County Cross-Country Championship success for PANVAC athletes

The under 13 girls collected team silver and the club won bronze in the senior men, under 17 men & under 17 women's categories. There was also success for athletes from Yaxley and Eye.

The PANVAC senior men ran well on the ice covered course at Priory Park in St Neots, and, with six runners to score, their first six finishers were all in the top 30. Nathan Bunting was sixth followed by Daniel Evans in 13th. Dan Lewis was next in 20th position with Tobias Goodwin 24th. Steve Wilkinson in 25th and Ben Hannon, who placed 30th, completed the team.

Dan Lewis picked up the over 35 bronze medal while Eye’s Roy Young was the third over 65 home.

Yaxley were led in by 31st placed Darren Hillier with Darren Wells 45th and Craig Bradley 53rd with Yaxley the winning over 35 team.

Raf Wittering based Swansea Harrier Mike Kallenberg won the bronze medal with his third place finish.

Yaxley’s Kayleigh Longfoot was the third senior lady home, with her teammate Ros Loutit the first over 55. PANVAC’s Rachel Baker won over 35 gold with Grace Randall of Thorney the second under 20 over the line Stamford Strider Hannah Kallenberg was the 11th senior lady.

The silver medal winning Under 13 girls were led home by Monica Stuart who finished ninth, with Lillya Bellaboid and Olivia Hornsby finishing 12th and 15th respectively. Thorney’s Ellie-Mai Faulkner was 13th ahead of a Yaxley trio of Emma Granville, Hannah Berrisford and Emily Ward who were 14th, 21st & 22nd.

Lewis Legge was just outside the individual medals in the men's under 17 race, placing fourth. His PANVAC team-mates Luca Haskell, Noah Randall and Finlay Overend were 10th, 15th and 17th respectively to secure team bronze.

Hannah Fitzjohn was the fourth under 17 lady with Rebekah Clough ninth and Izzy Hurn 10th.

PANVAC’s Olivia Peach was the ninth under 15 girl with Sarah Clough 19th. Dora Lewis of Yaxley placed 16th.

Yaxley and Eye athletes did well in the under 11 boys race. Yaxley’s Milo Stringer finished 15th with Eye pair Ivo Ellershaw-Clarke (16th) and Isaac Carnaffan (18th) also running well. PANVAC’s Rowan Wright finished 17th with Samuel Smart 21st. PANVAC pair Eddie Radford and Solomon Smart were 10th and 26th respectively in the under 13 race.

Alexander Gunn of Yaxley led the local contingent in the under 15 boys race with a seventh place finish. Eye’s Toby Carnaffan was 16th with PANVAC’s Luke Ryston 20th and Niall Fox 22nd.

Eloise Dobedoe of PANVAC was the fourth under 11 girl home with her team-mate Alicja Szykowska 10th. Thorney’s Elena Faulkner finished in eighth place.

LINCS & NORTHANTS

PANVAC’s Louie Hemmings won the under 17 men's gold at the Lincolnshire Cross Country Championship at a hilly Biscathorpe course in the Wolds. Despite going the wrong way and losing a 40 metre lead Hemmings didn't panic, getting back on track and running away from the field for a second time to win gold by 50 metres.

His sister Lottie, a former PANVAC runner, now at university in Norwich had a good day finishing third in the Senior women's race.

Both siblings have qualified to represent Lincolnshire at the Inter-Counties Championship. PANVAC pair Finlay Smith and Yvette Annis also qualified, with Smith winning under 15 bronze and Annis collecting under 20 bronze.

Byron Stother of PANVAC won bronze in the under 11 boys race at the Northants Cross Country Championship in Northampton. Kyle Tombleson, also of PANVAC, placed 14th in the Senior men's race.