Harriers strike gold in the mud
Cambuslang lift county cross country titles
It was medals galore for Cambuslang Harriers at the Lanarkshire Cross Country Championships.
The club won team gold in the under-13 and under-15 girls and boys races along with gold for the under-17 boys and silver medals for the senior women and men.
And the Cambuslang males were also awarded the overall trophy for the best performing club across the five different age groups.
There were individual gold medals for under-13, -15, -17 and -20 runners Stewart Millard, Michael Black, Ryan Donnelly and Scott Sommerville with Erica Christie taking the masters ladies title.
Silver medals went to under-13 athletes Millie Nicholl and Lewis Roddis and to over-40 Justin Carter.
In the opening event of the day for under-11 athletes Olivia McNicol, Lucy McGardle, Emma Ritchie, Kathleen McNicol, Sam Higgins and Christopher Black were given a taste of cross country running over a muddy course.
The under-13 girls team of Millie Nicoll, Eva Ritchie and Abbie McLue packed closely to lift the team award with Eilidh Kennedy and Morvern Crawford in support.
Their under-13 male counterparts’ victory was even more convincing with fourth placed Fearghus MacGregor backing up gold and silver medallists Stewart Millard and Lewis Roddis with Michael Byrne also competing.
The under-13 girls and boys were also clear winners thanks to Niamh Riggins, Shona Carey, Susie McLaughlin, Michael Black, Aaron Grew and Sean Friel.
Robbie Woods and Zak Povey were not far adrift and Sean Stack completed Harriers’ complement of under-15 boys.
In the under-17 boys event Ryan Donnelly led from gun to tape and led Keir Crawford and Andrew Carey to team victory.
Unfortunately the club did not have a third under-17 female runner to back up second and fifth placed Holly Brock and Ruth Kelly.
Both men and women raced together over a testing three lap course. Erica Christie, masters gold medallist, Lesley McArdle and Bernie O’Neil in her first race of the season secured team silver with Paula McCabe offering support.
Jack MacGregor in his first year as a senior ran a competitive race to lead M40 Justin Carter and leading U20 Scott Sommerville also to team silver.
Behind them came a succession of red and white vests – Chris Upson, Iain Nicholl, John Paul Murphy, Mick O’Hagan, Alick Walkinshaw, Paul Thompson, Dan O’Connell, Kenny Finlayson, Des Dickson, Frank Hurley, Willie Fairley, John Kelly, Eddie Carr and Sandy Eaglesham.