Non Stanford, GBR

2002-2003

Non won the U15 girls standings for the 2002-2003 Reebok Challenge series with 112 points, with wins at Margate (10:27), Edinburgh (12:51) and Cardiff (12:27), and 2nd places at Nottingham (behind Charlotte Browning), Birmingham and Liverpool (behind Emily Pidgeon). 

2003

Non won the Junior Girls SIAB Cross-country International in Dublin in March (although this was in the absence of Emily Pidgeon), in a time of 12:07.

Non took the Bronze medal in the 1500m at the SIAB International Athletics Meeting in Cardiff, in a time of 4:40.36.

Non won the U15s race at the Reebok Challenge in Falkirk.

Non won the U15s race at the Reebok Challenge in Margate, in a time of 10.28.

Non won the U15s race at the Reebok Challenge in Sefton Park,  Liverpool, in a time of 9.53.

2004

Non won the U15s race at the Reebok Challenge in Belfast, in a time of 14:08.

 Non was 2nd in the U17s race at the Reebok Challenge in Cardiff in a time of 14:27 behind Emily Pidgeon. The two were able to move up from Under 15s because of the different age group rules operated by Schools authorities.

1st Feb - Non (currently) ranks highly in the U17 and U20 girls indoor rankings 2004; in second in the 1500m with 4:40.09.

Welsh National - 'Non Stanford enjoyed the largest winning margin of the day, 69 seconds. She has yet to be beaten by a Welsh athlete since she took up cross country running three years ago.'

Pre-race: Nottingham:   Non Stanford (Wales West, 453), last winter’s Inter-Counties Silver medallist behind Charlotte Browning, is currently joint first in the Reebok Cross Challenge standings in this age group with 62 points – but only because she drifted up to the Under 17s in search of stronger competition at Cardiff (and finished second to Emily Pidgeon). Stanford retained the Welsh Under 15 title with impressive ease a fortnight ago. In Reebok races this winter, she won the Under 15 Girls races at Liverpool and Margate.

Non won the U15s race at the  Reebok Inter-counties in Nottingham, in the absence of Emily Pidgeon in a time of 13:34.

Non won the Reebok 2003/2004 series, with 112 points.

In April Non Standford took the individual gold medal in 15:11 in the Home Countries Cross Country International at Ayr, 28 seconds ahead of runner up England's Stephanie Twell in 15:39.

A fortnight later Non won the 15-17 County London Mini-Marathon.

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