Six medal wins for Borderers at national cross-country championships

Peebles athlete Thomas Hilton helped Edinburgh University Hare and Hounds Running Club go for gold in the 4km senior men’s race by finishing 12th overall in a field of 440 in 11:32.6, with his teammates Angus Wright, William d’Arcy and Innes Wright respectively following him home 13th in 11:33.0, 17th in 11:38.2 and 18th in 11:42.7.

Gala Harriers were 22nd of 41 teams in that race, with Oliver Hastie finishing 69th in 12:24.8 and as 14th under-20 and fellow under-20s Archie Dalgliesh and Sam Robertson 76th in 12:30.2 and 216th in 13:51.2 and senior Daniel Lavin 252nd in 14:19.6.

Also on the run for the Galashiels club in that race were James Dennison, 254th and eighth man aged 50 to 54 in 14:20.2, and over-40 Iain Stewart, 300th in 15:12.5.

Teviotdale Harriers were represented too, with senior Rory Anderson placing 99th in 12:42.6 and over-40s Greg Walker and Andrew Gibson 104th in 12:45.2 and 307th in 15:19.0.

Gala’s under-18 boys’ team of Seb Darlow, Gregor Adamson and Charlie Dalgliesh won a silver medal in their 3km race with respective finishes of eighth in 9:15.6, 15th in 9:33.7 and 41st in 10:01.6.

Other Gala runners among a field of 76 for that race were Cameron Tunmore, 56th in 10:34.9; Bryn McAree, 64th in 10:59.0; and McLaren Welsh, 72nd in 11:57.1.

Teviotdale’s Alfie Walker was 13th in 9:27.4 and Moorfoot Runners’ Lewis Riddell was 69th in 11:41.5.

The girls’ version of that race saw Annabelle Stewart end up 54th of 56 in 13:52.1

The other medals claimed by the region’s representation in Fife besides Hilton and the Gala under-18s’ trophies for teamwork were two individual age-class ones in the senior women’s 4km race – a gold for Lauderdale Limpers over-60 Carol Mantle for placing 150th overall in 17:01.6 and a bronze for Gala over-50 Pamela Baillie for finishing 81st in 15:38.8.

Also among a field of 295 for that race were six of her clubmates – senior Katie Rourke, seventh in 13:22.4; under-20 Poppy Lunn, 133rd in 16:30.2; Julia Johnstone, 136th and tenth woman aged 50 to 54 in 16:33.1; senior Rebecca Cudahy, 170th in 17:24.2; over-50 Lisa Dalgliesh, 196th in 17:57.0; and over-50 Gillian Lunn, 199th in 17:57.6, plus under-20 Ava Richardson representing Edinburgh Uni, 30th in 14:11.0.

Two races of 2km for under-16s were run as well and Gala’s Molly Trewartha was ninth of 98 in the girls’ one in 7:00.4, with her clubmates Holly Craig and Freya Ainslie 42nd in 7:42.8 and 54th in 7:54.2 and Teviotdale’s Freya Walker 60th in 7:59.9.

Gala’s Angus McCarthy was 27th of 75 in 6:42.1 in the boys’ version, with clubmate Torin Stewart 52nd in 7:13.6 and Teviotdale’s Alfey Mackenzie and Callan Michie 34th in 6:49.2 and 72nd in 8:04.0.