Good fields for Hagley relays

Press, 10 May 1980, Page 60

Good fields for Hagley relays

University should retain the men’s and women’s team titles in the Hagley crosscountry relays in Christchurch today. Seventy-eight teams . have entered for the men’s six-lap event, and 31 teams have entered the four-lap women’s relay. Each lap is of 4km, and the lap records are held by - Andrew Stark (University) in 12min 4s and Andrea Wilson (University) in 14:45. • In the men’s event; the A : team in running order is B. ' Hunter, D, Rowell,: .A. Stark,.. J. Stark, G. Merchant,, and'. B. Kennedy. Four of these j‘ runners were in the team? which won, the Lovelock open relay at Dunedin last!' Saturday, and the replace-!' ments. Hunter' and Rowell,| will provide added strength, i; The main opposition is • likely to come from New . Brighton A, with T. Birnie, ( N. Lowsley, J. Hellemans, D.

Greig, A. McLaren, and P. Renner, and Olympic A, with D. Macdonald, J. Elliot, J. Argue, B. Hart, C. Kitchingman, and A. Thurlow. ■ The University women will have tough opposition from New Brighton. University A will have M. O’Connor, A. Keown, D. Jelley, and W. Mollison,- while Brighton will have E. Baker, M. Hadley, N. Evans, and S. Bruce. New . Brighton B could upset the favourites with its team of S. Harnett, B. Wyber, S.' James;- and D. CawkilL ' Olympic A and University are expected to fight it out for the Phil May... Memorial Trophy. The Olympic team is: C. Dillimore, R. Heseltine, 1. Goodhew, T. Leonard, D. Reece, and J. K. Macdonald, while University will have E, Hunter, I. Simj S. Young, L. Phillips, J. Smart and C. Kernahan. New Brighton and Christchurch should ibattle for third place.