Mansfield Harriers win relay bronze at Worcester and lead the way at Notts Mini League

Mansfield Harriers’ Senior Men travelled to Worcester for the Midland Cross Country Relays with their sights set on a medal, and came home with bronze in third place.

James McCrae led off with the overall fastest leg of the day, 18:44, to put Mansfield in the lead after the first leg. Edward Holden, an Under-20 running in the senior team, retained the lead with a strong time of 19:32. Kristian Watson took up the third leg finishing in 21:00, and late call-up Daniel Wheat brought the team home in 21:30.

Mansfield Harriers again finished first in the Notts Mini League fixture with 150 points, 73 points ahead of the closest challengers on the day Newark AC. They sit top of the overall standings after 2 of the 5 events a substantial 175 points clear of the joint teams in second.

Under-10s - Sienna Stendall was Mansfield’s only runner in the Under-10 Girls and finished an impressive second, just 30s behind the winner. The club is now fourth in the Under-10 Girls standings. New recruit Bertie McIntyre continued his excellent form with a comfortable second win in the Under-10 Boys. The Under-10 Boys are second in the standings, two points behind category leaders Retford.

Under-12s - Mansfield had five runners in the Under-12 Boys. Logan Payne was first home in third, three seconds ahead of Leo Adams in fourth. Samuel Wilcockson was 16th, one and Jacob Burgoyne close behind in 17th, and Sebastian Wheat was 24th.

The team leads the Under-12 Boys standings by nine points. Mansfield took the top three places in the Under-12 Girls. Ivy Morgan won, Lucy Pate was second and Isla Nussey third. The top 3 were ably backed up by Ella Hutton in sixth, Imogen Wood seventh, Junia Freeman eighth and Emmy Brewster 12th. Mansfield remain leads in the team standings with an excellent 15 points, a comfortable 69 points ahead of second-placed Worksop Harriers.

Under-14s - All three Mansfield runners in the Under-14 Girls finished in the top six. Daisy Brewster had a fantastic race, her best one to date, and was third, Esme Evans fourth and Everly Chijioke sixth. The team again leads the standings by 31 points from Retford AC. Whilst in the Under-14 Boys, Jack Whysall was second, Alex Woods eighth and Finley Taylor ninth. Mansfield continue to chase Newark AC in the team standings.

Under-16s - All three Mansfield runners in the Under-16 Girls finished in the top four. Catherine Rivis brought home the win, Evelyn Wheat was close behind her in second and Lauren Pate fourth. Mansfield extended their lead in the team standings with 17 points, 30 points ahead of Worksop Harriers.

The team moves on to the third fixture at Rushcliffe on 22nd November.