Athletics: Scottish U17 title for Jack Moncur

EXETER HARRIERS Exeter Harriers javelin thrower Jack Moncur won gold at the Scottish under-17 National Age Group Championships in Aberdeen. In blustery conditions and with strong headwinds, the poor weather conditions held the competition up by half an hour. The 15-year-old took the lead in the second round with a throw of 45.97m, consolidating in round three with his best overall throw of 48.52m. With the weather conditions worsening, Moncur could not extend his lead further in the final three rounds but he had done enough to clinch the title, eventually taking gold by more than three metres. "I'm pleased with the win," said Moncur, who won the under-15 title last year. "I had a plan which I followed but I needed to adjust because of the weather conditions, and I'm disappointed we couldn't throw from the other end of the arena and take advantage of the weather conditions." Craig Moncur, 11, competing in his first national championships, was disappointed to finish seventh in his heat of the under-13 800m in 2.41.82, but will undoubtedly gain from the experience in the longer term.SOUTH WEST ROAD RUNNERS South West Road Runners members were out in force at the Exeter 10k last week. Ian Patchett led them home as he finished in 34.57, with Michal Lesniak not far behind in 35.36 and Jody Bee hot on his heels in 35.39.Other SWRR finishers were: Matt Bellamy 36.23, Tim Vialls 37.14, Darren Powell 38.30, David Balch 39.47, Michael Pearce 40.28, Barry Frost 40.41, Laura Swanton 41.08, Rob Murch 41.43, Mark Haywood 41.56, Jim Durston 41.58, Karen Cook 42.12, David Moulder 42.25, Elizabeth Nuttall 43.43, Julie Hedges 46.10, Clare Suss 47.32, Tracey Bennett 47.39, Jenifer Marsh 47.39, Darren Westlake 47.56, David Evans 48.15, Kelly Green 48.45, Heidi Simms 55.08 and Esther Mcphee 56.19 Four members of the Exeter-based club completed at the Torbay Royal Regatta 10k on Sunday. Daniel Hawkrigg was the first to finish in 40.06, with Karen Cook crossing the line in 42.40, Martin Tucker finished in 52.56 and Amanda Hawkrigg in 55.23. Nine Road Runners took part in the Severn Bridge half marathon. Laura Stanton was the first to cross the line in 1:30.27, with Ali Ferguson recording a time of 1:32.58 and Dave Moulder 1:36.13, just ahead of Lewis Jones in 1:36.29.Other SWRR finishers were: Simon Huddart 1:40, Geoff Smith 1:50.34, Gavin Connor 1:56.44, Duncan Walker 2:08.15 and Donna Smith 2:08.15 Four club members took part in the Sticklepath Horshoe fell run. Kevin Hagley finished ninth over the 15.5k course in 1:27.01. Rob Scovell was 27th in 1:46.54, Peter Rowe 28th in 1:47.00 and Vanda Linden 35th in 1:57.36. Michal Lesniak came third in the Bampton to Tiverton trail 10k in 42.57.EXMOUTH HARRIERS Second-claim Exmouth Harrier Tom Merson won the Exeter 10k in his Bristol & West vest in 31.12. Peter Fletcher was the first Exmouth Harrier to finish, in 30th place with a time of 36.41, and Alistair Douglas came home 52nd in 39.50. Richard Bishop was 65th in 41.05, with Andrew Johnson 88th in 42.30 before finishing the Torbay Royal Regatta 10k four days later in 81st place in 42.35. Kay Nias recorded a PB of 42.38 as she finished 90th, with Richard Pyle 98th in 43.33 and Dave Eveleigh 127th in 46.24. At the August leg of the Yeovilton 5k series, Jamie Palmer came home in 17.35 and Nias finished in 19.37.HALDON TRAIL RUNNERS Four Haldon Trail Runners raced at the Exeter 10k last week, with three of them recording new personal best times. Tom Bates led the club home as he finished 40th in a PB of 38.29, with Nick Warren also setting a new best as he finished 79th in 42.06. Anthea Whitaker-Board not only ran a PB of 43.28 but also won the female over-50 category, crossing the line 97th overall. Liz Prokopowicz also raced and finished 204th in 51.13. On Sunday evening, Martin McEneny took part in the Torbay Royal Regatta 10k and came home 76th in 42.12.AXE VALLEY RUNNERS Luke Reed came fourth in the Salty Sea Dog triathlon in Bournemouth. He finished the course in a time of 1:15.09 after completing the 750m sea swim in 11.24, setting a time of 42.51 in the 14-mile cycling section and 19.17 in the 5k run. Four AVRs ran the Battle of Sedgemoor 10k road race. Keith Agland finished 103rd and set a PB of 46.50. Sue Venn finished 202nd in 56.12, Gary Readings was 232nd in 1:00.00 and Mike Venn 253rd in 1:04.58. Two AVRs ran the Torbay Royal Regatta 10k road race on Sunday evening. Diane Newton took the over-65 women's prize with a PB of 1:02.14. Graham Newton won the over-65 men's title with a time of 43.48. In his first race in the USA, Matt Morbey entered the Blazer Dash 5k at Valdosta State University in Georgia and finished second in 18.29.