Highgate Harriers
# Highgate Harriers

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 and the Metropolitan Cross Country League.

## Night of the 10,000 metres PBs

Since 2013, Highgate Harriers have hosted a track competition for solely 10,000 metre races. 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.

### Editions

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

## History

Highgate Harriers was founded in 1879.

## Honours

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:

* Metropolitan Cross Country League
   * Champions: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017
* English National Cross Country Championships
   * 3rd place: 2017
* South of England Cross Country Championships
   * Champions: 2020

## Notable athletes

### Olympians

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

## Club kit

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.

