Intermediate Girls
The first race on the programme saw the Intermediate Girls tackle a 3.8k route round the gently undulating park, which was mostly in good shape, except for some challenging sticky mud sections. Maya Davis had a good run to round off her season, finishing fourth Bucks Schools scorer in 99th place. Megan Lockwood was sixth Bucks scorer in 255th. For Herts Schools Alex Whitfield was third scorer in 105th place. The Bucks Schools team was 14th, Herts Schools 18th.
 
Junior Boys
Harrison Lawrence was part of a very successful Bucks team that combined its six scorers to finish an excellent third. On a fairly short 3.2k course, Harris was fourth scorer in 67th and the Bucks team also featured the individual winner in Luis Da Silva and sixth placed Luca Dolan. They will run for England at the SIAB International in Bangor, north Wales next Saturday.
 
Junior Girls
There were three Chiltern girls scoring in the Bucks Schools Junior Girls team that ran the same route as the Junior Boys – second scorer Nell Frost in 62nd, third scorer Juliette MacDougall 67th and sixth scorer Aura Lue Fong 247th.
 
Intermediate Boys
The best individual Chiltern performance of the day came from Tom Ford, who ran with great calm and purpose on the Inter Boys 5k circuit to win the silver medal and book his place running for England Schools at Bangor. It will be Tom’s second vest having run for the country two years ago. Tom’s Herts Schools team was sixth.
 
Senior Girls
On a 4.4k route, Alice Peckham, fifth scorer in 133rd, and Lucinda McRonald, sixth scorer in 169th, were part of the Bucks Schools team that were 19th. Emily Ford had a good run to be third Herts scorer in 101st.
 
Senior Boys
Four Chiltern senior boys ran on a fast but taxing 6.3k course - Edward Johnson had a good run to be first Bucks Schools scorer in 50th, Alex Hughes was second scorer in 102nd, Callum Powell was fifth scorer in 172nd, and Jack Turner was 289th.

The National Inter Counties was held again at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham on Saturday and, on a grey, dry and still day, the course held up very well despite the heavy rain of February. The race also featured the climax of the season-long series of British Cross Challenge races.
There was good representation from Chiltern Harriers athletes at this biggest and best of the end of season cross country championships. Twenty-seven Chiltern runners took part for Buckinghamshire or Hertfordshire teams.
 
U20 Men
Alex Hughes and Jack Turner were the only two Bucks U20 Men taking part and finished 96th and 144th respectively. Callum Powell was the third scorer in the Herts team that came 11th to be 108th.
 
U13 Girls
Chloe Willson led in the Herts team in an impressive 35th. There was a good Chiltern presence in the Bucks team with Sunaya Nanda first scorer in 101st, Aura Lue Fong second scorer in 129th and Lottie Monnington fourth scorer in 145th. Herts were 16th, Bucks 27th.
 
Senior Women
Bucks fielded a full team for the first time in many years. Katie Repper was first scorer in 113th, Charlotte Docwra third scorer in 190th and Katie Royals fourth scorer in 194th. The team was 27th. Meanwhile Bev Whitfield had a good run to be fourth scorer in the Herts team that was 14th, coming an impressive 116th.
 
U15 Boys
Harrison Lawrence in 198th and Isaac McCall in 208th were sixth and seventh finishers in the Bucks team that was 20th.
 
U17 Women
Alex Whitfield was the leading Herts runner, coming 54th .
 
U17 Men
There was good Chiltern representation in this one with Tom Ford leading in the Herts team in 25th. For Bucks Edward Johnson was second scorer in 43rd, James Malin fourth scorer in 175th, James Holdsworth fifth finisher in 177th.
 
U13 Boys
William Clasby was sixth Bucks finisher in 120th.
 
U20 Women
Jocelyn Davies was the leading Bucks runner, coming a strong 82nd and Emily Ford was second Herts scorer in 85th.
 
U15 Girls
The Bucks team were eighth in this one. Juliette MacDougall was third scorer in 61st, Nell Frost fourth scorer in 86th, Maya Davis fifth finisher in 143rd and Annie-Rose Quantrill sixth finisher in 213th.
 
Senior Men
The highest placed Chiltern athlete of the day was Richard Slade who had another strong run to be third in the Senior Men’s race. This confirmed Richard as bronze medallist in the Cross Challenge standings. Also competing for Bucks was Tim Lawrence who was seventh county finisher in 192nd.

Several Chiltern Harriers athletes have been selected to race for their county or county schools teams at the last big two cross country championships of the year.
 
The National Inter Counties is at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham on Saturday March 7th, and the English Schools Championships is at Sefton Park, Liverpool a week later.
 
National Inter Counties
Under 13 Girls Bucks
Sunaya Nanda, Lottie Monnington, Aura Lue Fong
U13 Girls Herts
Chloe Willson
U15 Girls Bucks
Nell Frost, Maya Davis, Juliette MacDougall, Annie-Rose Quantrill
U17 Women Herts
Alex Whitfield
U20 Women Bucks
Jocelyn Davies
U20 Women Herts
Emily Ford
Senior Women Bucks
Katie Repper, Katie Royals, Charlotte Docwra, Maddie Hughes
U13 Boys Bucks
William Clasby
U15 Boys Bucks
Harrison Lawrence, Isaac McCall
U17 Men Bucks
Edward Johnson, James Holdsworth, James Malin
U17 Men Herts
Tom Ford
U20 Men Bucks
Jack Turner, Alex Hughes
Senior Men Bucks
Richard Slade, Tim Lawrence
  
English Schools
Junior Girls Bucks Schools
Juliette MacDougal, Nell Frost, Aura Lue-Fong
Inter Girls Bucks Schools
Maya Davis, Megan Lockwood
Inter Girls Herts Schools
Alex Whitfield
Senior Girls Bucks Schools
Alice Peckham
Senior Girls Herts Schools
Emily Ford
Junior Boys Bucks Schools
Harrison Lawrence
Inter Boys Herts Schools
Tom Ford
Senior Boys
Edward Johnson, Alex Hughes, Callum Powell, Jack Turner

A great turnout of ninety-four runners saw Chiltern Harriers take the win at the fifth and final match of the Chiltern League series and complete a third overall win in five years.
On a wet, miserable day the flat grassy courses at Stopsley Park, Luton were predictably soft and had cut up quite badly by the time of the Senior Men’s race at the end.
 
It has been a good season for the Chiltern U11s. The girls were fourth on Saturday but did enough to hold on for team bronze medals. The team were led in as usual by Ezrayah Latham who was fourth, and Martha Stanley 15th and Marni Ison-Stierer 24th completed the scoring. Jemima Barnes was just behind in 25th and Ida Goldman in 33rd. Ezrayah ended up fifth overall with Martha 13th and Marni 20th.
 
The U11 Boys were second and ended up second overall. Kit Reynolds in sixth, Ollie Dixon in 11th and Evan Atkinson in 17th were the scorers. Also contributing were Floyd Nallamilli (19th), Freddy Higgins (22nd), Jacob Harris (24th), Ethan Brown (29th), Oliver Vandenbrekel (31st), Oliver Ingham (36th), and Joseph Holdsworth (43rd). At season-end Kit was seventh, Evan 12th and Ollie 13th.
 
There was another good outing from the U13 Girls, finishing second on the day and confirming third overall. The scoring foursome featured great runs from Sunaya Nanda (second) and Lottie Monnington (fourth) having possibly their best runs of the season, and good back-up from Emilia Ingham (22nd) and Amelia Hanstein (31st). Anna Whitty competed the team in 47th. Chloe Willson had already sealed the overall win with Sunaya fifth and Lottie tenth.
 
The U13 Boys had a strong showing on Saturday to be second but missed out on the podium, finishing fourth overall. The scoring four were William Clasby (fifth), Barnaby Williams (17th), Jack Dalton (18th), and Jack Dixon (20th). Also featuring were Harvey Cartledge (26th), James Woodgate (27th), Jonathan Kalibbala (34th), and Thomas Cooper (43rd). Individually William was seventh, Jack Dalton 15th, Barnaby 16th.
 
In-form athletes Maya Davis and Juliette MacDougall were second and third in the U15 Girls race, and, with good support from Annie-Rose Quantrill (13th), and Nia Clarke (15th), took the win on the day. Amelia Qasam was 34th The girls were second overall, with Maya fifth and Juliette sixth overall.
 
The U15 Boys have had a big turnout at each match with great loyalty and commitment from the lads. They were fourth on Saturday and ended up fourth overall. Harrison Lawrence continued his good recent form to be ninth and was helped in the scoring by Isaac McCall (16th), Josh Woodward (20th), and Jack Rogers (23rd). Strong back-up as always came from John Rooney (24th), Isaac Brown (25th), Colin Miles (26th), Jacob McCall (28th), Isaac Taylor (29th), Kit Dixon (32nd), Oliver Atkinson (33rd), and Hector Gamblen (42nd). Harrison was best placed individual in the final league standings with 17th.
 
The U17/20 Women’s team again saw a good turnout with Alex Whitfield (third), Emily Ford (tenth), and Jocelyn Davies (15th) scoring. Further good efforts came from Lucinda McRonald (20th), Megan Lockwood (25th), and Lydia Cross (41st). The girls were second on Saturday and have held second throughout the campaign. Alex Whitfield was bronze medallist in the U17 standings, Jocelyn Davies fourth in the U20s.
 
Tom Ford in second and Edward Johnson in third led the scoring in the U17 Men’s race. Excellent packing came from James Malin (ninth) and James Henderson (tenth) to score, Ben Reeder (11th), Zach Cleary (12th), Eddie O’Brien (15th), and Charlie Quantrill (23rd). The boys won on the day and ensured their overall win. In the individual standings Tom was silver medallist and Edward bronze medallist.
 
The Senior Women were third on the day and confirmed second overall. The scoring six on the day were Ellie Bates (18th), Bex Nkoane (21st), Jess Orr (26th), Charlotte Docwra (27th), Carys Evans (38th), and Jenny Bizley (44th). Also featuring were Cath Holloway (47th), Sylvia Moss (79th), Marlie Nkoane (84th), Heidi Folkard (96th), Miriam Kempson (114th), Tamsin Finch (119th), Caroline Stevens (129th), and Fiona Calder (134th). The vets quartet (Ellie, Bex, Jenny, and Cath) were third but that was enough to secure the Vets title for the season. Overall in the Seniors Katie Royals was eighth, Charlotte Docwra 11th. Ellie Bates was fourth Vet 35, Bev Whitfield second Vet 45. Cath Holloway was the winner of the Vet 55 title and Sue Slade sixth, Heidi Folkard seventh.
 
There was another strong effort from the Senior Men to ensure the overall win on the day. Despite missing some scorers from the previous match, others came in to create just as good a team. Simon Bossi was an excellent second, Alex Aldred third and Harry Cox eighth. Also scoring were Alex Hughes (12th), Jack Turner (21st), Callum Powell (23rd), Adam Shute (30th), Cameron Reid (35th), Nick Hughes (37th), and James Turner (38th). Completing the team were Aran Davidson (42nd), Tom Dixon (50th), Daniel Munn (63rd), Jonny Slade (92nd), Russell Vandenbrekel (127th), Ben Hannen (133rd), Alan Crozier (137th), Jon Taylor (151st), Ed Wright (189th), Stuart Henderson (207th), and Mark Johnson (208th). The team were second on the day and were second overall. The Vets team of Adam, Nick, James and Tom won on the day and the team also won overall. The U20 team of Alex, Jack and Callum were second and were second overall.
 
Consistently good performances at all five matches saw Alex Aldred come out as the individual winner of the Senior Men’s league overall: a great achievement. Aran Davidson was seventh. In the U20s Jack Turner was ninth and Daniel Munn eleventh. Tim Lawrence was second Vet 40 with James Turner fourth and Tom Dixon eighth. Nick Hughes was the Vet 50 individual winner.
So that makes a trio of Chiltern wins in the past five years. A great result and something to celebrate. Here’s something from Ellie Bates on that -
 
Come celebrate the Club's success at the Chiltern League and enjoy some great food and company at our Summer Social and Awards Evening. We'll be handing out medals from the League. Save the date: 9th May 2026, Chesham Cricket Club. Tickets go on sale in March. 

Year 5 and 6 Girls
This 1.6k race saw a good win from Ezrayah Latham and there were good runs from Jemima Barnes in tenth and Martha Stanley in 12th.
 
Year 5 and 6 Boys
Further good runs came in the primary schools boys race with Kit Reynolds fourth, Olly Dixon ninth and Freddy Higgins tenth. Evan Atkinson was 19th and Oliver Ingham 37th.
 
Minor Girls (Year 7)
Sunaya Nanda won the year 7 race over a 2k route and Amelia Hanstein was 13th.
 
Minor Boys (Year 7)
A further Chiltern win came from William Clasby and there were good efforts from Harvey Cartledge in 6th and Jonathan Kalibbala in 13th.
 
Junior Girls (Years 8 and 9)
In a big field of 124 Juliette MacDougall had a very good run to be second with Nell Frost just behind in third. Aura Lue-Fong was seventh. Annie-Rose Quantrill was 11th, Lottie Monnington 20th and Mala Baha 26th. Aiyla Haigh was 39th, Amelia Qasam 59th and Millie Killingback 68th.
 
Junior Boys (Years 8 and 9)
Harrison Lawrence was fifth, Toby Reynolds was 12th, and Isaac Taylor 14th. Oli Atkinson was 28th, Jack Dixon 38th, Thomas Cooper 50th and Alex Vandenbrekel 69th. There were 125 finishers.
 
Intermediate Girls (Years 10 and 11)
 
The Inter Girls ran with the Senior Girls over a tough 4.7k course. Maya Davis had a great run to be third, Megan Lockwood was sixth and Nia Clarke 12th.
 
Intermediate Boys (Years 10 and 11)
In a similar situation the Inter Boys ran with the Senior Boys over an even tougher 5.6k course. Eddie O’Brien had a strong run to be sixth, Charlie Quatrill was 12th, Colin Miles 15th,
 
Senior Girls (Years 12 and 13)
Alice Peckham was seventh, Lucinda McRonald ninth, Lara Milburn 16th, Lydia Cross 19th, Abi Masters 23rd and Rebecca Lawson 25th.
 
Senior Boys (Years 12 and 13)
A high-quality field battled hard along with a strong Inter contingent and Edward Johnson was second, Alex Hughes fifth, Callum Powell sixth, Jack Turner eighth, James Malin ninth, Zach Cleary 11th, Daniel Munn 12th, Mattie Gemmell 14th, Rory Hilton 16th and Sebastian Mano 20th.

There were two major cross country meetings featuring Chiltern athletes on Saturday
 
BUCS
The British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Championship was held at Charnwood in Leicestershire. This is a big event with the top six from each university competing in a longer, ‘A’ race, and a shorter ‘B’ race which features all other competitors.
 
The female A race over 8k saw a good run from Maddie Hughes to be the fourth Nottingham University scorer in 83rd place. There were several Chiltern runners in the 6k B race which saw a large field of 563 face the starter. Frankie Baxter was in 100th place for Exeter B and Katie Repper was 141st for Bath B. Alice Brown continued her good form to be 156th for Birmingham H and Hannah Ashby was 268th for Nottingham F. Jinaan Lockwood was 402nd for the University of Lancashire and Rosa Williams 417th for Nottingham I.
 
On the men’s side Laurie Gawne was 93rd for Cambridge B and Isaac Jessop-Tranter 147th for Birmingham I in a huge race of 726 finishers in the male B event.
 
Herts Schools
The usual crop of Chiltern athletes running for their schools in the Herts Schools Championships did well. Tom Ford had a good run at Verulamiam Park, St Albans to take the victory in the Inter Boys race. Ben Reeder ran well for 11th and James Henderson was 17th. The Junior race saw Isaac Brown 13th, Josh Woodward 18th and Hector Gamblen 39th. Jack Dalton had a good run in the Pre-Junior Boys to be 13th.
 
Emily Ford was third in the Senior Girls race and Alex Whitfield was third in the Inter Girls event. Tom, Emily and Alex will run for Herts Schools at the English Schools Championships at Liverpool on March 14th.

The U15 Boys were first off and featured the club’s only complete team of the day. Harrison Lawrence led the team home in 88th and the other scorers were John Rooney (106th), Josh Woodward (128th) and Isaac Taylor (167th). Hector Gamblen was 205th. The team were 18th.
 
Chloe Willson was an excellent 25th in the U13 Girls race, and Sunaya Nanda (45th) and Emilia Ingham (100th) also had good runs. There were also three Chiltern finishers in the U13 Boys with Barnaby Williams 103rd, Jack Dalton 110th and Thomas Cooper 167th.
 
Nell Frost continued her recent good form to finish an impressive 17th in the U15 Girls race with Juliette MacDougall running well to be 50th.
 
Chiltern’s U17 men had finished highly in some of the autumn relays but had a depleted team on Saturday. James Henderson had to drop out pre-race through injury and James Holdsworth had to drop out midrace. However Tom Ford ran well for 15th and Edward Johnson also did well for 20th. Aidan Suleyman was 148th.
 
The last Chiltern interest was Jocelyn Davies who ran well with a strong finish for 22nd in the U20 Women’s race.

The U11 Girls were fourth after good scoring runs from Ezrayah Latham (fifth), Martha Stanley (13th), and Marni Ison-Stierer (21st). Also running well were Jemima Barnes (28th) and Ida Goldman (34th). Further good efforts came from the U11 Boys who were fifth. Scorers were Kit Reynolds (12th), Evan Atkinson (23rd) and Oliver Dixon (30th), and the increasingly large team was completed by Freddy Higgins (34th), Jacob Harris (36th), Oliver Vandenbrekel (41st), Ethan Brown (45th), Oliver Ingham (56th), and Joseph Holdsworth (57th).
 
Chloe Willson was second on the day to confirm her status as U13 Girls Division 1 champion for the season. Sunaya Nanda had a great run to be third and Lottie Monnington (10th) and Emilia Imgham (11th) completed the team that took their first team win of the campaign. Amelia Hanstein also ran well for 43rd. The girls win on the day moved them up to third overall.
 
There was a good team effort from the U13 Boys to be third on the day. William Clasby led the team home in ninth, and the other scorers were Barnaby Williams (15th), Jack Dalton (16th) and newcomer Harvey Cartledge (21st). Strong runs also came from Thomas Cooper (25th), Jack Dixon (26th), Jonathan Kalibbala (32nd), James Woodgate (48th) and Toby Moore (57th).
 
A second team win of the day came from the U15 Girls with Maya Davis having her best run of the season to be third. Juliette MacDougall was fifth, Annie-Rose Quantrill tenth, and Holly Knott 19th. Mala Bahia was 23rd, and Amelia Qasam made a good debut to be 31st. The girls go into the final match in third spot.
 
The big U15 Boys squad again did well and were fourth on the day. The scorers were Isaac McCall (17th), Jack Rogers (25th), Harrison Lawrence (27th), and Toby Reynolds (28th). Close behind were Jacob McCall (29th), Colin Miles (31st), Isaac Brown (32nd), Isaac Taylor (33rd), Kit Dixon (39th), Hector Gamblen (43rd), and Oliver Atkinson (45th).
 
The Junior Women were second and were led home by Alex Whitfield, who had her best finish in the league to be fourth. The scoring was completed by Emily Ford (11th) and Lucinda McRonald (15th). More good runs came from Jocelyn Davies (23rd), Megan Lockwood (24th), Lara Milburn (28th), Lydia Cross (35th), and Izzy McFetrich (40th).
 
The U17 Men were light on their usual big numbers but still did enough to be second and keep their league lead. Tom Ford in second and Edward Johnson in fourth scored big points and Ben Reeder (15th) and Zach Cleary (17th) made up the team. James Henderson was 24th and Charlie De Sousa was 30th.
 
A huge Senior Women’s team had a stellar day with Soraya Lockwood taking the individual win and Bev Whitfield running excellently for third. The scoring was completed by Charlotte Docwra (23rd), Katie Royals (33rd), Ellie Bates (36th), and Alice Brown (37th). The team were second on the day. Also contributing were, deep breath, Jessie Keighley (43rd), Carys Evans (44th), Lauren Mayot (51st), Jenny Bizley (56th), Abi Askey (61st), Helen Cholawo (62nd), Cath Holloway (65th), Sylvia Moss (77th), Sue Slade (98th), Lindsay Turner (102nd), Heidi Folkard (107th), Miriam Kempson (137th), Caroline Stevens (138th), Tamsin Finch (145th), and Fiona Calder (156th). The Vet quartet were second thanks to Bev, Ellie, Lauren, and Jenny.
 
The Senior Men’s team was very strong and saw the ten scorers all in the top forty, one of the best showings we’ve had in the league. Alex Aldred led the way in eighth and was backed up by great packing from Aran Davidson (12th), Cameron Reid (15th), Daire Stack (19th), Nick Hughes (21st), Matt Whitfield (24th), Adam Shute (29th), Alex Hughes (34th), James Turner (35th), and Tim Lawrence (40th).  The team was narrowly second behind a big Bedford turnout. Also running well were Callum Powell (45th), Tom Dixon (55th), Rory Hilton (78th), Jonny Slade (95th), Daniel Munn (109th), Russell Vandenbrekel (145th), Jon Taylor (166th), Alan Crozier (182nd), Andrew Channer (201st), David De Sousa (207th), Ed Wright (208th), Glen Martin (216th), and Stuart Henderson (234th). The Vet team had a good win with Nick, Matt, Adam, and James scoring. Nick Hughes was first Vet 50 and Matt third Vet 40.
 
The club have a 600-point lead going into the final fixture but will still need a good turnout to secure the overall win. The last match is Saturday February 7th at Stopsley Park, Luton.

The first Chiltern participation was in the U11 Boys race and the Chiltern team was second thanks to Kit Reynolds in sixth, Oliver Dixon in eighth, and Evan Atkinson in ninth. Freddie Higgins in 12th, and Oliver Ingham in 13th completed the team.
 
Sunaya Nanda built up a strong lead in the U13 Girls race and held on for victory. The scoring for the winning team was completed by Lottie Monnington in third and Aura Lue-Fong in fourth. Emilia Ingham was eighth and Millie Killingback was 16th. The U13 Boys team finished in third place, the scorers packing well - William Clasby in eighth, Barnaby Williams in ninth, Jack Dixon in tenth, and Thomas Cooper in 12th.
 
Nell Frost had a great run to secure silver in the U15 Girls race. Good back up from Maya Davis in fifth and Juliette MacDougall in sixth ensured a team win. A large U15 Boys squad finished as second team. The scorers were Isaac McCall in fifth, Jacob McCall in seventh, Isaac Taylor in tenth and Harrison Lawrence in 12th. There was good back up from Colin Miles (13th), Kit Dixon (15th), and Toby Reynolds (17th).
 
There were just a couple of Chiltern representatives in the U17/U20 Women’s race with Lucinda McRonald in ninth and Lara Milburn in 12th both running strongly. The U17 Men were second thanks to good runs from Edward Johnson (third), James Holdsworth (fourth), James Malin (ninth) and Zach Cleary (12th). Aidan Suleyman completed the team in 14th. Jack Turner had an easy win in the U20 Men’s race of just two competitors.
 
A small Senior Women’s race saw the three Chiltern runners occupy the podium, with Katie Repper taking the win, Charlotte Docwra second and Katie Royals third. The biggest race of the day was in the Senior Men’s event which also saw the best contest with four in contention on the fourth and final lap. Good packing from the Chiltern runners saw a hard fought team win with the scorers being Harry Cox (fourth), Tim Lawrence (eighth), Aran Davidson (ninth), Cameron Reid (11th), Angus Williams (15th), and Daire Stack (16th). Tom Dixon was not far behind in 18th.

Hertfordshire Cross Country Championships
 
Meanwhile at a similarly wintry Fairlands Valley in Stevenage, a decent Chiltern representation secured plenty of success at the Hertfordshire Cross Country Championships.
 
There were individual wins from Chloe Willson (U13 Girls) and Alex Whitfield (U17 Women), and several other strong runs. Chloe ran away from a fairly big field of 28 for a twenty second win in the U13 Girls race. Jack Dalton ran well for 12th in the U13 Boys race (again from a large field of 32). In the U15 Boys race Isaac Brown was 19th.
 
Alex Whitfield took a big win of nearly fifty seconds in the U17 women’s race and Emily Ford was fourth in the U20 Women’s event. Tom Ford won the bronze medal in a high calibre U17 Men’s race with Ben Reeder finishing 13th.
 
Callum Powell was sixth in the U20 Men’s race and Beverley Whitfield had an excellent run to be fourth Senior Woman.
  
Chiltern League 4 – marshalling help required
Saturday 10th sees the fourth Chiltern League at Cassiobury Park, Watford. It is our turn to help with marshalling so anyone who can spare an hour or two would be greatly appreciated. If you can spare some time please contact Trevor Brawn or your closest club contact.

The Under 11s continue to do well and the U11 Girls achieved a third-place finish with Ezrayah Latham (sixth), Martha Stanley (15th) and Marni Ison-Stierer (16th) all running well. The U11 Boys had a larger squad out and the scoring three of Kit Reynolds (sixth), Evan Atkinson (tenth) and Ollie Dixon (14th) took a win and are second overall. Good back up came from Ethan Brown (30th), Joseph Holdsworth (41st), and Oliver Vandenbrekel (49th).
 
The Under 13 Girls were missing a couple of key runners (running for their school at the ESAA Cup Final) but Chloe Willson ran her third Div 1 win of the season to lead the team home for fifth place. The other scorers were Emila Ingham (11th), Amelia Hanstein (40th), and debutant Anna Whitty (52nd). The U13 Boys also lost runners to the Schools Cup Final but the trio of William Clasby (seventh), Jack Dalton (16th), and Toby Moore (49th) did enough for fifth place on the day.
 
Just Maya Davis in sixth and Juliette MacDougall in eighth were involved in the U15 Girls race but were still fifth as a team, and kept team podium hopes alive. Fifth was also where the U15 Boys landed with Josh Woodward (25th), Jacob McCall (29th), Toby Reynolds (30th), and Isaac Brown (33rd) completing the scoring. Also involved were Kit Dixon (35th), Colin Miles (37th), Hector Gamblen (45th), John Rooney (46th) and Alex Vandenbrekel (56th).
 
The Junior Women were missing some key runners but have a big squad this campaign, and the scoring three of Alex Whitfield (sixth), Jocelyn Davies (12th) and Emily Ford (14th) were second on the day and stay second overall. They were backed up by Lucinda McRonald, completing her first race for a couple of years, in 20th, Lara Milburn in 23rd and Izzy McFetrich in 26th.
 
Although league leader Tom Ford was absent through illness, the U17 men’s team ran well for second and are still leading the league after three matches. Edward Johnson (third), James Holdsworth (sixth), James Henderson (11th) and Aidan Suleyman (15th) scored, with Charlie Quantrill (16th), Zach Cleary (18th), Eddie O’Brien (22nd), James Malin (24th), and Charlie De Sousa (33rd) all running strongly.
 
The Chiltern Senior Women were fourth on the day and are second overall. The scoring six on Saturday were Bev Whitfield (sixth), Katie Royals (17th), Charlotte Docwra (26th), Ellie Bates (30th), Lauren Mayot (45th), and Abi Askey (48th). Also competing well were Cathy Holloway (54th), Lindsay Turner (64th), Sue Slade (83rd), Tessa Passey (88th), Heidi Folkard (93rd), Miriam Kempson (103rd), Tamsin Finch (119th), Tyra Bishop (130th), and Fiona Calder (141st). The vets quartet of Bev, Ellie, Lauren and Abi were second and the team still lead overall.
 
The Senior Men were missing five scorers from Oxford but the scoring ten did an excellent job to be second and keep hold of second overall. Alex Aldred was again first Harrier home in fifth and was well supported by Aran Davidson (16th), Tim Lawrence (18th), Matt Whitfield (25th), Callum Powell (31st), James Turner (43rd), Daniel Munn (55th), Tom Dixon (66th), Jack Turner (78th) and Rusell Vandenbrekel (128th). There were good runs by Ben Hannen (142nd), Jon Taylor (150th), Duncan Passey (184th), Mark Johnson (188th), and Ed Wright (194th). The vets foursome - Tim, Matt, James and Tom - won and remain top. In the Vet 40 stakes Tim was second, Matt fourth, and James sixth. The U20 trio of Callum, Daniel and Jack were second and the team are third overall.
 
The fourth match is at Watford on January 10th, a week after County Championships weekend, where the club will hope to build turnout and remain competitive for the overall title.