Junior Ilkley Harriers is the junior section of Ilkley Harriers AC and
provides training, racing, and social activities for young athletes. The
Club colours are red and green. Please send any enquiries to Shirley (email
).
Harry Maslen - the first Junior Ilkley Harrier to make it to the English Schools Championships
Harry's fantastic achievement at the ESAA Championships at Gateshead
can be seen on the video. Harry set a PB of 11.71 in the heats
of the U15 80m Hurdles, followed that up with 11.75 in the semi-finals
which by the smallest of margins was not quite good enough for
a place in the final. This performance ranks him 13th Nationally
and 3rd in Yorkshire in the Power of 10. Our juniors have the
opportunity to try all aspects of Track and Field Athletics.
See video
here. Thanks to Martyn Pearce for video.
Winners on the Fells
At a rain-lashed Hellifield Gala in August, Sarah Pickering
set a new U12 girls' course record to collect the magnificent
Yorkshire Champion trophy. Georgia Malir became
the U16 silver medallist at the English Junior Uphill Fell Championships
at Sedbergh in July and then went on to compete for England in September at
the Home Countries Championship Mountain Race where the team struck gold. There are many
opportunities for juniors to train on the fells and compete in
both FRA and BOFRA events throughout the year.
ClubMark
Some of the Sportshall Athletics coaches and juniors help celebrate the award
of ClubMark, after receiving their own individual Sportshall Athletics certificates
and medals at the March presentation evening.
Juniors from 8 to 15 years enjoy taking part in Sportshall Athletics each week and
some go on to attend regional trials and represent West or North
Yorkshire.
Cross Country
What a fantastic cross-country season we're having.
Ilkley caters for cross-country runners of all ages and abilities
from organising the local Wharfedale primary schools XC League to
competing at club level at the PECO and Complete Runner Leagues
or at the annual Championship events.
Get out there and get muddy.
Love Relays!
Relays are great fun, whether it's on the fells or over the terrain.
In July we entered 7 teams at the Washburn Valley relays organised
by Otley AC. All our teams enjoyed themselves and we retained
the trophy.
Thanks to Sophie Brown for photo
Sports Leadership Awards
All our juniors (14 years and older) have the opportunity to
help at coaching sessions and gain nationally recognised awards.
The photo shows the 13 Junior Harriers who were presented with
their Level 2 Award in Sports Leadership at the Ilkley Harriers
Presentation Evening, January 2012.
Those who are over 16 can start their Level 2 Award in Community
Sports Leadership later in the year.
Well Done
... to all the juniors who ran in the Northern XC Champs. Results here.
... to Lucy Tindale (U15) and Roisin Ramage (U13) on their selection
into the West Yorkshire Sportshall Athletics teams. Others who attended
the trials were Rosie Shouler-Harris, Alex Murray, George Wilde, Greg
Smith, Will Giles and Ed Muirhead - I don't know the selected teams
so let me know if you got in.
... to the 13 juniors who competed at the windy Soreen Fell Quarry
runs. Report, results and photos on woodentops.org.uk
JIH League table after race 1 here. BAN League
tables will appear after race 2 (our own Ilkley Moor Fell race in February)
Latest news...
Malcolm's Tuesday session will not be on for the next two weeks. It
will start again on the 21st February after the half term break.
There is a series of free public lectures at Leeds University in the
build up to the Olympics. For details of all guest speakers and how
to book a place see sport.leeds.ac.uk
Spring Term Coaching Programme
See Training and Coaching for more details.
Monday: Sportshall Athletics, 11-15 years, IGS sportshall.
Restarts 6th FEBRUARY.
Monday: Junior Circuits, Year 10+, parents & senior
Harriers, IGS gym.
Tuesday: Jumps, throws & hurdling, 10-18 yrs,
Ghyll Royd.
Tuesday: Speed Endurance, 11 years and older, ILT&SC.
Wednesday: Speed Endurance, 8-16 years, ILT&SC.
Thursday: Sportshall Athletics, 8-11 years, IGS gym.
Saturday: Family Fell Run, 8 years and older and parents,
Ilkley Moor.
Saturday: Reminder that there is an 'open track' session
at the UAK track between 10am and 11am. Ilkley coaches will only be
present on certain dates - check Google calendar.
Ilkley Harriers has been awarded the Sport England Clubmark, a cross-sport
accreditation for sports clubs with junior sections, in recognition of
a quality club.
