YOUNGSTERS ADD TO HIGHGATE SUCCESS

07-Feb-2012     Alastair Aitken

On Saturday Highgate followed up the success of their seniors and veterans with the youngest element in the club also having good performances. It was the fourth of five North West London Leagues and Cecily Turner was a winner again in the Under 11's, as was Hannah Viner in the Under 17 Women's race.Team victory came in the Under 11 Girls and under 11 Boys.
    Taking the age groups in order:- Under 17 Women (4400m) 1 Hannah Viner (17:07) and 3 Guest Georgia Doolan of Highgate 18.09. Team 2nd with 17 points.
Under 15 Boys (4400m) 7 James Millett (15.42); 13 Harry Roscoe (16.14);
Highgate fifth team with 68 points. Leading Ealing Southall & Middx with 42.
Under 13 Boys (3000m) 3 Arnold Harrison (10.55); 14 Cameron McGovern (12.16) and 21 Clem Harrison (15.22).
Highgate Harriers third with 61 points. Leaders TVH with 32 points.
Under 13 girls (2200m) 6 Julia Beltardi (8.38) and 13 Charlotte Mathews (9.18) Highgate fifth with 36 points. Leaders TVH with 14.
Under 11 Boys (2200m) 3 Tom Dickson (8.18); 9 Conleth Gallagher (8.48); 12 Oran Gallagher (9.02); 14 Solly Butcher (9.05);15 Theo Machin-Paley (9.07); 20 Jeremy Kim (9.25); 22 Will Ruskin (9.28) (38 runners finished).
First 3 teams 1 Highgate Harriers 38; 2 Harrow 'A' 38; 3 TVH 46.
Under 11 Girls (1700m) 1 Cecily Turner (6.06) 7 Emma Willetts (6.57); 12 Camilla Merino (7.08); 16 Dorothy Brock (7.21); 21 Saphia Marshall-Brown (7.34); 25 Isabella Millett (7.54); 27 Jessica Zarbari (8.13). Out of   9 clubs teams 1st were Highgate Harriers with 20 points with Barnet & District on 22 and Ealing & Southall & Middx 24 Highgate had a 'B' team and they came 6th with 62 points

HIGHGATE HARRIERS WIN THE MIDDLESEX MASTERS

06-Feb-2012     Alastair Aitken

A week after winning the Senior Team race in the Southern Cross  Country Championships Highgate sent their veterans out to win the Middlesex cross Country Championships at Mad Bess Woods, Ruislip on Saturday
         Their hero was DUNCAN BURBIDGE  who came 2nd in 28:01. Their next two men were very experienced runners. In 3rd place was Chris Beecham in 28:26 and Chris Bailey brought the team home in 11th place  in 30:27. The team race they won was for 40-49 year old men. 92 finished the dash through the woods and included 18 Alex Davidson, a previous winner of the event for Highgate in 31:33. The first past the post was Christopher Dettmar of Headington RR in 27.36. The first three teams of six that closed in were 1 Highgate 13; 2 Thames Valley Harriers 39 and 3 London Heathside 41.
    LOUISE FAHERTY was the first woman over 35 in the race in 34.04 and also running for Highgate Harriers was Natasha Cendrowicz (37.57) and Kirat Nandra (46.41.) The Highgate women were 3rd with 35 points behind Ealing Southall & Middx 12 and Serpentine 17.
    This Saturday Highgate Harriers go to Perivale for the final Metropolitan League meeting of the season where Highgate's women are close to victory and the men should easily retain 3rd place in the Men's League.

HIGHGATE HARRIERS SUPERB SOUTHERN VICTORY

29-Jan-2012     Alastair Aitken