Highgate Harriers trio storm to victory

Published: September 15, 2011
by CATHERINE ETOE

A TRIO of Highgate Harriers raced into first place in the Middlesex County Young Athletes under-13 girls road relay championships in Hayes on Sunday.

Olivia Hirschfield, Anna Willis and Marjolaine Briscoe finished the 3x3000-metre course in 38 minutes, 10 seconds – 14 seconds ahead of second placed Thames Valley Harriers.

Highgate’s under-13 team of Arnold Harrison, Ben Statman and Terry Fawden were fourth in the boys race, while Peter Laing, Gabriel Springer and Ben Hatch were sixth in the under-15s.

Cicely Turner just missed out on first place in the under-11 girls 1500m, coming in a mere seven seconds behind winner Feia Starkey of ESM in 5:49.

Under-11 Tom Dickson took fifth in the 1500m boys race in 5:45.