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Teenager triumphs in cross country



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Published Date: 19 November 2008
ANDREW Crichton's superb form on the cross country circuit could see him turn out for both England and Scotland in the same season.
The Innerwick runner lives in Scotland but attends Longridge Towers School, just outside Berwick.
The 17-year-old could run for Scotland on the domestic circuit, and then compete for English Schools later in the season.
The chance to represent bot
h countries has come about due to Andrew's form on the cross country circuit.
His latest victory came at the weekend in the border cross country series.
Crichton won the men's 7000 metres race in a very close finish against top Scottish hill runner Brian Marshall of Haddington.
He has already won a relay championship with his club City of Edinburgh at Prestonpans last month and claimed a second place at Livingston and fifth at Cumbernauld in top quality field's of runners.
Meanwhile, Hannah Jones and her twin sister, Emily, were in good form at the weekend with both of them finishing in the top 30 in the prestigious Gateshead cross country under 15 girls event.
The Berwick twins then produced another top performance in the border series as they finished first and second in the under 15 girls race.
Berwick's Alison Brown ran well in the border series finishing in the top three.
Keiran Turton also ran well to finish third in his race in the border series.
The runners from East Coast Athletics Club now go on to Broxburn for the next leg of the east district league.



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  • Last Updated: 19 November 2008 1:42 PM
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  • Location: Berwick
 
 

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