SERENA O’Connor stepped up to junior women’s cross-country with Wessex League victory and third place in the Hampshire Cross-Country League opener.

The Poole Runner was beaten by just two seniors as she finished fifth overall at Farley Mount, Winchester.

Wimborne AC’s juniors were also in excellent form. Emily Shaw won the under-13 girls’ race, while under-17s' Tom Bourne and Grace Copeland each achieved second places. Abbie Lovering was third under-15 girl with Hannah Slater fourth under-17 woman.

Bournemouth’s Emma Dews was third veteran woman and Poole AC’s Ashia Wilson was third in the under-13 girls’ event.

Hampshire Cross-Country League at Farley Mount – Leading Local Results

Senior Men: 29 Jamie Grose (PAC) 35:11, 32 Josh Cole (BAC) 35:20, 34 Graham Robinson (BAC) 35:54, 41 Anthony Clark (BAC) 36:22, 65 Tom East (PR) 38:02, 66 Mark Smith (PAC) 38:10, 69 Steve Yates (PR) 38:13, 72 David Jones (PAC) 38:21, 73 Gareth Alan-Williams (PAC) 38:22, 74 Marcus O’Toole (BAC) 38:25, 87 Dave Hicks (PAC) 39:15, 98 Ryan Walbridge (WAC) 39:46, 106 Gonzalo Mogorron (BAC) 40:01, 116 Ian Luke (PR) 40:15, 118 Max Catterall (BAC) 40:24, 128 James Macaffery (PAC) 41:02

Team - Div 1: 6 Bournemouth AC 287, 7 Poole AC 327 Div 2: 5 Poole Runners 651, 6 Wimborne AC 825 Veteran Team - Div 1: 2 Poole AC 211, 8 Wimborne AC 570 Div 2: 4 Bournemouth AC 487, 5 Poole Runners 517

Under-17 Men: 2 Tom Bourne (WAC) 16:13, 10 Joseph Kelliher (WAC) 17:08, 13 Jed Skilton (PAC) 17:26, 14 Ben Lewis (PAC) 17:29, 19 Joe Mitchell (PR) 18:23, 24 Elliott Symes (WAC) 19:02, 27 Cameron Telford (PAC) 19:24 Team: 4 Wimborne AC 36, 5 Poole AC 54

Under-15 Boys: 14 Ben Martin (PAC) 16:20, 21 Nathaniel Willmore (PR) 16:56, 28 Jack Moss-Willcock 17:10, 29 Max Meadwell (WAC) 17:12, 39 Tom Farwell (BAC) 17:43, 43 Jordan McGregor (WAC) 17:55, 45 Sam Hughes (WAC) 18:00, 48 William Brodie (PR) 18:20, 58 John Gale (WAC) 20:38 Team: 7 Wimborne AC 71

Under-13 Boys: 15 Finn Pardy (PAC) 11:47, 16 Josh Smith (PAC) 11:49, 19 Ryan Symington (PAC) 12:06, 39 Oliver Rawles (WAC) 12:43, 45 Joe Goodwin (WAC) 13:01, 58 Jay Dunn (WAC) 13:29, 74 Ben Harwood (WAC) 14:09 Team: 3 Poole AC 50, 10 Wimborne AC 142

Senior Women: 5 (3rd under-20) Serena O’Connor (PR) 23:14, 17 (3rd veteran) Emma Dews (BAC) 24:34, 36 Emma Martin (WAC) 26:39, 45 Nikki Sandell (BAC) 27:14, 65 Hannah Acquam (WAC) 29:01, 67 Joy Wright (BAC) 29:10, 81 Abbie Hine (WAC) 30:00, 90 Sarah Swift (PR) 30:40, 95 Caroline Rowley (BAC) 31:00, 119 Jessica Kennedy (WAC) 34:46, 121 Alicia Pawson (WAC) 35:05, 136 Samantha Laws (BAC) 38:14, 140 Annette Lewis (PR) 40:08 Team: 6 Bournemouth AC 129, 10 Wimborne AC 82, 13 Poole Runners 235 Veteran Team: 2 Bournemouth AC 37

Under-17 Women: 2 Grace Copeland (WAC) 19:52, 4 Hannah Slater (WAC) 20:50, 15 Issy Taylor (PAC) 22:08, 20 Lita Short (PR) 23:04, 30 Hannah Bruce (PR) 24:14, 41 Helen Sheen (PR) 43:40 Team: 8 Poole Runners 91

Under-15 Girls: 3 Abbie Lovering (WAC) 17:08, 6 Madeleine Johnson (Dorchester) 17:32, 15 Martha Pawson (WAC) 18:18, 16 Holly Nixon (WAC) 18:21, 18 Fern Kimber (PR) 18:34, 20 Bethanie Kingswell-Farr (WAC) 18:46, 26 Anna Kelliher (WAC) 19:00, 28 Demi-Marie Goddard (PAC) 19:04, 35 Jessica Bourne (WAC) 19:33, 41 Isabelle Kingswell-Farr (WAC) 20:00 Team: 2 Wimborne AC 34

Under-13 Girls: 1 Emily Shaw (WAC) 12:12, 3 Ashia Wilson (PAC) 12:35, 11 Heidi Taylor (PAC) 13:02, 12 Alex Polotia-Avella (PAC) 13:03, 28 Charlotte Piper (WAC) 13:54, 45 Anya Sandell (BAC) 14:57 Team: 3 Poole AC 24

Key to Clubs: BAC – Bournemouth AC, PAC – Poole AC, PR – Poole Runners, WAC – Wimborne AC