South West Cross Country Championships 8th January 2023 – Report

Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset

Fantastic performances by all of our Wiltshire athletes in very wet and muddy conditions. Particular congratulations to Charissa Griffiths-Clack [Swindon Harriers] who won the U11 girls and Sophie Wood [City of Salisbury ARC] who won U15 girls races.

Wiltshire won six team prizes –

U20 Women Gold – 18^th Annabelle Wallace [Team Bath AC], 24^th Lizzie Norton [City of Salisbury AC], 32^nd Imogen Tanner [City of Salisbury ARC] and 50^th Daisy Badger [City of Salisbury AC].

U13 girls silver – 2^nd Olivia Paul [Team Bath AC], 3^rd Sophie Maxwell [Team Bath AC], 16^th Olivia Barnett [City of Salisbury ARC] and 17^th Elara Jacobs [City of Salisbury ARC].

U15 Boys bronze – 4^th Tobi-Lee Loughlin [Team Bath AC], 18^th Will Smith [Avon Valley Runners], 22^nd Charlie Coles [City of Salisbury ARC], and 24^th Daniel Phelps [Chippenham Harriers].

U17 Men bronze – 2^nd Harry Maxwell [Team Bath AC], 5^th Joshua Maxwell [Team Bath AC], 16^th Ben Wagstaff [Team Bath AC] and 40^th Ned Blackman [Team Bath AC].

Senior Women bronze – 3^rd Amber Gascoigne, 1F35 [Team Bath AC], 18^th Annabelle Wallace [Team Bath AC], 23^rd Jacqueline Rockliffe, 1F45 [Weston Tempo] and 24^th Lizzie Norton [City of Salisbury ARC].

Senior Men bronze – 6^th Simon Bryne [Swindon Harriers],25^th Daniel Giles [Calne RC], 27^th Dan Poynton [Exeter University AC], 38^th Aidan Daniel [Team Bath AC] and 48^th Jack Gunning [Swindon Harriers].

We look forward to the National CAU Inter-county Cross Country Championships on the 11 March. WAA team managers will be in touch with selected athletes. WAA will enter and pay for the county teams.

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