Briton in form in Conference event in an overseas round-up that includes marathons in Frankfurt and Dublin
Pac-12 Championships, UCR California, USA, October 28
European under-23 cross-country champion Charles Hicks showed he is coming into form with the upcoming NCAA Championships and a likely defence of his European title in Turin.
He defended his Pac12 title on Friday but more impressively his fast 22:30.9 was a course record by 28 seconds and represents around 4:30 miling.
The 21-year-old maybe did not have the 2022 track season initially promised after a 27:40.16 UK under-23 10,000m record in April although finished a close sixth in a tactical NCAA final over 25 laps.
Stanford packed six in ten, although second place went to German NCAA 5000m and 10,000m finalist Aaron Bienenfeld.
Hicks’ team-mate Ky Robinson, Australia’s Commonwealth 10,000m sixth-placer, had beaten Hicks two weeks earlier in Madison but here could only finish sixth.
Men: 8km:
1 Charles Hicks Stanford/GBR 22:30.9
2 Aaron Bienenfeld Oregon 22:37.2
3 Cole Sprout Stanford 22:38.3
4 Andrew Kent Colorado 22:43.9
5 Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau Stanford 22:48.0
6 Ky Robinson Stanford 22:55.3
7 Thomas Boyden Stanford 22:55.9
8 Brian Fay Washington 22:57.8
9 Vincent Mauri Arizona State 22:59.0
10 Devin Hart Stanford 22:59.2
30 JAMES GORMLEY GBR 23:50
Charles Hicks leads a Stanford dominated race (David Hicks)
TEAM:
1 Stanford 22
2 Colorado 61
3 Washington 81
Women:
1 Bailey Hertenstein Colorado 19:11.3
2 Emily Venters Utah 19:16.7
3 Emily Covert Colorado 19:23.8
TEAM:
1 Colorado 66
2 Utah 66
3 Oregon 86
Other British performances in Conference events
Isaac Akers won the American Conference Championships while Rory Leonard was runner-up in the Big 12 Championships while George Watson matched that position in the Missouri Valley and George Wheeler in the Southland Conference.
Molly Jones won the South Belt race while Yasmine Marghini picked up a second place in the 6km race in the Mountain West Championships while Chloe Wellings was third in the Big South Championships.
AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Kingsville MD, USA, October 29
Women:
5km: 23 JASMINE EMMA TROTT (U20) 18:23
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS, Tulsa OK, USA, October 28
Men: 8km: 1 ISAAC AKERS 23:52
ASUN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS, Huntsville AL, USA, October 28
Men: 8km: 15 MITCHEL COX 24:09; 62 TOM HEAL (U20) 25:46; 97 ZAK FREELAND (U20) 27:16
Women: 5km : 95 EVIE WILD (U20) 19:50
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