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Brooks Sussex Cross-Country League, 20th October
Lewes AC dominate Division 2 at Goodwood
Lewes Athletic Club enjoyed a record turnout on Saturday at the first race in the Brooks Sussex Cross-Country League, at Goodwood, with 26 adult athletes taking part.
In the men’s race, which was won by Hastings AC’s Adam Clarke in 24mins 52secs, the Lewes A-team was led home by Josh Burgess, who after a steady start worked his way through the field superbly, finishing fourth, in 26mins 31secs. The second Lewes man across the line was David Bradford (12th, 27:38); third was Robbie James (16th, 28:13) and the team was rounded out by Matt Suter (19th, 28:33).
With all four inside the top 20 overall, the A-team finished top of Division 2 by an astonishing margin of 157 points.
Such was the strength in depth that the club’s B and C teams finished first and second respectively in Division 3 – and Lewes also topped the veterans’ contest. The Lewes B-team comprised Matt Bradford (23rd, 28:54), Pablo Ibarguren (31st, 29:21); Alan Velecky (38th, 29:51) and Andrew Masters (48th, 30:36). Making up the C-team were Chris Gilbert (49th, 30:40); Ben Pepler (51st, 30:48); Tim Calliafas (56th, 31:04) and Allan Jackson (65th, 31:35).
In the women’s race, which was won by Hastings AC’s Angel Collins in 18mins 10secs, the top Lewes finisher was Sally Norris, who finished 17th in 17mins 02secs. Three runners make up each team in the women’s competition, and Sally’s A-team comrades were Karin Divall (46th, 21:52) and Faith Daughtery (49th, 22:05), placing the team fourth in the Division 2 table.