24 Ashburton Guardian
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Sport
Ben Sutton and Rob Scammell in action during the Tinwald Cycling Club’s 45km handicap event on Sunday.
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McClelland has the final say Bruce McClelland rediscovered some of his form of old, sprinting in a solid group of riders to take victory in Tinwald Cycling Club’s 45km handicap event around the Christy’s Road block on Sunday. In doing so, McClelland lifted the Alan Wylie Memorial Trophy. McClelland timed his final charge to the line to perfection,
seeing off the challenge of second place-getter Bruce Blackburn. Ben Sutton produced his best race of the season to secure the final podium position while Don Morrison stormed in to fourth place with Shane Gerken and John Harcourt rounding out the top six. Steve Hands led in a big scratch
group to take fastest time honours, riding the course in 61.47 as ex-pats Darrell Kircher and Stu Lowe claimed second and third times. The juniors and second division riders competed over an 18km course. Caitlin Titheridge had a stellar day securing the win, and, in do-
ing so, also picked up fastest time honours. Bella Roulston continued her good form, claiming the runner-up and second fastest time spoils. It was also a good day for the Titheridge stable with Ethan taking third place followed by Suzie Leech and Madison Clark in
fourth and fifth places respectively. Kerry Clough continued his fine form of recent weeks taking the win in division two with Nicole Ellis and Hillary Singlewood hot on his tail filling the major placings. Next week the club travels to Methven to contest a 45km handicap event.
16-medal haul at junior nationals for local athletes BY JAMES FORD
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The Ashburton Junior Athletics Club contingent amassed an impressive medal haul at the South Island Colgate Games - New Zealand’s National Junior Athletics Championship - in Nelson last weekend. The 27-strong group brought 16
medals back to Mid Canterbury after taking on the South Island’s best in their respective fields. It was a memorable weekend for 10-year-old speedster Emma Becroft after winning the 100m girls’ sprint in a time of 14.48 seconds to edge out North Canterbury’s Jessica Hendren (14.51). Becroft then leapt to second place in the girls’
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grade-10 long jump for her second medal of the Games. Rosaria Gibson (5:52.11) was also in excellent form to take out second spot in the girls’ 1500m, and also won bronze in her 800m race. In the grade-11 girls’ section, Ella Pearson ran herself to a gold medal in the 800m and a bronze in
the 1500m, while Natasha Waddell took silver medals in the grade 14 1500m and 800m. Not to be outdone, Lydia Hooley placed second in the 11-yearold girls’ 1200m walk and Jenna Borthwick won silver in the grade 12 800m. The boys also had a fine weekend as Jake Jackways collected a
double medal haul of his own with a gold and silver in the 12 year 800m and 1500m respectively, while Ben Hooley was first in the boys’ 13 year 1600m walk. Twelve-year-old Grayson McLean placed third in the grade 13 shot put and Matheson Colquhoun won bronze in the grade 11 800m to round off the boys’ medal haul.
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