TOP young cross country runners from across South Cumbria strode into action for the Furness Schools Championships.

Teams from Chetwynde, Dowdales, Furness Academy, Millom School, St Bernard's and Ulverston Victoria massed on the school fields at the Academy to battle it out for honours.

There were some top names among the winners, with Millom School's British Fell Running champion Emily Swarbrick taking the Junior Girls (Years 8 and 9) crown, and UVHS star Olesia Winder, the Minor Girls (Year 7) title.

Rebecca Keen, of Chetwynde School, completed the girls winners in the Intermediate (Years 10 and 11) race, while Dowdales, UVHS and St Bernard's pupils shared the boys trophies.

Finaly Corkill, from St Bernard's, was the Minor race victor, with UVHS's Alfie Thorpe home first in the Junior race and Dowdales' Sam Purslow fastest in the Intermediate event.

All runners completed courses set out around the school field and the outside of the athletics track, with the distances varying between 1,800m for the Minor Girls up to 4,200m for the Intermediate Boys.

As well as the individual titles, there were team prizes too, with UVHS taking three of them – in the Minor Boys, Minor Girls and Junior Girls events.

Chetwynde were Junior Boys and Intermediate Girls champions and St Bernard's Intermediate Boys winners.

The top eight runners in each race gain selection to run for Furness in the County Championships on Wednesday, January 11, at Sedbergh School.

SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

Minor Boys: 1. Finlay Corkill, St Bernard’s; 2. Scott Fisher, UVHS; 3. Alexander Rhodes, Millom; 4. Ben Mashiter, UVHS; 5. Ruben Hutton, Furness Academy; 6. Elliot McMeekin, Millom; 7. Max Mitchell, Chetwynde; 8. Frankie Hoyland, St Bernard’s; 9. James Creswell, St Bernard’s; 10. Sammy Winskill, UVHS.

Team Results: 1. UVHS; 2, St Bernard’s; 3. Millom; 4, Dowdales; 5. Chetwynde; 6. Furness Academy.

Junior Boys: 1. Alfie Thorpe, UVHS; 2. Hayden Sue, Chetwynde; 3. Max Winskill, UVHS; 4. Luca Messinger Jones, Chetwynde; 5. Hugh Williams, Chetwynde; 6. Reece Creswell, St Bernard’s; 7. Charlie Thompson, St Bernard’s; 8. Adam Allsopp, St Bernard’s; 9. Archie Butler, UVHS; 10. Ben Lynsey, Chetwynde.

Team Results: 1. Chetwynde; 2, St Bernard’s; 3. UVHS; 4, Dowdales; 5. Millom; 6. Furness Academy.

Inter Boys: 1. Sam Puslow, Dowdales; 2. Liam Brockbank, Millom; 3. Abe Brown, St Bernard’s; 4. Josh Gott, Millom; 5. Jake Cooper, St Bernard’s; 6. Connor O'Hara, home-schooled; 7. Declan Redpath, St Bernard’s; 8. Alex Beddoes, St Bernard’s; 9. George Ball, UVHS; 10. Gabriel Blackburn, Millom.

Team Results: 1. St Bernard’s; 2. Millom; 3, Dowdales; 4. Furness Academy; 5. UVHS; 6. Chetwynde.

Minor Girls: 1. Olesia Winder, UVHS; 2. Laura Brown, Chetwynde; 3. Chloe Capstick, Millom; 4. Amelia Mardel, Chetwynde; 5. Eva Newby, UVHS; 6. Frayah Nelson, Dowdales; 7. Jasmine Brown, Dowdales; 8. Rebecca O’Donovan, UVHS; 9. Molly Jefferey, UVHS; 10. Scarlett Wooley, UVHS.

Team Results: 1. UVHS; 2. Chetwynde; 3, Dowdales; 4, St Bernard’s; 5. Millom; 6. Furness Academy.

Junior Girls: 1. Emily Swarbrick, Millom; 2. Holly Murray, St Bernard’s; 3. Molly Wilcock, UVHS; 4. Abi Belcher, UVHS; 5. Sally Cooper, UVHS; 6. Niamh McNally, St Bernard’s; 7. Lola Walker, UVHS; 8. Lucy Gibson, UVHS; 9. Krista Godfrey, Dowdales; 10. Elle Graham, UVHS.

Team Results: 1. UVHS; 2, St Bernard’s; 3, Dowdales; 4. Millom; 5. Chetwynde.

Inter Girls: 1. Rebecca Keen, Chetwynde; 2. Jodie Ritchie, UVHS; 3. Hannah Pinney, Millom; 4. Holly Logan, St Bernard’s; 5. Ellie Thompson, Chetwynde; 6. Olivia Gilmour, Chetwynde; 7. Libbie Blaze, UVHS; 8. Leah Green, Dowdales; 9. Megan Smith, UVHS; 10. Jade Cooke, Dowdales.

Team Results: 1. Chetwynde; 2. UVHS; 3. Dowdales; 4. St Bernard's.