Leeds City women's team finished runners-up in the play-off at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and will now join winners Herne Hill in next season's UK Women's League (Division Four).
It was a splendid all round effort by the Leeds athletes just a year after their men's team gained entry to the National League.
Talented all rounder Amy Marchant, 16, won the 100 metres hurdles (15.7) and the high jump (1.65) as well as the B lo
ng jump (5.03).
The high jump gave Leeds maximum points with Rosie Trugden winning the B event with a leap of 1.50.
The long jump, too, was a good event for the Leeds team with Jenny Lumley runner-up in the A event with 5.08.
Top junior Hannah Evenden, 17, was as consistent as ever, again producing a big points haul.
She had wins in the shot, close to her best with 13.10; discus (40.06) and was second in the hammer with a throw of 46.16.
Carrie Simpson (9.80) made the shot another maximum point haul for Leeds.
On the track Leeds scored full points in the 3,000 metres, Alex Gostling winning in 10.14.0 and Celia DeMaria taking the B race in 10.54.1.
Both athletes had also contributed valuable points in the 1,500 metres.
Match score: 1 Herne Hill 218; 2 Leeds City 205; 3 Portsmouth 192; 4 Ashford 180.5.
Result of the Northern Cup final at Manchester: 1 Kingston upon Hull 229; 2 Trafford 178; 3 Sale 167; 4 Blackpool 163; 5 Bingley 158; 6 Scunthorpe 155; 7 Rotherham 142; 8 Leeds City 119.
Winners included: Men 100: K Shaw (Leeds City) 11.20; 200: K Jeffrey (Leeds City) 22.46; 400: J Allan (Bingley) 49.2; 400 metres hurdles: O Robinson (Bingley) 53.95; high jump: S Linsell (Leeds City) 1.5; triple jump: M Barton (Leeds City) 15.12; shot: M Allison (Leeds City) 12.90.
****City of York won the Northern Plate final at the same venue beating Wakefield, who closed to half a point.
Paul Allsopp won the javelin for York with 57.56 whilst in the women's events Jess Foster won the triple jump (10.87) and Ester Sandiford the discus (41.77).
For Wakefield, Olympic high jump finalist Martyn Bernard triumphed in the long jump (6.59) and the triple jump (13.71).
Match score: 1 City of York 209.5; 2 Wakefield 209; 3 Chesterfield 1845; 4 Lincoln Wellington 170; 5 Holmfirth 143.5; 6 Liverpool 143; 7 Bury 136.5; 8 Durham 109.
Winners included:Men: 200: R Francis (Wakefield) 22.84; 800: T Atkinson (Wakefield) 1:55.87; 10,000: D Watson (Holmfirth) 31:50.11; long jump: M Bernard (Wakefield) 6.59; triple jump: Bernard 13.71; discus: B Graham (Chesterfield) 41.06; javelin: P Allsopp (York) 57.56.
Women: 400: M Harrison (Wakefield) 62.23; 3000: C Leaver (Holmfirth) 10:44.50; 100 metres hurdles: L Storr (Holmfirth) 15.84; high jump: L Tyrell (Holmfirth) 1.50; long jump:K Akiudeide (Wakefield) 4.84; triple jump: J Foster (York) 10.87; shot: F Thomas (Wakefield) 11.43; discus: E Sandiford (York) 41.77; javelin: M Lonsdale (Wakefield) 34.96.
****Christine Ohuruogu will be aiming to add to her list of impressive victories on Far East soil when she defends her 400 metres title at an international meeting in Shanghai on Saturday.
Ohuruogu won the world 400metres title in Osaka last summer and had Olympic gold medal success in Beijing.
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