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Watts twins help Shaftesbury Barnet to the bronze medals
THREE local athletes, led by March ace Glen Watts, helped Shaftesbury Barnet to the bronze medals at the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Brighton.
Watts, who made his international debut in Nice towards the end of last season, finished fourth - missing a medal by four seconds and victory by 14 - with twin brother Dan in 13th and Hampton athlete Neil Addison in 74th. The first four locals all represented London clubs, Spalding’s John Pike finishing 66th for Newham and Essex Beagles.
Nene Valley Harrier Steve Cockrell was the first member of a local club in 185th while Laura Robertson of Peterborough Athletic Club was 168th in the senior women’s race.
Two Nene Valley athletes made the top 20 in the age group races, Grace Mullins finishing 14th in the Under 17 women’s race and Charlotte taylor 17th in the Under 20 women’s race.
Local results
Senior men - 4 Glen Watts (Shaftesbury) 49.25; 13 Dan Watts (Shaftesbury) 51.11; 66 John Pike (Newham) 54.50; 74 Neil Addison (Shaftesbury) 55.06; 185 Steve Cockrell (Nene V) 58.56; 220 Mike Chapman (Nene V) 60.10; 253 Andy Suter (Pboro) 61.23; 293 Olly Mason (Pboro) 63.15; 296 Ian Day (Hunts) 63.19; 297 Steve Hall (Pboro) 63.20; 397 Steve Church (Hunts) 66.43; 410 Martin Rowe (Hunts) 67.23; 439 Shane Hunt (Hunts) 68.27; 455 Sean Barker (Hunts) 68.57; 467 Ian Marshall (Hunts) 69.32; 507 Ray Wilson (Pboro) 70.44; 580 Derek Darnell (Hunts) 74.12.
Under 20 men - 53 Stuart Haw (Pboro) 30.12; 74 Nick Stone (Pboro) 31.40.
Senior women - 168 Laura Robertson (Pboro) 39.14.
Under 20 women - 17 Charlotte Taylor (Nene V) 24.46; 45 Amy Haines-Eynon (Pboro) 29.02; 47 Penelope Ford (Pboro) 29.25.
Under 17 women - 14 Grace Mullins (Nene V) 18.34.
Under 15 girls - 154 Rebecca Pedley (Hunts) 18.00; 184 Hayley Bartlett (Pboro) 19.16; 195 Felicity Ford (Pboro) 21.16.
n STAMFORD ace Aaron Scott had to settle for ninth place in 38.05 at the Midland Cross-Country Championships but tasted success in the team stakes with Notts Athletic Club.
The England international had targeted a top five place but finished 20 seconds behind bronze medallist and team-mate Chris Warburton - winner of the 2008 Mizuno Mile at the Embankment Track - over a three-lap 12k course.
David Babbs led a Stamford Striders trio, finishing 291st in 53.02 with Martin Candish 296th in 53.23 and Dave Aust - in his first cross-country since his school days - 393rd in 62.15.
Peterborough Junior 3k champion James McCrae of Nene Valley Harriers, who qualifies to run the Midland Championships as he was born in Northampton, opted for the shorter journey to Nottingham rather than contest the South of England Championships in Brighton and he finished 32nd in the Under 15 boys race in 14.28.
n SPALDING athlete Emily Moss finished second in the penultimate race of the London Colleges League at Reading.
She completed the four-mile cross-country course in 11.43, missing victory by five seconds.
n NENE Valley Harriers veteran Sean Beard made a winning debut in the Bedford ParkRun.
The British duathlon international won by 40 seconds in 17.46. BRJ’s Tony Cotton was first Over 70 when finishing 130th at the Bedford ParkRun 5k in 34.35
n BRJ’s Darren Preston finished second out of 381 finishers at the Cambridge ParkRun 5k, clocking 17.30..
Local results - 2 Darren Preston (BRJ, MV35) 17.30; 13 Mike Scott (Hunts, MV45) 18.49; 14 Roger Holliday (BRJ, MV45) 18.55; 15 Frank Holmes (BRJ, MV40) 18.55; 17 Luke Scott (Hunts, U20) 19.17; 38 Andy Barber (BRJ, MV40) 20.49; 62 David Smith (BRJ, MV50) 21.55; 63 Charlie Barlow (BRJ, U15) 21.56; 112 Lorna Higgins (BRJ, LV35) 23.21; 125 Paul Jenner (BRJ) 23.41; 128 Jon Barlow (BRJ, MV35) 23.50; 196 Phil Pearsons (BRJ, MV50) 26.13; 213 Sarah Hall (BRJ, SL) 27.18; 214 Karl Taylor (BRJ, MV35) 27.18; 235 Jeremy Bottley (BRJ, MV45) 28.06; 236 Gilles Corby (BRJ, MV45) 28.07; 251 Nicky Barlow (BRJ, LV40) 28.45; 305 Michelle Finnegan (Hunts, LV40) 31.10; 347 Charlotte Orugboh (BRJ, U15G) 33.34; 348 Melanie Fowler (BRJ, LV35) 33.38; 358 Linda Crook (BRJ, LV40) 34.12; 359 Suzie Hall (BRJ, SL) 34.13.
n STEPHEN Dawson of Thorney Running Club finished 133rd out of 324 in the hilly Meltham 10k in 48.48.
n THE 8.5-mile Rauceby Ripper multi-terrain race organised by Sleaford Striders could feature several locals on Saturday.
Last year’s event, won by former Deeping ace Matt Blunden, attracted 100 entries. For further details visit www.sleafordtownrunners.com.
n PROMISING young athletes are being invited to apply for clothing sponsorship from Hexx.
The company, who claim to be the UK’s fastest-growing sportswear brand, is looking to offer athletes the opportunity to gain sponsorship through their HexxTalent Endorsement Programme.
Each year Hexx supports selected athletes by providing sportswear and they would love to hear from promising young athletes.
To apply, send details of your name, age, achievements and future goals to info@hexx.co.uk or by post to Hexx (UK), Cheltenham Film Studios, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham GL51 6PN.
The closing dates for applications is February 27.
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