Highgate Harriers

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Highgate Harriers
SportAthletics
Founded1879
Based inLondon
LocationParliament Hill, London NW3 2JP
StadiumParliament Hill, London Athletics track
Websitewww.highgateharriers.org.uk

Highgate Harriers are a UK Athletics club based in North London. Their home track is Parliament Hill, London Athletics track. They compete in the Southern Athletics League Division 2 East[1] and the Metropolitan Cross Country League.[2]

Night of the 10,000 metres PBs[edit]

Since 2013, Highgate Harriers have hosted a track competition for solely 10,000 metre races.[3] The event is usually held mid-late May/early June and from 2014 the English Championships for 10,000 metres were incorporated in the event. From 2016 the British Athletics Championships were also held as part of the competition.[4]

Editions[edit]

Edition Date Men's Event Winner Women's Event Winner Ref
1 6 June 2013 Eddie McGinley - [5]
2 10 May 2014 Andy Vernon Jo Pavey [6]
3 16 May 2015 Jonathan Mellor Rhona Auckland [7]
4 21 May 2016 Ross Millington Jess Andrews [8]
5 20 May 2017 Andy Vernon Beth Potter [9]
6 19 May 2018 Richard Ringer Lonah Chemtai Salpeter [10]
7 6 July 2019 Yemaneberhan Crippa Stephanie Twell [11]

History[edit]

Highgate Harriers was founded in 1879. [12]

Honours[edit]

Senior Men:

  • Metropolitan Cross Country League
    • Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Liddiard Trophy
    • Champions: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • South of England Cross Country Championships
    • Champions: 1997, 2012, 2016, 2017
    • 2nd place: 2013
    • 3rd place: 2015, 2020
  • South of England Cross Country Relays
    • 2nd place: 2019
  • South of England 6 Stage Road Relays
    • Champions: 1990, 2015, 2017
  • National 6 Stage Road Relays
    • 2nd place: 2014
  • National 12 Stage Road Relays
    • Champions: 2016

U15 Boys:

  • LICC Highest High Jump
    • Champions: 2022

Senior Women:

Notable athletes[edit]

Olympians[edit]

Athlete Events Olympics
George Webber 3000 metres 1924
Roy Hollingsworth discus 1964
Wendy Hoyte 4x100 metres relay 1976
Peter Nowill[13] 3000 metre steeplechase 2004
Simeon Williamson 100 metres4x100 metres relay 2008

Club kit[edit]

The men compete in a vest with hooped black and white horizontal stripes, with the word Highgate on the chest. Women wear a vest with a black upper half and a white lower half, also with the word Highgate, in white lettering on the upper half.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern Athletics League 2017 League Tables". Southern Athletics League. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Highgate Harriers Club Information". Highgate Harriers. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Highgate Harriers 10,000m Night of the PBs". www.highgateharriers.org.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Results Lookup". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Spectacular night of racing at Highgate Harriers Night of the 10,000m PBs - England Athletics". www.englandathletics.org. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Beth Potter and Andy Vernon triumph at Highgate Night of the 10,000m PBs - Athletics Weekly". Athletics Weekly. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  10. ^ "thepowerof10 results". 18 May 2018.
  11. ^ "thepowerof10 results". 6 July 2018.
  12. ^ "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2". British History Online. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  13. ^ Peter Nowill at Power of 10

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