HARRIERS END TERM ON A HIGH

THE fifth and final John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League event of the 2021-22 season was held at Singleton Park in Swansea.

The league had visited four other locations – Cardiff, Brecon, Pembrey and Bristol – earlier in the season.

It featured men’s, women’s and junior races and was open to runners of all ages from clubs in South Wales and the South West of England.

Carmarthen Harriers’ under-15 boys’ team won gold medals in the team event as well as boasting two individual medallists.

There was also success for the under-15 girls, under-17 men and under-20 men age groups, all finishing in third positions overall.

Llanelli Athletics Club’s senior women were 11th, while the senior men finished in 23rd place.

Results – Novice Boys: Tomos Cai Davies (5:38), Gethin Thomas (6:12).

Novice Girls: Paige-lily Williams (5:56), Annabel Edwards (6:52), Megan Evans (7:09), Libby Beynon (7:10).

Under-13 Boys: William Coles (7:17), Toby Anthony (8:06), Ryan Rees (9:04).

Under-13 Girls: Amelia Williams (9:36), Lyra Roberts (9:57), Esme Lynock (10:26), Ffion Thomas (12:11).

Under-15 Boys: Iwan Thomas (8:53), Finley Bruce (9:05), Jake Lynock (9:20), Macsen Toogood (9:34), Joshua Barnett (9:38), Joshua Palmer (11:56).

Under-15 Girls: Eleanor White (10:51), Carys Wood (11:29), Megan Thomas (12:08), Arianna Protheroe (12:33), Elizabeth Hill (14:13), Greta Mckane (14:22).

Under-17 Men: Steffan Davies (16:35), Steffan Bridger (17:06), Iwan Wilson (17:19), Jack Bruce (17:35).

Under-20 Men: Liam Edwards (15:26).

Senior Women: Alan Davies M65 (24:23), Jessica Williams (27:15), Helen Beynon (27:57), Ellie Kiff (28:05), Claire Protheroe (29:35), Katherine Morgan (30:46), Jenny Phillips (31:07), Amy Tucker (32:16).

Senior Men: David Keenan (33:20), Ieuan Griffiths (34:52), Huw Davies (38:47), Rob Davies (40:28), Peter Osborne (42:34), Matthew Jones (43:01).

Attention now turns to the outdoor season, which begins on April 3 with the Swansea Harriers’ open meeting at the university’s sports campus.

Carmarthen Harriers throwing coach Ralph Siggery has received the Welsh Athletics Award of Honour. The award is made in recognition of a minimum of 25 years of active service to athletics in Wales at club, schools, regional and national level. Siggery has been coaching the javelin for more than 26 years. More than 30 of his athletes have won Welsh championship medals – including five champions last summer – and represented Welsh Schools or Wales since 1994. Other Carmarthen Harriers who have received the award include Ron Evans (1984), Hedydd Davies (1998), Stephen Perks (2016), Kevin Evans (2020) and Dorrien Thomas (2020).