Feilding Moa came away from the North Island cross country champs at Taupo with four bronze medals and our highest ever club placing of second, behind Olympic harriers and just ahead of our good friends Napier Harriers.
Our bronze medallists were Lucy McLean (U16) in the 3km in a time of 11:08.9. She was shoulder to shoulder in a three-way tussle for line honours with 80m to go – less than 1 second separating the three girls in the end.
Karis Rae got off to a fast start in the Masters women’s 5k, leading NZ’s top masters runner, Sally Gibbs through the first section. She hung on well to take bronze in the W45 grade, at 21:26, just 6 seconds off first place. Jo Speary made it three medals with a good run in the W60 grade of 26:27.
Dave Scott then capped things off in the M55 race, running 26:15.
Other results from the club:
Mia Thomson, 4th in the U12 2000m, 7:59, only 3 seconds off first place! The U16 girls also saw Courtney Fitzgibbon 9th in 11:30, and Katelin Perkins (time tbc) Paloma Janse 31st, 15:15.
Women U18 4km, 10th Emma Fergusson 15:40. WU20, 9th Stephanie Walker 16:20. Senior women’s 5km: 12th Amara Rae 20:48, 15th Maddison Keightley 21:29, 17th Mairi law 22:25, 19th Anita Chan 22:46.
Boys U14 3000m, 14th Harrison Stevens 12:35. Boys U16 3000m, 13th Alec Ball 10:33, 24th Lucas Reed 11:22. Men U18 5000m: 12th Samuel Stichbury 17:48, 17th Cameron Walker 18:52. Men U20 5000m: 5th Andre Le Pine-Day 16:19, 8th Sam Parry 16:50.
Senior men did 9000m. Harry Dixon was through the 6000m mark in 19:25 in the lead pack of five. His final lap didn’t go as well as he was looking, fading to 8th in 30:11. Daniel Palfreyman was 16th in 32:13.
Masters men 6000m: M50, 6th Scott Whitley 24:22, 8th Paul Wasley 24:49, 10th Bill Twiss 25:09. M60, 5th Rob Dabb 27:26. M65, 4th Kevin Rolls 28:13
