Beverley AC Cross Country - Sunday 14 January 2007

East Yorkshire Cross Country League (race 4 of 6) at North Dalton

The East Yorkshire league, heralded a fantastic victory for the female team, bringing them to the top of the league in a virtually untouchable first place. The senior men's team were celebrating after taking an unprecedented second place.

The winter sun shone on North Dalton village on Sunday as the Beverley teams took their positions on the start line of the fourth race of the East Yorkshire cross country league. The competition is hotting-up and, with only two races left to go, the results table is beginning to look even more favourable for Beverley AC.

Ross Armstrong led his club home with an incredible result, finishing in 8^th place overall. Ross continues to go from strength to strength this season and is showing improvements each race. Richard Gay, Jim McGivern and Darren Williams all had to settle for second best on Sunday as Ross proved too fast for them.

Melanie Hayward led the ladies over the finishing line despite clearly not being on top form. Carrie Millson and Clare Bracken both had good runs and made great efforts on behalf of the Beverley ladies' team, which is looking unbeatable. Rival teams from Hull and Scarborough are slipping further down the rankings.

Helen Storr thoroughly enjoyed her run and took advantage of the relatively flat course to clock a decent time. Jayne Dale continues to put in splendid performances and is steadily improving as the season progresses. Moira Armstrong and Juliet Molteno made contributions towards the team effort.

Tim Redman and Tony Beck appear to thrive on the cross country terrain and are clocking some fine times. At North Dalton the rough stony tracks did not deter the men from putting in the effort for their club's overall result. The men's team currently ranks third in the league.

Beverley AC Results - East Yorkshire Cross Country League at North Dalton

Men: R Armstrong 34.16, R Gay 34.52, J McGivern 34.58, D Williams 35.05, P Clark 36.49, S Williets 37.15, N Bant 37.20, P Watkinson 38.40, J Parish 38.58, A Tate 39.32, I Boardley 39.38, T Redman 39.46, P Wiles 40.01, S Jackson 40.10, K Hayward 40.15, G Beilby 40.18, F Gregory 41.16, B Richardson 42.59, R Byass 43.14, T Beck 43.51, E Moore 44.50, C Sleight 45.35, P Rolinson 46.07, T Turnbull 46.22, A Gymer 46.23, P Myers 46.32, R Crabtree 48.23, A Glover 48.28, H Halliday 48.49, A Holland 49.24, R Tomlinson 50.13, S Brotherton 54.56, J Boardley 55.01, P McNally 56.15

Ladies: M Hayward 34.48, C Millson 36.43, C Bracken 40.04, M Armstrong 42.52, J Molteno 44.25, J Dale 45.29, H Storr 46.40, A Collins 47.55, P Atkins 49.51, F Holland 51.00, W Baxter 53.40, K Farrow 54.25, J Hagger 58.15, C Rolinson 59.40, L Barrett 60.21