Hampshire Cross country League. Match 1  Farley Mount, 15th October.

Good to see full teams out for all age groups and both sexes, long may that continue. All in all it was an encouraging start.

As I compiled this it was a sobering thought that through the age groups the numbers competing dramatically decline, not so much our club, but in general, the number of finishers from u13, through 15 to 17 ran for males; 91, 59, 36 and for women 71, 69, 41. A steep decline and one that has been of concern for many years in all sports.

Senior Men

For many years we have not been a force to recon with over the cross country despite having some exceptional individuals. Even now with a full complement out we’d be reasonably placed in div 1, let alone top div 2 as we are by a wide margin. Some of our best performers are away at university and we have a few new faces in the process of joining, so with a consistent turn out we should comfortably regain our div 1 position.

 

3     Alex Teuten   City of Portsmouth 32:24

26     Zack Lahlal   City of Portsmouth (n/s) 34:57

43    Toby Roe U20 City of Portsmouth 36:35

55     Robert Fryer   City of Portsmouth 37:21

76      Shaun Newton   City of Portsmouth 38:34

79     Damon Howard   City of Portsmouth 38:48

92     Adam O'Hara   City of Portsmouth 39:32

136  John Brimecome M40 City of Portsmouth 41:29

174 Mark Ferguson M40 City of Portsmouth 43:18

 

263 finishers

 

DIVISION 2

1 City of Portsmouth         256 1                 256 1

2 City of Salisbury             405 2                 405 2

3 Uni of Portsmouth          506 3                 506 3

4 Eastleigh RC                  554 4                 554 4

5 Poole Runners               651 5                 651 5

6 Wimborne                      825 6                 825 6

7 Fleet & Crookham         835 7                 835 7

8 Victory                            934 8                 934 8

9 Hardley Runners           1081 9                 1081 9

10 Camberley & District    1169 10                 1169 10

Senior women.

It was good to be able to field a full team for this fixture, let’s hope we can maintain this through the season as we will comfortably make the top half of the table and improve on our present 7th place.

 

31    Emma Montiel V35 City of Portsmouth 26:07

44    Elizabeth Hedley U20 City of Portsmouth 27:08

57    Sian Hawkes V35 City of Portsmouth 28:07

92    Katie Carew-Robinson V35 City of Portsmouth 30:47

105 Joanne Kitching V35 City of Portsmouth 31:43

 

143 finishers

1 Aldershot, Farnham & District 1 2 3 6

2 Winchester & District 4 6 7 17

3 Reading AC 8 13 21 42

4 Southampton 9 24 25 58

5 Basingstoke & Mid Hants 34 41 53 128

6 Bournemouth 17 45 67 129

7 City of Portsmouth 31 44 57 132

8 Stubbington Green Runners 35 40 61 136

9 Reading Roadrunners 30 48 87 165

10 Wimborne 36 65 81 182

11 Overton Harriers 33 56 93 182

12 Havant 23 88 89 200

13 Poole Runners 5 90 140 235

14 Fleet & Crookham 59 77 104 240

15 University of Portsmouth 52 94 96 242

16 Eastleigh RC 64 71 127 262

17 Hedge End RC 60 106 112 278

18 Totton RC 14 138 141 293

19 Victory 80 109 131 320

20 Hardley Runners 84 124 128 336

21 Liss Runners 123 134 139 396

- Ryde Harriers 43 100 - -

- New Forest Runners 27 126 - -

- University of Southampton 69 85 - -

- Andover 58 98 - -

- City of Salisbury 120 - - -

 

U17 men.

One of our strongest teams, sit in joint top spot with AFD. Lachlan Wellington once again showed his dominance finishing 15 secs ahead of the second place runner. As always an excellent run from Jacob O’Hara and an ever improving Steven Cross filled the team scoring positions.

 

1 Lachlan Wellington City of Portsmouth 15:58

7 Jacob O'Hara City of Portsmouth 16:51

12 Steven Cross City of Portsmouth 17:15

21 Adam Kimber City of Portsmouth 18:44

26 Harry Moore City of Portsmouth 19:23

36 finishers.

1 Aldershot, Farnham & District 20 1                 20 1

2 City of Portsmouth                     20 2                 20 2

3 Southampton                             27 3                 27 3

4 Wimborne                                   36 4                 36 4

5 Poole AC                                    54 5                 54 5

6 Basingstoke & Mid Hants          60 6                 60 6

- Andover                                      0 0

- Bournemouth                               0 0

- Camberley & District                     0 0

- City of Salisbury                             0 0

- Isle of Wight                                    0 0

- New Forest Runners                       0 0

- Poole Runners                                 0 0

- Reading AC                                     0 0

- Stubbington Green Runners           0 0

- Winchester & District                     0 0

U17 Women

With  just 3 athletes we made a very creditable return of 5th place, with excellent runs from Anya Pigden and Eleanor Purdue separated by just 2 seconds and backed up by a solid run from Katie Simister. A top three finish is not beyond this team.

 

8 Anya Pigden City of Portsmouth 21:14

9 Eleanor Purdue City of Portsmouth 21:16

27 Katie Simister City of Portsmouth 24:07

41 finishers

 

1 Winchester & District        5 11 12 28

2 Reading AC                      1 6 24 31

3 Southampton                     3 14 18 35

4 Aldershot, Farnham & District 7 13 22 42

5 City of Portsmouth              8 9 27 44

6 Basingstoke & Mid Hants   25 26 28 79

7 Camberley & District          10 34 37 81

8 Poole Runners                    20 30 41 91

- Wimborne                             2 4 - -

- Isle of Wight                         17 21 - -

- New Forest Junior                16 31 - -

- Poole AC                              15 - - -

- Andover                                29 - - -

- City of Salisbury                    38 - - -

 

 

U15 boys

With injuries taking their toll the u15 boys result looks underwhelming, but this will certainly improve over subsequent fixtures.

 

33 Josh Goldfinch City of Portsmouth 17:28

35 Tommy Rowe City of Portsmouth 17:32

50 Matthew Thomas City of Portsmouth 18:25

52 Ben Cross City of Portsmouth 19:08

 

59 finishers.

1 Aldershot, Farnham & District 12 1                 12 1

2 Reading AC                                      41 2                 41 2

3 Basingstoke & Mid Hants          43 3                 43 3

4 Camberley & District                   43 4                 43 4

5 Southampton                               59 5                 59 5

6 Isle of Wight                                 70 6                 70 6

7 Wimborne                                     71 7                 71 7

8 Winchester & District                    91 8                 91 8

9 New Forest Junior                        115 9                 115 9

10 City of Portsmouth                     118 10                 118 10

11 Fleet & Crookham                      133 11                 133 11

- Andover                                          0 0

- Bournemouth                                 0 0

- City of Salisbury                              0 0

- Havant                                             0 0

- New Forest Runners                        0 0

- Poole AC                                          0 0

- Poole Runners                                 0 0

 

U15 girls.

Our strongest team result of the day with a clear first place. Considering Ellie Farrow’s 1st place position couldn’t count towards the team result, and Nicole Ainsworth, one of our national cross country champions having to pull out through illness, and Olivia Wiseman and Charlotte Bullard running in Sussex league, their home county, and recording 1st and 8th place respectively this was an exceptional performance, illustrating the depth of talent the club has at this level.

Saffron Moore produced her usual quality performance, newcomer Matilda Atkins producing an excellent run for 9th place, and ever dependable Bo Sansom securing the scoring positions for the team.

 

1 Ellie Farrow Non Scoring Athlete 16:52

5 Saffron Moore City of Portsmouth 17:26

9 Matilda Atkins City of Portsmouth 17:49

17 Bo Sansom City of Portsmouth 18:33

24 Mia Billings City of Portsmouth 18:54

50 Jazmin Penniall City of Portsmouth 21:03

57 Hannah Newton City of Portsmouth 22:17

66 Phoebe Carlile City of Portsmouth 24:26

 

69 finishers

1 City of Portsmouth 5 9 17 31

2 Wimborne 3 15 16 34

3 Aldershot, Farnham & District 7 11 19 37

4 Southampton 2 4 33 39

5 Camberley & District 10 14 21 45

6 Reading AC 13 22 23 58

7 Winchester & District 12 29 54 95

8 Basingstoke & Mid Hants 8 59 63 130

9 Isle of Wight 42 44 56 142

10 Havant 36 49 58 143

- Fleet & Crookham 37 55 - -

- Andover 30 67 - -

- Dorchester 6 - - -

- Poole Runners 18 - - -

- City of Salisbury 38 - - -

- New Forest Runners 65 - - -

 

U13 boys

Another team hit hard by injuries and the result doesn’t reflect the true potential of this age group. And dare I say it this is the age group where team sports like football take their toll, but it must be the same for all clubs.

 

26 Josh Fawcett City of Portsmouth 12:21

33 Cameron Walker Powell City of Portsmouth 12:30

71 Logan Moore City of Portsmouth 14:00

79 Jensen Howard City of Portsmouth 14:21

 

91 finishers.

1 Aldershot, Farnham & District 12 1                 12 1

2 Southampton                            24 2                 24 2

3 Poole AC                                   50 3                 50 3

4 New Forest Runners                  65 4                 65 4

5 New Forest Junior                      74 5                 74 5

6 Winchester & District                  80 6                 80 6

7 Basingstoke & Mid Hants            95 7                 95 7

8 City of Portsmouth                      130 8                 130 8

9 Reading AC                                 134 9                 134 9

10 Wimborne                                  142 10                 142 10

- Andover                                         0 0

- Bournemouth                                  0 0

- Camberley & District                       0 0

- City of Salisbury                              0 0

- Fleet & Crookham                           0 0

- Havant                                             0 0

- Isle of Wight                                     0 0

- Overton Harriers                              0 0

- Poole Runners                                 0 0

 

U13 girls.

Great potential from this group of young ladies, finishing 4th on the day but with the top four teams clearly dominating the day it should be a highly competitive season. Good run from ‘old hands’ Ellie O’Neill and Isabelle Brydon, backed up by most of last years under 11 county champion team, (Olivia East, Hattie Locke, Bella Digby) and some promising debuts from newcomers, Natalya Smith, Emily Corker and Milly Lainge. Jess Smith is making progress after an injury and will certainly improve as the season progresses.

 

8 Eloise O'Neill City of Portsmouth 12:58

13 Natalya Smith City of Portsmouth 13:05

14 Olivia East City of Portsmouth 13:06

18 Isabelle Brydon City of Portsmouth 13:25

20 Hattie Locke City of Portsmouth 13:32

41 Emily Corker City of Portsmouth 14:39

42 Milly Lainge City of Portsmouth 14:41

44 Bella Digby City of Portsmouth 14:51

57 Jess Smith City of Portsmouth 15:44

71 finishers.

1 Aldershot, Farnham & District     4 9 10 23

2 Southampton                                2 7 15 24

3 Poole AC                                       3 11 12 26

4 City of Portsmouth                         8 13 14 35

5 Reading AC                                    5 24 25 54

6 Basingstoke & Mid Hants               6 21 30 57

7 New Forest Junior                         17 29 39 85

8 Winchester & District                      27 34 38 99

9 Isle of Wight                                   22 31 48 101

10 City of Salisbury                          26 33 50 109

11 Andover                                       36 68 71 175

12 Fleet & Crookham                       58 65 69 192

- Wimborne                                        128 - -

- Bournemouth                                   45 - - -

- Camberley & District                       49 - - -

- Stubbington Green Runners            53 - - -