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The Senior Women’s team have opened up a massive 195 point lead at the top of the Oxford Mail cross country league following some superb results in the penultimate fixture at a snowy Cirencester Park. Jess Franklin delivered her best league performance to date finishing runner up and coming within 11 seconds of the winning athlete. Sophie Fowler was one of several athletes that were competing in their 3rd cross country race in five days but she showed no signs of tiring as she not only earned 12th place in the Senior race but also 2nd in the under 20 age group, with sister Charlotte 3rd under 20, both now occupy medal placings in the league.
Chloe Coxhead produced her best run in recent years in 16th place to close the A team, Bev Hall was one place behind claiming 2nd place in the vet 45 age group in the process. Sarah Fowler made it four wins out of four as she pushed on to an unassailable lead in the vet 55 age group, while Sue Van Huyssteen hot off her 50 mile race the day before moved one step closer to sealing the veteran 45 age group crown with her 20th place finish. On the day our Senior Men came up against a very strong host club who packed all their 7 A team athletes in to record only 99 points, we did well to see our second best score of the season with 157 points. Thank you to all the athletes that made the trip despite the weather, it was very rewarding to see we still managed to get the required 14 Senior Men out to keep the B team flying high in division 2.
Full Results:
Under 11 G – Maddy Mitton 13th. Under 11 B – Ed Fry 8th, Oscar Reeves 20th. Under 13 G – Izzy Fry 7th, Holly Blower 14th. Under 13 B – Benji Fry 9th, Matthew Pudney 18th, Joshua Reeves 20th. Under 15 G – Jenny Pudney 14th, Polly Mitton 16th.
Under 15 B – Harry Russell 7th, Phillip Carter 9th. Under 17 W – Victoria Duncan 5th, Samantha Van Huyssteen 6th. Under 17 M – William Tyson 9th. Senior Women – Jess Franklin 2nd, Sophie Fowler 12th, Chloe Coxhead 16th, Bev Hall 17th, Sue Van Huyssteen 20th, Charlotte Fowler 22nd, Sarah Fowler 23rd, Fiona Pocklington 29th, Becky Coxhead 30th, Tania Whitby 41st, Julie Coxhead 59th, Catherine Tuttle 65th, Emma Carter 89th.
Senior Men – Mark Vardy 11th, James Craggs 18th, Sam Hall 21st, Peter Crisp 23rd, Steve Barnes 24th, Wayne Lillis 28th, Alan Money 32nd, Dave Wright 54th, Irwin Fairclough 63rd, Mike Robbins 68th, Andy Tuttle 70th, Chris Hobson 74th, Bruce Bamber 102nd, Paul Reeves 125th.
It was so good to see fifteen of our regular young athletes turn out on such a day, many acheiving their best runs to date.
The Senior Men’s team continued their good start to 2012 as they were the highest placed Berkshire club at the South of England Championships held at Stanmer Park on Saturday. The team were placed 36th out of 79 thanks to runs from James Craggs 166th, Sam Hall 217th, Mark Vardy 286th, Dave Wright 338th, Dean Makar 419th and Chris Hobson 446th.
Although the Senior Women were just one short of making a scoring team they all ran individual best placing’s at the championships, Jess Franklin came 44th, Sue Van Huyssteen 113th and Becky Coxhead 194th.
Alex Muir produced a very impressive run to finish 21st in the under 20 Men’s race, and Benji Fry ran well at his first major championships narrowly missing the top 100, finishing in 105th place.
Many thanks from the team to Brian Ireland for driving the Mini bus for us all.
Andy
The 4th Oxford mail league fixture will now go ahead at Cirencester Park as originally planned, not back at Ascott-Under-Wychwood.
Please visit the Oxford Mail League website for all the details, please pass on the message to any club members. ( both courses have a little slope at the finish, I do not think it will make much difference !)
Also can I put out a call for the Senior Men’s shield, I have been asked if I could bring the shields to Cirencester so they will be ready to hand out at the final fixture in March.
Thank you all again for being so supportive of the cross country fixtures, you have been brilliant.
Andy
Newbury A.C sit proudly at the top of both the Men’s and Women’s top divisions of the Oxford Mail cross country league following some good performances at the latest fixture held at Middleton Cheney.
The Senior Men’s team lowered their best ever team score down from 177 points to 136 points to leapfrog Cirencester at the top by 17 points with two matches to go. Tom Watkins and Alex Muir were right up with the leaders finishing in 3rd and 4th places respectively in the Senior race, and also claim 1st and 2nd in the under 20 age group, Alex is currently leading this age group.
The Senior Women head their division by a resounding 134 points above Headington in second place. Sophie Crumly is currently top of the individual Senior Women’s rankings after earning second place this time round, Jess Franklin finished 6th which keeps her nicely in 3rd place overall and the 3rd A team member on the day was Sue Van Huyssteen who tops the Veteran 45 age group. Sarah Fowler produced her 3rd consecutive win in the veteran 55 age group, Sophie and Charlotte Fowler are 4th and 5th in the under 20 age group, and Victoria Duncan is 5th, with Samantha Van Huyssteen 7th in the under 17′s. Ed Fry ran well to finish 5th in the under 11 Boys race, while brother Benji Fry also did well to come 4th in the under 13 Boys.
Full Results:
U11 Girls – Maddy Mitton 32nd. U11 Boys – Ed Fry 5th, Samuel Wright 15th.
U13 Girls – Izzy Fry 14th, Holly Blower 18th. U13 Boys – Benji Fry 4th, Matthew Pudney 17th.
U15 Girls – Jenny Pudney 16th, Polly Mitton 21st, U15 Boys – Harry Russell 13th, Phillip Carter 14th.
U17 Women – Victoria Duncan 7th, Samantha Van Huyssteen 9th. U17 Men – William Tyson 16th
Senior Women – Sophie Crumly 2nd, Jess Franklin 6th, Sue Van Huyssteen 23rd, Sophie Fowler 24th, Chloe Coxhead 28th, Sarah Fowler 33rd, Bev Hall 35th, Charlotte Fowler 40th, Fiona Pocklington 52nd, Becky Coxhead 55th, Liz Pudney 71st, Angela Baxter 98th, Roz Pearson 122nd, Emma Carter 143rd.
Senior Men – Tom Watkins 3rd, Alex Muir 4th, James Craggs 21st, Peter Crisp 23rd, David Fry 26th, Alan Money 29th, Steve Barnes 30th, Sam Hall 49th, Wayne Lillis 55th, Dave Wright 72nd,
Andy Tuttle 85th, Mike Robbins 89th, Chris Pudney 92nd, Chris Hobson 111th, Geoff Anderson 124th.
Photos from Steve Pocklington: MiddletonCheneyPhotos
Steve Barnes on his way to the Veterans' title
Newbury made a dream start to this Olympic year 2012 by winning five Gold medals at the Berkshire Championships held at Newbury Showground. The Senior/ Veteran Men were out in force for the first race of the day and no other club could match them for some superb teamwork, the scoring six all finished in the top Fifteen runners to win the team title for the second year running. The Veteran Men continued their enviable record in this event, this time coming out clear winners with the lowest score possible, Steve Barnes won his first Berkshire Veteran’s title, Wayne Lillis was second, Chris Pudney 3rd and Dave Wright 4th.
Sophie Crumly kept up her amazing record of having never been beaten in a County Championship since becoming a Senior three seasons ago. With Sophie claiming the title it gave the team such a good start and with Jess Franklin running well to earn a Bronze medal, Sue Van Huyssteen and Bev Hall closed the scoring team in the runner up spot. Sue and Bev proved invaluable, as when they were joined by Sarah Fowler and Rose Metalli they ensured Newbury’s 5th title of the day in the Veteran Women’s. Sophie Fowler is accumulating a rather impressive medal collection as she earned the Bronze medal in the under 20 age group.
Senior Women's Silver winning team
I would like to take this opportuntiy to say a massive thank you to everyone that ran today, it really does mean so much to me to see our club do so well in our County. Thank you also to Carolyn Walker, Sara Rudd, Sarah Fowler, Geoff Hardy,Brian Ireland and Dave Mason who did a superb job officiating.
Here is the list of athletes that have asked to do the English National to be held at Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath, on Saturday 25th February 2012. I am currently trying to collect £6 from everyone, if you have not already paid could you please see me at the presentation evening or as soon as possible.
Emma Carter, Becky Coxhead, Sophie Crumly, Jess Franklin, Jane Mackey, Sue Van Huyssteen, Geoff Anderson, James Craggs, Peter Crisp, Sam Hall, Chris Hobson, Dean Makar, Alan Money, Alex Muir (u-20), Andy Tuttle, Mark Vardy, Dave Wright.
Andy Tuttle
The Berkshire A.A. Cross-Country Championships were held on 7th January at Newbury Showground RG18 9QZ.
Full results & report will be available soon. In the meantime enjoy the photos from Emma
Two Newbury Athletic Club members were awarded the honour of a Blue after competing in opposing teams at the Oxford V Cambridge varsity cross country match held on Wimbledon Common recently. Good friends Tom Watkins and Alex Muir were both highly delighted to gain selection for the 121st running of this prestigious event. Both made a significant contribution to the cause but it was Tom Watkins who edged it on the day with a superb 7th place in the race and 4th scorer for the jubilant Cambridge team. Alex Muir can also be proud of his finishing position coming 11th and the 5th scorer for Oxford. The score between the two Universities could not be closer, Oxford 61, Cambridge 60 .
Here is the list of athletes names that have been entered for the SEAA Champs to be held at Stanmer Park, Brighton on Saturday 28th January 2012. The races start at 11.00am with the under 15 Boys, but the races we have athletes in are as follows :- 11.35 am Under 13 Boys 3000m – Benji Fry. 1.30pm Under 20 Men 8000m – Alex Muir. 2.05pm Senior Women 8000m – Becky Coxhead, Sophie Crumly, Jess Franklin, Jane Mackey & Sue Van Huyssteen. 2.50pm Senior Men 15000m – Steve Barnes, James Craggs, Sam Hall, Chris Hobson, Wayne Lillis, Dean Makar, Alan Money, Mark Vardy, Dave Wright.
The club entries have been sent off, if anyone else wishes to do the event they must send an entry off to the SEAA to arirve by Friday 16th December.
Thank you for supporting this event.
Andy
Sophie on her way to victory
Sophie Crumly finished 2011 as she started it by winning the Senior Women’s race in the Oxford Mail cross country league, this time in the recent fixture at Culham, near Abingdon. The reigning Berks, Bucks & Oxon champion and Berkshire County champion was in sparkling form choosing the first hill on the course to pull away from the field, maintaining a good lead all the way to the finish. Jess Franklin was also in the mix with the leading pack and was delighted with her league best position of 4th place,and Sue Van Huyssteen produced a very strong run in 16th place to win the veteran 2 age group and to close the Senior A team that now have a 46 point lead at the top of the league. Sarah Fowler recorded her second win of the season in the veteran 3 age group, while her twin daughters Sophie and Charlotte claimed 3rd and 4th spots respectively in the under 20 age group. Newbury’s Men closed the gap on league leaders Cirencester to just one point thanks to some fine packing, just three seconds separated Nick Jones in 23rd and Mark Vardy in 24th, the first two home for the club. Ed Fry maintained a good pace throughout to finish 4th in the under 11 Boys, and all three of the clubs under 17 Women made top ten finishes with Victoria Duncan 5th, Samantha Van Huyssteen 7th and Katie Metalli 9th.
Well done to all those that ran their first cross country for the club, Oscar Reeves, Ellie Williams, Hannah Wolak and Lucy Hartley.
Full Results & Photos:
U11Girls – 29th Maddy Mitton.
U11Boys – 4th Ed Fry, 19th Samuel Wright, 32nd Henry Reeves, 43rd Oscar Reeves.
U13Girls – 22nd Holly Blower.
U13Boys – 12th Benji Fry, 20th Joshua Reeves, 23rd Matthew Pudney.
U15Girls – 14th Jenny Pudney, 20th Polly Mitton, 22nd Ellie Williams, 23rd Hannah Wolak.
U15Boys – 11th Liam McGrath, 17th Harry Russell, 20th Phillip Carter.
U17Women – 5th Victoria Duncan, 7th Samantha Van Huyssteen, 9th Katie Metalli.
U17 Men – 15th William Tyson
Senior Women – 1st Sophie Crumly, 4th Jess Franklin, 16th Sue Van Huyssteen, 21st Sophie Fowler, 28th Bev Hall, 29th Chloe Coxhead, 35th Lucy Hartley, 36th Fiona Pocklington, 40th Sarah Fowler, 41st Charlotte Fowler, 45th Becky Coxhead, 66th Liz Pudney, 68th Tania Whitby, 80th Julie Coxhead, 90th Wendy Dalimore, 94th Angela Baxter, 97th Catherine Tuttle, 108th Sarah Thorne, 128th Liz Harkness, 134th Roz Pearson, 145th Emma Carter.
Senior Men – 23rd Nick Jones, 24th Mark Vardy, 26th James Craggs, 34th Steve Barnes, 37th Alan Money, 39th Sam Hall, 50th Wayne Lillis, 64th David Fry, 71st Dave Wright,
98th Chris Pudney, 110th Andy Tuttle, 114th Bruce Bamber, 130th Dean Makar, 148th Chris Hobson, 262nd Andy Lees.
Some photos here: OxfordMailCulham4.12.11 (thanks to Charles Fowler), Some from Steve Pocklington: SPCulham4.12.11 and some more sent from a professional : MoFoto
