Sunday 10 February 2013

NWXC Champs

YOUNGSTERS CATCH THE EYE AT CORWEN

PICTURES OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SPORTSPICTURESWALES WEBSITE


Colwyn Bay teenagers Nathan Jones and Georgia Garner made light of the tough conditions at the Rhug Organics North Wales Cross-Country Championships at Corwen as they both chalked up impressive victories.

 The under-20s men did one lap less than the seniors but Jones looked as if he could have held his lead over the 2012 senior champion James Mills (Cardiff) as he led from the start until he peeled off to the finish. That left Mills, who has been out injured recently, clear to go on to retain his title.

 Though still under 17 Garner chose to run with the seniors and she, too, led all the way but as she did not qualify as a senior the title went for the fifth time to her clubmate Isabel Redfern.

 Several of the other races went to form, with brother and sister Iolo and Cari Hughes (Menai) taking their expected titles, but one of the most eyecatching displays came in the under-11 boys' race in which the diminutive Osian Perrin (Ysgol Henblas, Anglesey), tore away from the rest of the field and never looked like yielding the lead.

 For three of the oldest competitors the championships had an extra interest. George Nixon (Prestatyn) won the M60 class 30 years after winning the senior men's title, while Martin Cortvriend (Denbigh), was second in the same class just over an hour after competing in the Tarran Hendre fell race in Abergynolwyn.

 John Morris (Buckley) joined him in doing the "double" in one day and was second M65 in the championships. His aim is to complete 70 races in 12 months before his 70th birthday later this year.

 RESULTS.
Girls under 11: 1 E Scott (Ysgol Penmorfa) 6.25, 2 C Jones (CB) 6.39, 3 K Jearman (Maldwyn) 6.45. Teams: Penmorfa 19, Ysgol Bryn Coch, Mold 33, Menai 46.
 Girls under 13: 1 M Owen (Dee) 9.39, 2 H Roberts (CB) 10.38, 3 C Howell-Williams (Menai) 10.41. Team: Ysgol Dinas Bran 25.
 Girls under 15: C Hughes (Menai) 12.57, 2 C Evans (Mald) 13.30, 3 M Davies (Menai) 13.41. Team: Menai 12.
 Ladies under 17: 1 A Cawthra (Mald) 16.57, 2 E Jones (Dee) 17.32, 3 B Jenkinson (Eryri) 17.46.
 Ladies under 20: 1 G Garner (CB) 24.19, 2 A Bagnall (Prest) 30.25, 3 S Burrows (Ysgol y Berwyn) 33.21.
 Senior ladies: 1 I Redfern (CB, L40) 24.29, 2 R Pierce (Den) 25.09, 3 L Morley (Wrex, L40) 27.25, 4 T Williams (Den, L45) 27.37, 5 L Hughes (Prest) 27.55, 6 A Smith (Tatt, L35) 28.12, 7 Y Hill (Osw, L45) 28.58, 8 V Whitehead (Den, L40) 29.37, 9 G Waring (Prest, L55) 29.51, 10 R Roberts (Prest) 29.53. Teams: Denbigh 33, Prestatyn 36, Colwyn Bay 56.

 L35: 2 M Hughes (Eryri) 30.39, 3 A Davies (Den) 33.29
 L45: 3 K Norgrove (Wrecsam Tri) 30.56
 L50: 1 A Jones (Prest) 30.14, 2 M Baugh (Den) 33.38.
 L55: 2 V Edwards (Menai) 36.28
 L65: C Birch (Abergele) 30.05,
 L70: B Jones (Bro Dys) 36.53
 Teams: Denbigh 25, Colwyn Bay 27, Prestatyn 35.

 Boys under 11: O Perrin (Y Henblas) 9.31, 2 Joshua Jones (Penmorfa) 10.05, 3 James Jones (Dee) 10.13. Teams: Penmorfa A 15, Bryn Coch 34, Penmorfa B 44
 Boys under 13: 1 J Crutchley (Mald) 12.00, 2 T Evans (Wrex) 12.28, 3 K Forrest (Menai) 13.02. Teams: Menai 16, Colwyn Bay 29.
 Boys under 15: 1 C Smith (Wrex) 14.22, 2 M Roberts (CB) 14.37, 3 R Kane (Menai) 16.26
 Men under 17: 1 I Hughes (Menai) 20.56, 2 R James (Menai) 22.46, 3 J Griffith (CB) 22.48
 Men under 20: 1 N Jones (CB) 30.12, 2 G Jones (Mald) 32.57, 3 W Sheridan (Dee) 33.57
 Senior men: 1 J Mills (Cardiff) 40.20, 2 L Jones (Dee, M40) 40.57, 3 A Walling (Menai, M35) 41.40, 4 T Partridge (Wrex, M50) 41.46, 5 S Sayer (Menai) 42.43, 6 S Roberts (Buck, M40) 43.58, 7 A Campbell (Wrecsam Tri, M35) 44.40, 8 R Jones (Mald, M45) 45.10, 9 T Cahill (Abergele, M50) 45.39, 10 M Robbins (Wrex, M50) 46.04. Team: Wrexham 118
 M35: 3 M Smith (Tatt) 51.13
 M40: 3 P Stinton (Buck) 47.09
 M45: 2 J Gifford (Buck) 46.19, 3 G Blackwell (Dee) 46.57
 M55: 1 C Edgington (Meir) 48.00, 2 N Owen (Prest) 48.08, 3 A Gauton (Den) 51.59
 M60: 1 G Nixon (Prest) 38.26, 2 M Cortvriend (Den) 41.36, 3 P Walker (Wrex) 43.48
 M65: 1 A Egan (Wrex) 43.19, 2 J Morris (Buck) 47.51, 3 S Hatfield 50.00
 Masters' Teams: Buckley 25, Deeside 31, Wrexham 33, Prestatyn 58, Denbigh 63.

 M70: 1 D Hughes (Prest) 32.43, 2 B Jackson (Meir) 42.14
 M70: 1 Roger Harrison-Jones (Prest)31.00, 2 P Norman (Wrex) 36.06

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