Northern athletes took 3 of the individual titles on offer at the ECCA National Cross Country Champs on Saturday at Donington Park.
Josh Cowperthwaite of Middlesbrough AC Mandale kicked the day off with a convincing win in the U15 Boys race, with Vale Royal AC taking the gold in the team event.
His victory was closely followed by Warrington AC’s Harriet Knowles-Jones triumphing in the Junior Women’s Championship with the trio of Northern victories being completed by U15 Boy, Tommy Dawson of Leeds City.
Stockport Harriers’ Junior Women claimed the team title in their event
Morpeth Harriers emphatically claimed the Senior Men’s title with a great performance with six athletes in the first 40 they took the title by over 170 points from 2nd placed Notts AC. Morpeth’s athletes placed in 3 6 16 30 35 and 40th positions to ensure that the ECCA President Bill McGuirk was able to proudly present the team trophy to his fellow North Easterners as he had at the ECCA Relays back in October. A very proud year for Bill, made even more memorable by Morpeth’s victories.
Leading Northern athletes and teams in each event were:
Senior Men
3rd Nick Swinburn Morpeth Harriers, 1st Morpeth Harriers
Senior Women
2nd Claire Duck Leeds City AC SW, 2nd Hallamshire Harriers
Junior Men
4th Cameron Field Liverpool Harriers
Junior Women
1st Harriet Knowles-Jones Warrington AC, 1st Stockport Harriers
U17 Men
2nd Scott Beattie Morpeth Harriers, 4th Vale Royal
U17 Women
11th Amelia Lancaster City of Sheffield & Dearne, 4th Stockport Harriers
U15 Boys
1st Josh Cowperthwaite Middlesbrough AC, 1st Vale Royal
U15 Girls
3rd Olivia Mason Border Harriers, 2nd Liverpool Harriers (by 1pt)
U13 Boys
1st Tommy Dawson Leeds City AC, 3rd Eden Runners
U13 Girls
3rd Lara Crawford Sale Harriers, 7th Sale Harriers
Morpeth Harriers, English National Cross Country Championship 2016 receive their cup from ECCA Preident Bill McGuirk
