Inter regional cross country
Sunday 11 December 2011
The Welsh Inter Regional cross country championships were held at Builth Wells yesterday, 10th December.
Everyone who took part deserves to be congratulated as the course was a tough one and it was freezing cold all day. In fact when the team bus arrived at the course it started snowing! The ground started off frozen but as the day wore on it started to thaw and just became churned up by all the runners.
Jake Heyward won again, taking the under 13 boys' race and leading the South Wales team to the title. The team three Cardiff AAC athletes; Jake Heyward (1st), Aeron Evans (5th) and Joseph Alder (18th).
Under 13 team
The South Wales under 15 boys' team (pictured on the home page) also won and contained six Cardiff AAC athletes; John Cove (who finished 4th), Ciaran Lewis (6th), Dafydd George (12th), Nick Jones 13th), Rhys Gooch (15th) and Lewis Brunt (16th).
Making it three team wins was the South Wales under 17 men's team which contained seven Cardiff AAC athletes; Mike Ward 3rd), Jack Gooch (7th), Sam Longville (9th), James Hunt (11th), Tom Bevan (17th), Jacob Preece (21st) and Rory Heslop (23rd). Mike Ward took the individual bronze medal.
In the senior women's race, former club captain Debbie Rees took the individual bronze medal, with Michelle Allen 5th and her twin sister Natalie 14th.
In the under 17 girls' race, Rebecca Evans was 4th, Ana Morris 11th and Clare Harwood 16th.
In the under 15 girls' race, Kate Seary finished 7th, Rosa Yates 10th, Megan Tatnell 13th, Alice Broadley 18th, Erin Hayes 21st, Rosie May Thompson 25th and Joe-Dianna Grabham 27th.
It was really good to see so many excellent performances for Cardiff AAC athletes as part of the South Wales teams.
To view the full results click on RESULTS.