Junior Cross Country:- Season Round Up - NWLL Final Places
As expected the Cross Country Season and indeed all athletics activity was abruptly curtailed. While the Met League was completed in February and the National Schools Championships was completed on the 13th March, the National Primary Schools Championships were cancelled with several young Heathsiders including Ben Redland, Mia Rosen, Eric Beale, Elkie Baker and Ella Higgins missing the chance to run for Haringey.
The end of the season also meant the conclusion of the North West London Youth League, the other Junior Cross Country League the club competes in. The last fixture in Harrow had been cancelled due to bad weather and the final fixture scheduled for the 28th March at Wormwood Scrubs could not then take place. This is the most disruption the league has had in it's 54 year history. As a result final places were been decided on the three races that were run with prizes awarded to the first 6 individuals as well as the Team competition.
As in the Met League Heathside had an outstanding year and were joint 1st with Cookham in the Boys competition and 5th in the Girls. This was the clubs first overall win for over 10 years. The Club win the U15 Boys Team competition and were 2nd in the U17 Women and 3rd in the U17 Men. Individually Tynan Parker (U13 Boys) and Mimi Blake (U17 Women) both won their age groups. In her first Mia Rosen (U13 Girls) tied on points for 1st place but missed on countback and Ben Redland (U13 Boys) was 2nd. Spike Blake (U13 Boys) and Oliver O'Connor (U17 Men) both recorded 3rd places. 6 other young Heathsiders finished in their respective age group top 10.
North West London YA Cross Country League 2019-2020
U11 Girls
1st Highgate Harriers 29 pts, 8th London Heathside 13 pts
7th Elkie Baker 106 pts
U13 Girls
1st TVH 29 pts, 4th London Heathside 20 pts
2nd Mia Rosen 141 (level on points with 1st but 1 lower placing)
4th Hattie Munday 132 pts
U15 Girls
1st Dacorum & Tring 30 pts, 7th London Heathside 11 pts
U17 Women
1st TVH 29 pts, 2nd London Heathside 27 pts
1st Mimi Blake 195 pts
5th Mia Manttan 91 pts
Overall:- 1st Dacorum & Tring 86 pts, 5th London Heathside 71 pts
U11 Boys
1st Cookham 30 pts, 5th= London Heathside 16 pts
2nd Ben Redland 142 pts
U13 Boys
1st Highgate Harriers 29 pts, 5th= London Heathside 15 pts
1st Tynan Parker 132 pts
U15 Boys
1st London Heathside 30 pts
3rd Spike Blake 138 pts
6th Michael Smith 128 pts
10th Jack Davis Black 94 pts
U17 Men
1st Dacorum & Tring 29 pts, 3rd London Heathside 23 pts
3rd= Oliver O'Connor 127 pts
8th Sam Ingram 104 pts
Overall:- 1st=London Heathside 84 pts, 1st= Cookham 84 pts
London Heathside Junior XC Points Championships
With all the races now completed the Junior XC Points Championship final places can be announced. So Congratulations to age group winners Ben, Kiara, Tynan, Hattie, Spike, Maia, Oliver and Mimi.
U11 Boys - 1st Ben Redland 48 pts, 2nd Sam Turner 32 pts, 3rd Eden Brown 27 pts
U11 Girls - 1st Kiara Corkin 48 pts, 2nd Elkie Baker 44 pts, 3rd Lettice Gundry 19 pts
U13 Boys - 1st Tynan Parker 55 pts, 2nd Ivor Joslin 50 pts 3rd Benjy Bediako 48 pts
U13 Girls - 1st Hattie Munday 56 pts, 2nd Amara Odeogberin 44 pts, 3rd Mia Rosen 31 pts
U15 Boys - 1st Spike Blake 52 pts 2nd Michael Smith 48 pts, 3rd Jack Davis-Black 43 pts
U15 Girls - 1st Maia Hampton-Phillips 52 pts, 2nd Lorna Dumbleton 40 pts, 3rd Fabienne Weston 39 pts
U17 Men - 1st Oliver O'Connor 51 pts, 2nd Jake Evans 51 pts, 3rd Thomas Archer 40 pts
U17 Women - 1st Mimi Blake 56 pts, 2nd Mia Manttan 37 pts, 3rd Rose Garrett 28 pts
5 Juniors ran in all 11/13 potential races for the club so well done to Elkie Baker (U11G), Ben Redland (U11B), Hattie Munday (U13G), Amara Odeogberin (U13G) and Michael Smith (U15B),
Thanks to team managers Russell Weston and Ruth Miller as well as coaches Zac and Kabir. Not forgetting all the parents who have transported youngsters to the races and spent hours cleaning mud from running shoes or cars.