Liverpool-bound: Top Scots will chase GB and NI vests amid mud

Thursday 23rd November 2023

Picked for Scotland! Selections for XC at Liverpool

Megan Keith leads Scottish hopes for Euro Cross selection in Liverpool this weekend.

The GB and NI international, on the podium in the event in two age groups in recent years including her U20 hold in Dublin, is chasing a place in the British U23 Women’s team for Belgium.

Victory in the British Cross Challenge event in Cardiff a couple of weeks ago bodes well for the Inverness Harriers/Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds athlete.

Two dozen runners represent Scotland at Sefton Park on Merseyside and our Lindsays Short Course XC winner, Eloise Walker, is in the same U23 bracket as Megan.

Fellow Lanark champion Jamie Crowe chases GB and NI selection in the Senior Men’s race with the Scotland picks there also featuring Scott Stirling of Falkirk Vics, Freddie Carcas of Edinburgh AC and England-based Angus McMillan.

We wish all the athletes and their families, coaches and clubs all the very best across the mud in Liverpool.

*The Euro Cross will take place in Brussels on Sunday 10 December. The GB and NI selections are expected to be announced next Tuesday.

Senior Men:

Jamie Crowe (Central AC); Scott Stirling (Falkirk Vics); Freddie Carcas (Edinburgh AC); Angus McMillan (City of York)

Senior Women:

Scout Adkin (Moorfoot Runners); Kirsty Walker (Edinburgh AC); Holly Rees (Cambridge and Coleridge); Stefanie Tucker (Cambuslang Harriers)

U23 Men:

Duncan Robinson (Giffnock North); Ben MacMillan (Central AC/Stirling Uni); Harry Henricksen (Lasswade AAC/Edinburgh Uni); Alastair Marshall (Central AC/Stirling Uni)

U23 Women:

Megan Keith (Inverness Harriers/Edinburgh Uni); Eloise Walker (Edinburgh AC); Lynn McKenna (Shettleston Harriers/Glasgow Uni); Alice Goodall (Edinburgh AC)/Edinburgh Uni)

U20 Men:

Logan Beagley (Livingston AC); Corey Campbell (Team East Lothian); Andrew McGill (Livingston AC/Glasgow Uni); Lucas Cairns (Inverness Harriers/Edinburgh Uni)

U20 Women:

Natasha Phillips (Dundee Hawkhill Harriers/Dundee Uni); Anya MacLean (Garscube Harriers/Edinburgh Uni); Isla Paterson (Gala Harriers); Isla Hedley (Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds)

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We have been taking a brief look at some of the stories behind the athletes picked for Scotland for Liverpool.

And love this one about Lynn McKenna. That’s Lynn in the centre of the photo above as 15-year-old at a Lindsays Trophy presentation for Giffnock North and made by Eilish McColgan.

Now, eight years later, the Shettleston Harriers/Glasgow Uni athlete – the Scottish 5k champion on the road – wins her first vest at XC at Liverpool. As Lynn herself put it: ‘Sticking around pays off!‘

Great message that for athletes of all ages . . .

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Stefanie Tucker at Cumbernauld and Andrew McGill at the West District XC Relays  (photos by Bobby Gavin)

Looking at more back stories behind the selections for Liverpool XC this weekend . . .

In the Senior Women’s team, Stefanie Tucker of Cambuslang Harriers lands a first international vest at the age of 24 after making progress in recent years via Glasgow Uni, Aberdeen AAC and Aberdeen Uni. We understand Stefanie played hockey until her late teens.

In the U20 Men’s team, there is a place for Livingston/Glasgow Uni Hare and Hounds athlete, Andrew McGill.

Bronze medallist at the Scottish Student Sport XC last weekend, Andrew is the grandson of well-known Scottish Olympian, Frank Clement.

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Tags: British Cross Challenge, Euro Cross Trial, Liverpool