Orienteers triumph in the Jack Bloor Fell Race on Ilkley Moor

On a cool evening ideal for running the senior race was won by junior international 21 year-old Matthew Speake from York who has previously placed third on two occasions in the race.

His time of 40mins 26 secs was well outside the record set by Greg Hull from Leeds City. He was well clear of J Thomas from Cardiff in second place and previous winner Dicky Wren who battled it out finishing only three seconds adrift.

The men's team race was won by orienteers from team Nopesport beating local fell running specialists Pudsey and Bramley well into second place. Third team was another Pudsey club the Pudsey Pacers.

Winner of the men's veteran class was John Wooton from Bradley who has consistently won this category in recent years.

The ladies race was comfortably won this year by Kirstin Bailey, from Addingham, running for Bingley Harriers in a time of 50mins 32 secs with another orienteer Aislinn Austin of York club Eborienteers second and Heather Dawe of local club Ilkley Harriers third.

Winner of the lady veteran's class was Alison Bennett of Ilkley Harriers. Her prize was a newly engraved rose vase presented in memory of Mike Rose, much respected secretary of the Fell Runners Association who was a great supporter of this race over many years, and who died last year.

His niece had come over especially to present the prize which was a nice touch.

This year the associated junior races held beforehand produced a record entry of 106 enthusiastic youngsters.

The boys age 6 to 9 category was won by Keiran Thompson of Wharfedale and the girls by Beth Woodley of Airenteers.

The boys age 10 to 13 race was won by Thomas Sessford of Keighley with 9 year-old Florence Haines of Airenteers running up a class to take the girls' prize and sixth place overall.

The boys' age 14 to 16 years event was won in an exciting finish by Ben Stevens of Airenteers. Chloe Haines comfortably won the girls. She is also of Airenteers, who are the current British club orienteering champions due in no small part to their very strong junior section.

With the number of orienteers walking away with prizes in a fell race they certainly proved that they are athletes on a par with some of the best fell runners.

Jack Bloor Fell Race RESULTS

SENIORS - 1, M Speake Team Nopesport 40.26; 2, J Thomas Cardiff 42.4; 3, R Wren Team Nopesport 42.7; 4,J Heneghan Pudsey and B 42.12; 5, R Lawrence (Bingley 42.31; 6, S Bottomley Pudsey and Bramley 42.32; 7, N Bourke Team Nopesport 43.27; 8, G Pearce Ilkley Harriers 43.32; 9, R Pattinson Pudsey Pacers 43.57; 10, J Hemsley Pudsey and B 43.58; 11 and first male vet 40, J Wootton Wharfedale H 44.0; 12, J Aylward U/A 44.9;13, I Nixon Team Nopesport 44.48;14, S Green Pudsey & B 44.48; 15, A Robertshaw Otley AC 45.5; 16,S Webb Valley S 45.26; 17, N Armitage Pudsey P 45.59;18, R Reynolds-Jones Ilkley H 46.15;19, G Bailey Pudsey P 46.16; 20, S Macina Pudsey & B 46.31; 21, S Turland U/A 46.44; 22, S Watkins Baildon R 46.45; 23, I Rowbotham Harrogate 46.59; 24, R Griffiths Holmfirth 47.11; 25, D Cheesewright Ilkley H 47.27; 26, J Armitstead Otley AC 47.34; 27, J Houlihan U/A 47.35; 28, M Baldwin Ilkley H 47.35; 29, M Loftus Valley S 47.41; 30, H Haines Aire 48.7; 31, S Hall ALE Echirolles 48.12; 32, D Foster Otley AC 48.16; 33, I Gibbons Ilkley H 48.37; 34, D Ballentine U/A 48.57; 35, J Wood Skyrac 48.59; 36, J Egan Bingley 49.7; 37, M Rhodes Ilkley H 49.11; 38, A Cutts Valley S 49.13; 39, M Chatterton Pudsey P 49.19; 40, D Wilby Fellandale 49.44; 41, R Tench U/A 50.9; 42 and first lady, K Bailey Bingley H 50.32; 43, D Fuller U/A 50.33; 44, N Hindle U/A 50.36; 45, M Hopkinson U/A 50.41; 46, B Pritchard Skyrac 50.45; 47, J Watson Valley S 50.45; 48, R Falls U/A 50.47; 49, G Tiffany Pudsey P50.51; 50, I Marshall Ilkley H 50.52.

51, J Lind Otley AC 50.55; 52, C Knowles U/A 50.58; 53, G Allsopp Settle 51.0; 54, G Hill Calder 51.4; 55, M Farrar Skyrac 51.4; 56, C Hodgson Fellandale 51.10; 57, S Hazen U/A 51.12; 58, A Smith Otley AC 51.25; 59, A Collinson E Hull 51.50; 60, S Corrigan Ebor 51.50; 61 and first MV 50, P Bramham Keighley & C 51.57; 62, K Carslaw U/A 52.4; 63, R Tapliss Pennine 52.20; 64, M Whittaker U/A 52.23; 65, A Austin Ebor 52.28; 66, H Dawe Ilkley H 52.40; 67, D Hird Wharfedale 52. 52; 68, C Walsh Otley AC 53.1; 69, A Judd Fellandale 53.5; 70,M Williams Ilkley H 53.5; 71 W Lancaster Gritstone 53.6; 72, E Doherty Ilkley H 53.7; 73, P Hagan U/A 53.25; 74, R Hawksby Otley AC 54.9; 75, N Chapman Ilkley H 54.9; 76, T Wimbush St Bedes 54.10; 77 and first LV40, A Bennett Ilkley H 54.10; 78 A Hall Aire 54.11; 79, P Sibley Ilkley H 54.20; 80, M Tinker Valley S 54.22; 81, M Brand U/A 54.23; 82, J Simmons Fellandale 54.33; 83, D Ackroyd Ilkley H 54.38; 84, S Huddlestone Pudsey P 54.41; 85, J Hayes U/A 54.42; 86, N Kime Ilkley H 54.46; 87, T Simpson U/A 54.54; 88, A Hunt U/A 55.11; 89, N Bland Wharfedale 55.15; 90, E Huck Thirsk 55.19; 91, S Malir Ilkley H 55.25; 92, M Latham Bingley 56.4; 93, D Swinton U/A 56.6; 94, B Woodley Aire 56.22; 95, J Wilde Aire 56.23; 96, B Jackson Valley S 56.30; 97, T Thornley Ilkley H 56.33; 98, F Kew Aire 56.36; 99, J Marshall Ilkley H 56.36; 100 and first MV60, G Webster Valley S 57.5.

101, C Oxtoby U/A 57.29; 102, C Jones U/A 57.30;103, C Cheesewright Ilkley H 57.33;104, D Hickman Fellandale 57.34; 105, D Shelley Aire 57.41;106, D Burras Skyrac 57.41;107, C Brown U/A 57.58;108, L Griffiths Holmfirth 58.7;109, M Sayer U/A 58.35;110, G Stead Otley 58.35;111, D Taylor U/A 58.6;112, C Harris U/A 59.29;113, D Hill U/A 59.29;114, J Greaves Pudsey P 59.31;115, B Speake Ebor 59.32; 116, K Wilby Fellandale 59.35;117,C Duffield Todmorden 59.52;118, E Battye Ilkley H 60.0; 119, K Boobyer Pudsey & B 60.5;120, G Maud Ilkley H 60.9; 121, R Payne Otley 60.18;122, P Cotterill U/A 60.23; 123, R Gooch Ilkley H 60.28;124, S Watson Valley S 61.41;125, T Hird Wharfedale 62.16;126, G Ramsden Claro 62.17; 127, S Wigglesworth Pudsey P 62.28;128, R King Ilkley H 62.35;129, M Coles U/A 64.24;130, T Haygarth Valley S 64.32;131, J Whalley Clayton 64.34;132, M Sluale U/A 65.25;133, G Hensman Claro 66.11; 134, H van Rossum Aire 66.12; 135, A Lowe Claro 66.21; 136, D Walton U/A 67.33;137, M Banks U/A 68.14;138, S Dyer Valley S 68.43; 139, R Dawson Skyrac 68.48; 140, L Prowse Keighley & C 69.35;141, B Websdale U/A 69.50; 142, D Goodey U/A 70.2; 143, P Lincoln-Jones U/A 70.3; 144, S Niedinger Pudsey P 72.12; 145, S Boyle U/A 72.31; 146, D Cattanach Otley 72.39; 147, P Buckley FRA 72.44;148, P Kelly U/A 72.57;149, B Conlon U/A 73.41;150, A Black U/A 74.21.151, S Throup U/A 77.21; 152, E Payne Otley 77.54; 153, C Park U/A 78.20;154, M Park Ilkley 78. 21;155, A Webster Bingley 80. 28;156, A Raistrick U/A 81.29; 157, P Below U/A 82.9;158, M Saville Fellandale 82.27;159, R Bye U/A 83.57;160, R McEnery Aire 83.6;161,A Cardinale Otley 84.7.

Senior Team Result: Men - Team Nopesport 11, Pudsey & Bramley 20, Pudsey Pacers 45. Ladies - Ilkley Harriers 229.

Age 6-9, 0.5m/150ft -1, 13.38 Keiran Thompson Wharfedale; 2, 3.45 Harry Sessford Keighley & C; 3, 3.45 Oliver Watson Valley S; 4, 3.53 Callum Doherty Ilkley H; 5, 3.54 Oliver Butterfield U/A; 6, 3.57 Ben Schindler U/A; 7, 4.00 George Akester U/A; 8, 4.01 Sam Stockdale U/A; 9, 4.02 George Thomas Ilkley H;10, 4.08 Elliott Dowley Ilkley H; 11, 4.13 Joe Woodley Aireienteers; 12, 4.14 Patrick Anderson U/A;13, 4.17 Bradley Chapman Ilkley H;14, 4.17 Oliver Smith Ilkley H; 15, 4.21 Alistair Jordan Ilkley H;16, 4.21 Joe Stapleton Ilkley H; 17, 4.26 Richard Melia Ilkley H;18, 4.29 Odin Hargreaves U/A; 19, 4.30 Beth Woodley Aireienteers; 20, 4.32 Oliver Allsopp Settle H; 21, 4.33 Harry Williams Ilkley H; 22, 4.33 Curtis Tiplady U/A; 23, 4.35 David Heslop U/A; 24, 4.37 Kieran Roebuck Ilkley H; 25, 4.40 Oscar Barber U/A; 26, 4.40 Ben Jacques U/A; 27, 4.41 Sam Haggar Ilkley H; 28, 4.41 Sam Wood Ilkley H; 29, 4.47 Cameron Blake U/A; 30, 4.48 Bethany Campbell U/A; 31, 4.50 Gabrielle Selman Wharfedale; 32, 4.58 Tom Corbin U/A; 33, 4.59 Scott Marshall Ilkley H; 34, 5.00 Georgie Williams Ilkley H; 35,5.03 Andrew Lorimer U/A; 36, 5.04 Sebastian Solano U/A; 37, 5.04 Tim Chappell Ilkley H; 38, 5.09 Ross McMillian U/A; 39, 5.10 Liam Hayward Settle H; 40, 5.10 Emily Middlebrough Ilkley H; 41, 5.12 Matilda Aylward U/A; 42, 5.18 Thomas Walker U/A; 43, 5.19 Bethan Smith U/A; 44, 5.21 Struam Mackenzie U/A; 45, 5.23 Kyle Oxtoby U/A; 46, 5.24 Ashleigh Burrow Settle H; 47, 5.26 Megan Campbell Settle H; 48, 5.27 Harry Smith U/A; 49, 5.29 Tom Bennett Ilkley H; 50, 5.31 Amy Hewitt U/A; 51, 5.33 Holly Walsh U/A; 52, 5.34 Michael Walker U/A; 53, 5.39 Henry Websdale U/A; 54 5.45 Sam Gascoigne U/A; 55, 5.57 Lauren Oxley U/A; 56, 6.08 Annie Pallister U/A; 57, 6.15 Gregory Smith U/A; 58, 6.51 Phoebe Barker U/A.

10-13 Years, 0.75m/300ft -1, 8.30 Thomas Sessford Keighley & C; 2, 8.33 Matthew Fretwell Settle H; 3, 8.58 Oliver Webster Bingley; 4, 9.34 Jack Schindler U/A; 5, 9.43 Oliver Kennedy Pendle; 6, 9.48 Florence Haines Wharfedale; 7, 9.53 Ben Cunnington U/A; 8, 9.57 Duncan Lund Settle H; 9, 10.00 David Schneider Wharfedale;10,10.00 Sam Richards Pendle;11, 10.06 Fiona Jordan Ilkley H; 12,10.09 Emily Throup U/A; 13,10.11 Holly Craig Bingley; 14,10.13 Nicola Waddington U/A;15, 10.27 Lauren Moorehead Pendle;16, 10.33 Tom Cunnington Wharfedale; 17, 10.34 Caitlin Reagen Leeds City AC; 18, 10.35 Emily Robinson Leeds City AC; 19, 10.40 Brittany Dawson Leeds City AC; 20, 10.46 Alice Munnoch Ilkley H;21 10.50 Emily Kerr Ilkley H; 22, 10.54 Amy Fretwell Settle H; 23, 11.03 Lois Grinstead Pendle; 25, 11.39 Nevada Hargreaves U/A; 26, 11.40 Shannon Moorehead Settle H; 27, 11.40 Adam Bennett Ilkley H; 28, 11.43 William Barker U/A; 29, 12.17 Rebecca Throup U/A; 30,12.20 Kristopher Lund Settle H; 31, 12.22 Andrew Ettenfield Leeds City AC; 32, 12.25 Coral Judson Wharfedale; 33,12.37 Annabel Smith Ilkley H; 34, 13.24 Jack Hansen Ilkley H; 35, 15.37 Sam Allsopp Settle H.

14-16 Years, 1.5m/600ft - 1, 12.11 Ben Stevens Aireienteers; 2, 12.14 Robert Hall Leeds City AC; 3, 12.26 Sam Webster Bingley; 4,13.20 George Stevens Aireienteers; 5, 13.51 Luke Henshaw Leeds City AC; 6, 14.00 Elliot Dawson Leeds City AC; 7,15.09 James Wardman U/A; 8,15.31 Daniel Roebuck Ilkley H ; 9, 15.44 Chloe Haines Wharfedale; 10,17.02 Simon Chapman Ilkley H; 11, 17.04 Victoria Stevens Aireienteers.

County titles

A NUMBER of local athletes won county titles when the Yorkshire Track and Field Championships were staged at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, at the weekend.

Ilkley Grammar School pupil Jennifer Hopkinson from Addingham Moorside won the U-15 girls' high jump with a jump of 1.43m.

The Bingley Harrier has been out injured recently and this was her comeback.

It brought her her first Yorkshire title, what a way to celebrate her birthday.

Skyrac's Roger Hunter had a good day carrying off silver medals in the men's 110 m hurdles in 15.9 secs and javelin with a throw of 47.76m and bronze in the pole vault with 3.60m.

Skyrac's Joel Gittens won bronze in the triple jump with 11.57.

In the under-20 men's events Horsforth's Andrew Staniland (Leeds City) won the 110 m hurdles in 16.4 and the javelin with a throw of 56.64.

In the Under-17 boys Menston multi-eventer Fraser Davies won gold in the shot with a putt of 36.5.

In the women's 800 metres Guiseley's Laura Kirk (Skyrac) won silver in a time of 2.15.1.

The women's triple jump brought a silver medal for Skyrac's E Smith with a leap of 10.80 while clubmate Amy Howard won silver in the shot with 9.96.

In the Under-17 girls Horsforth's Bethany Staniland (Leeds City) won the 300m title in 41.2 and the 300m hurdles title in 46.2.

Guiseley's Emma Moutrie (Leeds City) won gold in the triple jump with a leap of 11.12 which is a championship best performance.

Skyrac AC

THE track and field league season is now underway and for the first meeting of the new mixed North of England League, Division Two East in Darlington communication problems outside Skyrac meant that its athletes were given relatively short notice of venue arrangements and timings.

The excellent results including first places for Laura Kirk, Amy Howard and Lucy Foxhall plus a second place for Joel Riley were especially pleasing. Skyrac finished sixth overall and individual results were:

Women: Amy Howard 1st A discus, 33.34m; 1st A hammer, 36.00m; 2nd A shot, 9.59m; 4th A 100m, 13.6s. Laura Kirk 1st A 400m, 60.6s; 1st A 800m, 2.19.0s; 1st A high jump, 1.50m; 3rd A 200m, 26.7s. Lucy Foxall:1st B 800m, 2.39.2s; 1st B high jump, 1.40m; 2nd B 200m, 30.1s.

Men: Thomas Poulton-White 3rd A 100m, 11.7s; 4th A 200m, 23.9s; 6th A discus, 19.68m; 6th A shot, 8.73m. Kirk Arundale: 5th B 100m, 12.3s; 4th B 200m, 25.5s. Joel Riley: 2nd A 800m, 2.005s; 4th A 1500m, 4.12.5s. Nick Howard: 4th B 800m, 2.08.3s; 4th B 1500m, 4.25.2s; 2nd A 400m hurdles, 63.7s. Graham Dunham: 4th A high jump, 1.50m; 4th B long jump, 5.03m; 6th B shot, 7.70m.

Julian Gittens: 3rd A triple jump, 12.35m; 4th A long jump, 5.25m.

The opening meeting of the Young Athletes League at Pendle saw Skyrac come fourth overall.

Girl Athlete of the Match was under-15 Latoia Maynard who won the 100m and 200m and was 2nd in the long jump. Other U-15 performances included Sophie Duff 2nd 1500m, 3rd high jump, 3rd javelin. Jenny Hopton 1st B 300m hurdles, 3rd A 300m. Emma Connolly 1st B long jump, 1st B shot, 4th A 200m. Mary Stead 5th A 100m, 2nd A shot. Amy Haley 4th shot, 2nd A 75m hurdles, 1st B 800m. Chloe Glover 2nd B shot, 4th A 800m. Laura Griggs 1st B long jump, 2nd B 200m, 2nd B 75m hurdles. Rebecca Harrison (U-13) was 4th A 75m in 11.8s which gained her AAA Grade 4 Standard, 3rd A 150m. Lyndsey Clark (U-17) was 1st A 300m hurdles, 2nd A long jump and 2nd A in the 1500m.

The next meeting is at Oldham on June 6.

Skyrac can be contacted via www.skyrac.org.uk or 01943 874046.

St Mary's pupils in

Leeds team

A NUMBER of pupils from all year groups at St Mary's RC School, Menston, travelled to South Leeds Stadium to compete in the Leeds Schools' Athletics trials.

The successful athletes will now represent the City of Leeds team in the West Yorkshire Championships at Wakefield on June 12.

The athletes are: Charles Handley (hammer), Luke Johnson, Melissa Marwood (3000m), Jenny Hopton (hurdles), Kelly Stewart (javelin), Tom Wagner (pole vault), James Holland (100m), Danielle Carr (200m), Jessica Best (800m), Jodie Gregorczyk (1500m).