At the NI Civil Service Cross Country at Stormont on Saturday, North Down men turned out what has to be the oldest squad ever with between them over half a millennium on the clock. Not that they had lost any of their competitive instinct as Terry Eakin led them home with team baby Tony Wall next. Brian Smith came out of yet another retirement and in the season-long battle between Pat O’Driscoll and Ken Hawtin, Ken finally got on top again.
This would have been far too light-hearted for the more focussed and professional womens team who turned out a full strength squad that totally dominated their race. Roberta Dornan, Julie Balmer and Jessica Craig had positions 2 to 4 and the girls filled 6 out of the first 10 places. The kids played their part too with Abbey Taylor 1st in the U15 girls, Glen Willis2nd in the U17 boys and the U15 and U13 boys doing well.
Club Results
Male Open & Vets Race
|
Pos |
Cat |
Num |
Name |
Time |
|
33 |
M60 |
464 |
Terry Eakin |
32.04 |
|
36 |
M50 |
554 |
Tony Wall |
32.19 |
|
42 |
M60 |
458 |
David Seaton |
33.53 |
|
50 |
M60 |
447 |
Brian Smith |
35.45 |
|
51 |
M60 |
459 |
Fred Murdoch |
35.59 |
|
53 |
M60 |
446 |
Norman Lellyett |
36.48 |
|
61 |
M60 |
585 |
Ken Hawtin |
41.18 |
|
63 |
M60 |
584 |
Pat O”Driscoll |
42.34 |
Female Open & Vets Race
|
Pos |
Cat |
Num |
Name |
Time |
|
2 |
F35 |
204 |
Roberta Dornan |
20.41 |
|
3 |
FO |
463 |
Julie Balmer |
20.49 |
|
4 |
FO |
573 |
Jessica Craig |
21.05 |
|
6 |
F35 |
583 |
Debbie Matchett |
21.30 |
|
8 |
FO |
468 |
Nicola Simpson |
22.01 |
|
10 |
F35 |
471 |
Ange Perrott |
23.08 |
|
18 |
FO |
469 |
Gemma McAnirn |
27.05 |
U17 Boys Race
|
Pos |
Cat |
Num |
Name |
Time |
|
2 |
U17 Boy |
546 |
Glen Willis |
11.00 |
U15 Boys Race
|
4 |
U15 Boy |
523 |
Sam McKibben |
11.52 |
|
5 |
U15 Boy |
456 |
Roger Dawson |
11.57 |
|
9 |
U15 Boy |
567 |
Jamie McMeechan |
13.23 |
U15 Girls Race
|
1 |
U15 Girl |
548 |
Abbey Taylor |
13.23 |
U13 Boys Race
|
3 |
U13 Boy |
521 |
Andrew Kennedy |
8.01 |
|
5 |
U13 Boy |
540 |
Adam Brennan |
8.28 |
|
10 |
U13 Boy |
549 |
Peter Dornan |
10.07 |