North East Cross Country Harrier League 2006/7:
Heaton finished the season in 2nd place in the women's league. The men bounced back from a disappointing start to the season to reach joint third in Division 2. The was individual success for Jo Zoppi and James Buis, who both finished in the top three of their respective categories in the overall series.
Women (best 6 from 6): 1. Angie Peace 128 Women (best 4 from 6): 1. Angie Peace 57 2. Jo Zoppi 58 3. Clare Hamson 63 Men (best 6 from 6): 1. Mal Gibson 643 Men (best 4 from 6): 1. James Buis 87 2. Mal Gibson 330 3. Iain McKinnon 646 4. John Gibson 668 5. Ted Baty 757 6. Chris Burn 773 7. Allen Mulliss 860 8. Dave Brignall 875
Blaydon - November 26th 2006
Heaton's men made a solid start to their Division 2 campaign, coming 5th in that division. There were some great results in the women's race too, and the women were 4th team in their league.
Senior Men: 92 Mal Gibson 36:31 113 John Moore 37:23 (Fast pack - actual time 32:23) 134 Anthony Ball 37:57 143 Paramjeet Bhogal 38:14 152 John Gibson 38:24 159 Scott McEntee 38:39 186 Colin McEntee 39:58 187 Alastair Smith 40:01 196 Ted Baty 40:24 201 Iain McKinnon 40:35 205 Chris Burn 41:02 214 David Wright 41:42 223 David Brignall 42:20 226 Lee Wilkinson 42:24 (5th Division 2 team) Senior Women: 9 Angela Peace 20:46 20 Helen Astley 22:08 (Fast pack - actual time 19:48) 22 Jo Zoppi 22:11 (Fast pack - actual time 19:51) 62 Rosalind Gourlay 24:34 (4th team) U17/U20 Women: 14 Jenny Brignall 22:46
Consett - January 6th 2007
Our women's team were 1st in this fixture, with Angela Peace moving up to the fast pack and Jo Zoppi running the 4th-fastest time in the race. With many absentees in the men's team, Heaton were 10th out of the 11 teams. At least we fielded a full team, and a better turn-out is expected at Farringdon.
Senior Men: 77 John Moore 39:51 (Fast pack - actual time 34:51) 125 Anthony Ball 41:10 170 Mal Gibson 42:32 194 John Gibson 43:33 202 Ted Baty 44:15 237 Allen Mulliss 47:01 240 David Brignall 47:09 281 George Routledge 60:37 (10th Division 2 team) Senior Women: 4 Angela Peace 21:47 10 Jo Zoppi 22:39 (Fast pack - actual time 20:19) 21 Helen Astley 23:35 (Fast pack - actual time 21:15) 33 Julia Critchley 24:09 (1st team) U17/U20 Women: 10 Jenny Brignall 24:11
Farringdon - January 13th 2007
A great 1st place for James Buis moves him up into the medium pack for the next race, while John Moore completed the course in exactly the same time as James. There was an impressive run from Sam Daley on his return to the club as he was our second counter. Clare Hamson's 4th position takes her into the fast pack, and a valuable debut from Sandra King ensured a complete team to keep the women's campaign going.
Senior Men: 1 James Buis 32:03 76 Sam Daley 36:42 92 John Moore 37:03 (Fast pack - actual time 32:03) 143 Mal Gibson 38:25 145 Anthony Ball 38:28 150 Dan Robins 38:47 (Medium pack - actual time 36:17) 155 Scott McEntee 38:50 169 John Gibson 39:16 172 Iain McKinnon 39:21 187 Ted Baty 39:58 197 David Wright 40:29 203 Chris Burn 41:09 209 Colin McEntee 41:42 216 Allen Mulliss 42:27 238 David Brignall 43:52 255 Reg Checkley 46:47 261 George Routledge 54:55 (4th Division 2 team - 6th overall after 3 races) Senior Women: 4 Clare Hamson 25:21 31 Angela Peace 28:02 (Fast pack - actual time 25:42) 56 Sandra King 30:41 (7th team - 2nd overall after 3 races) U17/U20 Women: 6 Jenny Brignall 27:52
Wrekenton - February 17th 2007
James was the fifth fastest in the senior men's race, and now steps up to the fast pack. Also moving up a pack is Paul Howe, finishing 20th in his first Harrier League race.
Senior Men: 3 James Buis 36:27 (Medium pack - actual time 33:57) 20 Paul Howe 38:16 60 Sam Daley 39:55 80 Paramjeet Bhogal 40:18 117 Mal Gibson 41:22 133 Dan Robins 41:46 (Medium pack - actual time 39:16) 180 John Gibson 44:07 182 David Wright 44:11 185 Paul Inskip 44:23 192 Ted Baty 44:43 197 Chris Burn 45:28 211 Allen Mulliss 47:06 224 Lee Wilkinson 48:22 248 George Routledge 63:29 (2nd Division 2 team - 4th Division 2 team overall after 4 races.) Senior Women: 10 Jo Zoppi 29:02 (Fast pack - actual time 26:22) 15 Clare Hamson 29:39 (Fast pack - actual time 26:59) 25 Angela Peace 30:22 (Fast pack - actual time 27:42) (4th team - Joint 2nd overall after 4 races.)
Chester-le-Street - March 3rd 2007
Another 2nd place for the men's team in Division 2 keeps alive the faint possibility of promotion. Jo Zoppi was 3rd fastest in the senior women's race. Paramjeet moves up into the medium pack after finishing 27th, and 5th place for Jenny Brignall moves her into the fast pack of the U17/U20 women.
Senior Men: 27 Paramjeet Bhogal 35:15 35 Sam Daley 35:28 52 Mal Gibson 35:54 56 James Buis 35:59 (Fast pack - actual time 30:59) 70 Paul Howe 36:15 (Medium pack - actual time 33:45) 151 Iain McKinnon 38:19 174 Chris Burn 39:04 175 Paul Inskip 39:07 182 Ted Baty 39:25 186 David Wright 39:51 196 Allen Mulliss 40:58 217 David Brignall 42:50 (2nd Division 2 team - 4th in division after 5 races.) Senior Women: 16 Jo Zoppi 19:44 (Fast pack - actual time 17:24) 17 Julia Critchley 19:45 22 Alice Lorenzi 20:04 32 Clare Hamson 20:27 (Fast pack - actual time 18:07) 40 Angela Peace 20:50 (Fast pack - actual time 18:30) (5th team - 2nd overall after 5 races.) U17/U20 Women: 5 Jenny Brignall 21:00
Prudhoe - March 17th 2007
Another successful season concluded with Heaton's women finishing 2nd in the league to Elvet, while the men ended up joint 3rd in Division 2 with Saltwell. The 10th place finish at Consett early in the season ultimately being too much to overcome in our challenge for promotion. Fourth place for Julia Critchley in the women's race means she moves into the fast pack for next season. Two of Heaton's members made it into the top three in the individual series results. Jo Zoppi finished second to Elswick's Judith Nutt in the senior women's category, while James Buis took 3rd place in the senior men's event.
Senior Men: 27 James Buis 35:20 (Fast pack - actual time 30:20) 62 Paul Howe 36:17 (Medium pack - actual time 33:47) 68 Andrew Bartram 36:24 69 Mal Gibson 36:25 97 Dan Robins 37:03 (Medium pack - actual time 34:33) 122 Iain McKinnon 37:43 167 John Gibson 39:46 168 Paul Inskip 39:58 197 David Brignall 41:40 199 Chris Burn 42:02 225 George Routledge 54:32 (4th Division 2 team. Joint 3rd overall in the final Division 2 table.) Senior Women: 4 Julia Critchley 23:53 12 Clare Hamson 24:31 (Fast pack - actual time 21:51) 19 Angela Peace 24:59 (Fast pack - actual time 22:19) 22 Anna-Marie Watson 25:12 (3rd team. 2nd team in the final league table.) U17/U20 Women: 7 Jenny Brignall 23:32 (Fast pack - actual time 20:52)