Carolyn powers to great victory; ATHLETICS.

Byline: MIKE COTTON

CAROLYN Summersgill produced an outstanding performance in the second fixture of the North Yorkshire and South Durham Track and Field League at Darlington's Eastbourne Stadium.

The Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harrier won the senior ladies 3000m.

Her winning time of 9:43.5 seconds was a personal best by more than 11 seconds and she won the female athlete of the match award.

The victory came only three days after winning the North Eastern Counties senior ladies 5000m title at Gateshead and, to complete a hectic week of competition, she also won the Tees Forest 5K race over the Newsham Grange Farm course and then won the Albert Park 5K time trial at which she lowered her own course record of 17min 1sec to 16min 47sec.

Carolyn has now been selected to represent the North Eastern Counties team in the 5000m at the National Inter Counties meeting at Bedford this coming weekend where she will be competing against many of the country's top runners.

At the Darlington meeting, New Marske's promising Under-20 athlete Chris Smallwood won the male athlete of the match award for his win in the senior men's 100m in 11.3sec.

For good measure, he also won the senior 400m in 53.1.

Eighteen-year-old Matthew Jones, of Middlesbrough and Cleveland, enjoyed a fine victory in the senior men's 3000m where he led throughout to win in a personal best time of 9:26.1 and also successfully held off the late challenge of the very experienced Richmond and Zetland athlete, Jon Orange, 9:27.8.

The Under-17 3000m was won by Darlington's Paul Clifford 9:46.9 and he showed versatility by also winning the Under-17 400m in 53.8.

Middlesbrough (Mandale AC) athletes fared well in the sprints with Claire Turnbull winning the senior ladies 100m in 13.1 from her club colleague Hayley Richardson (13.4) while Hannah Scott recorded a double victory in the Under-17 100m in 14.0 and the Under-17 300m in 45.5.

A further double at U-17 level in the field events was recorded by Middlesbrough and Cleveland's Laura Brookes, who won the long jump with a leap of 4.29m and the javelin with a throw of 23.25m.

Team results. Ladies: 1 Mbro & Cleve 47; 2 Rich & Zet 35; 3 Darlington 30; =4 New Marske and Mandale 27; 6 Shildon 24.

Men: 1 Rich & Zet 63.5; 2 Darlington 61; 3 Mbro & Cleve 39; 4 New Marske 32; 5 Marsh House 31; 6 Mandale 29.5.

Agg scores (after two meetings): 1 Rich & Zet 24; 2 Mbro & Cleve 21.5; 3 Darlington 20.5; 4 New Marske 18; 5 Marsh House 15; 6 Shildon 13; =7 Mandale and N Aycliffe 8; 9 Loftus/Whitby 6; 10 Sedgefield 5.

Next meeting: Tuesday, June 2, at Darlington.

MIDDLESBROUGH and Cleveland star thrower David Dowson, who won the discus, javelin and shot (with a personal best throw of 15.09m) at their recent Northern League match in Jarrow, has been selected to represent England in the World Highland Games championships in Canada in July..