Leicester Coritanian Athletic Club
Cross Country

2008 Cross Country Results

West Midlands Young Athletes League Race 3, December 7th 2008, Sandwell Valley Park

There were some special performances from the youngsters today at Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich. The course was fast and undulating with the first few races run in cold frosty conditions. As the day progressed and the sun shone, the frost turned to mud making the conditions less than ideal for the final races.

Individual winners were Amy Griffiths (U13 Girls) and Lucy Crookes (U17 Girls) whose dominant front running left their competitors in their wake. Louisa Monk put in her best performance yet and finished with a thrilling sprint finish to snatch second place behind Lucy and to help the U17 Girls to win the team event on the day and to place her third individually overall. Catherine Robertson (12) and Amy Danaher (16) completed the team to leave the Coritanian's team in a strong position going into the next two races with a healthy 47 point lead over Royal Sutton Coldfield.

The U11 Girls were out in force today and they managed to reduce the gap on team leaders Royal Sutton Coldfield to 26 points. The performances by these girls were especially rewarding because the majority of them competed in the Primary School races at Western Park yesterday. Eleanor Long put in another confident performance to place third in the race and to be the second placed individual overall. Shannon Anderson was the next Leicester athlete home after she worked through the field to claim 5th place in the race and this resulted moved her to 5th place in the overall standings.

Xander Tansey (U13 Boys) tracked the leaders throughout his race and lost by a narrow margin to finish in third place. His placing makes him the second placed athlete in the overall standings.

Full results:

  • U11 Girls Eleanor Long (3) Shannon Anderson (5) Beth Taylor (12) Bronya Bird (17) Lucy Whitehead (21) Niamh Kirk (31) Molly McCallister (52) Lucy Perry (65) KAtie Saunders (66) Olivia Bramley (67) Chloe Cotterill (68) Ellen Smith (87). Team second place overall with 2803 points (RSC leaders on 2829 points).
  • U13 Girls Amy Griffiths (1) Livvy Tansey (13) Rachel Borrows (22) Hannah Perry (27) Nettie Burd (47). Team second place overall 2697 points (Leaders Halesowen 2743 points).
  • U15 Girls Freya Vincent (5) April Beeby (9) Megan Fairbrother (11). Team sixth place overall 2378 points (Leaders RSC 2794).
  • U17 Girls Lucy Crookes (1) Louisa Monk (2) Catherine Robertson (12) Amy Danaher (16). Team first place overall 1762 points.
  • U11 Boys Luke Beeby (16)
  • U13 Boys Xander Tansey (3) Zak Anderson (28) Ben Craig (36) and Cameron Hart (62). Team 10th place overall 1935 points. (Leaders Tamworth 2804 points).
  • U15 Boys Harry Mullen (14) Jonathan Monk (24)
  • U17 Boys Liam Phelan (8) and 6th placed individual overall Elliott Hart (12) Stephen Maddocks (21) Danny Callow (23). Team 11th overall 1319 points (Leaders Cannock and Staffs 1666 points)

West Midlands Young Athletes League Race 2, Newbold Comyn, November 9th 2008

This was another successful weekend for Coritanian youngsters at Newbold Comyn competing in the West Midlands Cross Country League. The course was very wet and muddy underfoot and the steep hill claimed many victims throughout the course of the day. Thankfully the rain pretty much held off until the last moments but the blustery conditions were an additional factor for competitors to cope with on the day – proper cross country!

There were three individual winners, each of them successfully defending their first league race wins and heading the individual competitions in their age groups. They were Sam Elliott U11 Boys, Amy Griffiths U13 Girls and Lucy Crookes U17 Girls.

The Under 17 girls team are also leading the team challenge 1174 points with a 25 point advantage over Tipton Harriers 1149 points. Following on from Lucy's win were strong performances from Louisa Monk (3), Catherine Robertson (10) and Amy Danaher (15).

The Under 17 boys put on marvellous display today by accumulating the most points on the day in this age group with a magnificent 567 point tally. Elliott Hart lead the charge (4) closely followed by Liam Phelan (6), Stephen Maddocks (26) and Danny Callow (32). Unfortunately, they are lying in 14th place overall with 757 points because they did not field a complete team in the first race. Liam is currently the 6th place overall athlete in the individual standings.

Eleanor Long improved on last times 4th place to lead the Under 11 girls to a second place finish. Eleanor started back in the field and worked her way into second place. Shannon Anderson finished five places better than her last placing in 6th place. This leaves Eleanor in 2nd place overall and Shannon in joint 6th place overall in the individual standings.

West Midlands Young Athletes League Race 1, Pype Hayes, October 12th 2008

The Coritanians are in a healthy position with individual and team results that saw them win 3 individual races. The course was fast with a slightly challenging hill at the finish and it was heavy underfoot in some areas.

The Under 17 girls entered a team for the first time in several years. Lucy Crookes was in fine form and had a commanding lead throughout the race and won the race in superb style. She was supported by team mates Louisa Monk (7), Catherine Robertson (10) and Amy Danaher (15). This strong team performance has put the girls in the lead with 585 points with Tipton in 2nd place with 579 points. In the U13 girls race Amy Griffiths won her race with a 26 second margin over second placed athlete, Nicole Bailey Halesowen. Amy took the race out hard and was never under any pressure. Livvy Tansey had a final flourish to finish in 8th place. The girls were backed up by Rachel Borrows (30), Nettie Burd (36), Becky Saunders (57) and Catherine Jones (142). The team are in joint second place overall with Royal Sutton Coldfield on 875 points with Halesowen in first place with 911 points.

The third individual win came in the U11 boys race where Sam Elliott took the honours after a hard fought race. Sam went out with the leading pack and worked his way to the front, where he broke away with about 600m to go. Sam's team mates were Ben Crookes (21) and Reece Thomas (47).

The U11 girls were out in numbers today and they put in some confident performances. For many it was their first 'outing' for the club on the country. Eleanor Long ran a confident race, staying with the leading pack and finishing in a fine 4th place. She was followed by Shannon Anderson (11), Bronya Bird (15), Niamh Kirk (19), Lucy Whitehead (35), Chloe Cotterill (55), Molly McCallister (56), Olivia Bramley (59), Katie Saunders (66), Lucy Perry (74) and Sarah Jones (81). This leaves the girls in second place overall with 921 points and trailing Royal Sutton Coldfield by just 20 points.

In the U15 girls Freya Vincent, last years U15 champion, was in fourth place after the first lap but she worked hard and was rewarded with second place. Megan Fairbrother (8), April Beeby (17), Bethan Elliott (45) and Jasmine Mellor (56) put the team in 4th place with 877 points behind leaders Cannock and Staffs 934 points. Special mention must go to Bethan who was not due to be running but who donned various peoples running kit to complete the race for the team points!

In the U13 boys Xander Tansey found himself in a hotly contested race with several of the boys tussling for the top positions. Xander pushed on with 800m to go and was rewarded with second place. His fellow team mates were Zak Anderson (38) and Jed Halpine-Mecabe (75). In the U15 boys bottom aged Jonathan Monk finished in a commendable 33rd place.

In the U17 boys Liam Phelan finished in a creditable 11th place.

Uttoxeter Open Cross Country September 14th 2008

Coritanian athletes produced fine performances across the board at Uttoxeter with five individual winners out of the nine races run. The strength and depth of the squads meant that there were also 4 gold team medals, 1 silver team medal and 1 bronze team medal making this a very successful start to the winter season.

Individual race winners

  • U11 Boys Sam Elliott 9:24
  • U13 Girls Amy Griffiths 9:14
  • U13 Boys Xander Tansey 8:58
  • U15 Girls Freya Vincent 9:14
  • U17 Girls Lucy Crookes 14:58

Team race winners

  • U11 Boys 1 Sam Elliott 9:24, 10 Ben Crookes 10:26 and 11 Luke Beeby 10:32. Total team points 22


  • U13 Girls 1 Amy Griffiths 9:14, 4 Mari Smith 9:39 and 5 Livvy Tansey 9:51. Total team points 10


  • U15 Girls 1 Freya Vincent 9:14, 4 Megan Fairbrother 9:24 and 4 Georgie Brookes 9:27. Total team points 10


  • Veteran Men 6 Rob Sheen 25:24, 16 Andy Hart 27:12 and 25 Phil Hands 28:24. Total team points 47

Silver team

  • U17 Youths 6 Liam Phelan 13:42, 9 Elliott Hart 13:53 and 11 Daniel Calow 14:03. Total team points 26. (Winner Jonathan Turnock Staffs Moorland 13:01)

Bronze team

  • U13 Boys 1 Xander Tansey 8:58, 12 Zak Anderson 9:52 and 18 Ryan Lee 10:16.

Full individual results

  • U11 Girls 12 Niamh Kirk 11:28, 15 Rebecca Orton 11:30, 21 Shannon Anderson 11:46, 27 Molly McAllister 12:16, 32 Katie Saunders 12:49 and 34 Lucy Perry 13:02
  • U11 Boys 1 Sam Elliott 9:24, 10 Ben Crookes 10:26, 11 Luke Beeby 10:32 and 13 Reece Thomas 10:54
  • U13 Girls 1 Amy Griffiths 9:14, 4 Mari Smith 9:39, 5 Livvy Tansey 9:51, 13 Alice Murfitt 10:08, 20 Rachel Borrows 10:20, 22 Hannah Perry 10:24, 23 India Mitchell-Jarvis 10:30, 24 Jemima Green 10:40, 35 Ellen Coady 11:19, 40 Lucy Chapman 11:40 and 44 Becky Saunders 12:26
  • U13 Boys 1 Xander Tansey 8:58, 12 Zak Anderson 9:52, 18 Ryan Lee 10:16 and 27 Cameron Hart 11:21
  • U15 Girls 1 Freya Vincent 9:14, 4 Megan Fairbrother 9:24, 5 Georgie Brookes 9:27, 8 Emily Orton 9:41, 12 Amie Taylor 9:47, 14 April Beeby 9:50, 23 Molly Burd 10:23, 25 Bethan Elliott 10:47 and 27 Jasime Mellor 11:39
  • U15 Boys 5 Jacob Kench 13:54, 9 James Nutt 14:24
  • U17 Girls 1 Lucy Crookes 14:58 and 4 Catherine Robertson 16:41
  • Women 12 Kate Brookes 18:28
  • U17 Youths 6 Liam Phelan 13:42, 9 Elliott Hart 13:53, 11 Daniel Calow 14:03 and 19 Stephen Maddocks 14:27
  • Senior & Veteran Men 6 Rob Sheen 25:24, 16 Andy Hart 27:12 and 25 Phil Hands 28:24.

National Cross Country Championships, 1st March 2008, Alton Towers

Tremendous performance by the U13 Girls

The highlight was the outstanding performance of the U13 girls - a team score of less than 100 points and packing 4 runners in the space of 15 seconds in a field of that size was a bit special! The girls also ran with great maturity pacing their effort very well knowing that the last part of the course was very tough - at half distance we were scoring around 130 points but they all managed the very steep climb towards the end of the race in fine style and continued their effort off the top of the climb to the finish gaining around 10 places each for a final total of 90.

Amy Griffiths made a tremendous debut in 14th place superbly supported by Megan Fairbrother, Tilly Abraham and April Beeby. In addition to Amy it was also Tilly's first run in 'The National' whilst for the more experienced Megan and April it was their 3rd successful performance at this level.That's 3 medals in consecutive years for this age group!

Emily Orton also ran very well finishing only 6 seconds behind April which would have been more than enough to hold the silver medals had one of the first 4 faltered!

In the other races there were fine runs from Jake Kench in the U15 Boys and Jonathan Monk and Liam Phelan in the U13 and U17 Boys respectively

The U15 girls suffered from being below strength through injury and illness but Freya Vincent can take a lot of credit for her 56th place in these circumstances

Midland Counties Cross Country Championships, 26th January 2008, Leamington

Some Highlights from the girls events:-

Coritanian U13s were outstanding - there were great runs from April Beeby and Amy Griffiths in 4th and 5th places respectively with Tilly Abraham and Megan Fairbrother providing excellent support close behind - only 21 seconds between first and fourth counters!!

Team result

1st Leicester Coritanian A 37 pts
2nd Royal Sutton Coldfield 49 pts
3rd Mansfield Harriers and AC 114 pts
6th Leicester Coritanian B 166 pts

Coritanian U15s achieved a very pleasing 3rd place

Freya Vincent ran a superbly judged race to finish 8th and she had good backing from Georgie Brookes, Sarah Dias and Helena Smith

All four of these girls are eligible for this age group again next year!

Team result

1st Mansfield Harriers 40 pts
2nd Royal Sutton Coldfield 93 pts
3rd Leicester Coritanian AC 114 pts


Midland Masters Cross Country Championships, 20th January 2008, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham

1st Andy Wetherill Redhill, 29:34
5th Rob Sheen Leicester Coritanian AC, 30.22 - V45 Bronze