WARRINGTON Rowing Club crews competed at the Autumn Head hosted by Northwich Rowing Club.

Despite some challenging weather conditions which led to events being cancelled the club had a number of successes.

The masters D coxed four of Adam Lumley, Jon Budd, Paul Rigby and Phil Higginson won their race, beating three other crews.

The women’s intermediate 3 quad – Charlotte Brennan, Carole Green, Gill Laidlaw and Charlotte Moll - beat the Grange School crew by 12 seconds.

The boys’ J14 quad of Joe Baguley, Joe Guerin, Tom Ledger and Cameron Green coxed by Marcus Mackay rowed to victory with a clear lead of just under a minute over their nearest rivals.

The junior 15 squad had a number of wins – J15 double of Josh Critchley and Michael Lee (by 24 seconds), J15 coxed quad – Angus Stewart, Josh Critchley, Michael Lee, Sam Dickenson and cox Megan Dunbavand - by seven seconds.

The women’s masters quad – Lucy Houghton, Donna Sleater, Jen Hind and Sian Henry - came second to their rivals Bradford, closing the gap this time to eight seconds.

Charlotte Moll experienced her first race in a single at IM3 and worked hard to come in second – losing to a GB rower but beating two other boats.

Also coming second were the WJ15 double of Maddie McCormick and Ella Stanhope and the J15 coxed four of Angus Wooler, Marcus Reilly, Ollie McFerran, Max Bury and cox Hattie Wallis.

Coming third in their event were the WJ16 coxed four of Ella Stanhope, Beth Potts, Feona Donnelly-Worthington, Lauren Hughes and cox Hattie Wallis.

Sasha Collins and Jen Joules raced at women’s intermediate 3 in a double after only a few sessions back to rowing for Jen and worked hard but just missed out on a medal.

The girls’ J15 quad of Mary Knowles, Caitlin Potts, Alex Fletcher and Harriet Jones coxed by Sarah Whiteley finished fifth, with Caitlin Potts and Alex Fletcher also taking fourth place in the girls’ junior 14s doubles event.

Meanwhile, the boys J14 double of Bradley Strickland-Baker and Harrison White rowed up one age category in the J15 doubles, finishing in eighth place.