YOUNGSTERS BEAT SENIORS AT THEIR OWN GAME
Two of the region's outstanding young athletes took on and beat experienced opposition in tough conditions at the North Wales Cross-Country championships in Northop.
Last year Nathan Jones, then an under-20, led the senior field for three of the four laps before peeling off. This time it was 16-year-old Iolo Hughes, opting to run as an under-20, who set the pace and when he completed his three laps it was Nathan Jones who moved into the lead to take the senior men's title.
Before that, teenager Georgia Garner (Colwyn Bay), also an under-20 but choosing to run as a senior, had again destroyed the field in the women's competition, just as she did last year in Corwen.
* The masters' competition produced an exceptional show of sportsmanship from Buckley's Les Coathup which deserves to be highlighted.
On the steep, muddy climb he was a couple of yards behind his over-60s' rival George Nixon when the Prestatyn runner slipped and fell. Coathup passed him briefly but then allowed Nixon to regain his lead. The duel recommenced and Coathup went on to take second place behind Martin Cortvriend (Denbigh), with Nixon coming a close third.
Among the winners were:-
Girls under 11: 1 E Hughes (Osw) 6.07, 2 E Scott (Penmorfa) 6.29, 3 F Davis (Bryn Coch) 6.39. Teams: Menai 17, Bryn Coch 23, Penmorfa 43, Acton Park 49. Wrexham 50, Deeside 62, Sandycroft School 107.
Girls under 13: 1 H Roberts (CB) 11.51, 2 S Paxton (Wrex) 12.00, 3 C Vaughan (CB) 12.09. Team: Menai 27.
Girls under 15: 1 C Hughes (Menai) 13.39, 2 M Owen (Dee) 15.41, 3 E Roberts (Menai) 15.50. Teams: Menai 10, Maldwyn 20.
Ladies under 17: 1 L Davis (Dee) 19.16, 2 M Davies (Menai) 19.38, 3 B Jenkinson (Eryri) 20.50.
. Ladies under 20: A Cheetham (Prestatyn).
Senior ladies: 1 G Garner (CB) 28.55, 2 A Rowlands (Eryri, L35) 31.42, 3 D Williams (Menai)32.12, 4 I Redfern (CB, L40) 32.15, 5 L Morley (Wrex, L40) 34.34, 6 W Trimble (Eryri, L35) 35.47. L35: 1 Rowlands, 2 Trimble, 3 N Cane (Prestatyn) 37.19. L40: 1 Redfern, 2 Morley, 3 D Urquhart (Buckley) 37.23. L45: 1 H McArthur (CB) 36.29, 2 V Ronald (CB) 38.27, 3 S Rowlands (Eryri) 38.50. L50: 1 E Collins (Denbigh) 36.04, 2 Y Hill (Osw) 39.05, 3 B Tiedtke (Prest) 39.30. L55: 1 A Whitelaw (Wrex) 39.34, 2 G Waring (Prest) 39.51, 3 V Edwards (Menai) 46.26. L65: M Oliver (Eryri) 47.16. Senior teams: Colwyn Bay 26, Eryri 44, Prestatyn 63, Buckley 76, Denbigh 101. Masters teams: Eryri 15, Colwyn Bay 17, Prestatyn 34, Buckley 43, Denbigh 54.
Boys under 11: 1 O Perrin (Menai) 11.10, 2 Z Speakman (Dee) 11.27, 3 J Evans (Wrex) 11.30. Teams: Menai 27, Ysgol Bryn Coch 29, Acton Park School 45.
Boys under 13: 1 S Jones (Menai) 14.22, 2 R Finnie (Menai) 14.23, 3 D Gill (Maldwyn) 14.44. Teams: Menai 7, Deeside 27, Ysgol y Berwyn 46.
Boys under 15: 1 Matthew Willis (Wrex) 17.24, 2 C Smith (Wrex) 17.40, 3 C Linton-Davies (Menai) 17.58.
Men under 17: 1 T Henry (Dee) 30.40, 2 A Williams (Wrex) 31.25, 3 R Halliwell (Dee) 32.44.
Men under 20: 1 I Hughes (Menai) 26.53, 2 W Sheridan (Dee) 29.13, 3 J Griffith (CB) 30.54.
Senior men: 1 N Jones (Eryri) 36.41, 2 S Boyton (Dee) 36.58, 3 M Roberts (Eryri) 37.49, 4 J Mills (Cardiff) 37.50, 5 D Kashi (Eryri) 38.17, 6 A Walling (Menai, M40) 39.28.
Teams: Eryri 72, Prestatyn 155, Denbigh 221.
M35: 1 A Campbell (Wrecsam Tri)41.25, 2 M Austin (Buckley) 47.07, 3 G Evans (Prest) 47.42. M40: 1 Walling, 2 I Jones (Coventry) 39.35, 3 G Nicholls (Prest) 45.59. M45: 1 G Norgrove (Wrecsam Tri) 39.46, 2 G Blackwell (Dee) 40.49, 3 I Rowlands (Cybi) 42.24. M50: 1 M Robbins (Wrex) 42.29, 2 S Toogood (Buck) 43.24, 3 R Jones (Shrews) 43.30. M55: 1 G Jones (Prest) 43.09, 2 A Lewis (Eryri) 43.54, 3 S Davies (Mansfield) 45.08.
Teams: Buckley 43, Wrecsam Tri 46, Denbigh 48, Prestatyn 48, Eryri 54, Wrexham 83.
M60: 1 M Cortvriend (Denbigh) 34.16, 2 L Coathup (Buck) 35.32, 3 G Nixon (Prest) 36.01. M65: R Mackey (Buckley). Team: Denbigh 11.
M70: 1 J Morris (Buck), 2 D Williams (Eryri). M75: 1 D Hughes (Prest), 2 R Harrison-Jones (Prest), 3 P Norman (Wrex).
Two of the region's outstanding young athletes took on and beat experienced opposition in tough conditions at the North Wales Cross-Country championships in Northop.
Last year Nathan Jones, then an under-20, led the senior field for three of the four laps before peeling off. This time it was 16-year-old Iolo Hughes, opting to run as an under-20, who set the pace and when he completed his three laps it was Nathan Jones who moved into the lead to take the senior men's title.
Before that, teenager Georgia Garner (Colwyn Bay), also an under-20 but choosing to run as a senior, had again destroyed the field in the women's competition, just as she did last year in Corwen.
* The masters' competition produced an exceptional show of sportsmanship from Buckley's Les Coathup which deserves to be highlighted.
On the steep, muddy climb he was a couple of yards behind his over-60s' rival George Nixon when the Prestatyn runner slipped and fell. Coathup passed him briefly but then allowed Nixon to regain his lead. The duel recommenced and Coathup went on to take second place behind Martin Cortvriend (Denbigh), with Nixon coming a close third.
Among the winners were:-
Girls under 11: 1 E Hughes (Osw) 6.07, 2 E Scott (Penmorfa) 6.29, 3 F Davis (Bryn Coch) 6.39. Teams: Menai 17, Bryn Coch 23, Penmorfa 43, Acton Park 49. Wrexham 50, Deeside 62, Sandycroft School 107.
Girls under 13: 1 H Roberts (CB) 11.51, 2 S Paxton (Wrex) 12.00, 3 C Vaughan (CB) 12.09. Team: Menai 27.
Girls under 15: 1 C Hughes (Menai) 13.39, 2 M Owen (Dee) 15.41, 3 E Roberts (Menai) 15.50. Teams: Menai 10, Maldwyn 20.
Ladies under 17: 1 L Davis (Dee) 19.16, 2 M Davies (Menai) 19.38, 3 B Jenkinson (Eryri) 20.50.
. Ladies under 20: A Cheetham (Prestatyn).
Senior ladies: 1 G Garner (CB) 28.55, 2 A Rowlands (Eryri, L35) 31.42, 3 D Williams (Menai)32.12, 4 I Redfern (CB, L40) 32.15, 5 L Morley (Wrex, L40) 34.34, 6 W Trimble (Eryri, L35) 35.47. L35: 1 Rowlands, 2 Trimble, 3 N Cane (Prestatyn) 37.19. L40: 1 Redfern, 2 Morley, 3 D Urquhart (Buckley) 37.23. L45: 1 H McArthur (CB) 36.29, 2 V Ronald (CB) 38.27, 3 S Rowlands (Eryri) 38.50. L50: 1 E Collins (Denbigh) 36.04, 2 Y Hill (Osw) 39.05, 3 B Tiedtke (Prest) 39.30. L55: 1 A Whitelaw (Wrex) 39.34, 2 G Waring (Prest) 39.51, 3 V Edwards (Menai) 46.26. L65: M Oliver (Eryri) 47.16. Senior teams: Colwyn Bay 26, Eryri 44, Prestatyn 63, Buckley 76, Denbigh 101. Masters teams: Eryri 15, Colwyn Bay 17, Prestatyn 34, Buckley 43, Denbigh 54.
Boys under 11: 1 O Perrin (Menai) 11.10, 2 Z Speakman (Dee) 11.27, 3 J Evans (Wrex) 11.30. Teams: Menai 27, Ysgol Bryn Coch 29, Acton Park School 45.
Boys under 13: 1 S Jones (Menai) 14.22, 2 R Finnie (Menai) 14.23, 3 D Gill (Maldwyn) 14.44. Teams: Menai 7, Deeside 27, Ysgol y Berwyn 46.
Boys under 15: 1 Matthew Willis (Wrex) 17.24, 2 C Smith (Wrex) 17.40, 3 C Linton-Davies (Menai) 17.58.
Men under 17: 1 T Henry (Dee) 30.40, 2 A Williams (Wrex) 31.25, 3 R Halliwell (Dee) 32.44.
Men under 20: 1 I Hughes (Menai) 26.53, 2 W Sheridan (Dee) 29.13, 3 J Griffith (CB) 30.54.
Senior men: 1 N Jones (Eryri) 36.41, 2 S Boyton (Dee) 36.58, 3 M Roberts (Eryri) 37.49, 4 J Mills (Cardiff) 37.50, 5 D Kashi (Eryri) 38.17, 6 A Walling (Menai, M40) 39.28.
Teams: Eryri 72, Prestatyn 155, Denbigh 221.
M35: 1 A Campbell (Wrecsam Tri)41.25, 2 M Austin (Buckley) 47.07, 3 G Evans (Prest) 47.42. M40: 1 Walling, 2 I Jones (Coventry) 39.35, 3 G Nicholls (Prest) 45.59. M45: 1 G Norgrove (Wrecsam Tri) 39.46, 2 G Blackwell (Dee) 40.49, 3 I Rowlands (Cybi) 42.24. M50: 1 M Robbins (Wrex) 42.29, 2 S Toogood (Buck) 43.24, 3 R Jones (Shrews) 43.30. M55: 1 G Jones (Prest) 43.09, 2 A Lewis (Eryri) 43.54, 3 S Davies (Mansfield) 45.08.
Teams: Buckley 43, Wrecsam Tri 46, Denbigh 48, Prestatyn 48, Eryri 54, Wrexham 83.
M60: 1 M Cortvriend (Denbigh) 34.16, 2 L Coathup (Buck) 35.32, 3 G Nixon (Prest) 36.01. M65: R Mackey (Buckley). Team: Denbigh 11.
M70: 1 J Morris (Buck), 2 D Williams (Eryri). M75: 1 D Hughes (Prest), 2 R Harrison-Jones (Prest), 3 P Norman (Wrex).
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