Third spot for in-form Harriers

ATHLETICS
OLDHAM and Royton Harriers registered a clutch of good performances to claim third place in the UK Athletics Young Athletes League match at Doncaster.

Ciara Doyle, competing in the under-13s girls’ section, recorded 12.1 seconds for the 75 metres and 24.4s for the 150m.

Maria Gabrilatsou also had a good day in South Yorkshire.

In the 70m hurdles, she ran 17.8s and 150m in 28.2s. Gabrilatsou crossed the line in the 800m in three minutes 26.2 seconds.

Amber Boulton ran the 75m in 14.3s and the 800m in 3:33.9, while Olivia Green completed the 1,200m in 4:17.2.

Danielle Parrott and Phoebe Price performed well in the under-15s sprints for girls.

The former ran the 100m in 13.9s and the 200m in 28.5s, while the latter stopped the clock at 15.2s for the 100m and 30.5s for the 200m.

HURDLES

In the same age group, Lucy Kershaw ran the 800m in 2:53.6, Emma Burman 75m hurdles in 14.5s, Rachel Emmott 1,500m in 5:50.6 and Niamh Boulton 1,500m in 6:07.4.

Under-17s girls competitors Lauren Cooper ran the 80m hurdles in 18.5s and the 100m in 16.4s.

Team-mate Chloe Lord recorded 2:39.7 for the 800m and finished the 300m in 47.9s.

Other times —

Under-13s boys: Philip Whitham 800m 2:53.4, 200m 34.9s; Alex Taylor 800m 3:00.5, 200m 36.6s; Joseph Kershaw 75m hurdles 16.8s, 100m 17.1s; Joshua Lamanna 1,500m 4:59.7.

Under-15s boys: Adeel Khan 200m 26.5s, 100m 13.4s; Jack Edmondson 1,500m 5:09.9, 100m 14.7s; Luke Brierley 80m hurdles 17.6s, 800m 3:00.8; Christopher Brown 800m 2:22.0, 400m 60.1s.

Under-17s boys: Jay Gilmore 100m 15.4s, 200m 31.8s; Adam Howard 800m 2:02.3, 400m 53.7s; Matthew Shaughnessy 800m 2:10.0, 1,500m 4:27.8, 400m 59.0s.

Under-17s girls: Heather Moran 100m 13.8s, 200m 28.3s; Rose Mather 1500m 5:40.6.

IN the Oldham Park Run, staged at Alexandra Park, Harriers member Jodie Tinker was the second women home in 26:32.