanjo (1) Triple Jump Holly Smith (2) no representative Pole Vault no representative David Todd (3) Shot Bronte Jones (2) Thomas Padley (6) Javelin Leah Hillman (2) Joe Martin (3) Discus no event no event Hammer Alice Barnsdale (2) Men’s team (5) 100m Relay Women’s team (4)
Final Match Results 1 England South 1810 points 2 England Midlands 1690 3 Scotland 1420 4 England North 1150 5 Wales 1140 6 Welsh Schools U20 740 7 N. Ireland 430
Huge thanks to all the team, their parents and coaches and especially the Team Managers - Malcolm Fletcher and Janet Ferguson (on her birthday!), who stepped in at the last minute due to the unavoidable withdrawal of our usual TM’s. Well done to all the team - your tenacity, determination, attitude and talent were a credit to yourselves and the North.
Judith Temperton
24 NORTHERN TRI-REGIONAL OFFICIALS’ GROUP (T& F)
I would like to thank Judith Temperton and all staff of the Northern Office for all the administrative help I have received in sending out the availability letters, appointment notices and other paperwork. I would also like to thank all the members of the Northern Tri-Regional Officials’ Group for their help and assistance during the last twelve months.
This is the ninth year that the Northern Tri-Regional Group (NTROG) has operated. It retains responsibility for the following areas: (a) Appointment of officials to Northern indoor and outdoor events; (b) Nominations of officials for National indoor and outdoor appointments; (c) Nominations of candidates to sit on National Discipline Peer Groups; (d) Recommendations to Peer Groups for upgrading candidates to Level 3 (e) Recommendations to Peer Groups for officials to be placed on IMO (International Meeting Officials) list.
The current NTROG group consists of: Chairman : Finlay Galloway (L4R/C – North-West Region) Honorary Secretary : Paul Yates (L4R/C – North-West Region) Hon Sec (Designate) John Driscoll (L4 – North-West Region) Championship Secretary: Malcolm Fletcher (L4R/C – Yorks / Humber Region)
Selectors – Field Group: Mick Frazer (L4 – North-East Region) Dean Williams (L4R/C – North-West Region) Malcolm Rogers (L4R/C – Yorkshire and Humber Region) Selectors – Starting and Marking Group Malcolm Dewell (L4 – North-East Region) David Brown, CBE (L4R/C – North-West Region) Peter Lord (L4 – Yorkshire and Humber Region) Selectors – Timekeeping Group: Michael Brown (L4 – North-East Region) Ron Scott (L4 – North-West Region) Roger Everton (L4R/C – Yorkshire and Humber Region) Selector – Photofinish Group: Margaret Rushton (L4R/C – North-West Region) Selectors – Track Group: Tony Livingstone (L4 – North-East Region) Finlay Galloway (L4R/C – North-West Region) Dr Moira Gallagher, MBE (L4R/C – Yorkshire and Humber Region)
Northern Indoor Events Due to the continuing success of combining the U17 age group into the same event as the Senior and U20 age groups, it was decided to keep this as a two-day event, held in January. This meant that the U15 and U13 age groups would again be competing in their own one-day championships in February as in previous years. A total of twenty-seven officials withdrew from the three days of competitions, which was a massive increase compared to last year’s figure of eight. Reasons given were very diverse, from “Clashes with a family engagement”, and “Attending Peer Group Meeting”, to either not giving any reason for withdrawing, to simply not turning up at the event!
Northern Outdoor Events and Officials' Withdrawals The outdoor season once again consisted of five days of Championship competition. Two days for the Senior / U20 event at Manchester, one day for Northern Inter-Counties event at Leigh and two days for the U13 / U15 / U17 event at Wavertree. In the above events, 15 (12 in 2017) officials withdrew from the Sen / U20 event, at 25 the Inter-Counties, we lost a total of 9 (13 in 2017) officials and at the U15 / U17 Championships, a total of 25 (22 in 2017) withdrew.
Again, there were various reasons given for the withdrawals, most of them totally valid and some not so. One major factor for withdrawals at the Senior Championships in Manchester was the fact that the event clashed with the County Schools Championship on the same weekend. This sometimes leaves the event with fewer than required officials for various disciplines. As in 2017, the event reserves were used up very quickly, leaving some disciplines short of officials. In fact, at the Manchester event, Call Room operated with just three officials on each day, rather than the eight required.
Forthcoming Indoor Season The northern area is again planning to hold two open indoor meetings at EIS Sheffield as follows: Open Meeting 1 – Saturday 17 th November 2018; Open Meeting 2 – Saturday 01 st December 2018.
The Northern Athletics Indoor Championships will be held over a total of three days in 2019. It has been decided that, as last years’ format was so successful, it would remain the same this year as well. Consequently, the indoor championship dates are:
Senior / U20 / U17 Indoor Championship – Day 1: Saturday 12 th January 2019 Senior / U20 / U17 Indoor Championship – Day 2: Sunday 13 th January 2019 U13 / U15 Indoor Championship: Sunday 03 rd February 2019
The northern area is responsible for providing the majority of the Ancillary Officials for the National Indoor events at EIS Sheffield once again. This is a great opportunity for our Level 1 / 2 / 3 and non-IMO Level 4 officials to both be involved in working, and gaining experience at a televised event. As more of the England Athletics' Championship events move from Bedford to Manchester, this means that more non-technical roles will need to be filled.
International Meeting Officials' List (IMO) There will be no list of IMO officials published for 2019
Indoor Championship Events The availability letters have already been sent out to all officials for the indoor events.
The selection meetings of the Northern TRNG will be on: Sunday 25 th November 2018 NA indoor selections and recommendations to UKA for national indoor appointments. Sunday 08 th January 2019 (TBC) NA outdoor selections and recommendations to UKA for national outdoor appointments.
Retirement of Northern Officials' Secretary I have held the post of Northern Tri-Regional Officials' Group Honorary Secretary for the last twelve years and I have, for the most part, thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I have taken the system from postal mail-based to electronic, with the odd exception where a few officials did not have access to Email. I feel the time is now right to hand over the reigns to someone who may be able to refine the system further and make it even more efficient. I am happy to report that John Driscoll, a Level 4 Field Official, and the current County Officials' Secretary for Cumbria, has accepted the position and will take over fully from myself after the 2019 Indoor Season, which I will help John to administer.
Paul Yates, MSc, PGCE, PGCHE, MIEE Honorary Secretary -Northern Tri-Regional Officials’ Group
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TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS 2018 (New Championship Best Performances are shown in bold ) Senior Men Name Club Performance Outdoor Sport City Manchester 9/10 June 2018 100m Jona Efoloko Sale Harriers Manchester 10.61 200m James Williams Liverpool H & AC 21.34 400m Adam Walker-Khan Birchfield H & AC 47.39 800m James Young Morpeth H & AC 1:54.33 1500m Jethro McGraw Amber Valley & Erewash AC 3:57.03 5000m Dominic Shaw New Marske H & AC 14:49.43 10000m Not Held 110mH Rivaldo Brown Trafford AC 15.52 400mH William Ritchie-Moulin Durham University AC 52.92 3000mS/C Daniel Eckersley Kingston & Poly H&AC 9:19.19 High Jump Tom Hughes Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 1.93m Pole Vault Luke Cutts City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 5.00m Long Jump Trevor Alexanderson Birchfield H & AC 7.19m Triple Jump Jonathan Ferryman Sale Harriers Manchester 13.94m Shot Putt Arturas Gurklys City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 16.80m Discus Alan Toward City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 53.62m Javelin Sam Dean Sale Harriers Manchester 53.62m Hammer Michael Bomba Liverpool H & AC 63.38m Decathlon Aiden Davies Doncaster AC 6940pts
Indoor
60m Jona Efoloko Sale Harriers Manchester 6.80 200m Andrew Morgan-Harrison Kingston upon Hull AC 21.26 400m Lee Thompson City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 47.38 800m Jamie Webb Liverpool H & AC 1:55.55 1500m John Ashcroft Liverpool H & AC 3:51.20 3000m Richard Weir Derby AC 8:12.75 60mH William Ritchie-Moulin Durham University AC 8.16 Long Jump Jack Roach Middlesbrough AC 7.41m Triple Jump Oluwaseun Okome Sale Harriers Manchester 15.46m High Jump Adam Wall City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 2.05m Pole Vault Adam Hague City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 5.40m Shot Putt Scott Lincoln City of York AC 18.13 Heptathlon James Finney Leeds City AC 5514pts
U20 Men Outdoor 100m Joe Ferguson Leeds City AC 10.97 200m William Hughes Nene Valley Harriers 21.59 400m Rory Keen Sale Harriers Manchester 48.50 800m Tiarnan Crorken Preston H & AC 1:56.92 1500m Cameron Bell Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 3:55.81 27 3000m Nicholas Smith Blackburn H & AC 10:10.36 5000m George Cooke Stockport H & AC 15:57.80 110mH Adam Coles Kingston upon Hull AC 15.86 400mH Ben Schofield City of York AC 57.57 3000mS/C Not Held High Jump Adam Berwick Amber Valley & Erewash AC 1.80m Pole Vault Christopher Lamb Wigan & District H & AC 4.33m Long Jump Callum Orange Leeds City AC 6.93m Triple Jump Emmanuel Odubanjo Sale Harriers Manchester 14.49m Shot Putt David Todd Chester le Street AC 12.91m Discus Joe Martin City of York AC 43.72m Javelin Thomas Padley Scunthorpe & District AC 33.30m Hammer William Schofield Sale Harriers Manchester 51.75m Decathlon Oliver Herring Gateshead H & AC 6126pts
Indoor 60m Daniel Afolabi Sale Harriers Manchester 7.04 200m Joe Ferguson Leeds City AC 22.07 400m Alex Knibbs Amber Valley & Erewash AC 47.83 800m Josh Allen Middlesbrough AC 1:55.52 1500m Tiarnan Crorken Preston H & AC 4:09.85 3000m Rocco Zaman-Browne Manchester H & AC 10:00.03 60mH Jason Nicholson Gateshead H & AC 7.90 Long Jump Joe Halpin Gateshead H & AC 6.49m Triple Jump Emmanuel Odubanjo Sale Harriers Manchester 14.52m High Jump Shane Connell Sale Harriers Manchester 2.00m Pole Vault Joshua Lindley-Harris City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 4.00m Shot Putt Leo Rowley Rotherham H & AC 14.69m Heptathlon Oliver Herring Gateshead H & AC 4553pts
U17 Men Outdoor 100m Jamaal Walters Trafford AC 11.59 200m Zac Blackwell Wigan & District H & AC 23.74 400m Ataba Mamman Oldham & Royton H & AC 50.49 800m Gabriel Gisborne Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 1:57.84 1500m Will Bellamy Houghton H & AC 4:09.94 3000m Joseph Buckley Warrington AC 9:12.07 100mH Oliver Dakin Chesterfield & District AC 14.58 400mH Solomon Brown Blackburn H & AC 60.04 1500mS/C Jordan Jones Warrington AC 4:44.04 High Jump Aron Thomas Sale Harriers Manchester 1.89m Pole Vault Not Held Long Jump Archie Yeo Scunthorpe & District AC 6.89m Triple Jump Archie Yeo Scunthorpe & District AC 13.93m Shot Putt Andrew Knight Morpeth H & AC 16.93m Discus Ben Copley Kingston upon Hull AC 44.58m 28 Javelin Luke Robinson City of York AC 58.50m Hammer Shaun Kerry Kingston upon Hull AC 66.30m Decathlon Ben Hughes Wigan & District AC 4716pts
Indoor 60m Kieran Brining Leeds City AC 7.10 200m Kieran Brining Leeds City AC 22.70 400m Isaac Rushworth City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 50.01 800m Josh Fiddaman Blyth Running Club 2:02.15 1500m Cameron Thomas Durham City H & AC 4:18.74 60mH Oliver Dakin Chesterfield & District AC 8.40 Long Jump Archie Yeo Scunthorpe & District AC 6.70m Triple Jump Finlay Campbell Wigan & District H & AC 12.45m High Jump Cameron Howes Pontefract AC 1.90m Pole Vault Aran Thomas Wakefield District H & AC 3.70m Shot Putt Andrew Knight Morpeth H &AC 14.65m Heptathlon Aran Thomas Wakefield District H & AC 2384pts
U15 Boys Outdoor 100m Tyrese Frederick-James Bolton Utd H & AC 12.13 200m Marcus McLean Sale Harriers Manchester 23.40 300m Liam Eastaugh Gateshead H & AC 37.49 800m Aidan Lynch Sale Harriers Manchester 2:01.03 1500m Jack Hughes Chorley Athletics & Triathlon Club 4:24.31 3000m Fraser Sproul Kendal AAC 9:20.12 80mH Taylor Jacob Preston H & AC 11.81 High Jump Sandy Clarkson Liverpool Pembroke Sefton H & AC 1.76m Pole Vault Lazarus Benjamin Sale Harriers Manchester 3.85m Long Jump Alfie Edwards Wakefield District H & AC 6.50m Triple Jump Jack Doodson Stockport H & AC 11.19m Shot Putt Jack Halpin Gateshead H & AC 14.61m Discus James Lupton Preston H & AC 41.72m Javelin Oscar Doran Seaton AC 38.04m Hammer Jack Halpin Gateshead H & AC 51.21m Octathlon Sam Coupland Southport Waterloo AC 4124pts
Indoor 60m` Emmanuel Lawal Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 7.56 200m Benjamin Wallace Wirral AC 23.48 800m Aidan Lynch Sale Harriers Manchester 2:09.65 60mH Ben Verbickas Crewe & Nantwich AC 9.35 Long Jump Alfie Bugg City of York AC 6.14m High Jump Kresten Calvert Wirral AC 1.65m Pole Vault William Foot Chesterfield & District AC 3.10m Shot Putt Jack Halpin Gateshead H & AC 13.50m Pentathlon Sam Coupland Southport Waterloo AC 2259pts 29
U13 Boys Outdoor 100m Ryan Rawlinson Buxton AC 13.49 200m Rhys Hulse Southport Waterloo AC 27.75 800m Louis How City of York AC 2:16.65 Long Jump James Ince Preston H & AC 5.03m = Shot Putt Kieran Howard Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde AC 8.85m
Indoor 60m Harrison Joynson WESPA Fire AC 8.41 200m James Ince Preston H & AC 26.72 800m Cosmo Johnson Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 2:26.15 High Jump Hayden Blunn Macclesfield H & AC 1.45m Long Jump James Ince Preston H & AC 4.83m Shot Putt Harrison Kiley Preston H & AC 7.98m
Senior Women Outdoor 100m Katy Wyper Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde AC 12.01 200m Ella Barrett Chesterfield & District AC 24.59 400m Louise Royston Halifax H & AC 56.48 800m Georgia Yearby Leeds City AC 2:08.41 1500m Rachael Franklin Manx Harriers 4:23.68 5000m Lucy Crookes Leeds City AC 16:21.10 100mH Danielle McGifford Wigan & District H & AC 13.88 400mH Abi Fitzpatrick Sale Harriers Manchester 60.01 2000m S/C Lauren Stoddart Edinburgh AC 6:48.03 High Jump Hollie Smith Liverpool H & AC 1.68m Pole Vault Abigail Roberts City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 3.85m Long Jump Abigail Irozuru Sale Harriers Manchester 6.50m Triple Jump Michelle Robbins-Hulse Trafford AC 12.06m Shot Putt Sophie Littlemore Gateshead H & AC 13.83m Discus Sophie Littlemore Gateshead H & AC 46.80m Javelin Sophie Percival West Cheshire AC 42.56m Hammer Jessica Mayho Birchfield H & AC 60.27m Heptathlon Beth Taylor Rotherham H & AC 4618pts
Indoor 60m Katy Wyper Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde AC 7.54 200m Charlotte Orton Birchfield H & AC 24.81 400m Anna Nicole Rowe Liverpool H & AC 56.43 800m Anna Silvander Stockport H & AC 2:12.38 1500m Aimee Pratt Sale Harriers Manchester 4:27.11 3000m Natalie Weir Derby AC 9:54.21 30 60mH Alicia Barrett Chesterfield & District AC 8.62 Long Jump Jo Rowland Crawley AC 5.76m Triple Jump Naomi Ogbeta Trafford AC 13.33m High Jump Emily Borthwick Wigan & District H & AC 1.84m Pole Vault Abigail Roberts City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 3.80m Shot Putt Christina Nick City of York AC 13.81m Pentathlon Jo Rowland Crawley AC 4093pts
U20 Women Outdoor 100m Hannah Kelly Bolton Utd H & AC 11.96 200m Niamh Emerson Amber Valley & Erewash AC 24.40 400m Natasha Harrison Stockport H & AC 55.03 800m Tamsin McGraw Amber Valley & Erewash AC 2:15.02 1500m Lucy-Erin Hunter Darlington H & AC 4:41.12 3000m Not held 100mH Grace Bower Sale Harriers Manchester 14.87 400mH Steph Driscoll Liverpool H & AC 62.51 High Jump Abby Ward Wakefield District H & AC 1.84m Pole Vault Not held Long Jump Amy Rolfe City of York AC 5.67m Triple Jump Holly Smith Liverpool H & AC 11.85 Shot Putt Niamh Emerson Amber Valley & Erewash AC 12.28m Discus Bronte Jones City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 39.27m Javelin Leah Hillman Pendle AC 40.15m Hammer Alice Barnsdale Lincoln Wellington AC 56.16m Heptathlon Grace Bower Sale Harriers Manchester 5283pts
Indoor 60m Georgina Adam Lincoln Wellington AC 7.61 200m Georgina Adam Lincoln Wellington AC 25.40 400m Emma Alderson Liverpool H & AC 55.36 800m Emma Alderson Liverpool H & AC 2:09.48 1500m Charlotte Crook Preston H & AC 4:38.75 3000m Blythe Fourie Preston H & AC 11:14.44 60mH Alice Linaker City of York AC 8.85 Long Jump Lucy Hadaway City of York AC 5.87m Triple Jump Holly Smith Liverpool H & AC 11.81m High Jump Amelia Bateman Gateshead H & AC 1.71m Pole Vault Claudia Barkes Darlington H & AC 3.40m Shot Putt Emma Dakin Rotherham H & AC 12.39m Pentathlon Grace Bower Sale Harriers Manchester 3701pts
31 Under 17 Women Outdoor 100m Abigail Pawlett Stockport H & AC 12.72 200m Acacia Williams-Hewitt Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 25.25 300m Tia Anderson Durham City H & AC 40.48 800m Bethan Morley Ilkley H & AC 2:11.11 1500m Jodie Hill Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 4:46.79 3000m Rosie Woodhams Kendal AAC 10:18.56 80mH Melissa Coxon Rotherham H & AC 12.13 300mH Emily Misantoni Stockport H & AC 46.55 1500mS/C Keiva Rennocks Rotherham H & AC 5:23.71 High Jump Hannah Moat Scunthorpe & District AC 1.69m Long Jump Abigail Pawlett Stockport H & AC 5.78m Triple Jump Holly Aitchison Stockport H & AC 11.14m Pole Vault Jasmine Carey Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde AC 3.61m Shot Putt Holly Benson Stockport H & AC 11.87m Discus Megan Lockwood Manx H & AC 33.68m Javelin Lauren Foletti Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 40.43m Hammer Charlotte Williams Blackburn H & AC 57.20m Heptathlon Abigail Pawlett Stockport H & AC 4921pts
Indoor 60m Trinity Peruzza-Powell Manchester H & AC 7.63 200m Melissa Coxon Rotherham H & AC 25.66 300m Emily Misantoni Stockport H & AC 41.42 800m Stephanie Moss Sale Harriers Manchester 2:16.84 1500m Eve Duret West Cheshire AC 5:18.20 60mH Jasmine Jolly Preston H & AC 8.79 Long Jump Amy Rolfe City of York AC 5.67m Triple Jump Holly Aitchison Stockport H & AC 11.27m High Jump Hannah Moat Scunthorpe & D AC 1.65m Pole Vault Jasmine Carey Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde AC 3.40m Shot Putt Bekki Roche WESPA 13.83m Pentathlon Steph Driscoll Liverpool H & AC 3624pts
Under 15 Girls Outdoor 100m Joy Eze Gateshead H & AC 12.46 200m Abigael Bamber Southport Waterloo AC 26.19 800m Ruby Simpson Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 2:15.14 1500m Holly Weedall Vale Royal AC 4:38.14 75mH Elle Hinchliffe City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 11.37 High Jump Halle Ferguson Trafford AC 1.60m Pole Vault Amy Hunt Wakefield District H & AC 3.10m Long Jump Ella Rush Amber Valley & Erewash AC 5.54m Shot Putt Daphney Adebayo City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 11.00m 32 Discus Holly Adams Kingston upon Hull AC 31.64m Javelin Katie Piercy Southport Waterloo AC 29.26m Hammer Amy Bunting Lincoln Wellington AC 40.11m Hexathlon Ella Rush Amber Valley & Erewash AC 3647pts
Indoor 60m Trezeguet Taylor Trafford AC 7.86 200m Success Eduan Sale Harriers Manchester 25.49 800m Ava Taperell Gateshead H & AC 2:14.36 60mH Elle Hinchliffe City of Sheffield & Dearne AC 9.27 Long Jump Ella Rush Amber Valley & Erewash AC 5.37m High Jump Ella Rush Amber Valley & Erewash AC 1.62m Pole Vault Amy Hunt Wakefield District H & AC 2.90m Shot Putt Amy Battle Stockport H & AC 11.14m Pentathlon Ella Rush Amber Valley & Erewash AC 3346pts
Under 13 Girls Outdoor 100m Mehitabelle Angelo Leeds City AC 13.49 200m Amber Hughes Southport Waterloo AC 27.51 800m Elise Horner Halifax H & AC 2:24.70 Long Jump Larissa Pickering Barnsley AC 4.84m Shot Putt Amber Hughes Southport Waterloo AC 10.47m
Indoor 60m Lucy Herbert Sale Harriers Manchester 8.50 200m Amber Hughes Southport Waterloo AC 27.33 800m Macy Hillier WESPA Fire AC 2:29.79 Long Jump Kelsey Ogedengbe Wirral AC 4.54m High Jump Amber Hughes Southport Waterloo AC 1.38m Shot Putt Amber Hughes Southport Waterloo AC 9.45m
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AAA Standards 2017-18
Sales of Standards Badges continue to be buoyant. The two main championships at which the most badges sold, to the benefit of Northern Athletics, are the Age Group Championships and the Inter Counties. Unfortunately, for Northern Athletics, the vast majority of badges are sold online with PayPal payments going straight to the AAA. This is vividly illustrated by the sales in October 2018 with just fourteen badges sold on behalf of Northern Athletics but 440 on behalf of the AAA.
Revision of the Standards, to be effective from next April for two years, is now taking place. It is noted that the Under 13 Boys 75 metres has been deleted from the Power of 10 so there will be no standard for that event. It is possible that the new standards will include road races which will have to be based on chip timing. It would appear that a number of events at 800m and 1500m are being held on the roads using chip timing – particularly in the south.
Once again my thanks to clubs, who order badges in bulk for their presentation evenings; to Margaret Crompton who continues to steadily sell badges at various meeting in her area; and to Jean and John Simpson, who have stood in for my wife and I at Championships when we have been otherwise engaged.
Edwin Bellamy
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