Cathedral Relays

34th CATHEDRAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS

HOSTED BY BIRTLEY AC

INCORPORATING THE NORTH EAST MASTERS ATHLETICS

ASSOCIATION OPEN CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS

(UNDER UKA RULES, permit applied for)

SUNDAY 13th JANUARY 2019 AT LORD LAWSON OF BEAMISH ACADEMY, BIRTLEY, DH3 2LP

TEAMS of 3, 2 laps of 1500m      

ENTRY FEE £15.00 per team

RACE 1 10.00 MASTERS M35-44, M45-54, M55-65, M65+

• All masters must be first claim members of NECAA clubs

RACE 2 11.00 SENIOR WOMEN/MASTERS WOMEN

W35-44, W45-54, W55-64, W65+

RACE 3 11.50 SENIOR MEN

PRIZES: Note only team awards will be presented on the day, full results/individuals later 

Race 1 Winning teams, NEMAA medals to 1st 3 age category teams, Fastest leg awards in 5 year categories, M35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65,70+

Age must be declared on the team declaration form

Race 2 1st 3 Senior Women`s teams, winning masters teams, fastest legs as above + SW

Race 3 1st 3 teams and fastest leg

RACE CONDITIONS: Teams must be declared at least 20 minutes before the start time

Age group prizes will only be awarded in declared master`s teams

Age category must be specified on declaration sheet

First claim runners only

Strict colours rule UKA 143 S1 (3)

Seniors must be 16 years or over on January 13th

The promoters will accept no liability for any loss or damage to equipment and clothing or for any injuries while competing

NB IN GATESHEAD SCHOOLS THERE IS A STRICT NO DOGS POLICY WITHIN SCHOOL GROUNDS.

ONLINE ENTRIES WILL OPEN VIA THE BIRTLEY AC WEBSITE ON MONDAY DECEMBER 17th  birtleyac.co.uk 

CLOSING DATE TO BE CONFIRMED (online entry form) WEEK BEGINNING JANUARY 7th 2019.

PLEASE NOTE IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED THAT BIRTLEY AC HAVE STEPPED IN TO ORGANISE THIS EVENT AT VERY SHORT NOTICE. 

TEAM AWARDS ONLY ON THE DAY.

NECAA Cross Country Championships - Results

Hi folks,

Congratulations to the winners and a massive well done to all who took part at the 113th NECAA XC Champs held at Wrekenton on Saturday 8th December 2018.

The winning individuals and teams as follows:

U11 (non championship)

1st Boy - Zac Brannon, North Shields Poly
2nd Boy - Jem Henderson, Tynedale
3rd Boy - Alex lienard, unattached

1st Girl - Eden Creasey, Middlesbrough Mandale
2nd Girl - Zara Jones, Darlington
3rd Girl -  Sophie Quinn, Billingham Marsh House

Full under 11 results here

U13 Boys

1st Boy - Tom Slane, Blackhill
2nd Boy -  Ryan Davies, Morpeth
3rd Boy -  B. Pye, Houghton

Teams

1st - Morpeth (21) Davies, Dixon, Hudspith
2nd - Durham City (26) Terry, Glanville, Henderson
3rd - Gateshead (46) Dragoi, Das, Asquith

U13 Girls

1st Girl - Zoe Hill, Middlesbrough Mandale
2nd Girl - Emma McNeil, Middlesbrough Mandale
3rd Girl -  C. Dillon, Durham City

Teams

1st - Middlesbrough Mandale (8) Hill, McNeil, Herbert
2nd - Durham City (19) Dillon, Gibson, Peart
3rd - Gateshead (39) Crowder, Milburn, Milburn

U15 Boys

1st Boy - Christopher Perkins, Birtley
2nd Boy -  Joshua Blevins, North Shields Poly
3rd Boy -  Ethan McGlen, Gateshead

Teams

1st - Morpeth (38) Waterfield, Gooding, Duffin
2nd - Gateshead (38) McGlen, Race, Rooke
3rd - North Shields Poly (39) Blevins, Douglass, Eden

U15 Girls

1st Girl - Innes Curran, Gateshead
2nd Girl - Mille Breese, Alnwick
3rd Girl -  Katie Francis, Birtley

Teams

1st - Birtley (24) Francis, Graham, Thwaites
2nd - Gateshead (27) Curran, Hughes, Morris
3rd - Chester-le-Street (36) Chong, Scothern, Whitley

U17 Men

1st Man - Samuel Charlton, Wallsend
2nd Man - Daniel Dixon, Morpeth
3rd Man - Will Belamy, Houghton

Teams

1st - Morpeth (15) Dixon, Charlton, Melling
2nd - Middlesbrough Mandale (21) Haycock, Lowe, Currie
3rd - Houghton (33) Bellemy, Johnson, Taylor

U17&20 Women

1st Woman - India Pentland, Darlington
2nd Woman - Holly Peck, Morpeth
3rd Woman -  Elisha Tait, Gateshead

Teams

1st - Gateshead (28) Tait, Wellings, Baker
2nd - Houghton (38) Hardie, Pigford, Greggs
3rd - Morpeth (41) Peck, Hufton, Duffield

U20 Men

1st Man - Josh Cowperthwaite, Middlesbrough Mandale
2nd Man - Taylor Glover, Morpeth
3rd Man - Alexander Brown, Morpeth

Teams

1st - Morpeth (11) Glover, Brown, Briggs
2nd - Middlesbrough Mandale (15) Cowperthwaite, Begstrand, Spence
3rd - Durham (34) Pickering, Horsfield, Stephenson

Senior Women

1st Woman - Georgia Campbell, Jarrow & Hebburn
2nd Woman -  Emma Holt, Morpeth
3rd Woman -  Danielle Smythe, Heaton

Teams

1st - Jarrow & Hebburn (62) Campbell, Pattinson, Rutherford, Robinson
2nd - Morpeth (76) Holt, Floyd, Falloon, Gibbs
3rd - Gosforth (84) Warburton, Mellor, McKechnie, Moffatt

Senior Men

1st Man - Greg Jayasuria, Middlesbrough & Cleveland
2nd Man -  Kieran Walker, Middlesbrough Mandale
3rd Man -  Jack Willis, Middlesbrough & Cleveland

Teams

1st - Morpeth (132) Lawrence, Scott, Floyd, Straughan, Douglass, Innes
2nd - Durham City (142) Jenkin, Garbutt, Hornsby, Cook, Eaton, Everson
3rd - Gateshead (183) Franks, Cripwell, Christie, Alexander, Connolly, Linsley

Full team results here
Full individual results here

Race photos on Stuart Whitman Photography

Senior women's race 2nd (Emma Holt) and 1st (Georgia Campbell)

Senior Men's race winner Greg Jayasuria

The 114th North Eastern Cross Country Championships will take place at Alnwick Castle on December 14th 2019

113th NECAA Cross Country Championships

113^th NORTH EASTERN COUNTIES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Gateshead Harriers host the 113^th running of the North Eastern Counties Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the popular Wrekenton North East harrier League venue, with a twist as all races will be ran in the opposite direction.

Saltwell Harriers hosted the 103^rd championships at the same venue ten years ago on a very wet day, resulting in a muddy course. Many of this Saturday`s entrants will have memories of that day and a lot will feature again. 

Highlighting a few of the 2008 finishers, in the senior men`s race Conrad Franks (Gateshead) 9<sup>th</sup> last year and 20<sup>th</sup> in 2008 will be looking for his best north eastern finish after leading home the England Master`s M35 squad to team gold at the annual Great Britain and Ireland annual master`s cross country international in November at Swansea. Dan Garbutt (Durham City), so consistent over the years and 3<sup>rd</sup> Junior Man in 2008 and senior winner in 2013 will also contest a wide open senior men`s field. Last year`s winner Jack Martin does not defend and Greg Jayasuriya (Middlesbrough & Cleveland) 3^rd last year at Redcar should be among the race favourites. 

NECAA Team Manager Stewy Bell, 6^th in 2008 is once again entered by Blackhill Bounders. Morpeth could be under threat from Tyne Bridge in the team event, where Philip Winkler, an U13 bronze team medallist with Alnwick ten years ago may feature as a counter.

In the senior women`s field, Jane Hodgson 3<sup>rd</sup> in 2017 and running under her maiden name  Mooney was 7<sup>th</sup> in 2008 she is entered in the Morpeth team who finished runners up in a close team race with Jarrow last time out. Morpeth`s Emma Holt, second at Redcar will be a strong favourite with Jarrow`s Georgia Campbell definitely in the mix leading the defending team champions. Sonia Samuel`s the 2017 winner is unlikely to run and both Kate Avery (Shildon) and Lydia Turner (Birtley) are on Great Britain duty at the European Cross Country Championships in Tilburg in Holland. Ten years ago, Lydia finished 3^rd in the U13 girls race.

From a list of forty odd technical and ancillary officials in 2008, twelve still remain on duty this year in various capacities. Keith Wood (Saltwell H), 2008 Clerk of Course will lead his course set up team to an early start once again.

In 2008, 183 finished the senior men`s race, with 501 entries this year, 400+ could finish.  62 completed the 2008 senior women`s championship and this year`s entry of 317, points to an impressive 250+ finishers. Ten years ago,  all ten age groups saw a total of 500 complete the challenging course on the day, this should easily be doubled on Saturday.

The U11 Boy`s non championship gets proceedings underway at 10.35am, with the championship events at 11.00, with the feature senior men`s and senior women`s races at 1.00 and 1.55 respectively.

Archie Jenkins

Championship Secretary