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ALAN MARRIOTT, of Longwood Harriers, won the discus and shot putt in the first of four Northern Athletics Track and Field League meetings at Quibell Park, Scunthorpe.

David Dempsey, competing in his first season as a junior man, won the pole vault and long jump against the seniors, while Chris Sampson won the B String in both the hammer and shot.

Lynn Marriott won the B String in the women’s hammer.

Senior Men: 100m 4A B Wilkes 12.1s, 2B S Winter 12.7s. 200m 4A D Dempsey 24.1s, 3B S Winter 26.1s. 400m 4A B Wilkes 55.6, 4B S Winter 59.6. 3,000s/ch 3A J Scholes 12.58. 5,000m4A L Medley 19.00, 3B J Scholes 21.45.2. Hammer 2A A Marriott 32.31, 1B C Sampson 29.98m. Discus1A A Marriott 34.03m, 2B C Sampson 21.72m. Javelin 3A A Marriott 38.05m, 4B C Sampson 23.43m. Shot 1A A Marriott 11.32m, 1B C Sampson 9.09. Longjump 1A D Dempsey 5.90, 4B S Winter 4.67. Pole Vault 1A D Dempsey 3.50m. 4x100m Relay 4th Longwood 51.0. 4x400m Relay 3rd Longwood 04.01.7.

Senior Women: 100m 5A B Walsh, 4B S Pickersgill 18.5. 200m 4A B Walsh 38.9, 4B S Pickersgill 38.6. 400m 2A J Alison 72.6, 2B B Walsh 83.8. 800m 5A J Alison 2.39.6s, 2B N Wareham 2.40.0. 1500m 4A N Wareham 5.51.0. Hammer 3A R Scholes 26.84, 1B L Marriott 19.61m. Discus 3A R Scholes 22.75m, 5B L Marriott 13.90m. Javelin 5A S Pickersgill 14.50m, 5B R Scholes 12.28m. Shot 3A R Scholes 7.83m, 5B S Pickersgill 5.83m. Long Jump 5A N Wareham 4.01m. 4x100m Relay 3rd Longwood 72.1.

Match Result: Scunthorpe and District 473 points, 6 league pts; Grantham and District 305-5; Hull Achilles 287-4; Longwood Harriers 244-3; Grimsby 180-2; Wombwell Sporting 169-1.

Longwood Harriers’ result from the West Yorkshire Track and Field meeting at York:

Longwood: Under 13 Girls– 1500m 14th K Leih 6; Senior Ladies – 100m 10th S Pickersgill 18-7; Discus 5th S Pickersgill 14-23.

Under 11 Boys: – 75m 19th M Burton 15-1; 600m 15th, M Burton 2-31; Shot 11th M Burton 3-68.

Under 13 Boys: –80m 7th G Moreno 12; 80m 24th W Burton 13-8; 800m 16th G Moreno 2-59-7; 800m 23rd W Burton 3-15-7.

Senior Men: 100m 6th B Wilkes 12-4; 200m 4th B Wilkes 26; 800m 9th B Wilkes 2.25-2; Discus 1st A Marriott 30-54m; Javelin 2nd A Marriott 39-60m.

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