UNDER-13 athlete Alice Cole finished fourth for New Forest Juniors in the second Royal Navy-sponsored Hampshire Cross-Country League fixture at Goodwood.

Her run was backed by 37th place from first-year under-13 runner Gemma Knell and sisters Chrissy and Samantha Parsons, who were 64th and 65th respectively.

Hayley Pointer registered her first win in the under-17 women's race while Laura Pankhurst enjoyed another good run in eighth.

For the under-13 boys Graham Nelson was 46th and Ryan Taylor 55th, while Becky Knell, the only under-15 girl available, made up for a slow start by fighting her way through the field for 16th.

Many of NFJ's junior athletes will be competing for their schools in the New Forest Primary Schools' Sportshall competition at Applemore Recreation Centre on Saturday week (November 13).