WILLIAM Rabjohns completed an unbeaten season as he added Inter-Counties gold to his English National Cross-Country title, reports Nigel Harding.

In contrast to front-running last time out, the Poole AC under-13 opened economically on heavy going at Prestwold Hall near Loughborough but still achieved a six-second margin over the northern champion and national silver medallist.

"Will ran a tactically astute race," said coach Mark Pauley. "He put in a decisive kick on the long, final hill to win well."

The 12th victory of the St Michael’s Middle School pupil’s remarkable campaign also confirmed his win in the British Athletics National Cross-Challenge.

Wimborne AC’s Grace Copeland celebrated selection for the World Schools’ Cross-Country Championship in Paris next month. Her eighth place in the under-17 women’s event secured second in the Challenge series.

Club-mate Emily Shaw was 11th under-15 girl, leading Emilie Castagna, Ashia Wilson and Amelia Reynolds to Dorset’s best team showing as they also ranked 11th.

Poole AC’s Tom Austin (12th) and former Poole Runner Verity Ockenden (17th and third in the Challenge series) starred for the county in the senior races.

Dorset senior men results from Inter-County Cross-Country Championship: 12 Tom Austin (PAC) 44:45, 239 James McCaffery (PAC) 53:46, 246 Tom East (PR) 53:58, 272 Steve Claxton (PR) 58:15. Team: 27 Dorset 1,088.

Junior men: 80 Dominic Willmore (PR) 34:09, 157 Edward Dart (WAC) 39:02, 169 Cameron Telford (PAC) 41:12.

Under-17 men: 135 Harry Heffer (PAC) 24:03, 210 Michael Johnson (WAC) 25:21, 225 Sam Hughes (WAC) 25:57, 232 Nathaniel Willmore (PR) 26:04. Team: 40 Dorset 802.

Under-15 boys: 141 Ben Martin (WAC) 20:33, 162 Seth Lake (WAC) 20:50, 190 Thomas Fuller (WAC) 21:10, 275 Joel Green (WAC) 22:35, 278 Tom Farwell (BAC) 22:40, 282 William Brodie (PR) 22:58, 286 Charlie Davies (WAC) 23:11. Team: 33 Dorset 658.

Under-13 boys: 1 William Rabjohns (PAC) 12:39, 102 Finn Pardy (PAC) 14:07, 131 Tristan Green (WAC) 14:20, 173 Dominic Heffer (PAC) 14:35, 220 Cameron Corbin (PAC) 14:55. Team: 22 Dorset 407.

Senior women: 258 Sarah Swift (PR) 46:09.

Junior women: 100 Araminta Stubbs (WAC) 31:40.

Under-17 women: 8 Grace Copeland (WAC) 23:05, 77 Isabelle Taylor (PAC) 25:33, 111 Amy Mercer (WAC) 26:20, 167 Bethanie Kingswell-Farr (WAC) 27:30, 204 Isabel Watkins 28:26, 228 Anna Kelliher (WAC) 29:22. Team: 14 Dorset 231.

Under-15 girls: 11 Emily Shaw (WAC) 19:43, 36 Emilie Castagna (PAC) 20:28, 51 Ashia Wilson (PAC) 20:48, 143 Amelia Reynolds (BAC) 22:02, 162 Holly Nixon (WAC) 22:17, 170 Isobel Rabjohns (PAC) 22:25, 229 Demi-Marie Goddard (PAC) 23:14. Team: 11 Dorset 241.

Under-13 girls: 61 Sarah Graham (WAC) 15:36, 168 Martha Preece (BAC) 16:43, 197 Iris Courtney (WAC) 17:09, 251 Lara Broderick (BAC) 17:51, 289 Susanna Forster (PR) 18:43, 291 Isabella Cox (WAC) 18:47, 293 Kate Simmonds (WAC) 18:47, 300 Ruby Sargeant (WAC) 19:47.

Team: 35 Dorset 677.

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