Strong display from PANVAC runners at the National Cross Country Championships

They were in fifth place after the first leg which was run by Seb Beedell, and Thomas Preston only lost two places on leg two.

James Orrell and Felix Bowling ran the third and fourth legs, completing what was an impressive team performance with many of the teams ahead of them containing British international athletes. A ‘b’ team comprising Tobias Goodwin, Kyle Tombleson, Ben Hannon and Andy Preston finished 98th.

The under 18 men came home 18th out of 84 teams, with excellent contributions from all three team members, Monty Wood-Davis, Louis Hemmings and Lewis Legge. A ‘b’ team comprising Finlay Smith, Finlay Overend and Henry Jones finished 61st.

The under 14 girls finished team, comprising Olivia Hornsby, Monica Stuart and Eloise Dobedoe 50th out of 71 teams

An under 16 boys team finished 63rd out of 98 teams with Eddie Radford, Toby Carnaffan and Luke Royston all running well. The under 16 ‘b’ team made up of Finlay Canavan, Danny Roberts and Soloman Stuart took 80th place.

The PANVAC senior ladies team were 76 out of 130 teams, and were in 39th place after the first leg run by Amber Park. Becca Pringle and Elisabeth Sennitt Clough ran legs two and three. A ‘b’ team comprising Alison Staines, Nickie Morgan and Sarah Caskey placed 85th.

There was an over 18 mixed race in which a team of Luca Gaskell, Toby Staines. Florence Hobbs and Elizabeth Fell placed 36th out of 51 teams.

Yaxley fielded a senior ladies and a senior men's team. The ladies finished 65th with Ross Loutitt, Vanessa Gunn and Kerry Goymour all running strong legs. The men's team of Jason Kwan, Carl Baron, Steve Robinson and Jacob Drury placed 122nd.