Athletics

South Holland-based sprint prodigy William Hughes represented England at the weekend – taking on the best athletes the home nations have to offer. The 15-year-old Nene Valley Harriers speedster travelled to Kent to take part in the Schools International Athletics Board Championship at Ashford and returned home with a silver medal and a new personal best (PB). The Spalding Grammar ...

Nene Valley Harriers finished in third place at the fourth match of the Southern Athletics League at Crawley to edge closer to Division One survival. It was a day to remember for the Nene Valley ladies’ team, who had a magnificent day and massively outscored their opponents – amassing a score of 106 points compared to their nearest competitors 89 ...

There were two new names on the role of honour after Wednesday’s Stamford 5k – the third race of the 2016 Peterborough Grand Prix Series. Stuart Haw, of Peterborough AC, was fastest over the hilly and twisty course, racing to his maiden road race victory in a speedy time of 15.49mins. Although 22-year-old Haw controlled the race, he had to ...

Nene Valley Harriers made light work of their opposition as they stormed to victory in their Eastern Young Athletes League fixture at Luton by an impressive margin. The Harriers’ haul of 720 points was almost 100 more than runners up Chelmsford AC, in a match contested by seven athletics clubs from across the eastern counties. Nene Valley dominated the middle ...

Nene Valley Harriers finished in third place at Saturday’s Southern Athletics League meet at Wormwood Scrubs. It was a great day for the Harriers, with the effort and commitment shown by the big band of athletes being a credit to the club. The team showed great team spirit and support for the club – and each other – as they ...

Nene Valley Harriers almost pulled off a stunning win in their British League Division Three match at Chelmsford. The Harriers finished a lowly seventh out of the eight teams in the first round at Cornwall last month, failing to record a single A string win. But in round two it was a totally different story as they were able to ...

Nene Valley Harriers’ youngsters recorded a fine Eastern Young Athletes League victory at a sun kissed Embankment Athletics Arena. The meeting featured the usual high quota of stellar performances by Russ Prosser’s enthusiastic and talented squad – but consistency of performance won the day with the Harriers finishing in the top three in all six categories of the seven-team contest. ...

Nene Valley Harriers’ men’s and ladies’ team excelled to grab a surprise second place in the Southern Athletics League meet at Basingstoke. The squad had been badly hit by the Loughborough Invitational, exams and injuries but those who travelled competed to the highest degree and were well supported by the club’s officials. In poor weather conditions, the athletes acquitted themselves ...

The young athletes of Nene Valley Harriers and Peterborough AC locked horns at a sweltering Embankment Track on Sunday. Nene Valley came out on top, finishing first of the seven competing teams, and winning five of the six age group categories, while Peterborough finished fifth. Peterborough were at their strongest in the girls’ events and Elizabeth Taylor pulled off a ...

Nene Valley Harrier Emma Hornsby leapt to a new club record en-route to bagging a bronze medal at the BUCS Championships at Bedford. First year student Hornsby, who was competing for Loughborough University, was up against 36 others in the ladies’ long jump. Held in atrocious conditions, she recorded jumps of 5.43m and 5.32m to qualify for the final in ...

Nene Valley Harriers finished a creditable fourth in round one of The East Anglia League at Colchester – despite fielding a massively depleted team. Incredibly, the Harriers won all seven of the men’s shot put competitions in what was an unprecedented clean sweep. Several of the Nene Valley throwers are coached by legendary shot putter and strong man Geoff Capes, ...

Nene Valley Harriers got the defence of their Southern Athletics League title off to a flier with a massive 38.5-point victory at Peterborough over the weekend. Sean Reidy and David Bush got the club off to a great start by dropping just one point in the 400m hurdles. Reidy’s 57.7secs may not have been his personal best (PB) but having ...

There were a host of top individual showings as Nene Valley Harriers took part in their traditional cross country finale at RAF Cranwell over the weekend. The aim of this meet is always to assist the athletes of the Air Training Corp. As athletes from Nene Valley take part in their national championships, it enables the first four cadets in ...

A host of Nene Valley Harriers’ top cross country runners were in action at the Inter-counties Championship at Cofton Park on Saturday as the season drew to a close. The Birmingham meet is the traditional season finale – and Nene Valley’s finest were on solid form. The Lincolnshire under-20 men’s team finished sixth out of the 24 competing counties, thanks ...

Athletes from Nene Valley Harriers had plenty to shout about after producing fine performances across the age groups at Saturday’s English Cross Country Championship. Pride of place at a course held between East Midlands Airport and Donington Park, went to the under-20 men. They all ran well, taking fifth place in the team stakes as James McCrae led the charge, ...

by Sarah Charlotte Drew Four Spalding Triathlon Club members took on a physically demanding course at the Sleaford half marathon. The course took place predominantly on road, but there was a near-two mile stretch on muddy farm tracks. The members also had to deal with 40mph winds, cold weather and a couple of miles of muddy tracks – making the ...

Nene Valley Harries had a host of athletes in action at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Championships at Sheffield over the weekend. Leading the way was Emma Hornsby (who was representing Loughborough) with a fifth place in the long jump. She managed a new club record distance of 5.60m and entered round three in second place, but still ended ...

South Holland starlet Hannah Molyneaux added yet another gold medal to her ever increasing tally of national titles at the England Athletics Indoor Age Group Championships at Sheffield over the weekend. Throwing later on Saturday – and having only just moved up an age group to under-17 – the Geoff Capes-trained ace continued her recent fine form to win the ...

In-form ace Cat Foley-Wray led Nene Valley Harriers to an unexpected victory in the Frostbite League fixture at Bourne Woods. The 29-year-old was first lady home, finishing 16th in a high quality field. More significantly, she led the Nene Valley challenge, leaving the entire men’s team trailing in her wake. With the English National Cross Country Championship just a week ...

Nene Valley Harriers ace Cat Foley-Wray lapped up the plaudits after a fantastic run in The South of England Cross Country Championship at Parliament Hill Fields. The 29-year-old took on many of the best cross country runners that the southern counties have to offer and finished in an excellent ninth position, even leading the field in the early stages as ...