GOLD SHOW!

RIGHT ON TRACK . . . Sophie Hall and Reality Osouha, both 16, who struck gold for Oldham and Royton Harriers. PICTURE by ANTHONY MILLER

SOPHIE Hall struck double gold at the Greater Manchester Track and Field Championships at Longford Park, Stretford.

The multi-skilled Oldham and Royton Harrier won under-17 300m hurdles in a time of 45.99 seconds and clinched the high jump crown with a height of 1.55m.

Reality Osouha made it three golds for the club with victory in the men's under-20s 100m in 11.07s.

There were silver medals for Ataba Mamman in the under-17 men's 400m in 52.35s, Nathan Sykes in the under-17 long jump with 5.30m and Rebecca Hall in the under-17 shot put with 9.71m.

Bronze medals were won by Harry Collier in the under-17 1,500m (four minutes, 24.03 seconds) and Jordan Brogan in the under-20 800m (2:22.59).

Other results -

Under-15s boys', 200m Evans Boasiako 25.32s; under-17s javelin, Lorna-Jo Holt 23.22m; under-15 girls' 100m, Chloe McCullough 14.11s; under-17s 200m, Rebecca Hall 29.75s; under-17s 800m, Harry Collier 2:06:58.

Meanwhile, the Harriers claimed an excellent men's team prize at the Milltown 7km race, from Alexandra Park.

Michael Mannings was the runner-up in 24:51, Tony Muir was fourth in 26:21 and closely followed by David Carroll, who crossed the line fifth in 26:23. They were all new personal best times for the hilly course.

The trio three were followed by -

Lee Robinson (26:46), Ian Jackson (27:41), Phil Hudson (personal best of 28:16), Dave Arden (28:47), Owen Flage (28:56), Jake Holt (29:34), John Felton (personal best of 31:38), Darren Mannings (32:43), Angie Hart (34:29), Maria Wall (36:30), Donna Gardner (36:42), Pete Williams (38:01), Sara Bott (38:16), Bev Winnard (personal best of 38:33), Gail Corrigan (personal best of 39:44), Paul Corrigan (41:55), Mel Hall (43:27), Lorna Fennel (43:51), Nikki Mills (45:09), Janet Appleyard (equalled personal best of 45:09), Karen Stuttard (46:55), Melanie Kershaw (49:13), Tracey Thomson (50:33), Janet Pendlebury (54:04), Vicky Corrigan (60:05) and Naomi Coulter (60:06).

A field of 29 Harriers completed at the event.

Three of the club's members visited Hebden Bridge for the Hardcastle six-hour, 12-hour and 24-hour races.

Anne-Marie Lord was first in the women's 24-hour race, completing 28 laps for 87 miles in total.

Mark Oliver ran 36 miles and Julie Felton, in her first ultra race, recorded 31 miles in the 12-hour event.

At the Chadderton Hall parkrun, Ian Jackson was the first runner home in 20:53, with Thomas Lowe setting a new personal best of 28:12, Jake Jackson 29:51, Laura Charnock 30:53, and Sarah Marks 31:31.

John Felton set a new personal best of 20:18 at South Manchester.

At the Oldham parkrun, Flage stopped the clock in 21:37. He was followed by Maria Wall (26:15), Nicky Ford, who set a new course personal best of 27:53, Angie Hart and Sara Bott, who finished in 29:21.

BEST

In the 2km junior parkrun, also at Alexandra Park, Astacia Mannings was a fine fifth in a new personal best of 8:54, with Jake Jackson (9:27) and Theo Billington (12:12) in behind.

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