Club News
Susannah Lynch National Champion 4 Aug 2008.
Susannah Lynch lead a very successful National Cross Country Championship campaign by Olympic club members on Saturday.
Susannah prevailed in the muddy conditions to take her first national cross country championship title in the Girls 12 and under grade. Susannah covered the 2k course in 7.36 comfortably beating the second place getter Georgia Harris from Gisborne.
You should have heard the applause at the club when that news came through!! Congratulations, we are very proud of you!!
Mike Waterman also achieved a well deserved podium finish with a strong bronze medal performance in the Masters Men 35-39 age grade, capping off what has been a good cross country season for him. Awesome Mike! Well done!!
Other Olympic Results: grade Place Name TIME Girls 12 1st Lynch, Susannah 7.36 (MM40-44 2 Wakelin, Michael 27.48) MM35-39 3rd Waterman, Michael 29.34 MM60-64 6 Ritchie, Ken 42.03 Boys 14 7 Hooft, Alex 11.09 Boys 12 8 Jackson, Timothy 7.55 MM50-54 8 Handley, Mark 33.03 MW35-39 9 Van Looy, Michelle 28.39 MM40-44 12 Walker, Craig 32.26 Boys 14 13 McCrudden, Martin 11.37 Men 16 14 McCrudden, Sean 21.57 Women 16 14 Lynch, Deborah 16.35 Women 19 18 Sugden, Victoria 26.31 Women 16 22 Pepperell, Sophie 17.06
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Susannah prevailed in the muddy conditions to take her first national cross country championship title in the Girls 12 and under grade. Susannah covered the 2k course in 7.36 comfortably beating the second place getter Georgia Harris from Gisborne.
You should have heard the applause at the club when that news came through!! Congratulations, we are very proud of you!!
Mike Waterman also achieved a well deserved podium finish with a strong bronze medal performance in the Masters Men 35-39 age grade, capping off what has been a good cross country season for him. Awesome Mike! Well done!!
Other Olympic Results: grade Place Name TIME Girls 12 1st Lynch, Susannah 7.36 (MM40-44 2 Wakelin, Michael 27.48) MM35-39 3rd Waterman, Michael 29.34 MM60-64 6 Ritchie, Ken 42.03 Boys 14 7 Hooft, Alex 11.09 Boys 12 8 Jackson, Timothy 7.55 MM50-54 8 Handley, Mark 33.03 MW35-39 9 Van Looy, Michelle 28.39 MM40-44 12 Walker, Craig 32.26 Boys 14 13 McCrudden, Martin 11.37 Men 16 14 McCrudden, Sean 21.57 Women 16 14 Lynch, Deborah 16.35 Women 19 18 Sugden, Victoria 26.31 Women 16 22 Pepperell, Sophie 17.06
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