Port Meadow saw almost a hundred competitors in the cross country club’s cuppers last weekend, covering a 10km course. in the women’s race, Lucia Gibson (worcester) ran strongly throughout the race to break away from university team-mate Lizzie Brathwaite (Mansfield), but Mansfield packed three runners into the top six to beat worcester to the team prize. The men’s race was dominated by Teddy Hall, with Alen Chetwynd and James hogan first and second, pushing Oriel into second.Paddy Wallace, Captain of the University Club, said afterwards that he was extremely confident for the forthcoming Varsity Match against Cambridge, adding "with a fully fit team we could take on any university in the UK".ARCHIVE: 6th week MT 2005
