New Forest Runners' Lee Rodriguez continued where he left off last season by scoring a first-day victory in the Leisure Pursuits Hampshire Cross-Country League at Winchester's Farley Mount.
The reigning league champion completed three laps of the hilly course in a winning time of 28 minutes and 46 seconds.
As an extra feather in his cap, it was the
first time Rodriguez had ever beaten
Team Solent's track and cross-country international Angus Maclean, who
finished 47 seconds adrift.
"It's nice to reverse the tables," smiled Rodriguez. "I caught Angus at the top of the hill - and then there were four of us. I kept plugging away in front and one by one they dropped off."
For the women, Isle of Wight glamour twins Bryony and Kathryn Frost turned in their best runs in the league to dominate the under-20 age group and press for senior honours.
Pride of place again went to Basingstoke & Mid-Hants' Amanda Proctor, who clocked her third league victory in a row in 17.32.
The next fixture is hosted by Chichester AC at Goodwood Race Course on Saturday, November 2.
RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS:
Senior men: 1 L Rodriguez (New Forest) 28.46, 2 A Maclean (Team Solent) 29.33, 3 P Banks (Aldershot) 29.36, 4 B Stopher (Aldershot) 29.48, 5 N Anderson (Aldershot) 30.25, 6 S Aldridge (Reading AC) 30.43, 7 M Gregory (Southampton City) 30.47, 8 M Hargreaves (Bournemouth) 30.53, 9 J Brown (Team Solent) 30.56, 10 R Whittle (Basingstoke) 31.00.
Teams - Division 1: 1 Aldershot, 2 Basingstoke & Mid Hants, 3 Bournemouth; Division 2: 1 Chichester, 2 Fleet & Crookham, 3 Winchester & District; Division 3: 1 Team Solent, 2 Hamworthy Harriers, 3 Wessex Road Runners.
Veteran men: 1 M Gregory (Southampton City) 30.47, 2 M Hargreaves (Bournemouth) 30.53, 3 M Grist (Bournemouth) 31.18, 4 A Clements (Hamworthy Harriers) 31.43, 5 M Flower (City of Portsmouth) 31.52.
Junior men: 1 P Banks (Aldershot) 29.36, 2 D Udal (Aldershot) 31.15, 3 C Bird (Chichester) 31.17, 4 G Russ (Aldershot) 31.44, 5 K McCulloch (Aldershot) 31.12. Teams - Division 1: 1 Bournemouth, 2 City of Portsmouth, 3 Reading Road Runners; Division 2: 1 Reading AC, 2 Havant, 3 Hamworthy Harriers; B Division: 1 Aldershot, 2 Basingstoke & Mid Hants, 3 Southampton Running Club.
Under-17 men: 1 J Ellis (non-scorer) 20.32, 2 A Friend (Aldershot) 20.48, 3 M Mashford (Aldershot) 20.55, 4 J Beattle (Eastleigh RC) 21.08, 5 T Bilham (Chichester) 21.08.
Teams: 1 Aldershot, 2 Chichester, 3 Winchester & District.
Under-15 boys: 1 S Blake (Aldershot) 14.30, 2 D Smith (Aldershot) 15.09, 3 A Haris (Overton) 15.18, 4 D Shepperd (Aldershot) 15.24, 5 G Smith (Aldershot) 15.33.
Teams: 1 Aldershot, 2 Overton, 3 City of Portsmouth.
Under-13 boys: 1 S Gallant (Southampton City) 11.05, 2 C West (Chichester) 11.06, 3 J Arnold (Aldershot) 11.26, 4 C Bounds (Aldershot) 11.27, 5 J Funnell (Aldershot) 11.27.
Teams: 1 Aldershot, 2 Southampton City, 3 Basingstoke & Mid Hants.
Senior women: 1 A Proctor (Basingstoke) 17.32, 2 B Frost (Isle of Wight) 17.47, 3 K Bailey (Havant) 17.56, 4 K Frost (Isle of Wight) 18.02, 5 A Pritchard (Reading AC) 18.08, 6 S Robson (Southampton RC) 18.11, 7 A Power (Reading RR) 18.20, 8 H Zenner (Team Solent) 18.23, 9 L Smith (Aldershot) 18.27, 10 J Harrop (Havant) 18.30.
Teams: 1 Havant, 2 Aldershot, 3 Team Solent.
Veteran women: 1 A Power (Reading RR) 18.20, 2 J Harrop (Havant) 18.30, 3 C Wheeler (Overton) 18.38, 4 H Lockyer (City of Portsmouth) 19.36, 5 G Arnold (Victory AC) 20.02.
Junior women: 1 B Frost (Isle of Wight) 17.47, 2 K Frost (Isle of Wight) 18.02, 3 A Pritchard (Reading AC) 18.08, 4 S Pickett (Aldershot) 18.35, 5 E Adams (Aldershot) 18.45.
Under-17 women: 1 L Smith (Aldershot) 18.27, 2 L Tanner (Southampton City) 19.06, 3 K Nowak (Aldershot) 19.17, 4 V Clews (Aldershot) 19.20, 5 R Driver (Aldershot) 19.23.
Under-15 girls: 1 E Pallant (Aldershot) 11.08, 2 S Preston (Aldershot) 11.11, 3 H Jones (Aldershot) 11.25, 4 S Twell (Aldershot) 11.26, 5 I Lee (Aldershot) 11.36. Teams: 1 Aldershot, 2 Southampton City, 3 Winchester & District.
Under-13 girls: 1 R Gough (Stubbington Green) 9.01, 2 A Salter (Aldershot) 9.07, 3 S Burgin (Aldershot) 9.08, 4 L Webb (Southampton City) 9.12, 5 SA Dix (Reading AC) 9.40. Teams: 1 Aldershot, 2 Southampton City, 3 Reading AC.
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