Sports Day Records In terms of Sports Day records, the outstanding athlete over the life of HGS was Marrion Pearson who came to the school in 1962. From the information we have, she set 8 final records over three Sports Days (1964, 1965 and 1966). John Basford, who started at HGS in 1964, and Dave McKenzie, who started at HGS in 1955, set 4 final records each. John set his records during 1966 when he was a Junior. Dave set his records when he was an Intermediate (1959) and a Senior (1962). In total 39 pupils set final records on Sports Days. The details are shown in the three tables below. The fourth table shows performances which were better than the Sports Day records. Junior Record Holder Year Performance Long Jump Boys John Basford 1966 16' 2" Long Jump Girls Sheila Kelsall 1957 14' 3" Hop Step and Jump Boys John Basford 1966 34' 8" Hop Step and Jump Girls Sheila Kelsall 1957 30 1 High Jump Boys Richard Lodge 1964 4' 6" High Jump Girls Jennifer Molyneux (photo left) and Joy Pennington (photo right) 1966 4' 1" Shot Boys Trevor Nicholls 1965 40' 7½"
Cricket Ball Boys Graham Darby 1966 172' 1" Discus Boys John Basford 1966 101' 2" Discus Girls G. Perry 1966 60' 11" Javelin Boys John Richardson 1966 118' 75 yards Hurdles Boys Alan Kay 1965 11.2s 75 yards Hurdles Girls Joan Whitehead 1965 12s 100 yards Boys John Basford 1966 11.5s 100 yards Girls Angela May 1964 12.5s 150 yards Girls Jacqueline Winder 1965 18.8s
220 yards Boys Alan Kay 1965 27.4s 440 yards Boys David Stones 1965 63s 880 yards Boys Tony Horsfall 1963 2m 31.6s
Intermediate Record Holder Year Performance Long Jump Boys Allen C. 1949 18' 7" Long Jump Girls Sandra Chapman 1960 15' 6" Hop Step and Jump Boys Allen C. 1949 38' 10½" Hop Step and Jump Girls Sheila Kelsall 1959 31 5½ High Jump Boys Dave McKenzie 1959 4' 11½" High Jump Girls Sheila Delbridge 1958 4' 6½ " Shot Boys Dave McKenzie 1959 41' 4" Shot Girls Marrion Pearson 1965 27' 5" Discus Boys Trevor Nicholls 1966 124 3
Discus Girls Marrion Pearson 1965 71' Javelin Boys Trevor Stephenson 1961 144' 3" Javelin Girls Marrion Pearson 1965 104' 10½" Pole Vault Ray Griffiths 1958 9 0 80 Yards Hurdles Boys Alan Kay 1966 11.4s 80 Yards Hurdles Girls Joan Whitehead 1966 12.8s 100 yards Boys Keith Lowery 1966 10.4s 100 yards Girls Marrion Pearson 1964 12s 150 yards Girls Marrion Pearson 1965 18.9s
220 yards Boys David Fearnside 1963 24.1s 220 yards Girls Julia Street 1955 29.3s 440 yards Boys David Fearnside 1963 57.2s 880 yards Boys John Byrom 1962 2m 14.3s 880 yards Girls Joan Whitehead 1966 2m 53.5s Mile Boys Alan Jones 1964 5m 28.5s
Senior Record Holder Year Performance Long Jump Boys Geoffrey Harwood 1941 21' 1¼" Long Jump Girls Ellen Toulson 1960 16' 8" Hop Step and Jump Boys Derek Wilkinson 1948 41' 11" Hop Step and Jump Girls Ellen Toulson 1960 33 4 High Jump Boys John Smith 1960 5' 7" High Jump Girls Mary Griffiths 1946 4' 9¼" Shot Boys Dave McKenzie 1962 46' 6½" Shot Girls Marrion Pearson 1966 30 11 Discus Boys Dave McKenzie 1962 133' 1½"
Discus Girls Dianne Sell 1966 92 5 Javelin Boys Maurice Randall 1959 173' 2½" Javelin Girls Marrion Pearson 1966 112' 8" 100 yards Boys Geoff Trueman 1960 10s 100 yards Girls Florence Crossley 1951 11.9s 220 yards Boys Brian Moore 1958 23.1s 220 yards Girls Florence Crossley 1951 28s 80 yards Hurdles Marrion Pearson 1966 13.2s 440 yards Boys Brian Moore 1957 51.9s
880 yards Boys Brian Moore 1957 2m 7.3s 880 yards Girls Ruth Horn 1964 2m 44s Mile Boys Roy Sault 1951 4m 45s Pole Vault Ray Griffiths 1959 9 7 Relays Record Holder Year Performance Junior Girls Price 1960 58.4s Junior Boys Guest 1965 54.5s Intermediate Girls Price 1965 56.4s Intermediate Boys Talbot 1965 49.4s Senior Girls Price 1964 55.8s Senior Boys Holgate 1962 46.9s
Best performances by pupils of Hemsworth Grammar School at meetings other than School Sports Day Event Pupil Performance Venue Date Senior Boys' 440 yards Brian Moore 50.9s Yorkshire Senior Championships, Bradford 1958 Intermediate Boys' Pole Vault Ray Griffiths 10' 6" National Schools Championships, Houghton-le-Spring 1958 Senior Boys' 880 yards Gerald Ackroyd 1m 59s Yorkshire Schools Championships, Redcar 1959 Intermediate Boys' Discus Dave Mosley 138' 8" Triangular Meeting at Felkirk 1959 Intermediate Boys' 100 yards Keith Lowery 10.7s Triangular Match, Hemsworth 1966 Senior Boys' 220 yards Geoff Trueman 21.7s Doncaster Technical High School 1960 Senior Boys' High Jump John Smith 5' 10" Doncaster Technical High School 1960 Junior Boys' 220 yards John Basford 27.3s Triangular Match, Hemsworth 1966
Senior Boys' Pole Vault Richard Bateman 10' 3" Swinton Day Training College 1962 Open Mile John Byrom 4m. 44.1s Yorkshire Schools Championships, Bridlington 1962 Senior Boys' Shot Dave McKenzie 50' 10½" Huddersfield Sports 1962 Intermediate Boys' 880 yards John Byrom 2m 12.3s Huddersfield Sports 1962 Intermediate Boys' 440 yards Andy Coope 57s Huddersfield Sports 1962 Junior Boys' High Jump Robert Lunn 4' 10" Huddersfield Sports 1963 Intermediate Boys' High Jump Gary Sykes 5' 1" Triangular Match, Castleford 1964 Intermediate Boys' Long Jump Gary Sykes 19' 2½" Willby Carr H.S., Doncaster 1964 Intermediate Boys' Mile Alan Jones 5m 11s Athletics Meeting, Castleford 1965
Junior Boys' Discus John Basford 102' 1" Triangular Match, Hemsworth 1966 Junior Boys' Shot Trevor Nicholls 41' 9" Dinnington 1965 Junior Boys' Javelin John Richardson 114' 4" Triangular Match, Normanton 1966 Senior Girls' Discus Dianne Sell 95' Yorks Schools Championships, Hull 1966 Intermediate Girls' Shot Lynn Crossland 24' 1" Triangular Match, Castleford 1964 Junior Girls' Long Jump Jacqueline Winder 14' 10½" Triangular Match, Hemsworth 1965 Senior Girls' Javelin Marrion Pearson 115' 11" Yorkshire Schools Championships, Hull 1966 Senior Girls' 220 yards Anna Nye 27.6s Yorkshire Schools Championships, Hull 1966