HUGHESES BEAT THE AGE GAP - AND THE FIELD
Brother and sister Iolo and Cari Hughes both opted to run in age-groups above their own at the North Wales Cross-Country Championships at Rhug, Corwen, but they still outshone the opposition, securing very impressive wins.
Eryri's Rob Samuel stayed with Iolo on the first of the three laps but then the teenager, who qualifies as an under-20, stepped up a gear and moved away
Cari, who is actually U17, had things even more her own way when she ran against the seniors, finishing over three minutes clear of second-placed Rhian Pierce (Denbigh).
The Rhug course always presents a challenge but the mud and stiff wind made things even tougher than usual.
One of the best quality races involved the under-17 men where there is currently a wealth of talent in the region. Joseph Crutchley (Maldwyn) and Oliver Barbaresi (Menai) battled it out shoulder-to-shoulder before the former went on to gain a rare win over his rival by six seconds.
Results.
Special Olympics: 1 D Bellis 6.29, 2 J Coles 8.44, 3 N Morris 12.47.
Boys under 11: 1 I Oldfield (Ysgol Bryn Coch) 8.31, 2 G Soley (Menai) 8.35, 3 H Morgan (Menai) 8.39. Teams: Menai 10, Bryn Coch 14, Maldwyn 30.
Boys under 13: 1 O Perrin (Menai) 11.10, 2 M Spill (Eryri) 11.13, 3 J Jones (Deeside) 11.29. Teams: Menai 10, Deeside 18.
Boys under 15: 1 E Ackroyd (Dee) 13.09, 2 T Land (Menai) 13.27, 3 D Gill (Maldwyn) 13.35.
Men under 17: 1 J Crutchley (Maldwyn) 18.23, 2 O Barbaresi (Menai) 18.29, 3 C Smith (Wrexham) 19.03. Team: Menai 12.
Men under 20: B Harrison (Prestatyn) 37.42.
Senior men: 1 I Hughes (Menai) 34.08, 2 R Samuel (Eryri) 34.28, 3 D Kashi (Sale) 36.17, 4 T Roberts (Meir) 37.28, 5 L Jones (Dee, M45) 38.12, 6 J Brown (Buckley, M40) 38.30.
M35: 1 J Salt (Abergele) 46.25, 2 D Davies (Denbigh) 48.14. M40: 1 Brown, 2 P Stinton (Buckley) 41.52, 3 S Stocker (Prest) 44.38. M45: 1 Jones, 2 S Roberts (Buckley) 40.35, 3 G Blackwell (Dee) 41.31. M50: 1 E Campbell (Buckley) 41.42, 2 M Robbins (Wrex) 42.43, 3 H Jones (Mald) 45.07. M55: 1 R Owen (Eryri) 42.22, 2 A Lewis (Eryri) 45.25, 3 D Wootton (Buckley) 55.09.
M60: 1 S Roberts (Osw) 34.16, 2 G Nixon (Prestatyn) 35.32, 3 C Baldwin (Denbigh) 38.28. M65: 1 N Williams (Wrex) 39.49, 2 I Jones (Wrecsam Tri) 40.20, 3 S Hatfield (Prestatyn) 41.41. Teams: 1 Denbigh, 2 Prestatyn.
M70: 1 D Williams (Eryri) 27.47, 2 A Eg an (Wrex) 29.01, 3 R Frost (Wrex) 32.17. M75: 1 R Harrison-Jones (Prest) 30.50, 2 D Hughes (Prest) 32.04, 3 J Hickman (Prest) 32.12. Team: Prestatyn.
Girls under 11: 1 N Roberts (Dee) 5.25, 2 M Griffiths (Maldwyn) 5.49, 3 G Williams (Bryn Coch) 6.09. Teams: Deeside 10, Bryn Coch 22, Maldwyn 33.
Girls under 13: 1 S Jones (Menai) 8.12, 2 R Edwards (Dee) 8.34, 3 E Scott (Colwyn Bay) 8.36. Teams: Deeside 11, Menai 16, Maldwyn 30.
Girls under 15: 1 M Roberts (Dee) 12.01, 2 S Paxton (Wrex) 12.53, 3 B Davies (Colwyn Bay) 13.22. Team: Menai 10.
Ladies under 17: 1 E Roberts (Menai) 14.51, 2 R Kamink (Colwyn Bay) 15.14, 3 M Owen (Dee) 15.34.
Ladies under 20: 1 C Hughes (Menai) 19.52, 2 C McShane (Prest) 25.34, 3 A Cheetham (Prest) 27.40.
Senior ladies: 1 R Pierce (Denbigh) 23.03, 2 A Bagnall (Salford) 23.50, 3 A Muller (West Chesh) 24.10.
L35: 1 SM Jones (Meir) 34.31. Teams: Buckley 47, Denbigh 54, Prestatyn 71.
L40: 1 V Whitehead (Den) 25.37, 2 A Reid (Prest) 30.14, 3 D Marshall (Den) 24.14.
L45: 1 T Lewis-Jones (Eryri) 24.23, 2 C Cook (Buck) 24.57, 3 H Blair (Eryri) 25.11.
L50: 1 T Williams (Den) 25.23, 2 H Berrett (Buck) 26.55, 3 E Salisbury (Eryri) 28.26. L55: 1 A Whitelaw (Wrex) 28.50, 2 S Rodgers (Prest) 29.19, 3 M Baugh (Den) 31.08. L65: 1 C Birch (Abergele) 27.43, 2 M Docking (Wrex) 30.21.
L70: B Jones (Bro Dys) 35.58. Teams: Eryri 37, Denbigh 66, Prestatyn 81.
Brother and sister Iolo and Cari Hughes both opted to run in age-groups above their own at the North Wales Cross-Country Championships at Rhug, Corwen, but they still outshone the opposition, securing very impressive wins.
Eryri's Rob Samuel stayed with Iolo on the first of the three laps but then the teenager, who qualifies as an under-20, stepped up a gear and moved away
Cari, who is actually U17, had things even more her own way when she ran against the seniors, finishing over three minutes clear of second-placed Rhian Pierce (Denbigh).
The Rhug course always presents a challenge but the mud and stiff wind made things even tougher than usual.
One of the best quality races involved the under-17 men where there is currently a wealth of talent in the region. Joseph Crutchley (Maldwyn) and Oliver Barbaresi (Menai) battled it out shoulder-to-shoulder before the former went on to gain a rare win over his rival by six seconds.
Results.
Special Olympics: 1 D Bellis 6.29, 2 J Coles 8.44, 3 N Morris 12.47.
Boys under 11: 1 I Oldfield (Ysgol Bryn Coch) 8.31, 2 G Soley (Menai) 8.35, 3 H Morgan (Menai) 8.39. Teams: Menai 10, Bryn Coch 14, Maldwyn 30.
Boys under 13: 1 O Perrin (Menai) 11.10, 2 M Spill (Eryri) 11.13, 3 J Jones (Deeside) 11.29. Teams: Menai 10, Deeside 18.
Boys under 15: 1 E Ackroyd (Dee) 13.09, 2 T Land (Menai) 13.27, 3 D Gill (Maldwyn) 13.35.
Men under 17: 1 J Crutchley (Maldwyn) 18.23, 2 O Barbaresi (Menai) 18.29, 3 C Smith (Wrexham) 19.03. Team: Menai 12.
Men under 20: B Harrison (Prestatyn) 37.42.
Senior men: 1 I Hughes (Menai) 34.08, 2 R Samuel (Eryri) 34.28, 3 D Kashi (Sale) 36.17, 4 T Roberts (Meir) 37.28, 5 L Jones (Dee, M45) 38.12, 6 J Brown (Buckley, M40) 38.30.
M35: 1 J Salt (Abergele) 46.25, 2 D Davies (Denbigh) 48.14. M40: 1 Brown, 2 P Stinton (Buckley) 41.52, 3 S Stocker (Prest) 44.38. M45: 1 Jones, 2 S Roberts (Buckley) 40.35, 3 G Blackwell (Dee) 41.31. M50: 1 E Campbell (Buckley) 41.42, 2 M Robbins (Wrex) 42.43, 3 H Jones (Mald) 45.07. M55: 1 R Owen (Eryri) 42.22, 2 A Lewis (Eryri) 45.25, 3 D Wootton (Buckley) 55.09.
M60: 1 S Roberts (Osw) 34.16, 2 G Nixon (Prestatyn) 35.32, 3 C Baldwin (Denbigh) 38.28. M65: 1 N Williams (Wrex) 39.49, 2 I Jones (Wrecsam Tri) 40.20, 3 S Hatfield (Prestatyn) 41.41. Teams: 1 Denbigh, 2 Prestatyn.
M70: 1 D Williams (Eryri) 27.47, 2 A Eg an (Wrex) 29.01, 3 R Frost (Wrex) 32.17. M75: 1 R Harrison-Jones (Prest) 30.50, 2 D Hughes (Prest) 32.04, 3 J Hickman (Prest) 32.12. Team: Prestatyn.
Girls under 11: 1 N Roberts (Dee) 5.25, 2 M Griffiths (Maldwyn) 5.49, 3 G Williams (Bryn Coch) 6.09. Teams: Deeside 10, Bryn Coch 22, Maldwyn 33.
Girls under 13: 1 S Jones (Menai) 8.12, 2 R Edwards (Dee) 8.34, 3 E Scott (Colwyn Bay) 8.36. Teams: Deeside 11, Menai 16, Maldwyn 30.
Girls under 15: 1 M Roberts (Dee) 12.01, 2 S Paxton (Wrex) 12.53, 3 B Davies (Colwyn Bay) 13.22. Team: Menai 10.
Ladies under 17: 1 E Roberts (Menai) 14.51, 2 R Kamink (Colwyn Bay) 15.14, 3 M Owen (Dee) 15.34.
Ladies under 20: 1 C Hughes (Menai) 19.52, 2 C McShane (Prest) 25.34, 3 A Cheetham (Prest) 27.40.
Senior ladies: 1 R Pierce (Denbigh) 23.03, 2 A Bagnall (Salford) 23.50, 3 A Muller (West Chesh) 24.10.
L35: 1 SM Jones (Meir) 34.31. Teams: Buckley 47, Denbigh 54, Prestatyn 71.
L40: 1 V Whitehead (Den) 25.37, 2 A Reid (Prest) 30.14, 3 D Marshall (Den) 24.14.
L45: 1 T Lewis-Jones (Eryri) 24.23, 2 C Cook (Buck) 24.57, 3 H Blair (Eryri) 25.11.
L50: 1 T Williams (Den) 25.23, 2 H Berrett (Buck) 26.55, 3 E Salisbury (Eryri) 28.26. L55: 1 A Whitelaw (Wrex) 28.50, 2 S Rodgers (Prest) 29.19, 3 M Baugh (Den) 31.08. L65: 1 C Birch (Abergele) 27.43, 2 M Docking (Wrex) 30.21.
L70: B Jones (Bro Dys) 35.58. Teams: Eryri 37, Denbigh 66, Prestatyn 81.
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