BANGOR STUDENTS DO IT BY DEGREES
Bangor University students created a piece of history by winning Division 1 of the Grand Prix Express North Wales Cross-Country League for the first time - and their victory came just 12 months after gaining promotion to the top flight.
In the final fixture at Oswestry the students finished one point behind Shrewsbury but, crucially, they were ahead of their nearest challengers Eryri Harriers.
Buckley topped Division 2 and will replace Telford next year, while in the ladies' competition Eryri and Denbigh won the Division 1 and 2 titles respectively. Telford again face the drop to Division 2.
The individual winners were junior man Ben Ashcroft (Shrewsbury), in his first season in the League, and Alison Lavender (Oswestry), who has now won three times in the last five years.
The Bebbington Trophy for Endeavour was awarded to Abergele veteran Chris Birch who has been a stalwart of the League for 30 years and is among the country's top runners in the F65 class.
Results of final fixture. Men: 1 R Roberts (Eryri) 34.53, 2 O Roberts (Eryri, U20) 36.19, 3 J Haduk (Bangor Uni) 36.29, 4 D Alexander (West Chesh, M45) 36.37, 5 P Middleton (Shrews) 36.58, 6 L Renton (Bangor Uni) 37.01, 7 B Ashcroft (Shrews, U20) 37.07, 8 A Nash (Bangor Uni) 37.13, 9 A McNay (Tattenhall) 37.27, 10 W Sheridan (Dee) 37.43.
Teams. Division 1: Shrewsbury 101, Bangor Uni 102, Eryri 115, Oswestry 205, Deeside 254, T attenhall 429, Meirionnydd 460, Telford 691. Division 2: Buckley 252, Colwyn Bay 313, Whitchurch 337, Denbigh 407, Prestatyn 470, West Cheshire 544, Wrecsam Tri 644, Wrexham 687, Aberystwyth 714, Deestriders 722, Bro Dysynni 724, Abergele 725.
Masters. M40: 1 J Brown (Buck) 37.51, 2 C Jones (Eryri) 39,38, 3 I Lowe (Osw) 39.53. M45: 1 Alexander, 2 G Blackwell (Dee) 38.34, 3 K Francis (Shrews) 39.05. M50: 1 E Campbell (Buck) 38.43, 2 R Jones (Shrews) 39.40, 3 J Randell (Meir) 41.25. M55: 1 SP Jones (Eryri) 40.21, 2 G Jones (Shrews) 40.29, 3 A Lewis (Eryri) 41.38. M60: 1 S Roberts (Osw) 43.57, 2 P Savill ( Shrews) 44.32, 3 G Nixon (Prest) 45.30. M65: 1 P Walker (Wrex) 49.59, 2 JG Evans (Aberystwyth) 51.25, 3 G Hughes (Prest) 53.47.
Teams: Shrewsbury 22, Buckley 24, Eryri 30, Oswestry 36. Denbigh 81, Colwyn Bay 82, Whitchurch 88, Prestatyn 100, Tattenhall 147.
Men over 70: 1 D Williams (Eryri) 27.35, 2 A Egan (Wrex) 28.22, 3 D Hughes (Prest, M75) 31.36, 4 A Hodgkiss (Tel) 34.39, 5 MH Edwards (Wrex) 35.41, 6 R Billington (Wrex, M80) 40.14, 7 J Tipping (Wrex, M75) 42.15, 8 P Norman (Wrex, M75) 47.20. Team: Wrexham 13.
Men under 17: 1 C Smith (Wrex) 19.08, 2 M Pleavin (Wrex) 19.34, 3 S Sussex (Wrex) 20.42, 4 L Henry (Dee) 21.19, 5 S Williams (Eryri) 22.03, 6 A Williams (Wrex) 22.25. Team: Wrexham 6.
Ladies: 1 A Lavender (Osw) 19.53, 2 C Hughes (Menai, U17) 20.48, 3 S Caskey (Bangor Uni) 22.13, 4 L Wright (Wrex, L45) 22.27, 5 D Williams (Menai) 22.35, 6 B Taylor (Bangor Uni) 22.50, 7 C Jones (Osw, L35) 23.27, 8 A Robinson (Tatt) 23.36, 9 B Jenkinson (Eryri, U20) 23.50, 10 A Muller (West Chesh) 23.54.
Teams. Division 1: Oswestry 51, Eryri 60, Wrexham 111, Buckley 125, Colwyn Bay 137, Menai 157, Telford 225. Division 2: Bangor University 49, Tattenhall 67, Denbigh 69, Prestatyn 85, Shrewsbury 110, West Cheshire 160, Shrewsbury 165, Abergele 184, Bro Dysynni 190, Deestriders 210.
Masters. L35: 1 C Jones, 2 L Emery-Jones (Eryri) 24.17, 3 C Williams (Tel) 24.40. L40: 1 L Morley (Wrex) 24.04, 2 V Whitehead (Den) 25.02, 3 J Heming (Eryri) 25.41. L45: 1 Wright, 2 H McArthur (CB) 24.52, 3 A Tickn er (Osw) 25.12. L50: 1 E Collins (Den) 24.31, 2 Y Hill (Osw) 26.25, 3 S Hancock (Osw) 26.37. L55: 1 G Waring (Prest) 27.24, 2 S Greaves (Osw) 29.42, 3 A Whitelaw (Wrex) 29.51. L60: 1 M Docking (Wrex) 29.22, 2 S Richards (Shrews) 40.23. L65: 1 C Birch (Abergele) 27.15, 2 M Oliver (Eryri) 31.17, 3 Y Marconi-Nolan (Bro Dys) 36.02. L70: 1 B Jones (Bro Dys) 34.15, 2 M Singleton (CB) 36.39.
Teams: Eryri 24, Oswestry 27, Wrexham 38, Denbigh 51, Buckley 53, Colwyn Bay 71, Whitchurch 76, Shrewsbury 116
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END OF SEASON RESULTS
Men under 17: 1 C Smith, 2 R Cain (Menai), 3 S Sussex. Team: Wrexham.
Men under 20: 1 Ashcroft, 2 Roberts, 3 M Blackwell (Dee).
Senior men: 1 Ashcroft, 2 Alexander, 3 Hudak, 4 Sheridan, 5 F Maier (Eryri), 6 M Green (NWRR).
Teams. Division 1: Bangor University 742, Eryri 785, Shrewsbury 1,001, Oswestry 1,103, Deeside 1,163, Tattenhall 1,748, Meirionnydd 2,467, Telford 3,221. Division 2: Buckley 1,521, Colwyn Bay 1,818, Prestatyn 2,023, Whitchurch 2,152, Denbigh 2,238, Wrecsam Tri 2,909, Wrexham 3,278, Abergele 3,390, West Cheshire 3,395, Deestriders 3,441, Aberystwyth 3,945, Bro Dysynni 4,107.
M40: 1 Green, 2 T Tansley (Osw), 3 I Lowe (Osw).
M45: 1Alexander, 2 G Blackwell, 3 Francis
M50: (equal) E Campbell and R Jones, 3 Randell.
M55: G Jones (Prest), 2 SP Jones, 3 Lewis.
M60: 1 Savill, 2 Roberts, 3 Nixon.
M65: 1 Walker, 2 Evans, 3 J Nolan (Bro Dys).
Teams: Shrewsbury 169, Oswestry 215, Buckley 224, Eryri 253, Denbigh 454, Prestatyn 480, Colwyn Bay 489, Tattenhall 582.
M70: 1 Williams, 2 Egan, 3 Edwards.
M75: 1 Hughes, 2 Tipping, 3 Norman.
M80: Billington
Team: Wrexham
Ladies under 17: G Morris (CB)
Ladies under 20: Jenkinson.
Senior ladies: 1 Lavender, 2 A Rowlands (Eryri), 3 Wright, 4 Caskey, 5 C Jones, 6 Muller.
Teams. Division 1: Eryri 250, Oswestry 308, Wrexham 481, Colwyn Bay 611, Buckley 767, Menai 934, Telford 1,166. Division 2: Denbigh 302, Whitchurch 490, Bangor Uni 558, Tattenhall 611, Prestatyn 618, West Cheshire 867, Abergele 908, Shrewsbury 1,025, Bro Dysynni 1,055, Deestriders 1,124.
L35: 1 C Jones, 2 Emery-Jones, 3 M Hughes (Eryri).
L40: 1 Rowlands, 2 Morley, 3 Whitehead.
L45: 1 Wright, 2 McArthur, 3 Tickner.
L50: 1 Collins, 2 Hill, 3 Hancock.
L55: 1 Waring, 2 Whitelaw, 3 M Baugh (Denbigh).
L60: 1 Docking, 2 Richards.
L65: 1 Birch, 2 Oliver. 3 Marconi-Nolan.
L70: 1 B Jones, 2 Singleton.
Teams: Eryri 102, Wrexham 141, Oswestry 152, Denbigh 242, Colwyn Bay 406.
Bangor University students created a piece of history by winning Division 1 of the Grand Prix Express North Wales Cross-Country League for the first time - and their victory came just 12 months after gaining promotion to the top flight.
In the final fixture at Oswestry the students finished one point behind Shrewsbury but, crucially, they were ahead of their nearest challengers Eryri Harriers.
Buckley topped Division 2 and will replace Telford next year, while in the ladies' competition Eryri and Denbigh won the Division 1 and 2 titles respectively. Telford again face the drop to Division 2.
The individual winners were junior man Ben Ashcroft (Shrewsbury), in his first season in the League, and Alison Lavender (Oswestry), who has now won three times in the last five years.
The Bebbington Trophy for Endeavour was awarded to Abergele veteran Chris Birch who has been a stalwart of the League for 30 years and is among the country's top runners in the F65 class.
Results of final fixture. Men: 1 R Roberts (Eryri) 34.53, 2 O Roberts (Eryri, U20) 36.19, 3 J Haduk (Bangor Uni) 36.29, 4 D Alexander (West Chesh, M45) 36.37, 5 P Middleton (Shrews) 36.58, 6 L Renton (Bangor Uni) 37.01, 7 B Ashcroft (Shrews, U20) 37.07, 8 A Nash (Bangor Uni) 37.13, 9 A McNay (Tattenhall) 37.27, 10 W Sheridan (Dee) 37.43.
Teams. Division 1: Shrewsbury 101, Bangor Uni 102, Eryri 115, Oswestry 205, Deeside 254, T attenhall 429, Meirionnydd 460, Telford 691. Division 2: Buckley 252, Colwyn Bay 313, Whitchurch 337, Denbigh 407, Prestatyn 470, West Cheshire 544, Wrecsam Tri 644, Wrexham 687, Aberystwyth 714, Deestriders 722, Bro Dysynni 724, Abergele 725.
Masters. M40: 1 J Brown (Buck) 37.51, 2 C Jones (Eryri) 39,38, 3 I Lowe (Osw) 39.53. M45: 1 Alexander, 2 G Blackwell (Dee) 38.34, 3 K Francis (Shrews) 39.05. M50: 1 E Campbell (Buck) 38.43, 2 R Jones (Shrews) 39.40, 3 J Randell (Meir) 41.25. M55: 1 SP Jones (Eryri) 40.21, 2 G Jones (Shrews) 40.29, 3 A Lewis (Eryri) 41.38. M60: 1 S Roberts (Osw) 43.57, 2 P Savill ( Shrews) 44.32, 3 G Nixon (Prest) 45.30. M65: 1 P Walker (Wrex) 49.59, 2 JG Evans (Aberystwyth) 51.25, 3 G Hughes (Prest) 53.47.
Teams: Shrewsbury 22, Buckley 24, Eryri 30, Oswestry 36. Denbigh 81, Colwyn Bay 82, Whitchurch 88, Prestatyn 100, Tattenhall 147.
Men over 70: 1 D Williams (Eryri) 27.35, 2 A Egan (Wrex) 28.22, 3 D Hughes (Prest, M75) 31.36, 4 A Hodgkiss (Tel) 34.39, 5 MH Edwards (Wrex) 35.41, 6 R Billington (Wrex, M80) 40.14, 7 J Tipping (Wrex, M75) 42.15, 8 P Norman (Wrex, M75) 47.20. Team: Wrexham 13.
Men under 17: 1 C Smith (Wrex) 19.08, 2 M Pleavin (Wrex) 19.34, 3 S Sussex (Wrex) 20.42, 4 L Henry (Dee) 21.19, 5 S Williams (Eryri) 22.03, 6 A Williams (Wrex) 22.25. Team: Wrexham 6.
Ladies: 1 A Lavender (Osw) 19.53, 2 C Hughes (Menai, U17) 20.48, 3 S Caskey (Bangor Uni) 22.13, 4 L Wright (Wrex, L45) 22.27, 5 D Williams (Menai) 22.35, 6 B Taylor (Bangor Uni) 22.50, 7 C Jones (Osw, L35) 23.27, 8 A Robinson (Tatt) 23.36, 9 B Jenkinson (Eryri, U20) 23.50, 10 A Muller (West Chesh) 23.54.
Teams. Division 1: Oswestry 51, Eryri 60, Wrexham 111, Buckley 125, Colwyn Bay 137, Menai 157, Telford 225. Division 2: Bangor University 49, Tattenhall 67, Denbigh 69, Prestatyn 85, Shrewsbury 110, West Cheshire 160, Shrewsbury 165, Abergele 184, Bro Dysynni 190, Deestriders 210.
Masters. L35: 1 C Jones, 2 L Emery-Jones (Eryri) 24.17, 3 C Williams (Tel) 24.40. L40: 1 L Morley (Wrex) 24.04, 2 V Whitehead (Den) 25.02, 3 J Heming (Eryri) 25.41. L45: 1 Wright, 2 H McArthur (CB) 24.52, 3 A Tickn er (Osw) 25.12. L50: 1 E Collins (Den) 24.31, 2 Y Hill (Osw) 26.25, 3 S Hancock (Osw) 26.37. L55: 1 G Waring (Prest) 27.24, 2 S Greaves (Osw) 29.42, 3 A Whitelaw (Wrex) 29.51. L60: 1 M Docking (Wrex) 29.22, 2 S Richards (Shrews) 40.23. L65: 1 C Birch (Abergele) 27.15, 2 M Oliver (Eryri) 31.17, 3 Y Marconi-Nolan (Bro Dys) 36.02. L70: 1 B Jones (Bro Dys) 34.15, 2 M Singleton (CB) 36.39.
Teams: Eryri 24, Oswestry 27, Wrexham 38, Denbigh 51, Buckley 53, Colwyn Bay 71, Whitchurch 76, Shrewsbury 116
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END OF SEASON RESULTS
Men under 17: 1 C Smith, 2 R Cain (Menai), 3 S Sussex. Team: Wrexham.
Men under 20: 1 Ashcroft, 2 Roberts, 3 M Blackwell (Dee).
Senior men: 1 Ashcroft, 2 Alexander, 3 Hudak, 4 Sheridan, 5 F Maier (Eryri), 6 M Green (NWRR).
Teams. Division 1: Bangor University 742, Eryri 785, Shrewsbury 1,001, Oswestry 1,103, Deeside 1,163, Tattenhall 1,748, Meirionnydd 2,467, Telford 3,221. Division 2: Buckley 1,521, Colwyn Bay 1,818, Prestatyn 2,023, Whitchurch 2,152, Denbigh 2,238, Wrecsam Tri 2,909, Wrexham 3,278, Abergele 3,390, West Cheshire 3,395, Deestriders 3,441, Aberystwyth 3,945, Bro Dysynni 4,107.
M40: 1 Green, 2 T Tansley (Osw), 3 I Lowe (Osw).
M45: 1Alexander, 2 G Blackwell, 3 Francis
M50: (equal) E Campbell and R Jones, 3 Randell.
M55: G Jones (Prest), 2 SP Jones, 3 Lewis.
M60: 1 Savill, 2 Roberts, 3 Nixon.
M65: 1 Walker, 2 Evans, 3 J Nolan (Bro Dys).
Teams: Shrewsbury 169, Oswestry 215, Buckley 224, Eryri 253, Denbigh 454, Prestatyn 480, Colwyn Bay 489, Tattenhall 582.
M70: 1 Williams, 2 Egan, 3 Edwards.
M75: 1 Hughes, 2 Tipping, 3 Norman.
M80: Billington
Team: Wrexham
Ladies under 17: G Morris (CB)
Ladies under 20: Jenkinson.
Senior ladies: 1 Lavender, 2 A Rowlands (Eryri), 3 Wright, 4 Caskey, 5 C Jones, 6 Muller.
Teams. Division 1: Eryri 250, Oswestry 308, Wrexham 481, Colwyn Bay 611, Buckley 767, Menai 934, Telford 1,166. Division 2: Denbigh 302, Whitchurch 490, Bangor Uni 558, Tattenhall 611, Prestatyn 618, West Cheshire 867, Abergele 908, Shrewsbury 1,025, Bro Dysynni 1,055, Deestriders 1,124.
L35: 1 C Jones, 2 Emery-Jones, 3 M Hughes (Eryri).
L40: 1 Rowlands, 2 Morley, 3 Whitehead.
L45: 1 Wright, 2 McArthur, 3 Tickner.
L50: 1 Collins, 2 Hill, 3 Hancock.
L55: 1 Waring, 2 Whitelaw, 3 M Baugh (Denbigh).
L60: 1 Docking, 2 Richards.
L65: 1 Birch, 2 Oliver. 3 Marconi-Nolan.
L70: 1 B Jones, 2 Singleton.
Teams: Eryri 102, Wrexham 141, Oswestry 152, Denbigh 242, Colwyn Bay 406.
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