Sussex athletes made history at the weekend taking the first ever senior men’s team medal at the National Inter-counties Cross Country Champs. The team won a fantastic bronze at the prestigious annual event, which was held at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, on Saturday. They were led home by a phenomenal Tom Evans (Lewes), who himself also […]
Mud, Sun And Puddles But No Rain
It was a welcome break from the rain at the Year 7 and 8 Sussex Schools Cross Country Champs last Thursday. As the athletes gathered at a windy Christs Hospital, Horsham, the sun shone but conditions underfoot were extremely wet and muddy. The afternoon kicked off with the Year 7 girls. Ardingly’s Katie Foss took […]
Eight Score Minimum Points In League
Eight athletes scored the minimum possible points to take individual Sussex Cross-country League titles this season. Youngsters Eleanor Strevens (Eastbourne) U15 girls and Dulcie Yelling (Brighton and Hove) were among those who won three of the four matches scoring just 3 points. William Cork (Brighton and Hove) needed to turn out at Bexhill on Saturday […]
End Of Season Mud And Sunshine
Mud and puddles combined with beautiful sunshine marked the fourth and final cross-country league fixture at Bexhill on Saturday. As usual numbers were lower than previous fixtures, but there were some great performances by the 411 athletes who turned out to compete. The event kicked off with the Under 11 races where Julieana Walsh (Brighton […]
Changes To Sussex Under 15 Track and Field League
Proposals to amalgamate the East and West Divisions in the Under 15 Sussex Track and Field league will be trialled for a year. Instead of running separate East and West Division fixtures as previous years, in 2020 the 10 clubs involved will be invited to take part in a combined league where all will compete […]
Splitting Hairs At Parliament Hill
It went right down to the wire for Tomer Tarragano at the South of England Cross-country championships at Parliament Hill on Saturday. The Brighton and Hove Under 20 athlete was eventually awarded silver, but the race was so close that he was given the same time (22.05) as Matthew Stonier, the winner from Invicta East […]