Match Report by Des Webb:

Team Southamptons runners turned out in force for the last of the Wessex Cross Country League fixtures at Avon Heath Country Park in Dorset on Sunday and performed strongly despite the cold, blustery and showery conditions.

Top performer was 16 year old, Louise Webb, who stepped up age group's to compete in the Senior Women's race for the first time this season and managed to win over the 4.8km course. Webb who has had a tough Cross country season because of injury has begun to find her old form. In this race after tracking the leader from Wells harriers for three quarters of the race Webb overtook on the long final straight to win by around 50m's.

At the other end of the age group's Caitlin Stewart ran extremely well in the U11 race to be second placed finisher and top girl in this mixed race with other Team Southampton runners Claire Seaman finishing in 11th and Morgan Cherret in 20th. Caitlin's older sister Mhairi-Clair also race very creditably to be first Team Southampton runner in the u13 girls race when she took 5th place, and was very well backed up by Nicky Humphrey (9th), Laura Seaman (10th) and Hannah Musker (23rd).

In the boys races it was the Campbell twins who took top places for the team in the U13 age group with Martin in 3rd ahead of brother Simon in 5th, closely followed by Zac Perress (6th), Corey Cherrett (7th) and Harry Jenkins (10th) . Simon Nimmin ran well to take 6th place in a strong field in the U15 age group with Aaron Bennett taking 12th place. In the U17 boys race debutant P Muchmore took 9th place overall on the day.

The clubs runners will now be looking forwards to the start of the Track season on 15th April when the club will compete in the first of the Wessex Track and Field league at Bournmouths Kings park stadium.

Other runners
Senior Men - Pete Haynes - 43rd
U15 girls - Alisah Parnell - 15th
U17 Women - Rebecca Campbell - 13th

Please Note:
These results are based on information sent to me. Any problems with names / times / positions then e-mail teamsouthampton@hotmail.com