The ladies section of the club cemented their position at the top of the Cross Country league with superb performances at the Billy Neil centre near Comber. Jessica Craig won the ladies race with over 20 seconds to spare over club mate Rachel Gibson who finished 2nd for the 2nd week running after Kilbroney. Jodie Smith made it 3 in the top 4 with what is now considered her customary strong running.
Sarah Lindsay 15th, and Valerie McDonough 24th, were next in with Fiona McQuillan making her cross country debut in 31st. Helen Byers 37th, Sarah Benton 40th and Joanne Moran 45th grouped well to help give the 17 strong North Down ladies team a deserved success.
Francis Marsh led the mens team home in 16th with James Budde returning to the racing scene finishing in 37th. David Massey continued his good form with a solid 75th placing and Frankie Rea celebrated his birthday with 113th alongside Brian Geddis in 114th. The men were able to field 20 runners which will help with the scoring in the league.
Results are not available for the junior races but we had a great showing with a couple of wins into the bargain. Murphy Miller won the girls U15 race which follows from her excellent 2nd place last week at the even age groups, and will hopefully give her confidence ahead of next weeks’ uneven age groups. Jessica Scott made it a double with a win in the U18 race, good reward for her recent training efforts.
