Invicta Athletics Club News

Kent Cross-country Championships - 2010

3 team and 3 individual medals - Senior Men & Women both 4th

Six complete teams + 2 incomplete teams in 10 categories
Team Gold....... u13 Fem....Bobby Clay, Lilly Coward, Anna Weston, Amy Old
Team Silver..... u-20 M......Jason Pickett, Andy Cope, James Reilly
Team Silver..... u-17 Fem...Rebecca Weston, Emily Hosker Thornhill, Rachel Burton,
..................................Beth Burnett, Enya Lonnergan, Becki Reilly
Team 4th........ Senior M....James Cotton, Chris Holmes, Mark Wilkins, Tim Corby,
..................................Martin Kelk,Tim Sutton,Tom Purnell,Adam CowperSmith
..................................Peter Bowell,Adrian Dawson,John Wilkins,Michael Gore
Team 4th........ Senior Fem..Sharon Hawkins, Claire Brown, Janice Moorekite,
Team 4th........ u-17 M.......Kieran Reilly, Ali Noel, Jacob Burton, Sam Hudson,
..................................Ben Burton, Joe Marchant, Chris Little
Incomplete teams
u-20 females..... Beth Carter (individual winner) our only runner
u15 Boys..........Jake Rogers (5) Luke Dawson (7) Eddie Burton (16)
....................1 more runner finishing last would've gained u15 Boys team bronze

Senior Men also collected Team Bronze in secondary competition of 12-to-score, behind MedwayMaidstone AC and Tonbridge AC

Our leading Seniors - 3 Men and 2 Women - all finished in top 20. Senior Men had 12 out on the day
IEK leading Senior Man, James Cotton pictured (RIGHT) on way to 14th, having stayed at the back of the field for first kilometre - this tactic captured in the 5th photo on Kent AA website, beneath the results - use link below





Left is M&M's 10 times Kent champion Barry Royden eventually beaten by both Chris Holmes (centre) and Mark Wilkins who were 19th and 20th respectively

Senior Women were 4th - Sharon Hawkins was 6th, Claire Brown (left) 13th in her first Kent championship, with Janice Moorekite 36th




Beth Carter (RIGHT) cruised unchallenged to individual u-20 gold in her first race for 3 months.

Pictured (L to R) are our u-13 Red Sparrows, Lilly Coward(6) Bobby Clay(race winner) Amy Old(13) and Anna Weston(5) winners of Team Gold despite absence of Ellen Whitehead and Molly Dawson. First time in Kent history that IEK win this section, breaking a record 4 wins in a row by Tonbridge AC

Team silver for u17 Females with team of 6 on the day including Beth Burnett(16) Enya Lonnergan(17) and Becki Reilly 19th. Medallists pictured are (L to R) Emily Hosker Thornhill(5) Rachel Burton(13) and Rebecca Weston(4)




Team silver (u-20 males) where Jason Prickett also collected fine individaul bronze. With Jason (865) are Andy Cope(left) James Reilly and Josh Freemont.







Special milestone achieved by Tim Sutton contesting 24th consecutive Senior Kent cross-country championship - Tim was 6th scorer for IEK Men's team which was 4th






For results click underlined text...Kent XC 2010 - Detling