Chiltern Cross Country League - Match 5 – Luton

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.
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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.

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.