Frank ticks off National No.2
Tickner - strong
26 year-old Wells City Harrier and GB international Frank Tickner added a second National Cross Country title to his growing list of wins at a sunny Parliament Hill on Saturday. The unseasonably mild weather meant that the racing was fast and furious across the board.
Tickner won by a comfortable margin from Steve Vernon, with Andy Vernon third and Belgrave harrier Phil Wicks coming home fourth.
With a the men’s top 5 results being uncannily close to our predictions (!) the form book wasn’t ripped up in any particular race with the senior and junior titles going to Tickner and Nick Goolab in the men’s category and Hatti Dean and Steph Twell in the women’s.
More views and reports to follow over the coming week…
Provisional results
Men 12km
1 Francis Tickner Wells City Harriers 38:02
2 Steven Vernon Stockport Harriers & AC 38:10
3 Andy Vernon Aldershot Farnham & District AC 38:29
4 Phil Wicks Belgrave Harriers 38:41
5 Moumin Geele (F) Newham & Essex Beagles 38:44
6 Benedict Whitby Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow AC 39:05
7 Thomas Lancashire Bolton United Harriers & AC 39:06
8 Gareth Raven Sale Harriers Manchester 39:15
9 Neilson Hall Bedford & County AC 39:18
10 Andi JonesSalford Harriers 39:20
11 Nick Swinburn Morpeth Harriers & AC 39:22
12 Mike Coleman Medway & Maidstone AC 39:26
Women 8km
1 Hatti Dean Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield 29:34
2 Sara Tunstall Kendal AAC 29:46
3 Sonia Samuels Sale Harriers Manchester 30:00
4 Jane Potter Charnwood AC 30:07
5 L Deadman Havering Mayesbrook AC 30:27
6 Michelle Sikes Oxford University Cross Country Club 30:35
7 Justina Heslop Clapham Chasers 30:36
8 Katherine Sparke Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies 30:46
9 Nicola Sykes Bedford & County AC 30:52
10 Olivia Walwyn City of Norwich AC 30:56
11 Victoria Wilkinson Bingley Harriers & AC 31:01
12 Gemma Miles Kendal AAC 31:05
Junior Men 10km
1 Nick Goolab Belgrave Harriers 34:09
2 Ben Hunter Southend AC 34:27
3 Ronnie Sparke Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies 34:38
4 Phillip Berntsen Winchester & District AC 34:47
5 James Wilkinson Leeds City AC 34:50
6 Mitch Goose City of Norwich AC 35:32
Junior Women 5km
1 Stephanie Twell Aldershot Farnham & District AC 17:56
2 Lauren Howarth Leigh Harriers & AC 18:09
3 Lily Partridge Aldershot Farnham & District AC 18:45
4 Stevie Stockton Vale Royal AC 18:55
5 Ellie Sprake Ipswich Harriers 18:57
6 Sophie Coleman Phoenix AC 19:00
