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TEN-TIMES North-East cross country gold medallist Brian Rushworth, 45, becomes the oldest ever athlete to represent the region in today's Inter Counties Championships at Nottingham.

For the second time in his career the Sunderland Harrier eclipses the achievements of former Commonwealth Games marathon gold medallist Jimmy Alder, who won the regional senior men's cross country title nine times and was 44 when he last appeared in the Inter Counties event.

Rushworth, who has won six North-East veterans titles since moving into the over-40s, earned his selection at Woolaton Park today by finishing third in the North-East Cross Country Championships at Hartlepool.

The Wearside college lecturer takes his place in a strong nineman team which includes clubmate and double North-East champion Mark Hood, who has won two England vests since his triumph at Hartlepool.

The North-East will be without Dominic Bannister, who is replaced by Gosforth's USAbased Lewis Timmins, while New Marske Harrier Lewis Gamble- Thompson makes his debut.

Team: Ian Hudspith, Nick Swinburn, Chris Sampson and Mark Brown (Morpeth), Mark Hood and Brian Rushworth (Sunderland), Lewis Timmins (Gosforth), Lewis Gamble- Thompson (New Marske), David Wardle (Woodford Green).

The four members of the North-East women's team all make their Inter Counties debuts - Maxine Czarnecka and Fiona Burnie (Chester-le-Street) and Gateshead Harriers Jess Trowbridge and Charlotte Wickham.

They are joined by Sonia Thomas (Sale), Ashley Gibson (Elswick), Jayne Mooney (Morpeth) and Chester-le-Street's Alyson Dixon and Kathryn Waugh.

10:25am Saturday 15th March 2008

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