7 juniors in action at national Cross Country event in Falkirk

7 members of the junior section, U15/U17 age groups,  competed at the National Cross Country at Falkirk’s Callander Park and gained valuable experience at this national event, as for a few this was the first time they competed at this high level.

Among the female Harriers it was Claire Orr, who was first home. Claire was closely followed by Olivia Cochrane and Lauren Park, who were only seconds apart. Shona McBean made up the full team of Kilmarnock runners, which placed 10^th overall. There were only two Kilmarnock boys entered in the U15 age group and it was Neil O’Neil who finished first Harrier closely followed by Angus Kerr.

In the U17 age group it was Stacie Taylor, who this time was running for Glasgow School of Sport, and finished an excellent 8^th place out of 49 competitors.

The complete results are as follows: U15 girls: 67^th Claire Orr 19:09, 78^th Olivia Cochrane 20:40, 84^th Lauren Park 20:58 and 85^th Shona McBean 21:13; U15 boys: 67^th Ben O’Neill 16:03, 89^th Angus Kerr 16:47; U17 girls: 8^th Stacie Taylor (FU17) Glasgow School of Sport 18:37