ATHLETICS

LEITCH WINS DUNDEE EVENT Jack Leitch (Edinburgh University) claimed the men’s title at the Scottish Student Sport CrossCountry Championships at Camperdown Park, hosted by Dundee University Cross-Country Club. The Worthing athlete clocked 31 minutes and 45 seconds for the tough 10km course, taking in some of Camperdown’s testing climbs. Fife AC athlete Kevin Wood (St Andrews) was second – 22 seconds adrift – with Hamish Hickey (Stirling) three seconds back in third. Queen Margaret’s Holly Little won the women’s title timed at 25 minutes 27 seconds for the 8km course. Edinburgh University retained both men’s and women’s team titles. Leading results: Men’s 10km. 1J Leitch (Edinburgh) 31.45, 2 K Wood (St Andrews) 32.07, 3 H Hickey (Stirling) 32.10, 4 J Dunn (Edinburgh Napier) 32.49, 5 C Jardine (Strathclyde) 32.53, 6 C Graham (Dundee) 32.56. Teams. 1 Edinburgh 28, 2 Strathclyde 66, 3 Glasgow 68, 4 Stirling 79, 5 Aberdeen 95, 6 Dundee 127, 7 St Andrews 146. Women’s 8km. 1 H Little (Queen Margaret) 25.27, 2 K MacAngus (Strathclyde) 25.33, 3 C Nankivell (Edinburgh) 25.41, 4 J Christie (Edinburgh Napier) 25.52, 5 K Noelken (Queen Margaret) 26.09, 6 R Mowat (Heriot-Watt) 26.21. Teams. 1 Edinburgh 19, 2 Aberdeen 37, 3 Glasgow 55, 4 Strathclyde 61, 5 Dundee 76, 6 St Andrews 89.

Over 50 veteran Eddie Torrie (Perth Road Runners) headed the younger opposition by winning the Auchterarder Running Festival 10km Race from the Gleneagles Arena at Gleneagles Hotel.

Torrie clocked 38 minutes 01 seconds, while women’s winner Jade Greenshields (Five Star Active) took the finish in 42.28. Twenty-four hours later Kevin Riddell (Perth RR) won a rain-soaked half marathon in 82 minutes 43 seconds while Louise Tyler (Unatt veteran) took the female honours in 89.19.

Leading results: 10km.1 E Torrie (Perth RR) 1st over 50. 38.01, 2 E Jack (Ochil HR) 1st veteran. 38.14,

3 D Wallace (Five Star Active) 2nd veteran. 38.25, 4 B Kinninmonth (Fife AC) 39.13, 5 A Reid (Cumbernauld) 3rd veteran. 39.33, 6 M Crawford (Unatt.) 4th veteran. 40.16….32 D Norrie (Fife AC) 1st over 60. 46.01, 49 D Torgersen (Unatt.) 1st over 70. 47.55. Women. 1 J Greenshields (Five Star Active) 42.28, 2 A Mcdonald (Central AC) 1st veteran. 42.52, 3 J Atkinson (Unatt.) 2nd veteran. 43.12, 4 L Macpherson (Perth RR) 3rd veteran. 43.49, 5 H Porter (Kinross RR) 45.11, 6 K Brown (Unatt.) 1st over 50. 45.45…8 N Heaney (Fife AC) 1st over 60. 46.14, 316 A Carson (Unatt.) 1st over 70. 72.03. 571 finished.

Half Marathon: 1 K Riddell (Perth RR) 82.43, 2 A Coyle (Unatt.) 1st veteran. 83.34, 3 C walker (Unatt.) 2nd veteran. 84.16, 4 N Wolverson (Unatt.) 84.19,

5 E Torrie (Perth RR) 1st over 50. 85.11….54 M Quinn (Wee County H.) 1st over 60. 1;39.16, 88 J Davies (Forfar RR) 1st over 70. 1:46.58. Women. 1 L Tyler (Unatt.)1st veteran. 89.19, 2 L Fraser (Edinburgh AC) 2nd veteran. 92.24, 3 J Greenshields (Five Star Active) 95.29…10 N Heaney (Fife AC) 1st over 60. 1;41.05, 16 G Macguire (Perth RR) 1st over 50. 1:44.12.

Results: Tinto Hill Race, Symington. 4.4 mile/1,500ft. 1 E Lennon (Carnethy

HR) 31.34, 2 S Fraser (HBT) 32.19, 3 M Austin (Unatt.) 32.50….23 M Low (Dundee RR) 37.58, 186 P Smithard (Carnegie) 2nd over 70. 64.12. Women. 1 A Banford (Hartfell Hill RC) 1st veteran. 41.43, 2 A Conquer (Kilmarnock) 43.38, 3 R Stanley (Shettleston) 43.49….7 J Turner (Falkland TR) 2nd veteran. 45.44, 26 J Scott (Fife AC) 1st over 60. 56.11.

The Scottish 4km Cross-Country Championships (plus junior age group races) take place at Kirkcaldy High School this Saturday, starting with the U15 girls 2km at noon. Olympians Callum Hawkins and Andrew Butchart have entered the men’s 4km while Lynsey Sharp is among the women’s entries.

2017 winner Geoffrey Kamworor (Kenya) won the 2019 New York City Marathon, pulling away from a group of five over the final two miles.

A 4.27 mile at 25 miles took Kamworor to the 26.2-mile finish line in Central Park timed at 2 hours 08 minutes 13 seconds. Albert Korir (Kenya) was second in 2:08.36. Marathon debutant Joyciline Jepkosgei put in a 5:23 mile at the 22mile point to pull away from Kenyan colleague and four-time winner Mary Keitany and take the female title in two hours, 22 minutes and 38 seconds, seven seconds down on the 2003 course record.