Athletics News

Busy weekend of grassroots league cross-country around the UK

Busy weekend of grassroots league cross-country around the UK

News from the Birmingham, Surrey, Hampshire and Met leagues plus more in our comprehensive round-up

Coverage from the British Athletics Cross Challenge in Glasgow is here with all other grassroots action below…

BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE, Division 1, Match 3, Smethwick, January 11

The division one match at Warley Woods and hosted by Birmingham University, also saw the Midland Women’s League top flight join in the fun and it was Callum Hanlon who came out on top of a close race.

The race went ahead satisfactorily and although there was some snow that caused cancellations elsewhere there were no problems here.

The Leamington runner scored his first ever league win and had got away before the final shoot out for minor places behind. There, it was Loughborough Students’ Brandon Pye, the 2022 English National under-17 champion, who outsprinted half-a-dozen rivals to get the nod over Birmingham University’s Finlay Proffitt, who was second in the previous match.

Further back, Birchfield’s Ed Banks, champion last winter, continued his run as top veteran in the league.

Men: 1 C Hanlon (Leam) 31:51; 2 B Pye (Lough, U20) 31:58; 3 F Proffitt (Birm U) 31:59; 4 L Greer (R&N) 32:02; 5 5 G Mastrolonardo (Lough, U20) 32:02; 6 J Stevens (Lough) 32:03; 7 D Gillett (W Tempo) 32:05; 8 Q Miell-Ingram (Birm U, U20) 32:06; 9 M Taylor (Warw U) 32:10; 10 J Small (Lough) 32:19

M40: 1 E Banks (Bir) 33:44; 2 B Price (W Temp) 33:55; 3 D Geisler (Worc) 34:16

U20: 4 L Davis (W Tempo) 33:05

TEAM: 1 Loughboro 46; 2 Birmingham U 108; 3 W Tempo 145

B TEAM: 1 Loughboro 156

M40 TEAM: 1 W Tempo 30; 2 BRAT 66; 3 Bromsgrove & Redditch 74

B TEAM: 1 Western Tempo 148

Callum Hanlon (Bryan Mills)

BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE Div 2, Match 3, Holt Heath, Worcestershire, January 11

Hosts Black Pear Joggers used Top Barn Farm for both men’s and Midland women’s second flight matches.

The division has a new secretary and, as in the opening two fixtures, there were no results available.

BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE Div 3, Match 3, Atcham, Telford, Shropshire, January 11

Attingham Park, with its Regency Mansion was brought into action by hosts Telford and Dave Brewis moved up from third last time out to narrowly win from the hosts’ Jack Cole.

However it was Telford who again came out on top in the team standings and they now look set for a move up the divisions.

Men: 1 D Brewis (Sphinx, M40) 33:11; 2 J Cole (Telf) 33:13; 3 k Heeley (Amaz Ft, M40) 33:22

U20: 1 K Patterson (Telf) 33;53

TEAM: 1 Telford 52; 2 Bourneville 161; 3 Kenilworth 208

M40 TEAM: 1…

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