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Weekend Round-up (14-15 June 2025)
16/06/2025 00:00, In Blog /
NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – EUGENE, OREGON JUNE 11-14
Gwenno Goode (La Salle/Cardiff Athletics) made her NCAA Outdoor Track and Field finals debut appearance in the 3,000m steeplechase at the iconic Hayward Field. In her semi-final heat, Goode finished10th in a time of 10:04.19.
MEETING NATIONAL DE SEINE ET MARNE - FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE – JUNE 13
Freya Jones (Harrow) enjoyed a double celebration thanks to a brilliant performance in France on Friday night.
Jones obliterated her own Welsh record of 55.28m, set in Germany at the end of last month, by launching the javelin out to 56.19m.
The distance also smashed Jones’ personal best of 55.36m, which she set 11 years ago – before she was eligible to compete for Wales and therefore not a Welsh record.
WELSH U13, U15, U20 AND JUNIOR PARA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – SWANSEA, JUNE 14-15
A record breaking Welsh U13, U15, U20 and Junior Para Track and Field Championships graced the Swansea Bay Sports Park over the weekend.
A bumper entry of almost 600 athletes saw national records, championship bests and personal best galore across all the age groups.
WORLD MOUNTAIN RUNNING ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL UNDER-18 MOUNTAIN RUNNING CUP – SLOVAKIA, JUNE 14
An eight-strong Welsh team joined runners from around the world at the International Under-18 Mountain Running Cup in Donovaly, Slovakia on Saturday.
The beautiful Low Tatra Mountains provided a stunning backdrop for this year’s competition. Teams from 18 countries, including Mexico, Lithuania, the USA and Serbia took part.
On a tough course, both the Welsh male and female teams finished ninth overall in the team competitions. France took gold in the women’s competition, while Italy took the honours in the men’s event.
In the women’s race, the top Welsh individual finisher was Amelia Williams (Carmarthen Harriers), who completed the challenging 5.2km course in 37:23 to finish a highly creditable ninth out of 56 finishers.
Josephine Hurst (Deeside AAC) was 30th in 39:37, Madison Hughes (Maldwyn Harriers) 32nd in 40:02 and Millie Pierce (Swansea Harriers) 39th in 42:12.
The highest Welsh finisher in the men’s race was Cai Dafydd (Meirionnydd), who placed 21st in 31:03. Oberon Kearney (Warriors Pentathlon and AC was 33rd in 32:51, Will Chalk (Newport Harriers) 49th in 35:34 and Alfie Bartley-Rose (Deeside AAC) 61st in 41:24.
UK 10,000M CHAMPIONSHIPS – BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 14
Great Britain international Daf Jones (Swansea Harriers) produced a brilliant run to register a European Under-23 Championship qualifying time.
Jones finished second in the B race registering a new personal best of 29:18 at the event staged at Birmingham University.
Paris Olympian Clara Evans (Pontypridd Roadents) continues to progress this season as she clocked 32:57 to finish seventh in the women’s final.
SPARKASSEN GALA – REGENSBURG, GERMANY – JUNE 14-15
Some of Wales‘ best 400m runners were in action in Germany over the weekend.
Olympian Joe Brier (Swansea Harriers) ran a season’s best 46.55 to finish fourth in his heat ahead of fellow Welsh international Evan Blackman (Corby) who was fifth in 47:46.
Meanwhile, double Commonwealth Games competitor Hannah Brier (Swansea Harriers) returned a season’s best of 52.53 to finish third in her heat.
The Briers also enjoyed success in the 4x400m relays as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland senior teams at the event.
Hannah helped GB beat Germany on the dip in a time of 3:26.87, while Joe was part of the GB men’s team which also edged out Germany in a time of 3:02.05.
TRACK NIGHT VIENNA (WACT CHALLENGER) – JUNE 14
Welsh Athletics National Development Programme wheelchair athlete Toby Richardson (Yate and District Athletic Club/Welsh Anglos) continued his fine form this season with a second place finish in Vienna.
Richardson, was just edged out by the narrowest of margins over 1500m as he clocked 4:18.18 behind Austria’s Ludwig Malter who crossed the line in 4:18.17.
Paralympic champion Micky Bushell, who is Richardson’s coach, finished in fourth place.
At the same event, James Heneghan (Pontypridd Roadents) ran 9:10.62 as he finished fifth on his competitive debut in the 3,000m steeplechase.
Lloyd Sheppard-Brown (Cardiff Athletics/Lamar University) ran a season’s best 14:30.46 as he finished ninth in the 5,000m.
Morgan James (Swansea Harriers) also ran a season’s best in his 5,000m heat where he posted 15:45.73.
MEETING DE BRAGA – PORTUGAL, JUNE 14
Welsh international 400m runner Tess McHugh (Sales Harriers) ran 54:15 as she finished second in Portugal.
EAP MALTA INTERNATIONAL – JUNE 14
William Hawker (Swansea Harriers) ran a new 200m personal best of 21.99 as he finished third in Malta on Saturday.
SENIOR BRITISH INTER-COUNTIES MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 – PEN-Y-GHENT, YORKSHIRE, JUNE 14
Tom Wood (Eryri Harriers) and Ruth Calcraft (Run Free Fell Runners) were the leading Welsh finishers in north Yorkshire.
Wood finished 17th in the men’s race in 50.47, while Calcraft was 26th in the women’s race in 1:05.01
BARRY ISLAND 10K 2025 – JUNE 15
The largest ever Barry Island 10K, which attracted more than 4,300 entries, produced a new course record in the women’s race.
Commonwealth Games marathoner Natasha Wilson (Micky Morris Racing Team) broke the tape in 34.21 to eclipse the record set by Lily Partridge in 2023.
Wilson said afterwards: “It was tough out there, it was really windy and there were quite a few hills as well. I ran most of it on my own but have taken this as a progression run and I’m going to do some more miles now, so this was really great to take on as part of a training session.
“The crowds in Wales are always really good which is why I like coming back to home events. I’m hoping to do the Brecon Carreg Porthcawl 10K next month if it fits in with training and then I’ll focus on a marathon later on in the year.”
Second home in 35:38 was Olivia Tsim (Pontypridd Roadents) with Donna Morris (Builth and District Running Club) third in 36:56.
The men’s race was won by prolific Run 4 Wales 10K winner, Omar Ahmed, who took the title in the men’s race with a time of 30:06.
Ahmed said: “The crowd was brilliant and the course was really beautiful, it was nice to run here in the fresh air.”
Jonathan Butler (Swansea Harriers) was second in 31:41 with Jamie Williamson (Bristol and West AC) was third in 32.01.
Ron Price, won the wheelchair race in 47:44. Afterwards he said: “I’ve done this event a few times and a lot of races so this was just normal training in many ways, but it’s nice to do it on home turf.
“I love the course although it’s very hilly which is more difficult as a wheelchair user. I train down the Knap, as I only live in Rhoose, and I love that part of the course as that’s when you feel like you’re getting close to the finish line.”
The event was organised by Run 4 Wales and was the second race in the 2025 R4W 10K Series, with the Brecon Carreg Porthcawl 10K and Brecon Carreg CDF 10K next up in the calendar.
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