GRIFFITHS WINS FOURTH TITLE
Swansea's Dewi Griffiths had things very much his own way as he claimed his fourth successive Welsh title at the national cross-country championships at the Rhug Estate in Corwen.
The GB international strode away from the rest of the field as a keen tussle took place between his Swansea clubmates for the other medal places.
The ladies' race saw an equally convincing win for Ffion Price (Cardiff) who was last year's under-20s' champion. She took full advantage of the absence of favourite Caryl Jones to win by over a minute from former English fellrunning champion Lauren Jeska (Eryri).
Though the turnout by North Wales seniors was disappointing there were some fine individual and team performances in the lower age-groups, with victories for Mia Roberts (Deeside) and Oliver Barbaresi (Menai) and silver medals for Osian Perrin (Menai) and Christian Smith (Wrexham) and a bronze for Cari Hughes (Menai).
There was also some exciting young talent on display in the primary schools' 1,500-metres races, with Menai taking three of the four team awards.
RESULTS
Girls Primary Year 5: 1 N Roberts (Deeside) 6.57, 2 K Griffiths (Aberdare) 7.47, 3 E Edwards (Deeside). Tea ms: Menai 23.
Girls Primary Year 6: 1 D Thompson (Carmarthen) 6.27, 2 S Jones (Menai) 6.31, 3 A Hill (Cardiff Archers) 6.38. Teams: Menai 23, Cardiff Archers 24.
Girls under 13: 1 M Roberts (Deeside) 13.15, 2 S Vella (Cardiff) 13.21, 3 C Gwyther (Swansea) 13.26. Teams: Deeside 43, Carmarthen 78.
Girls under 15: 1 A Fisher (Cardiff) 17.55, 2 I Dodd (Bridgend) 18.04, 3 N Reid (Cardiff) 18.10. Teams: Cardiff 31, Pembrokeshire H 34, Carmarthen 64.
Women under 17: 1 B Owen (Scar borough) 17.14, 2 H Davies (Brecon) 17.50, 3 C Hughes (Menai) 18.10. Team: Brecon 53.
Senior women: 1 FRf Price (Cardiff, U23) 2 L Jeska (Eryri) 27.37, 3 A Beynon Thomas (Swansea) 27.54, 4 K Parry (Leeds) 28.12, 5 C Evans (Pontypridd, U23) 29.07,6 S Leech (C armarthen) 29.55. U23: 3 A Bagnall (Salford) 32.50. Teams: Brecon 59, Buckley 72.
Boys Primary Year 5: 1 F Morgan (Carmarthen) 6.06, 2 I Oldfield (Bryn Coch, Mold) 6.39, 3 R Hodgson (Trelawnyd) 6.43. Teams: Menai 19, Bryn Coch 22, Carmarthen 23.
Boys Primary Year 6: 1 I Humphries (Pembrokeshire) 5.54, 2 J Reynolds (Cardiff Archers) 6.04, 3 R Edwards (Cardiff) 6.11. Teams: Menai 34, Ysgol Penbarras 34, Bryn Coch 44.
Boys under 13: 1 I Glynn (Carmarthen) 12.02, 2 O Perrin (Menai) 12.08, 3 L Griffiths (Aberdare) 12.16. Teams: Carmarthen 28, Menai 61.
Boys under 15: 1 O Barbaresi (Menai) 15.20, 2 L Davies (Brecon) 15.34, 3 E Lawrence (Swansea) 16.03. Teams: Menai 34, Cardiff 36, Carmarthen 55, Brecon 59.
Men under 17: 1 M Williams (Pembrokeshire) 15.51, 2 C Smith (Wrexham) 16.11, 3 J Turner (Stroud) 16.20. Teams: Carmarthen 41, Wrexham 42.
Men under 20: 1 J Hopkins (Swansea) 22.39, 2 M Dickinson (Wells) 23.05, 3 C Lewis (Cardiff) 23.44, 4 M Jones (Newport) 23.56, 5 O Roberts (Eryri) 25.50.
Senior men: 1 D Griffiths (Swansea) 34.16, 2 M Hobbs (Swansea) 34.50, 3 P Matthews (Swansea) 34.58, 4 C Carpanini (Swansea, U23) 35.03, 5 I Mitchell (Tipton) 35.53, 6 R Roberts (Eryri) 36.23. U23: 2 R Boorman (Aberdare) 37.58, 3 P Tobin (Swansea) 38.00. Teams: Swansea "A" 27, Aberdare 114, Swansea "B" 133, Buckley 250.
Swansea's Dewi Griffiths had things very much his own way as he claimed his fourth successive Welsh title at the national cross-country championships at the Rhug Estate in Corwen.
The GB international strode away from the rest of the field as a keen tussle took place between his Swansea clubmates for the other medal places.
The ladies' race saw an equally convincing win for Ffion Price (Cardiff) who was last year's under-20s' champion. She took full advantage of the absence of favourite Caryl Jones to win by over a minute from former English fellrunning champion Lauren Jeska (Eryri).
Though the turnout by North Wales seniors was disappointing there were some fine individual and team performances in the lower age-groups, with victories for Mia Roberts (Deeside) and Oliver Barbaresi (Menai) and silver medals for Osian Perrin (Menai) and Christian Smith (Wrexham) and a bronze for Cari Hughes (Menai).
There was also some exciting young talent on display in the primary schools' 1,500-metres races, with Menai taking three of the four team awards.
RESULTS
Girls Primary Year 5: 1 N Roberts (Deeside) 6.57, 2 K Griffiths (Aberdare) 7.47, 3 E Edwards (Deeside). Tea ms: Menai 23.
Girls Primary Year 6: 1 D Thompson (Carmarthen) 6.27, 2 S Jones (Menai) 6.31, 3 A Hill (Cardiff Archers) 6.38. Teams: Menai 23, Cardiff Archers 24.
Girls under 13: 1 M Roberts (Deeside) 13.15, 2 S Vella (Cardiff) 13.21, 3 C Gwyther (Swansea) 13.26. Teams: Deeside 43, Carmarthen 78.
Girls under 15: 1 A Fisher (Cardiff) 17.55, 2 I Dodd (Bridgend) 18.04, 3 N Reid (Cardiff) 18.10. Teams: Cardiff 31, Pembrokeshire H 34, Carmarthen 64.
Women under 17: 1 B Owen (Scar borough) 17.14, 2 H Davies (Brecon) 17.50, 3 C Hughes (Menai) 18.10. Team: Brecon 53.
Senior women: 1 FRf Price (Cardiff, U23) 2 L Jeska (Eryri) 27.37, 3 A Beynon Thomas (Swansea) 27.54, 4 K Parry (Leeds) 28.12, 5 C Evans (Pontypridd, U23) 29.07,6 S Leech (C armarthen) 29.55. U23: 3 A Bagnall (Salford) 32.50. Teams: Brecon 59, Buckley 72.
Boys Primary Year 5: 1 F Morgan (Carmarthen) 6.06, 2 I Oldfield (Bryn Coch, Mold) 6.39, 3 R Hodgson (Trelawnyd) 6.43. Teams: Menai 19, Bryn Coch 22, Carmarthen 23.
Boys Primary Year 6: 1 I Humphries (Pembrokeshire) 5.54, 2 J Reynolds (Cardiff Archers) 6.04, 3 R Edwards (Cardiff) 6.11. Teams: Menai 34, Ysgol Penbarras 34, Bryn Coch 44.
Boys under 13: 1 I Glynn (Carmarthen) 12.02, 2 O Perrin (Menai) 12.08, 3 L Griffiths (Aberdare) 12.16. Teams: Carmarthen 28, Menai 61.
Boys under 15: 1 O Barbaresi (Menai) 15.20, 2 L Davies (Brecon) 15.34, 3 E Lawrence (Swansea) 16.03. Teams: Menai 34, Cardiff 36, Carmarthen 55, Brecon 59.
Men under 17: 1 M Williams (Pembrokeshire) 15.51, 2 C Smith (Wrexham) 16.11, 3 J Turner (Stroud) 16.20. Teams: Carmarthen 41, Wrexham 42.
Men under 20: 1 J Hopkins (Swansea) 22.39, 2 M Dickinson (Wells) 23.05, 3 C Lewis (Cardiff) 23.44, 4 M Jones (Newport) 23.56, 5 O Roberts (Eryri) 25.50.
Senior men: 1 D Griffiths (Swansea) 34.16, 2 M Hobbs (Swansea) 34.50, 3 P Matthews (Swansea) 34.58, 4 C Carpanini (Swansea, U23) 35.03, 5 I Mitchell (Tipton) 35.53, 6 R Roberts (Eryri) 36.23. U23: 2 R Boorman (Aberdare) 37.58, 3 P Tobin (Swansea) 38.00. Teams: Swansea "A" 27, Aberdare 114, Swansea "B" 133, Buckley 250.
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