Press Report: Relay medals at Edge Hill

WEST CHESHIRE ATHLETIC CLUB celebrated a fistful of medal performances at the Cheshire County Road Relay Championships.

Luke Parker, Matthew Jones and Ellis Hancock won the under 17 men’s team title at the fixture held at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk. Jessica Lark, Aimee Phillips, and Megan White combined to earn silver medals in the under 17 ladies team event. Amelia Snowden, Poppy McKenna, and Nia Manson produced bronze medal performances in the under 11 girls team competition. Sidney Carr, Jack Arnold, and Leo Ravenscroft combined for bronze medals in the under 11 boys team race. Nancy Farmer, Ruby Phillips, and Holly Coates teamed up for bronze medals in the under 15 girls event.

David Shearer, Matthew Douglass, Paul Morrison, and Henry Robinson combined for bronze medals in the senior men’s competition.

And the senior women’s trio of Jodi and Debra Bemand, and Ellen McMahon finished seventh in their team event.

KERRY RILEY, Emma Nutt, Steve King and Tony Kennedy achieved podium places at the Sandstone Trail Challenge Races.

Kerry (2:38:43) and Emma (2:39:58) finished second and third ladies in the A race and were joined in the event by West Cheshire AC team mates Dan Thwaites (12th in 2:18:42), Dave Sutton (13th in 2:18:58), Steve Fernyhough (15th in 2:19:50), Ian Gloyne-Phillips (2:30:59), Stephen Ball (3:13:22), Angela Tegg (3:28:28), Julian Tegg (3:28:38), Richard Hunt (3:34:26).

Steve King (second over-40 man in 1:15:22) and Tony Kennedy (first over-60 man in 1:17:31), were joined in the B race by Andy Carter (1:39:45).

BRADLEY SPURDENS represented West Cheshire AC in the Great North Run and clocked 1:38:15.

FIXTURES this weekend include Sunday’s Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race, organised by West Cheshire AC (11am start), with a 1.5 miles fun run at 12:15pm, and this Saturday’s opening round of the North Staffs Cross Country League at Betley, near Crewe.

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FIXTURES this weekend include this Saturday’s opening round of the North Staffs Cross Country League at Betley, near Crewe. The online entry link is:

 www.avtiming.com/nscclclubs

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk