Our junior athletes along with supporters, volunteers and officials headed to a very windy Whitley Bay on Sunday 16th July for the fourth and final fixture of the NEYDL Division One season, alongside teammates from Allerton Juniors Athletics Club. The blustery weather wasn’t conducive for fast times or big throws and jumps, but everyone battled hard for every last available point in the conditions. We did well to avoid any rain, so it could have been worse!
Massive well done and thanks to our officials on the day, Sarah Johnson, Brian Burdon, Brian Thompson, Mia Wetherill, Gillian Buckley, Trevor McDermot and Linda McDermot – without the team of volunteer officials, these fixtures would not be able to go ahead.
Provisional results have the DHAC/AJAC team finishing second for the 4th time this season with 619 points, behind Harrogate who scored 775 points. A great effort from everyone, ending a very consistent season behind eventual winners Harrogate, who made it a clean sweep of 4 victories.

In total DHAC had 33 athletes competing in 60 different events during the day.
U13 Boys
We had 5 U13 Boys competing on the day, with many doubling or trebling up in events and getting new PB’s in the process!
James I’Anson came 2nd in the 75m Hurdles in 14.6s (PB) while Ollie Curran won the 1500m in 5:07.6. James also came Joint 3rd in the High Jump with a superb 1.35m (PB) and Jacob Addison finished 2nd in the Javelin, breaking the club record in the process, with 21.29m. He also came 3rd in the Discus with another PB (13.9m).
James I’Anson and Daniel Callaghan also ran in the 800m – *Results have now been updated with Dan in 2:41.5 and James in 2:44.
James I’Anson | 75m Hurdles | 14.6 | New PB! |
Ollie Curran | 100m | 15.67 | |
Ethan Sweet | 100m | 14.89 | New PB! |
Ethan Sweet | 200m | 32.8 | |
Daniel Callaghan | 800m | 2:41.50 | |
James I’Anson | 800m | 2:44.00 | |
Ollie Curran | 1500m | 5:07.6 | |
Daniel Callaghan | 1500m | 5:29.6 | |
James I’Anson | High Jump | 1.35m | New PB! |
Jacob Addison | Javelin | 21.29m | Club Record! |
Jacob Addison | Shot | 5.79m | |
Jacob Addison | Discus | 13.9m | New PB! |
James/Ethan | 4 x 100m Relay | 57.48 |









U13 Girls
7 girls took on 11 events to earn the club some important points.
In the sprints, Lexi Adams and Ella Bartholomew-Miller came 7th and 9th out of 22 competitors in the 100m and then 4th and 6th respectively from a field of 18 in the 200m.
Sasha Patterson was 5th fastest out of 17 in the 800m in a time of 2:43.7 and in the field events, our best performance was from Beth Johnson, finishing 3rd out of 14 girls in the Shot with 6.65m. Several girls, including Lucie Hammond in the Long Jump and Isla Massingham in Hurdles and 1500m, secured personal bests on the day and many girls were competing in events for the first time. Valuable experience that will help them next season no doubt.
Beth Johnson | 70m Hurdles | 13.6 | |
Isla Massingham | 70m Hurdles | 15.0 | New PB! |
Lexi Adams | 100m | 14.82 | |
Ella Bartholomew-Miller | 100m | 14.98 | New PB! |
Lucie Hammond | 100m | 16.47 | |
Lexi Adams | 200m | 30.8 | |
Ella Bartholomew-Miller | 200m | 31.8 | New PB! |
Sasha Patterson | 800m | 2:43.7 | |
Beth Graham | 800m | 3:23.0 | |
Isla Massingham | 1500m | 6:33.0 | New PB! |
Ella Bartholomew-Miller | High Jump | 1.05m | New PB! |
Isla Massingham | High Jump | 1.05m | |
Beth Johnson | Javelin | 13.43m | New PB! |
Beth Graham | Javelin | 8.58m | |
Beth Johnson | Shot | 6.65m | |
Lucie Hammond | Shot | 4.08m | |
Sasha Patterson | Discus | 9.43m | |
Lexi Adams | Long Jump | 3.24m | |
Lucie Hammond | Long Jump | 3.16m | New PB! |






U15 Boys
5 boys competed in this age group, taking on 10 events between them.
Rowan Steel grabbed two 2nd place finishes in the 300m (41.76 PB) and 1500m (4:35.40) while Matthew Foster took 4th place in the 800m (2:24.30) and got a 200m PB. Daniel I’Anson secured top points by winning the 80m Hurdles (14.70) and a PB of 4.74m was enough to take 4th in the Long Jump. Tomas Cowell won the Shot and came 2nd in the Hammer to secure more important points in the field events. The 4 x 100m relay team was primarily made up of middle distance runners, who held their own against the sprinters in other teams.
Daniel I’Anson | 80m Hurdles | 14.7 | |
Aiden Patterson | 100m | 14.58 | |
Matthew Foster | 200m | 28.2 | New PB! |
Rowan Steel | 300m | 41.76 | New PB! |
Matthew Foster | 800m | 2:24.3 | |
Aiden Patterson | 800m | 2:35.0 | |
Rowan Steel | 1500m | 4:35.4 | |
Daniel I’Anson | 1500m | 5:05.3 | |
Daniel I’Anson | Long Jump | 4.74m | New PB! |
Tomas Cowell | Hammer | 21.42m | |
Tomas Cowell | Shot | 9.98m | |
Rowan, Matthew, Dan | 4 x 100m Relay | 55.16 |






U15 Girls
6 girls competed across 10 events, with Izabella Edinboro finishing 2nd in the 100m for a new PB (13.34) before comfortably winning the 300m (43.69) by 1.4 seconds to pick up some great points. Elizabeth Clay (13.56) also did superbly to finish 4th out of 22 competitors in the 100m, not far behind Izabella.
Matilda Owens came 3rd in the 800m with 2:36.8. In the field, Lottie Graves picked up terrific points with a joint 3rd in the High Jump (1.30m) and a win in the Shot (10.57m).
Chloe Graham | 75m Hurdles | 15.10 | |
Izabella Edinboro | 100m | 13.34 | New PB! |
Elizabeth Clay | 100m | 13.56 | |
Izabella Edinboro | 300m | 43.69 | |
Lottie Graves | 300m | 48.04 | |
Matilda Owens | 800m | 2:36.8 | |
Charlotte Owens | 800m | 2:47.6 | |
Chloe Graham | 1500m | 6:47.0 | |
Elizabeth Clay | Long Jump | 3.87m | |
Charlotte Owens | Long Jump | 3.19m | |
Lottie Graves | High Jump | 1.30m | |
Izabella Edinboro | High Jump | 1.25m | |
Matilda Owens | Discus | 12.79m | |
Lottie Graves | Shot | 10.57m | |
4 x 100m Relay | 60.06 |






U17 Boys
An amazing effort from our 4 boys to cover 8 events. Thomas Hill, Owen Ovens and Jack Wood all took part in 3 events, with Ashton Harrison in his farewell NEYDL appearance covering Hammer and Shot. Thomas and Owen also managed to run legs in the relay at the end of day. Great effort lads!
Thomas took his customary 1st place in the Pole Vault needing to clear 3.50m, a winning margin of 70cm. He also jumped out to a new PB of 5.53m in the Long Jump for 2nd place, proving it doesn’t matter whether the jump is vertical or horizontal for him!
Ashton bowed out in style with a new PB of 9.43m in the Shot for 2nd place and also achieved 22.13m in the Hammer. Ashton has taken part in every possible NEYDL since being an U13 and we’ll miss him next season, wishing him all the best in Senior League action.
Thomas Hill | 200m | 25.1 | |
Owen Ovens | 200m | 26.8 | |
Owen Ovens | 800m | 2:20.9 | |
Ashton Harrison | Shot | 9.43m | New PB! |
Owen Ovens | Shot | 7.22m | |
Jack Wood | Shot | 6.22m | |
Jack Wood | Discus | 16.34m | |
Jack Wood | Javelin | 10.78m | |
Thomas Hill | Pole Vault | 3.50m | |
Ashton Harrison | Hammer | 22.13m | |
Thomas Hill | Long Jump | 5.53m | New PB! |
Owen/Thomas | 4 x 100m Relay | 50.47 |






U17 Girls
We had Libby Hammond and Tori Buckley also making their last appearances for the club in NEYDL competition. Joining Ashton as ever presents since being in the U13 age group. All the best girls, we look forward to keeping an eye on your progress as U20/Seniors!
The 6 competing U17 girls signed off the season with some great performances. 3 wins, 4 seconds and 2 third place finishes secured some vital points for the team.
Jess Sweet (13:07/27.50) and Libby Hammond (13:13/27.70) made it a Darlington sprint 1-2 in both the 100m and 200m races. Libby’s 13.13 was enough to earn her a PB in her final youth league appearance! Jess also got over the 10m mark in Triple Jump to take 2nd place. In the Long Jump, Libby achieved 4.36m.
Tori made it a hattrick of PB’s from our trio of NEYDL leavers, getting hers in the 300m as she finished 3rd (45.22). Tori also left on a winning note, dominating the Javelin with 29.83m and still found time to run the 300m Hurdles and Relay!
Savannah Tarn and Freya Talman covered the middle distance events in very windy conditions, with Savannah (47:46/2:31.90) running 300m as the B runner and also managing 800m 3rd place, with Freya (5:16.4) taking 4th in the 1500m. Fleur Liddle completed the team with 15.87 in the 100m and 5.21m in the Shot.






Congratulations to all of our junior athletes, coaches, team managers, officials and parents that have contributed to another successful season! We’ll lose a few of our experienced U17 athletes next season and we wish them all the best for the future, but I’m sure we’ll see some new U13 competitors step up to fill the void!
I hope everyone has enjoyed themselves over the season and we look forward to trying to catch Harrogate next year!
