Relay competition close

Press, 21 April 1986, Page 24

Relay competition close

Bascik New Brighton and University shared the honours in the men’s and women’s Hagley relays for harriers in North Bagley Park on Saturday. The racing was close, and the result in doubt until at least midway through the relays, run over a 4km circuit on firm ground. The men ran five laps, the women ran four.

The runner-up in the men’s relay was University and in the women’s section, New Brighton. Both clubs were without some leading runners.

Christchurch finished third in both the men’s and women’s relays, and in the veteran men’s was second to Olympic.

Michael Gilchrist ran the second lap for Technical and took it into the lead with the fastest time of the day after Colin McDonald had brought the team home second in the opening lap. Technical did well to hold on to fourth place, its best for several years.

The other Commonwealth Games athletics representative competing in the relays was David Burridge, who was third equal fastest with McDonald and helped his team University to second place. The Canterbury 1500 m champion, Phil Clode, (University) was fifth fastest

In-the women’s relay, Ann-narie Tweedie (Uni-

versity) had fastest time, making a good come-back to* the sport after Injury and a dab at race cjcling. She is a former national road champion and international cross country re- 1 presentatlve. Second fastest was a school diampion and provincial under-16 champion, Caroline Barrie (New Brighton). Veteran women :ompeting in the s nior women’s relay were well to the fore, Marjaret Walker (Christchurch) taking fourth fastest time and Joan Ray (TicH) fifth. | Sumner veteran women’s team no. 1 toon the veteran women's, relay and was fifth fastqt in the senior women’s (section. Sumner has been acquiring leading runne# to the extent that it is ww one of the top four ebbs in the women’s grade, and the strength is such thtt it was fourth and sixth 1 in the senior women’s tarn event and first and seciad in the veteran women; Results: Men ' Senior, teams: Basick hew Brighton, A, Ihr 15 min2l sec, 1; University A, 1:1636, 2; Christchurch Athletic 1, 1:17:25, 3; Technical 1, 1:17:55, 4; Olympic A, 1:1839, 5; United 1, 1:18:17, 6. 1 Individual fastest tintes: Gilchrist, 11:50, 1; N. Lowdey (New Brighton), 12:8, 2; ID. Burridge (University) andC. McDonald (Technical),

equal 3; P. Clode (University), 12:19, 5; T. Birnie (New Brighton) and B. Rattray (Christchurch), 12:20, equal 6; D. Greig (New Brighton), 12:27, 8; R. Mulcahy (United), 12:34, 9; W. Sheddan (Olympic), 12:36, 10. Veteran teams: Olympic A, 1:23:37, 1; Christchurch, 1:23:55, 2; University, 1:25:37, 3.

Individual: D. Rowell (University), 13:9, 1; K. Whiteman (Olympic) 13:23, 2; N. Reid (Olympic), 13:33, 3; G. Eng (University), 13:36, 4; D. McMillan (Olympic), 13:38, 5; J. Brownie (Olympic), 13:49, 6.

Boys under 18: R. Lindroos (United), 12:58, 1; B. Pulley (North Canterbury), 13:19, 2; S. Yarnell (Zoe), 13:44, 3. Boys under 16: S. Bas-

tiaanse (N. Canterbury), T4:22. 1; A. Buckley (Christchurch), 14:28, 2; D. Shearman (Christchurch), 14:52, 3. Boys under 14: D. Carson (Papanui-Redwood), 15:27, 1; F. Glass (TocH), 15:41, 2; M. Wells (New Brighton), 16:20, 3. Women Senior, teams: University 1, 1:00:57, 1; New Brighton, 1:3:4, 2; Christchurch, 1:3:13, 3; Sumner 1,1:3:30, 4; University 2, 1:6:28, 5; Sumner 2, 1:7:48, 6. Individual: A. Tweedie (University), 14:32, 1; C. Barrie (New Brighton), 14:42, 2; R. Depree (University), 15:1, 3; M. Walker (Christchurch), 15:8, 4; J. Ray (TocH), 15:20, 5; N. Page (Christchurch), 15.25, 6; C. Bardsley (Sumner), 15:27, 7; P. Taylor

(University), 15:29, 8; G. Tal'bot (United), 15:33, 9; J. Stokes (New Brighton, 15:34, 10.

Veteran, teams: Sumner 1, 1:5:23, 1; Sumner 2, 1:11:50, 2; Olympic, 1:13:00, 3; St Martins 1, 1:13:12, 4: St Martins 2, 1:18:16, 5; North Canterbury, 1:20:4, 6. Individual: H. Grant (TocH), 16:2, 1; M. Stokes (Sumner 1), 16:10, 2; A. Dahl (Sumner 1), 16:12, 3. Girls under 18: C. Clarkson (Sumner), 18:34, 1; D. Sword (North Canterbury), 20:36, 2.

Girls under 16: M. Burnett (Avon), 16:55, 1; P. Mcßreen (Avon), 16:56, 2; M. Blair (United), 17:17, 3. Girls under 14: K. Humphreys (Q.E.), 16:1, 1; S. Lock (Q.E.), 16:58, 2; C. Pinn (TocH), 17:39, 3.