Surrey XC Leagues, 10th Nov 2018, Results and Report

12 Nov 2018

Over 45 Croydon Harrier athletes took part in Surrey cross-country league action on Saturday across six different age groups.

The Croydon ladies enjoyed their best performance in the league this side of the 2000’s. They finished as the 8^th A team in the 2^nd division at Nonsuch Park, spearheaded by Stevie Lawrence who finished runner-up in a field of nearly 300.

Jessica Moore and debutant Madeleine Armstrong were 21^st and 25^th respectively. Laura Marshall (79^th) and Jules Del Nevo (143^rd) completed the scoring quintet. Miriam De Souza (150^th), Amy Stone (209^th) and Carol Johnson (293^rd) were also in action.

In the young athlete’s ranks, Kyra Sethna-McIntosh bounced back from the first fixture to finish 20^th, a 36-place improvement on the 1^st fixture last month. She was supported by Jenna Hooper (41^st), Leanne Moore (43^rd, a 27-place improvement on the 1^st race) and Alice Mainjay (45^th) in the 62 strong field. They finished 5^th on the day as a team and lie 6^th overall.

In the under 13 girl’s race, Holly Perks finished 14^th and Jana Sethna-McIntosh 27^th, enjoyed their highest league finishes.

At Wimbledon Common, seven Croydon boys took part in the Surrey boy’s league. Joachim Bambury led the charge in 32^nd place. He was well supported by Isaac Flanagan (46^th), Nick Marshall (61^st) and Adam Shew (63^rd). The quartet would finish 8^th and are in the same position at the league’s halfway stage out of the 16 competing clubs. Jonathan Long (92^nd), Imran Salim (109^th) and Douglas Aikman (112^th) were also in action.

Twenty-four Croydon men lined up in the 2^nd match of the 2^nd division fixture at Nork Park. Christophe Dormenval enjoyed an excellent run, placing 7^th in a high-quality field of 209 finishers. Alex Penfold (14^th), Julian Forbes (20^th) and David White (22^nd) all broke into the top 25.

The rest of the scoring ten consisted of the Kartik Iyer (72^nd), David Brown (79^th), Alan Burn (92^nd, 4^th M50), Mark Maginn (105^th), Jaran Finn (106^th) and James Moore (120^th). The squad finished 7^th on the day but remain in the drop-zone with two races to go.