The West Yorkshire Track and Field league came to a close on Wednesday evening as fixture 6 took place at the Princess Mary Stadium. With podium positions up for grabs and a heap load of points, it was yet another night of athletics action.

Starting with the Under 11 Girls where a gutsy run by Stella Zurek earnt her a third place finish in the 600m in a new Personal Best time (PB) as well as a third best throw of the season in the Shot Putt which saw her finish in 9th place in the final points table. Connie Walker had a good evening as she ran her second quickest time of the season in the 600m and also threw the shot to her second best distance of the season as well, finishing off a great first season for her.

In the Under 11 Boys, Raees Muftee was electric in the 75m as he sprinted down the home straight as he finished with a new PB time and claimed sixth place overall adding to his points tally, before going on to jump to his second best distance of the year in the Long Jump and finish joint 15th overall in the league. Joshua Myers leapt his way to a new PB in the Long Jump before going on to run his third best time of the season in the 75m as he finished second in his race, ending up with a well earnt 21st finish in the points table in a extensive Under 11 boys category.

Onto the Under 13 Girls where Hannah Whitaker’s speed saw her finish second in her race and finish fifth overall in the 200m, followed by a fifth place finish in the Long Jump adding points to her tally to finish the season 4th in the points table. Lucy Hird sprinted her way to a PB time in the 200m and also leaping high in the Long Jump to finish the season in 19th on the points table. Gabi Lauce expanded on her first few competitions by having a first attempt at the 200m setting a strong PB time as well as a first attempt at the Long Jump to finish in eight place.

Keiran Hird had a remarkable evening as he finished in second place in the Under 13 Boys 100m finishing with a new PB, before going on to claim another new PB in the 800m with another PB time, leading to a 5th place finish in the league table.

In the Under 15 Girls, Poppy Nuttman raced to a second place finish in the 1500m with a third best time of the season, it was then a fourth place finish and a new PB distance in the Long Jump as well as a first try at the 100m to help her finish 6th in the points table. Abi Hildon has a determined run in the 1,500m to finish in fourth place to add to her point tally increasing her to a 12th place finish overall in the table. Rosie Hildon had an impressive evening finishing with a new PB time in the 100m and later going on to jump to a new PB distance in the Long Jump.

Switching to the Under 15 Boys where Harry Rogerson had himself a night gaining a new PB time in the 200m, it was then another PB to follow in the 800m and finished with a first competition of the High Jump to finish sixth and add to his points tally to finish in 10th place overall in the table. Joshua Reed had his first competition attempt at the 200m setting a strong PB time before going on to break his PB at the High Jump as he leapt to new heights and finishing in fourth place to increase his points tally for a 26th place finish overall.

Olivia Myers had a commanding evening as she sprinted to second place in the Under 17 Women’s 100m in a new PB time, followed by another new PB in the 300m with a third place finish, before finishing with a second place finish with a second best throw of the season in the Shot Putt to help her finish in second place overall in the table.

The Under 17 Men saw Ethan Williams throw his way into first place in the Discus with his second best distance of the year which helped his secure a 3rd place finish in the overall table, behind Seb Bartocha who didn’t compete but had done enough points to secure a second place finish overall. Robert Harness increased his points tally with a fourth place finish in the 800m, also having a first competition attempt at the 200m as well as a second furthest throw of the season in the Discus, helping him to a 6th place finish in the points table. Joe Trevett continued his form in the sprints finishing second place in his race and fourth overall in the 200m, leading him to an 11th place finish in the league table. Ben Whitaker had a strong race as he ran a new Season’s Best time in the 200m and ended the season joint 27th in the points table with fellow Spen athlete William McIntosh.

There was no stopping Estelle Williams as she launched the Shot Putt to finish in first place in the Under 20 Women with her second best throw of the year, backed up with a third place finish in the 100m in her second quickest time of the season and finished in fourth place in the 400m lead to her claiming the Champion Title of the Under 20 Women! Emily Sharp returned to competing following injury and ran a SB time in the 100m finishing sixth and increasing her points tally, along with more points in the Shot Putt with a third place finish in her third furthest distance of the season and finishing with her third quickest run of the season in the 400m to help her finish in 9th place overall.

In the Senior Men Kieran O’Brien sprinted his way to a third in his 200m race as he ran a new PB time, before a second best of the season in the 800m to finish in sixth overall and ended with a fourth place finish in the Discus to finish in 10th place in the points table. Jake Darby would claim the second place in the Discus in a Season’s Best throw and ran a big 13 Second Pb in the 800m to finish in 4th place overall in the points table. Glenn Aspindle was back competing after injury earlier in the season, claiming third place in the Discus in his second best distance of the year and running his second best time of the season in the 800m as a pacer for Jake. Despite injury Glenn managed to hold on to a podium finish as he finished in second place overall.

To the Senior Women where Soraya Crodden earnt a third place finish in the Shot Putt in a SB distance, followed by another SB in the 400m to finish in second place and finishing with a fourth place finish in the 100m to secure her with a second place finish in the overall points table. Isabel White claimed a well fought victory in the 100m in her third quickest tie of the season, it was then a third place finish in the 400m with a new SB time and finished with a fourth place finish and PB in the Shot Putt to help her to a 5th place finish in the points table. Summer Haynes ran a strong race in the 100m as she finished in fifth running a new PB time, helping her to a joint 8th finish in the points table. It was almost a perfect season for Molly Waring as she claimed a victory and new PB time in the 400m before going on to a second place finish in the 100m in a Season’s Best time, the only event where she didn’t get 7 points (Len Goodman’s favourite), but the accumulation of 7’s did see her to the top of the table and the Senior Women’s Champion!

In the overall team table it was a third consecutive Second place finish for Spenborough AC with our highest ever points total to date!

Well done to all the Spen athletes for their results within the league this season, especially within the younger age groups where it is harder to earn points.

The WYT&FL Class of 2024 Spen Athletes with point table finishes (If applicable)
U11 Boys - John Moore (14th), Raees Muftee (15th equal), Joshua Myers (21st), Aidan Rhodes
U11 Girls – Stella Zurek (9th), Connie Walker

U13 Boys – Kieran Hird (5th)
U13 Girls – Hannah Whitaker (4th), Eva Armitage (5th), Lucy Hird (19th), Maria Edwards (26th), Gabi Lauce, Amaya Brierley

U15 Boys - Harry Rogerson (10th), George Thompson (11th), Lawrence Carr (18th), Reece Bridgeman (23rd), Joshua Reed (26th), Joel Cousins (30th)
U15 Girls – Millie Rhodes (4th), Poppy Nuttman (6th), Abigail Hildon (12th), Rosie Hildon

U17 Men – Seb Bartocha (2nd), Ethan Williams (3rd), Robert Harness (6th), Joe Trevett (11th), William McIntosh (27th=), Ben Whitaker (27th=)
U17 Women – Olivia Myers (2nd), Natasha Quashie

U20 Women – Estelle Williams (1st), Emily Sharp (9th), Adaze Ulebor (15th)

Senior Men – Glenn Aspindle (2nd), Jake Darby (4th), Kieran O’Brien (10th)
Senior Women – Molly Waring (1st), Soraya Crodden (2nd), Isabel White (5th), Summer Haynes (8th=), Siobhan Maskill (As a Guest)