Athletics news, latest on athletics in the North East

Turbitt makes the grade in javelin

CUMBRIAN outfit Border Harriers proved once again to be too strong for the region’s clubs in the Northern Two North match at Monkton Stadium. Read

Tyne in full flow for Blaydon

BLAYDON and Elswick’s combined team look to have secured their place in North One East Division of the YAL after a comprehensive victory in Cudworth. Read

Gateshead stars Hogg the limelight

GATESHEAD Harriers secured their place in the Young Athletes League Auxiliary Cup Final after winning their final Northern Premier League fixture at Costello Stadium, Hull. Read

Tynesider’s are streets ahead

GATESHEAD Harriers had no difficulty in making it to the final of British Athletics League Cup after relegating the opposition to also rans at the International Stadium on Saturday. Read

Ryan comes up trumps

RYAN McLEOD was the pick of the region’s athletes who travelled to Manchester for the British Milers’ Club Grand Prix in Trafford. Read

Hartley crowned king of the coast

LEICESTERSHIRE raider Tim Hartley showed a clean pair of heels to the opposition to win the 29th Northumberland Coastal Run from Beadnell to Alnmouth yesterday. Read

Freya delight at Trials time

FREYA MURRAY may have missed out on a place in the Olympic team, but her run in the Trials still put a broad smile on the Newcastle-based Scot. Read

Business as usual as Stacey shrugs off pressure

WHILE all the attention was focused on the performance of Dean Macey in Hexham, John Stacey quietly got on with his business. Read

WHAT a weekend it was for athletics in the region. The English Schools' Championships were held in Gateshead on Friday and Saturday, and the Hexham Combined Events International took place on Saturday and Sunday. Read

Golden girl Kayleigh hammers her rivals!

KAYLEIGH MILLS is a hammer-throwing rookie – but she showed a clean pair of hands to her rivals to win the intermediate girls competition. Read

North’s starlets are a class act

THE region’s young athletes came top of the class when the 78th Sainsbury’s English Schools Track and Field Championships returned to Gateshead Stadium after a two-year absence. Read

Durham fail to match neighbours

WHILE Northumberland bathed in glory, their Durham counterparts returned empty-handed. Read

Macey admits defeat in brave Olympic bid

DEAN MACEY led the podium parade – but it proved to be a shallow victory as he failed to pick up the prize he was hoping for. Read

Jess is on the right road

GATESHEAD’S Jess Trowbridge won yesterday’s Eccup 10-mile road race in Leeds. Read

Victoria’s Beijing hopes are boosted

VICTORIA BARR did her Beijing bid a power of good with an excellent run in the Aviva National Championships at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium. Read

North East takes place in spotlight

A HECTIC weekend of top-class athletics is in store in England – and the region is at the forefront as it hosts two of most attractive fixtures around. Read

Macey’s Beijing bid

DEAN MACEY will be among a host of international stars bidding to make it to Beijing in this weekend’s big event at Hexham. Read

Vets on parade

THE North East Vets AA is hoping to spread its wings next month. After an absence of a decade or so, the Inter-Area Masters Championships is being resurrected and team manager Paul Donaghy is hoping that the region’s vets will rally to the cause and make the trip to Hemel Hempstead on Sunday, August 10. Read