Match 4 MCCL TATTON PARK

A glorious winter morning at Tatton Park set the scene for Round 4 of the MACCL! Over 400 athletes (U11–U15) flew off the line, shaking off the Christmas break in style.

Sale Harriers were out in force once again, with 63 athletes racing and the club colours dominating the field. With series places decided by the best 4 of 5 races, we’re right in the business end of the season and Sale is shaping up strongly across individual and team events.

Huge performances, grit and determination from everyone, including many racing for the first time – well done all!

U11 boys

Joshua Leong took 1^st with Jacob Renshaw not far behind in 3^rd. Sebastian O’Hare made up the team to take 1^st team place. 3^rd team was our ‘B’ team of Leo Selby, James Moran and Ben Connolly.

U11 girls

2^nd overall team with Poppy Dowling, Alice Schofield and Isabelle Neesam.

U13 boys

1^st team consisting of Arthur O’Hare, Charlie Hodgson and Toby Harrison.

U13 girls

2^nd team with Lucy O’Brian, Imogen Moran and Florence Connolly.

U15 boys

3^rd team with George Horsfall, Noah Phillips and Jake Harrison.

U15 girls

Race winner Beatrix Soper in a team with Megan Boyer and Robin Heywood-Young. 2^nd team of Caitlin Wetters, Grace Hill and Isla Anderson.

U17 men

Team 2^nd with Matt Cullen Brown, Alex Fraser and Conor McManus.

Numbers racing:• U11: 129 (18 Sale)• U13: 156 (19 Sale)• U15: 120 (26 Sale)

Highlights included wins for Joshua (U11), Bea (U15), plus team golds for U11 Boys, U13 Boys and U15 Girls. Plenty of podiums and top-10 finishes across all age groups too.

Series update:• U11 Boys & U15 Girls look set to secure series wins (TBC)• U13 Boys lead by just 1 point going into the final race• Several Sale teams right in the mix for podium finishes.

Senior Women

Alice Wright was on great form to take the win, with Chloe Elliott 2^nd in the F35 category. Jessica Nugent was also 2^nd in the F40 race and Anne Chinnoy was 2^nd in the F50 category. Jackie Cordingley was 1^st in her F65 category but has to be 1^st at Heaton Park to take the series crown.

1^st team were Alice, Nicola Moynihan, Hannah Brown and Jess Nugent. 3^rd team were Chloe, Laura Martin, Chiara Young and Rachael Roz.

1^st vets team were Jess Nugent, Chloe and Rachael.

Senior Men

George Nobel was 3^rd U20 and part of the winning team of George, Finlay Day and Rueben Ashton.

Matt Barnes was the fastest M45 and Aiden Raftery was top M65. Nigel Martin was 2^nd overall and was joined by Nick Barry, George Noble, Alex Bradford, Paul Peters and Matt Barnes to take team silver. Our male vets team were 4^th with Matt, Rob Dunn, Andy Curvis and Tim Kennedy. We managed to get 4 full vets teams out.

Season finale: Heaton Park – 7th February. Bring it on!