Scots savour Nottingham races as Para duo win XC medals
North athletes at the Inter-Counties in Nottingham (photo via Willie MacRury)
British Athletics website report
Scottish athletes headed for the final British Cross Challenge event of the cross country season at the Inter Counties.
All roads led to Nottingham and there were a number of strong performances.
And great to confirm that the success included medals in the first-ever Para race included in a British Cross Challenge Series meeting.
Scots, in fact, won gold and bronze there thanks to the runs by Sam Fernando (Fife AC) and Finlay Maclennan (Inverness Harriers).
James Alexander (Garscube Harriers) took a superb silver medal in the U17 Men’s and Edinburgh AC’s Jessica Taylor was so close in fourth in the Women’s race in that age group.
James Alexander celebrates medal success and, below, East U15 Girls celebrate their team silver medals (photos by Neil Renton)
Our summary of results for the moment covers the Inter-Counties events.
U15 Girls
Freya Brown third; East team finished second (24 Lucia Connell, 26 Rachel Caves, 38 Cerys Wright); West eighth
U15 Boys
Louie Muir sixth; East team sixth; West team ninth
U17 Women: Jessica Taylor fourth; East team third (11 Eilidh Dallas, 35 Nancy Corrie, 48 Kirsty Rankine); West team eighth
U17 Men: James Alexander second; West third team (13 Daibhidh Kinnard, 34 Alasdair Maclean, 42 Angus Fraser Moodie); East eighth
U20 Women: Ruth Walsh sixth
U20 Men: West team fourth; East team sixth; Jamie Connor first Scot in tenth place
Senior Men: First Scot running for Yorkshire was Angus McMillan in 11th
Para race: Sam Fernando first; Finlay Maclennan third
With thanks to Angela Mudge
Sam and Finlay with their medals in Nottingham (photo via Stephen Wallace)
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Tags: British Cross Challenge, Finlay Maclennan, Inter-Counties, Sam Fernando
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