Horwich RMI HORWICH RMI Harrier Jason Hodgson gained a terrific victory at the last Chorley Four Mile Road Race in this year's series of four.

He showed tremendous speed as he recorded a sub 10 minute time. His fell running opportunities have been limited this year, but he has indeed shown he has what it takes to win top races on the road.

Team-mate Albert Sunter was the next Harrier home, and again showed he is in fine form.

Horwich ladies were led home by Gaynor Higson, who was also an excellent second overall lady for the series. Christine Sweatman ran well to finish second L45, as did Judith Heale who recorded 34.19 and finished third L50.

In the final match of this season's McDonald's Girls Young Athletes League NW Division One, at Warrington's Victoria Park track, Horwich's up and coming girls had to settle for third place in the division, just missing out on the runners up spot by a mere five points.

The team put up a tremendous performance, despite the absence of some of their top performers, to finish the day in a very close fourth place and third in the league.

Promoted

At the end of the day the Horwich club finished fourth on 171 points, behind division winners Wrexham (250 points).

The final League positions are Wrexham, 745, promoted to the Premier Division; Macclesfield 559 and Horwich 554.

Some of the highlights of the day included Janine Mullineaux's double Grade 2 AAA's of England Standard throws in the U15 javelin and shot. Her bests of 29.54m and a new PB of 10.08m gave her a first and second in the two events. In addition, she finished in fourth place in the 75m hurdles in a time of 13.9.

Other U15 Standard Certificates were presented to Vicky Harold, Grade 3 in the discus with a winning best of 24.41m; Sara Cottam, Grade 4 in the high jump with a third place best of 1.40m; Loretta Barnett, Grade 4 in the 100m in a winning time of 13.7 and Sara Stephens Grade 3 in the 75m hurdles in first place in the B string in a time of 13.0.

In the U13 800m Kirsty Milner achieved a Grade 3 Standard Certificate in a time of 2.59.4.

U17 County javelin champion Cara Marsden continued this season's fine form with another victory with a best of 30.99m.