Jackson Smith stars at Welton cross-country league meeting
Twenty-five Scarborough Athletic Club members competed in the East Yorkshire Cross Country League Round 2 over a 6.5-mile course at Welton.
Jackson Smith made a successful return to cross-country action when finishing up in fourth place overall of 365 and headed the club’s men’s team that finished in third place of 11 teams.
He was followed by Daniel Bateson and Paul Lawton who were seventh and 12th overall. The team was completed by men’s overall scorers Matthew Heaton 38th, Glyn Hewitt 43rd, Simon Burnley 61st.
The club’s women were led by Anna Giddings who was ninth Female overall of 154.
She was followed by Nicola Kidd 13th and second Over-40, Sue Haslam 27th and first Over-70. Fay Hethershaw completed the scoring team of four which finished sixth of 11, with 30th and third Over-50
Other Male Results; Daniel Watson 71st, Giorio Crippa 89th, Jack Hopper 91st, Dale Hepples 103rd, Laurence Wood 114th, Mark Bowes 129th, William Baines 140th, Peter Smith 148th, Matt Rutt 154th, Neil Scruton 159th and first Over-75, Andrew Marsden 170th, Owen Willis 173rd.
Other Female Results; Daisy Willis 66th, Carol Sherwood 96th, Sophie Vaughan 142nd.
Eleven SAC members competed in the Dalby Dash, now directed by the Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue, but remains a fundraiser for Help for Heroes and other local charities.
Matthew Middleton was the first finisher for the club with 15th overall.
Julia Webb led the club’s Females with 103rd Female overall and 14th Over-60.
Other Male Results; Andrew Hopper 36th and fourth Over-50, Jamie Ward 44th, Robert Glover 81st, Martin Pepworth 117th, Clive Allen 132th.
Other Female Results; Suzzanne Villiers 136th, Alison Morgan Harrison-Lee 171st, Nicki Edmond 184th, Mandy Pepworth 194th.
Harry Whitehouse was second Over-75 at The Hague parkrun in Holland.
Twenty-three club members took part in the Woodlands Scarborough parkrun.
First overall for the club was Andrew Hopper, who was seventh overall of 204 and first Over-55.
The first Female for the club was Liv Bourne, and first Female overall of 87.
Twelve club members took part in the parkrun at Wykeham.
First overall for the club was Noah Kilroe 19th overall of 152 and first Junior 11-14 Years.
The first club Female was Sam Shepherdson eighth Over-50.