Track & Field Heat 2 - Hexham

The 2nd NORTHERN TRACK AND FIELD match was held at Wentworth Stadium, Hexham on Saturday 6th June. The Wallsend/Blyth team finished in 3rd place and are currently 3rd in the league with 12 points - 3 behind NSP and 2 ahead of Houghton. Several members tried new events - Ralph throwing the hammer, Sharon throwing the hammer, discus and javelin (not all at the same time) and Steve Gillespie doing the 3000m steeplechase and taking a good old plodge every lap! They all helped the team with good points. RESULTS: 100m. Craig 3rd 12.2 secs. 200m. Craig 3rd 24.7. 800m. Adam Smith 5th 2:24.7. 1500m. Peter Brown 4th 5:02.8. 3000m steeplechase. Steve G 4th 14:08.8. 5000m. Peter 5th 19:55.1. Hammer. Ralph 12.77, John Mallon 5.63. Discus. John 14.56. Shot Putt. Steve G 6.77. Long Jump. Craig 3rd 4.98. Ladies. 100m. Steph 4th 13.9 secs. 200m. Steph 4th 31.3. 400m. Kirstie 2nd 64.3. 3000m. Emma 6th 12:32.1. Hammer. Sharon 2nd 18.60. Discus. Sharon 6th 13.88. Javelin. Sharon 6th 12.42. Shot putt. Steph 4th 5.89. Long Jump. Kirstie 2nd 4.17. High Jump. Kirstie 3rd 1.35. If you’d like to join Steve in the water, Kirstie in the sand or Sharon in the cage!! get along to the Riverside Track, Chester le Street for the next match. You don't know what you're missing.

Full results can be found at www.northernathletics.org.uk/FileUploads/4E_2_3_4_5_6.pdf

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