FOLLOWING the news that Barnoldswick Round Table have set up a Trust Fund for him, Lee McCash has received another boost with selection for the Belgian Cross Cup race at Ghent.

The English Cross Country Association has selected last year's top four under 17s, including Pendle's Lee, for the under 20 race on November 7.

The first league match of the cross country season was the Red Rose fixture at Bury on Saturday. Rossendale Harriers contested all four of the men's races, and three veterans won their age groups in the senior race - Steve Duxbury was first M45, Pete Lyons first M50 and Pete Jepson first M55. At the front, Mark Aspinall was third, Nick Hatchard fifth and Martin Lee sixth, but with Lee not able to count for the team until December, the team was only third, while the veterans were second. Chris White was third junior.

The club fielded full teams in both under 13 races. The boys were second with Ramiro Weeks and Nicky Daunt both finishing in the top ten, and the girls were third thanks largely to Poppy Cooper who took second spot.

Results - Under 13 Boys: 7 Ramiro Weeks 10.02, 8 Nicky Daunt 10.13, 13 Andrew McDermott 10.35, 15 Joe Crossley 10.43, 17 Daniel Hoyle 11.04, 20 Levi Sumner 11.16.

Under 13 Girls: 2 Poppy Cooper 10.06, 9 Nicola Leishman 10.53, 15 Natalie Williams 11.55.

Under 15 Boys: 10 Lee Leishman 14.30.

Under 17 Men: 8 Anthony Gotts 23.29.

Ladies: 16 Michelle Dew 26.29, 22 (fifth L45) Sue German 28.47, 25 (fifth L40) Julie Feeney 29.48.

Senior Men: 3 Mark Aspinall 33.36, 5 Nick Hatchard 33.46, 6 Martin Lee 34.12, 18 (first M45) Steve Duxbury 35.56, 29 (first M50) Pete Lyons 37.32, 30 Gary Sumner 37.37, 38 (third junior) Chris White 38.09, 42 Nigel Gotts 38.39, 56 Dean Hebden 40.33, 59 (first M55) Pete Jepson 40.42.

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