THE second Westward Cross Country League took place in blustery, but surprisingly dry conditions at St Austell rugby club on Sunday. Following on from an excellent turnout at Redruth, Tavistock AC again fielded a strong team. First race was the Under13 Girls with Rebecca Windemer making a determined effort to work through the field to 22nd. She was backed up by Charlotte Herdman(26th) and Leone Isaacs (30th) to make the three scorers. In the Under 13 boys the Tavistock lone star was Nick Champion who fought hard to gain 9th place. Next off was the Under 15 girls ? Sarah Palmer in only her second race for the club finished an excellent 4th. This follows on from her 6th place at Redruth. Laura Aspen followed up Sarah to finish 15th. In the Under 15 boys Tom Lawson followed his 2nd place at Redruth with another top quality race finishing 2nd. Jake Rendle, battling back from injury finished 22nd. Unfortunately, Matt McNamara-Waddington had to drop out due to injury. The senior men?s had over 100 competitors. Jim Cole, still gaining experience, picked up 10th place. Richard Drage who prefers a less twisting course finished 14th. Chris Champion (18th), Adam Holland (28th) and Martin Exley, who is slowly recovering after nearly a year out with injury, came 35th. The senior ladies was a cracker for Tavistock. Re-joining the club was international Jo Kelsey who took the race by the scruff of the neck and never looked troubled as she coasted to victory. Just a few places behind was another newcomer to Tavistock AC, and another international, Maddie Horton who, recovering from injury cruised to 4th place. Nicole Heryet bought the team home with her 27th place. Suzy Blandford (under 17) finished 42, and Laura Tier (under 20) finished 50th. Ross Honey raced in the U17 boys and finished 15th. Other Non Scoring results: Senior Men, C Eastaugh 36, E Taylor 46, A Herdman 53, R Musgrave 59, A Vernon 63, A Bower 78, M Lewis 86, N Rendle 93. DNF: S Groombridge, T Symons.
