Buck and Bamford both ease to victory
After a comfortable victory in his 400m heat, Buck sped to an easy triumph in the final in a time of 46.25secs.
An injury to Richard Strachan (Trafford) prevented a Yorkshire clean sweep.
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Hide AdHe was quick in his heat (47.73) but could not take his place in the final.
In the women’s events Racheal Bamford (Otley) ran a well-judged race to retain her 1,500m title. She finished strongly to clock 4:21.68.
Greg Beard (Newham and Essex) was another Yorkshire winner, taking the shot with a throw of 18.25, Scott Lincoln (City of York) adding a further point with 15.94 for third place. Beard was also fourth in the discus with 46.25.
Alex Bell (Pudsey and Bramley) was runner-up in the 800m behind former world 400m medallist Nicola Sanders (Buckinghamshire) who is moving up to the longer distance.
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Hide AdBell was a couple of seconds behind the winner in a time of 2:08.67. There was also silver for Claire Duck (Leeds City) who ran 16:59.43 in her 5,000m debut.
Mikaela Harrison (Wakefield) ran a gritty race to take the bronze medal in the 400m, clocking 56.25, and Jordan Small (Rotherham) had a consistent javelin series to take third with 60.21.
Much below strength, Yorkshire were outside the top three in the men’s contest but finished runner-up in the women’s match.
For Humberside, James Bedford won the hammer with 70.55.