Essex Cross Country League, Round 4, Epping Forest, 12 December 2009

A convincing victory by Harriet Scott, her second of the season, confirmed her Essex League leadership and a second victory by the U15 Boys, were the highlights as round 4 of the Essex Cross Country League took place at Epping Forest on Saturday.

 

Harriet Scott's senior victory which saw her come home over two minutes ahead of her opponents was her second league win of the season after her second place opener and she leads the individual table with one round left. Jo Sullivan's improvement continued as she finished 20th with Jane Hallam 29th and Angela Thompson 33rd completing the scorers with Anne Gifford 51st.  The team placed fifth and are also fifth in the table.

 

The U15 Boys, with all four scorers inside the top 12,  took them to the top of the league table. With Hoseah Gikungu (4th) Ryan O'Mahoney (8th), Tom Davis (10th) and Nick Shade the team were victorious by five points and edged out Southend at the top of the table. There were four others taking part with Nick Duffey 24th, one place ahead of Danny Wilson with Josh Conners 29th and Andrew Holland 40th.

 

Jamie Buckley-Stanton was third as the U17 Men were pipped by a single point by league leaders Thurrock. Joseph Waked made the top 10 in ninth, with Adam Edwards (14th) and Massi Dendani (21st) again the scorers with good support from Ross Earney (27th) and Adam Wileman (29th).

 

Rob Warner led the way for the club runners in the senior men’s race with his third top ten finish of the season with a fine 8th place. Mat Bland continues to hold top place in the vets standings coming home in 20th, not far in front of Jason Lendon in his first outing of the season taking 22nd. Callum Sutton in 28th again impressed, with the scoring team being made up of Neill Collins with a season's best 38th and Daniel Shanney 42nd , with Paul Berrett finishing 43rd.

Both Under 13 teams were fourth.

 

Lydia Hallam's excellent third place for the under 13 girls was supported by Heidi Surman-Wells again inside the top 10 in ninth, and Francesca Smith  (14th) and Rebecca Fox (37th) the other scorers with Thiziri Dendani 40th.

 

Freddy Keefe in 18th was best for the under 13 boys as close packing saw Adam Hill (20th), Charles Hammond (22nd) and Jordan Fox (24th) came home in close order for fourth. Four others competed: George Dixon (27th), William Hart (31st), Connor Martin (37th) and Albert Stokes (38th).

 

The Under 15 girls  were also fourth as Bethany hall (7th) and Becky Stanley (9th) made the top 10 with Shannon Sullivan (12th) and Lindsay McLachlan (15th) the other scorers. The squad was completed by Avril Loynes (18th), Rosie Brett (23rd), Amanda Blaxland (24th) and Lindsey Wiggins (29th).

  

Another fourth place effort came from the U17/U20 girls. Gemma Phillips again made the top 10 in 8th and Rachel Sadler 11th and Patsy McWeeney 16th made up the incomplete team.

 

Link to Full Results

 

 

Under 13 Girls: ; 3rd - Lydia Hallam 9:50; 9th - Heidi Surman-Wells 10:13; 14th - Francesca Smith 10:39; 37th - Rebecca Fox 13:40 (Team 4th - 63 pts) ; 40th - Thiziri Dendani 14:27

Team: 1. Chelmsford 23; 2. Basildon 44; 3. Orion 59; 4. HMAC 63

League: 1. Chelmsford 4; 2 Basildon 12; 3. Southend 17; 4. Orion 18; 5. HMAC 20

 

Under 15 Girls: 7th Bethany Hall 16:35; 9th - Becky Stanley 15:00; 12th - Shannon Sullivan 15:21; 15th - Lindsay McLachlan 15:27 (Team 4th - 43 pts) 18th - Avril Loynes 15:40; 23rd - Rosie Brett 15:57; 24th - Amanda Blaxland 16:05; 29th- Lindsey Wiggins 17:33

Team: 1. Southend 32; 2. Basildon 34; 3. Chelmsford 36; 4. HMAC 43

League: 1. Basildon & Southend 8; 3. Chelmsford 9; 4. HMAC 15

  

Under 17 Girls/ under 20 women:  8th - Gemma Phillips (U20) 18:19; 11th - Rachel Sadler 18:51; 16th - Patsy McWeeney 20:28;   (Team 4th - 35 (3))

Team: 1. Orion 49; 2. Colchester & T 22 (3); 3. Basildon 32 (3); 4 HMAC 35 (3);

League 1. Basildon 6; 2. Orion 10 3.Colchester & HMAC 15

 		 

Senior Women: 1st - Harriet Scott 23:59; 20th - Jo Sullivan 30:43; 29th Jane Hallam 32:19; 33rd - Angela Thompson 32:47; (Team 5th - 83 pts) 51st - Anne Gifford 37:06;

 Team: 1. Colchester & T - 31; 2. Benfleet 46; 3. Southend 60; 4. Chelmsford 77; 5 HMAC - 83;

League 1. Colchester & T 11; 2. Benfleet 12; 3. Southend 14; 4. Basildon 19; 5. HMAC 20;

 

Under 13 Boys:  18th - Freddy Keefe 10:16; 20th - Adam Hill 10:26; 22nd - Charles Hammond 10:30; 24th Jordan Fox 10:33; (Team 4th - 84 pts) 27th - George Dixon 10:38; 31st - William Hart 11:04; 37th - Connor Martin 13:15; 38th - Albert Stokes 13:15

Team: 1. Eastwood School 45; 2. Chelmsford 48; 3. Southend 54; 4. HMAC - 84;

League 1. Eastwood School 6; 2. Southend 10; 3. Orion & HMAC 12

Under 15 Boys: - 4th - Hoseah Gikungu 12:38; 8th - Ryan O'Mahoney 12:55; 10th - Thomas Davis 13:05; 12th Nick Shade 13:08  (Team 1st - 35 points) 24th - Nick Duffey 13:53; 25th - Danny Wilson 13:56; 29th - Josh Conners 14:10; 40th - Andrew Holland 15:34

Team: 1. HMAC - 35. 2 Southend 40; 3. Chelmsford 47; 

League; 1.  HMAC 9; 2. Chelmsford 10;  3. Southend 11

Under 17 Boys: 3rd - Jamie Buckley-Stanton 23:42; 9th - Joseph Waked 24:51; 14th - Adam Edwards 25:31; 21st - Massi Dendani 26:40;  (Team 2nd - 47 pts); 27th - Ross Earney 28:09; 29th - Adam Wileman 28:29

Team: 1. Thurrock 46; 2. HMAC - 47; 3. Chelmsford 61.

League 1. Thurrock 6; 2. HMAC - 9  3. Southend 10.

 

Senior Men: 8th - Rob Warner 31:22; 20th - Mat Bland 22:34; 22nd - Jason Lendon 32:37; 28th - Callum Sutton 33:22; 38th - Neill Collins 34:09; 42nd - Daniel Shanney (U20) 34:52;  (Team 5th - 184 pts); 43rd  - Paul Berrett 35:02

Team: 1. Chelmsford 102; 2. Basildon 147; 3. HMAC 184;

League 1. Chelmsford 8; 2. Orion 11; 3. HMAC 15

  

Link to Full Results

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