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ROCHDALE HARRIERS
received over 25 awards at this year’s South East Lancs Cross Country
league presentations. In a ceremony which took place at Horwich, awards were based
on the best 3 of 4 cross country races in the league this season.
In the junior section,
Liam Smith finished 2nd and Georgio Costa 5th in
their age brackets.
The men’s over 50’s
team finished in 2nd place, with Phil Roberts, Ray Dalby ,
Nigel Shaw and newcomer Mike Winstanley receiving medals for their team
efforts.
The highest honours
this year went to Rochdale’s lady athletes.
They were the overall first Senior ladies team in the league,
with Carly Needham, Josefa Terim, Huma Rahman, Anna Blomfield, Jan
Needham, Kirsten Johnson and Tracey Smith
all having contributed to the team’s success over the season.
Rochdale Ladies teams
were also winners this season in the over 35 and over 40 age categories.
Additional counters to these successes included Chris Deasey, Jill
Hutchinson, Brenda Robinson and Kay Hill,
all of whom received team medals.
Ladies coach Brenda
Robinson commented:
“Rochdale’s
ladies showed excellent team spirit by turning out in force for each
race and supporting each other. Winning
overall and across several veteran categories in the SELCC league is a
tremendous achievement”.
Individual
performances were also recognised at the presentation.
Josefa Terim took second place overall in the Senior Ladies
category. In the FV35
category, Huma Rahman won and Tracey Smith bagged 3rd place.
Anna Blomfield was third FV45 and Jan Needham second in the FV50
category.
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