PETE SHAW
Sale Harriers improved its match 1 score by 50 points to finish runners-up to Liverpool and are now in 2nd place in the league. 1st June 2025 at a rainy Longford Park.
Our U15 girls were outstanding with 8 victories from NEILA CHUKWU, ZURIEL SARUMI, EVA ANWYL, ROBYN HEYWOOD-YOUNG, MEGAN BOYER, BEA SOPER, CAITLIN WETTERS, AVA BROOMES and the sprint relay team which ran a superfast 50.9 seconds. Neila competed in four events including a 1st place over 100m in 12.5 seconds. A special mention goes to ISABELLE CONNOLLY who competed in 4 events and ANGEL AMADIN who competed in three throwing events. MADDIE APPLEBY was in great form running PB’s over 200m and 300m and a storming leg in the 4 x 300m relay.
The U15 boy’s relay boys of JASON ADELAKUN, LEO OGBEIDE, ALEXANDER McCRINK and THIERRY KERR won the sprint relay by over two seconds in the outstanding time of 47.9 seconds and were a dominant force in the sprints. Our throwers had a good day with JOSEPH CONNOLLY (Javelin) and ISAAC WRIGLEY(Shot) both runners-up, whilst ADAM CORRY–WILSON competed in three throwing events. Our best middle distance performance came from GEORGE HORSFALL in the 1500m.
Triple Cheshire champion MILLIE JACKSON was the outstanding girl in the U13 events taking part in four events and winning the 150m and Long Jump whilst finishing 2nd in the 75m in the same time as the winner. Double Cheshire champion LUCY O’BRIEN did well to finish runner-up over 800m with the highest Level 9 performance and also took part in the high jump and javelin. FLORENCE CONNOLLY ran a PB over 1200m to finish 3rd. ALICE HORSFALL was our best performer in the throws with 2nd place in the Javelin.
JUDE KERINS was our star in the U13 boy’s events with a win in the javelin and a 2nd place in the Long Jump. GEORGE BOYER improved his high jump by 20 centimetres to finish runner-up. JOSHUA HOWELL went way beyond the call of duty for the club in competing in four running events – what a hero! LOUIS FOSTER-WILLETS (Sprints & Long jump) was another who competed in four events. ARTHUR O’HARE ran a PB and Level 9 performance to finish runner-up in the 1200m and with fine runs by TOBY HARRISON and DAN TOPPING, upheld our harrier tradition.
Big thanks to all who took part, especially our officials who added the maximum 56 points to the overall score and to team manager CARL WORTHINGTON.
