Wells City Harrier Frank Tickner boosts GB cross country hopes
Wells City Harrier Frank Tickner boosted his hopes of selection for Great Britain's World Cross-County Championship squad when he won the prestigious South of England Championships at Parliament Hill.
The win means Tickner collected the trophy for a second time and followed in the footsteps of older brother Ben, who won the event 12 months ago.
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The senior men's event was contested over 15k, with Frank coming home in 48mins 10secs to match his first-placed finish on the same course in 2008.
Veteran 40 runner Adrian Marriott was next home for the Harriers in 12th (52:04), followed by under-23 Nathan Young in 43rd (54:14).
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Andy Hennessy finished 112th (58:52), V50 Steve Masters 179th (62:08), Paul Allen 237th (65:07), Tom Dukes 253rd (65:41), V60 Ed Tickner 362nd (71:29) and Rex Whitcombe 435th (76:41).
There were also good performances from a host of junior Harriers, despite the club's entry being less than half of the normal number due to a clash with the Somerset Schools' Championships.
In the under-13 boys' race, Luke Baker was 146th (12:49), with Luke Macpherson 168th (13:13).
Charlotte Baker was 36th (15:31) in the under-15 girls' race, while under-17 Isobel Glaisher (19:18) and Emily Smith (20:15) were sixth and 15th respectively.
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