TEAM Southampton put in some strong performances in the second Wessex Cross-Country League fixture at Salisbury.

Alex Wall-Clarke continued his good season with an excellent sixth place in the senior men's race on a trying hilly course at Hudson's Fields.

The under-15 boys had a great day, winning the team event. Scott Legg was third and, in a close sprint finish, Renato Veraj and Chris Dennis were fifth and sixth.

Malcolm Campbell finished third boy in the mixed under-11 race. Debutant Hannah Musker pipped Laura Pellegrini to the line as fourth girl.

Musker has been showing great promise in the Southampton Schools' races at the Sports Centre this season, regularly finishing in top spot.

A multi-talented athlete, she competes this weekend in the National Biathlon Championships having won her age group in the South of England Championships earlier this year.

There were also very good runs from Sasha Mucci (4th) and Charlotte Benning (7th) in the under-17 women's event, Russell North (4th) in the under-17 men's race and Harry Fisher, who had a strong under-13 run to place seventh.

Louise Webb led the under-15 girls home after being shadowed most of the way by Emily Connelly from Swindon.

Megan Coakley returned to the team in 11th, which was all the more impressive as she, Michelle Hallett (8th) and Lauren Mills (20th) had run the day before as part of a Mountbatten School team that successfully won through to the English Schools' Cup final in December.

Webb and clubmate Rebecca Gough, who both achieved UK top-ten rankings on the track this year in the 1500m and 3000m, hope to continue to translate their track successes to cross-country at the next Hampshire League meeting at Overton on November 27.

Team Southampton results -

Under-11 girls: Hannah Musker 4th, Laura Pellegrini 5th

Under-11 boys: Martin Campbell 3rd, David Fisher, Simon Campbell, Matthew Knapp

Under-13 girls: Laura Coxhead 11th, Kellie Porter 24th, Alice Burford 27th

Under-13 boys: Harry Fisher 7th, Aaron Bennett 14th, Matt Pellegrini 26th

Under-15 girls: Louise Webb 1st, Michelle Hallett 8th, Megan Coakley 11th, Katrina Brace 18th, Lauren Mills 20th, Kay Shafford 29th, Rebecca Campbell 44th

Under-15 boys: Scott Legg 3rd, Renato Veraj 5th, Chris Dennis 6th, Scott Gallant 12th, Peter Batten 13th, Luca Mucci 22nd, Craig Hiscock 23rd.

Under-17 women: Sasha Mucci 4th, Charlotte Benning 7th, Carol Thompson 10th, Emma Renouf 13th, Domi Mucci 14th, Georgina Barton 18th

Under-17 boys: Russell North 4th, Aaron Gray 26th

Senior women: Debbie Hallett 25th (vet-40), Rachel Lewington 34th, Karen Washford 56th (vet-40)

Under-20 men: Alex Wall-Clarke 6t