NoEAA Junior Indoor Championships (Sheffield, 22nd/23rd January 2005)

Several Wigan Harriers athletes competed at the NoE Junior Championships providing a welcome break from the rigours of winter training. There were some excellent performances providing encouragement for the coming season.

Heading the Honours List is Danielle McCann, who has joined Wigan Harriers from Preston Harriers. Danielle ran a superb race in the Under 20 Women's 400 metres. She was 4th on the last bend and came through to claim the Gold Medal in a time of 60.16 seconds. Danielle showed her delight, raising her arms in the air as she crossed the line.

Coming away with 2 medals, Laura Willey had a good weekend, with a silver medal in the Under 20 Women's Long Jump and a bronze medal in the 60 metres. Laura jumped 5.42m in the long jump and clocked 7.99 seconds in the sprint.

Tom O’Brien had a busy weekend with a bronze medal in the Under 20 Men's 200 metres coming through strongly at the end to snatch 3rd place in a personal best time of 22.71 seconds. Tom also competed in the 400 metres but after winning his heat with a good time of 50.84s found his legs tiring coming in 5th in the final.

Another athlete who found tired legs a problem was Ben Hunt. Ben had to endure a heat, a semi final and final in the Under 17 Men's 400m. Ben ran a good heat and then in the semi stormed out of the blocks to be 10 metres ahead at the bell but just faded, but qualified for the final. In the final the tired legs caught up with him, but he still did himself credit with a strong run to finish 5th.

Anna Griffiths competed in 3 events, coming 6th in the Under 20 Women's shot putt with a putt of 9.70metres, qualifying for the final of the 400 metres and just missing out on a medal in 4th place and then running the heats of the 200 metres.

Karen Moorcroft, another athlete from a strong squad of Under 20 Women, ran the 60m in 8.40 sec and then concentrated on her main event, the 60 metres hurdles clocking a time of 9.52seconds in the final.

Jane Chadwick competed in the Under 20 Women's 200 metres qualifying for the final with a time of 26.77sec in her heat, and then finishing 5th in the final with a time of 27.05 sec.

Michael Miller, an outstanding prospect in the Under 20 Men's ranks, ran 2 strong races in the 800 metres, just missing out on a medal in a very close finish. In his heat he qualified easily in 3rd place but just missed 3rd place in the final. He was rewarded with a personal best time of 1 min 58.62 secs. in the final.

Finally, in the Under 15 Girls category, Wigan had one representative, Sarah Evans, competing in the 60 metres and the 200 metres. In the shorter sprint, Sarah finished 5th in her heat with a time of 8.66 seconds. In the 200 metres she went one step further, qualifying for the semi by finishing 2nd in her heat with 28.09 seconds. In the semi she just missed out on qualification, finishing 4th with a time of 28.68 secs.

 

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