UK Cross Challenge event Sefton Park Liverpool Sat 27th Nov.

The club had a good number of athletes entered into the prestigious Cross Challenge event, which was also the selection event for the UK team for the European Cross Country Championships for 2022.

Unfortunately over half of the athletes were unable to get there due to the bad weather caused by Storm Arwen, which blocked the M62 motorway on Saturday morning. Among those forced to return was Evie Thomson who would have been looking to finish in the top 5 in the U17 woemn's race.

Lilia Harris (who fortunately travelled over on Friday afternoon / evening) had the best finishing position, but there were many other good performances for our young athletes, in what is essentially a Home Countries championship event, with the best of the UK's talent pool competing.

The club athletes performances were:-

U13 Girls (Note the runners were routed around a longer course in error)

1st Bailey Hughes 13:27 (Liverpool Harriers)

8th Grace Igoe 13:52

16th Graihagh Turner 14:25

U13 Boys

1st Callum Dick 10:12 (Giffnock North AAC)

48th Harry Orr 12:41

U15 Girls

1st Shakira King 10:29 (Wreake & Soar Valley)

4th Lilia Harris 10:42

11th Caitlin McCloy 11:03

33rd Annabelle Sibley 11:38

U17 Men

1st Edward Bird 16:59 (Poole AC)

80th Jake Orr 19:57

U20 Women

1st Megan Keith 14:45 (Inverness Harriers AAC)

27th Keiva Rennocks 16:14

South Yorkshire Indoor Young Athlete series: Sunday 28th EIS Sheffield.

The difficult weather and travel conditions also affected the number who could get to the venue due to the difficult driving conditions; however a number of club athletesd competed as follows:-

U11 Boys

Jude Bilham 600m 2:10.99, 150m 25.80, Long Jump 2.59m.

U13 Boys

Daniel Patyk 600m 1:52.49, 150m 22.33,

Jem Tompkin 150m 25.18, 200m 36.15

U15 Girls

Layla Roden 600m 1:37.56, High Jump 1.25m, 200m 28.00

Harper Tompkin 600m 1:50.89, 400m 67.43, 200m 31.61

Gracie Coward 200m 30.51