East Northumberland Schools Cross Country Championships

East Northumberland Schools held their annual Cross Country Championships
at a very wet, and very muddy Queen Elizabeth II Park, Woodhorn,
near Ashington, on Thursday 3rd December 2015.

Athletes from the ranks of Morpeth Harriers very much
dominated the six event programme,
with the club providing four on the day winners.

The Intermediate Boys contest was won by Taylor Glover,
who finished ahead of clubmates Rory Leonard (second), and Connor Marshall (third).

Other Morpeth Harriers competing in the Intermediate Boys event were,
Joe Dowd (5th), Josh Burton (6th), Matthew Waterfield (9th),
Adam Shewry (10th), and Alex Cunningham (11th).

Morpeth’s Kate Seymour won the Intermediate Girls event
from Lizzie Rank (second), with Gracie Hufton finishing third.

Daniel Dixon finished second in the Junior Boys event,
just in front of his Morpeth Harriers club colleague Ross Charlton (third).

Another Morpeth Harrier finishing prominently
in this event was Brad Brown, who finished fifth.

The Junior Girls event saw the first four places
filled by athletes from Morpeth Harriers.
Holly Peck won from Lily Heaton,
with Ellie Coxon and Lauren Cummings
claiming third and fourth places.

Ben Walker had an excellent win in the Year 7 Minor Boys,
and his Morpeth club colleagues Dylan Davies
and Jack Barrett finished in fourth and fifth places respectively.

Amy Lott of Morpeth finished fourth in the Year 7 Minor Girls event.