Thurrock Harriers Host Essex Cross Country League at One Tree Hill October 2023
The Essex Cross Country League season got off to a great start on Saturday 14th October with Thurrock Harriers hosting round 1 of the league at One Tree Hill, Corringham.
Blessed with sunshine and great course conditions our Harriers organisers and marshals were able to ensure everything went to plan ensuring the event was a great success.
With 29 clubs and over 600 athletes from across Essex competing, Thurrock’s athletes performed admirably.
We had Alfie Bumstead U13, Rhea Bryan U17, Kirsty Osborn SW, Gosia Baluka W40, Harvey Green SM, David Beatty M50, Olatunde Phillips Akerele M40 and Louis Le Roux M40 competing for the club in cross country for the first time, which bodes well for the future.
Results:
Alfie Bumstead 33rd in the U13 Boys.
Rhea Bryan 18th in the U17 women.
Lucas Willett 24th in the U17 men.
U20/Senior Women
Kathryn Spring 15th
Kirsty Osborn 40th
Gosia Baluka 72th
Jodie Farrell 80th
Gloria Bullen 133rd
(141 finishers)
Our Senior Women’s team were 7th overall in Div 1.
U20/Senior Men
Ben Prior 4th
Sarab Dhillon 8th
Chander Dhillon 25th
Taylor Newell 27th
Harvey Green 32nd
Rob Doyle 59th
Tom Peacock 60th
Ifeoluwa Adebusoye 69th
David Beatty 100th
Olatunde Phillips Arkerele 132nd
Louis Le Roux 147th
(257 finishers)
Our Senior Men’s team were 3rd overall in Div 1 which is our best result in years.
Pick of the results has to go to Ben Prior finishing 4th overall and gaining automatic Essex Selection.
There was also an Essex League U11 school year5/6 development race.
Thurrock had a number of girls and boys from our U11’s running in this race:
Charlie Matthews - 13
Edison Draper - 30
Isla Sandford - 38
Finley Maule - 40
Grace Williams - 45
Courtney Ullbright - 54
Chae-Joel Bryan - 55
Asya Nalcioglu - 58
You all did brilliantly.Well done to all our athletes and especially all the club helpers and marshals - a big thank you to them.
Round 2 of the League is on Saturday 28th October at Gloucester Park, Basildon.
