Aragón returns from the Spanish Spain of cross country by clubs with a silver medal in the mixed relay category. thanks to the brilliant performance of the Zaragoza club’s quartet. Alcampo-Scorpio 71. In individual plots, the outstanding Huesca Pol Oriach who signed a notorious second place in the under-23 category. The national cross country race was held this Sunday at the iconic circuit of Itálicain Seville.
Positive athletic day for Aragonese sport in Seville, where the following names stand out, collectively, as the most outstanding ones Isabel Linares, David Palacio, Rubén Egea and Paloma Aznar who led Scorpio 71 to second place in the relay race. Each of them covered approximately 1,400 meters.
This achievement revalidates the silver medal already won last year in the same event by Inés Arqued, Isabel Linares, Jaouad Hassini and Iván Manceñido. That pursuit gave the passport to the European Cup of Clubs Cross Country, where the club from Zaragoza achieved a European bronze.
INTEC ZOITI AND HINACO MONZON SHOW THEIR POTENTIAL.
In the absolute events, the high aragonese clubs showed their great potential. In the men’s event the Intec Zoiti from Huescabased in the División de Honor, managed to break into the national top-10 something that was also achieved by the Hinaco Monzón in the women’s race. As an individual, the Zaragozano Eduardo Menacho and the Montisonese Cristina Espejo were both finished in a creditable twenty-seventh place.
In the lower categories, the second place of Pol Oriach in the under-23 category was outstanding, as well as the fourth of Marcos Crespo (Zenit-La Mafia) and the tenth of Carlos Zarate (Alcampo Scorpio-71) in the U-20 race. Scorpio-71 also signed a remarkable sixth place for teams in that category.