Judd claims clean sweep with UK title (From Echo)

Judd claims clean sweep with UK title

5:10pm Monday 15th March 2010 in

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CANVEY'S international schoolgirl Jessica Judd produced another scintillating run to earn TV stardom.

The Castle View student won the under-15 girls’ race by 19 seconds in a time of 14mins 52secs to again leave her rivals trailing in her wake at the UK Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships in Birmingham.

It means that Judd, 15, who runs for Chelmsford AC, has achieved a clean sweep of local, regional and national cross-country titles she has competed for this season.

And the teenager is likely to add to her impressive list at next weekend’s English Schools’ Championships in Manchester.

More than 5,000 athletes competed in the competition, which was shown in full on SkySports TV.

It proved to be a great day for FitzWimarc School, Rayleigh, students with Sophie Riches finishing fourth in the race won by Judd in 15.31.

And, in the under-13 girls, two other Fitz students, Maisie Jones and Millie Smith, joined forces with Georgia Tuckfield and Lydia Hallam to claim first team prize for Essex for the first time in 33 years.

Jones, who runs for Basildon AC, was 21st in 11.42 and Smith just four seconds back in 23rd spot. Both Riches and Smith are Chelmsford AC members.

For the older age groups the event doubled up as a trial for the British team for the World Cross-Country Championships in Poland in two weeks time.

And a third place for Basildon born Faye Fullerton, who timed 27.30, seems certain to earn her a spot in the senior women’s team for the big event. Selections will be announced on Wednesday.

Leading Essex finishers Senior men:101, Ryan Prout (39.02); 127, Chris Sellens (39.50); 157, Angus Holford (40.26); 163, James Tydeman (40.31); 186, Craig Berg (41.00); 195, Robert Warner (41.09).

Team: 24, Essex (929).

Under-20 men: 5, Ronnie Sparke (25.29); 19, Tom Frith (26.38); 53, Harun Abdi (27.35); 56, Frankie Conway (27.44); 68, Howard Clarke (28.02); 73, Grant Webb (28.08); 84, Dale Clutterbuck (28.21); 102, Alex Cornwell (28.48). Team: 2, Essex (134).

Under-17 men: 34, Jack Fitsall (19.52); 66, Samuel Brown (20.20); 102, Alex Short (20.54); 112, James Buckley-Stanton (20.51); 148 Andrew Law (21.09); 216, Thomas Bower (22.01). Team: 8, Essex (260).

Under-15 boys: 13, Thomas Richardson (15.31); 52, James Stockings (15.52); 63, Oliver Kyriakides (15.57); 68, Stephen Woodford (16.00); 79, Samuel Robinson (16.06); 108, Jon Kerridge (16.16); 109, Hoseah Gikungu (16.16); 228, Nicholas Shade (17.10). Team: 6, Essex (196).

Under-13 boys: 29, Josh Mann (10.57); 37, George Elliott (11.01); 69, Callum Charleston (11.13); 87, Freddie Keefe (11.17); 91, James Nadin (11.20); 139, Charles Waltham (11.35); 145, Billy Pullam (11.39); 162, James Fodder (11.45).

Team: 8, Essex (222).

Senior women: 3, Faye Fullerton (27.30); 8, Jessica Sparke (28.10); 10, Jo Wilkinson (28.33); 28, Harriet Scott (29.45); 92, Charlotte Peppiatt (31.45); 109, Karen Goode (32.13); 113, Robyn Matson (32.18). Team: 3, Essex (250).

Under-20 women: 25, Gemma Kersey (22.56); 39, Kattie Tuttlebury (23.35); 48, Becky Hewitt (24.04); 78, Ella Neale (25.35); 96, Gemma Phillips (26.24); 103, Laura Hillyard (26.57). Team: 6, Essex (190).

Under-17 women: 51, Eleanor Bounds (20.42); 57, Sam Redgrave (20.51); 71, Poppy Blake (21.05); 81, Sidnie Sales (21.12); 87, Rebecca O'Neill (21.17); 132, Lauren MacGregor (21.53); 135, Jay Andrews (21.55); 166, Claudia Conway (22.21). Team: 8, Essex (260).

Under-15 girls: 1, Jessica Judd (14.52); 4, Sophie Riches (15.31); 96, Aimee Garnett (16.58); 127, Bethany Hall (17.15); 134, Eleanor Johnson (17.19); 137, Chloe Williams (17.21); 220, Emily Crowe (18.06); 224, Emily Bullis (18.11). Team: 10, Essex (228).

Under-13 girls: 2, Georgia Tuckfield (11.20); 21, Maisie Jones (11.42); 23, Millie Smith (11.46); 26, Lydia Hallam (11.48); 32, Jodie Judd (11.52); 57, Rosa Prideaux (12.02); 99, Madeline Gough (12.18); 126, Amelia Barrett (12.29). Team: 1, Essex (72).