On Sunday 19th July, Shildon’s jumps group had a sole representative at the York Summer League.

In windy conditions, Leah Rutherford competed in the 150m, claiming 4th place with a time of 21.8s, and then with the strong wind wreaking havoc with her run-up managed to claim 2nd place in the long jump with a leap of 3m 69cm.

Members of the Sprint Group had a successful day in York on Sunday 2nd August in the Summer League with a number of winning performances further enhancing their growing reputation within sprinting.

First up was 10 year-old Cody Hall, who competed in the U11 girl’s Long Jump where she finished 6th with a jump of 3.20m.

She followed this up with a time of 2.14.00 for the 600m and rounded off her day with an excellent performance in the 75m finishing 1st in 11.8 seconds.

Next up was Kayleigh Readman who finished 6th in the U13 girls 150m in a time of 22.9 seconds, following this with a determined performance in the 80m sprint to finish 5th in 12.3 seconds whilst in the U13 Long Jump she managed 3.46m.

Rachel Bennett had double success in both the U15 100m and 200m sprints, finishing 1st in 12.9 seconds in the former and 26.9 seconds in the latter.

Rachel made a guest appearance in the U17 girls 300m where she finished second in a PB of 43.9 seconds.

Courtney Mills continued Shildon’s successful afternoon when she won both the U17 girls 200m and 300m sprints in 27.0 seconds and a new PB of 42.9 seconds in the latter.

Georgia Hirst followed her colleagues success on the track by winning the U20 Women’s 100m in 13.7 seconds and went on to win the Long Jump with a jump of 4.75m.

The club’s successful afternoon was completed when Lewis Marley ran in both the U17 boys 100m and 200m sprints where he won both events in 11.8 seconds and 24.1 seconds respectively.