AROUND 250 athletes were represented at the 2020 Dyfed Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships, held at the Haverfordwest Lower Racecourse.

Having already been selected to represent the regions of Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Brianne and Llanelli after their four respective championships, the runners were now competing to secure places in the Dyfed Schools’ team in six weeks’ time at the Welsh Schools Cross Country Championships in Brecon in mid-March.Top Ceredigion performances included Ana Joyce from Ysgol Penweddig, Aberystwyth, who was second in the Year Seven Girls, along with Ysgol Bro Teifi duo Lleucu Mathias and Ffion Thomas, who were sixth and seventh respectively.

Other Top 10 results included Steffan Giles of Ysgol Penweddig, who was seventh in the Year Seven Boys, whilst Ysgol Aberaeron’s Finlay Tarling and Brychan Hopkins were fourth and eighth respectively in the Years Eight and Nine Boys. Ysgol Bro Pedr Lampeter’s Lucy Davies was sixth in the Years 10/11 Girls, with Aberaeron’s Lucy Beddowes in seventh.

Ysgol Aberaeron’s Josh Tarling was sixth in the Years 10/11 Boys and Aberaeron’s Jamie Walker was fourth in the Years 11/12, with Ben Davies and Dafydd Waite completing the top 10 seniors.

Twelve athletes in each age group, with an additional four reserves in the Years 7, 8/9, 10/11 and 12/13 categories have been selected to compete for Dyfed Schools in the Welsh Schools Cross Country Championships at Penlan Arena Fields, Brecon Leisure Centre on Wednesday, 11 March.

They will be joined by representatives from Afan Nedd Tawe, Cardiff and Vale, Glamorgan Valleys, Powys, North East Wales, South East Wales and Eryri to complete the eight Welsh Districts.

Top 15s: Year Seven Girls: 1 Mared Jones (Bro Myrddin); 2 Ana Joyce (Penweddig); 3 Marged Jones (Bro Myrddin); 4 Ellie-May John (Strade); 5 Amelie Campion (Bryngwyn); 6 Lleucu Mathias (Bro Teifi); 7 Ffion Thomas (Bro Teifi); 8 Ffion Bowen (Preseli); 9 Scarlett Evans (Strade); 10 Anna Bradley (Caer Elen); 11 Sophie Llewellyn (Haverfordwest High); 12 Megan Williams (QE High); 13 Melody Devereaux (Dyffryn Aman); 14 Phyllis Davies (Redhill); 15 Indi Lynch (Penrhyn Dewi).

Year Seven Boys: 1 William Harries (Haverfordwest High); 2 Rowan Dixon (Milford Haven); 3 Clement Gordon (Castle); 4 Alex Coles (Bro Dinefwr); 5 Josh Barnett (Dyffryn Taf); 6 Tomos Dalziel (Bryngwyn); 7 Steffan Gillies (Penweddig); 8 Josh Barrett (Haverfordwest High); 9 Caio Ifans (Strade); 10 Daniel Issac (Haverfordwest); 11 Corin Maxwell (QE); 12 Daniel Warrender (Penglais); 13 Zac Owen (Bro Gwaun); 14 Max Williams (Strade); 15 Connor Davies (Greenhill).

Years 8/9 Girls: 1 Holly John (Haverfordwest High); 2 Ffion Ouseley (Preseli); 3 Amy Greatrick (QE High); 4 Mila Blackwell (Greenhill); 5 Eleanor White (Haverfordwest High); 6 Frances Mackie (Glan-Y-Mor); 7 Erin Morgan (Bro Myrddin); 8 Jasmine Jones (Llandovery College); 9 Carys Wood (Greenhill); 10 Katie David (Haverfordwest High); 11 Ellie Fuller (Dyffryn Taf); 12 Emma Ferns (Dyffryn Aman); 13 Evie Goddard (Haverfordwest High); 14 Courtney Brown (Coedcae); 15 Bethan Adams (Strade).

Years 8/9 Boys: 1 Iwan Thomas (Glan-Y-Mor); 2 Zach Elvy (Bro Myrddin); 3 Morgan Williams (Harri Tudur); 4 Finlay Tarling (Aberaeron); 5 Ifan Bowen (Bro Myrddin); 6 Rhys Caygill (Preseli); 7 Ryan Esney (Glan-Y-Mor); 8 Brychan Hopkins (Aberaeron); 9 Rory Gravelle (QE High); 10 Cai Prendiville (Strade); 11 Osian Herbert (Dyffryn Aman); 12 Finley Bruce (Ysgol y Preseli); 13 Jordan Blassberg (Strade); 14 Rhys Jenkins (Aberaeron); 15 Jake Lynock (Bro Dinefwr).

Years 10/11 Girls: 1 Jessica Morris (Harri Tudur); 2 Amy White (Haverfordwest High); 3 Awen Roberts (Maes Y Gwendraeth); 4 Tanwen Moon (Maes Y Gwendraeth); 5 Amy Tucker (St John Lloyd); 6 Lucy Davies (Bro Pedr); 7 Lucy Beddowes (Aberaeron); 8 Kasia Cook (Llandovery College); 9 Megan Poupard (Haverfordwest High); 10 Bethany Bennett (Bryngwyn); 11 Hannah Birch (Haverfordwest High); 12 Lowri Richards (Aberaeron); 13 Codie McSheen (Haverfordwest High); 14 Alaw Jones (Bro Pedr); 15 Katie John (St John).

Years 10/11 Boys: 1 Adam Beer (Glan-Y-Mor); 2 Dafydd Jones (Bro Myrddin); 3 Frank Morgan (Bro Myrddin); 4 Iori Humphreys (Harri Tudur); 5 Rhys Llewellyn (Haverfordwest High); 6 Josh Tarling (Aberaeron); 7 Oliver George (Preseli); 8 Lewys Jones (Maes Y Gwendraeth); 9 Josh Essen (Coedcae); 10 Scott Price (Bro Dinefwr); 11 Oliver Wray (Maes Y Gwendraeth); 12 Cian Harries (Haverfordwest High); 13 Lewis Jackson-Peck (Emlyn); 14 Jonathan Price (Bro Teifi); 15 Jake Bruce (Preseli).

Years 12/13 Girls: 1 Eva Edwards (Bro Myrddin); 2 Alice Evans (Haverfordwest High); 3 Ella Townsend (Haverfordwest High); 4 Katie Fear (Llandovery College).

Years 12/13 Boys: 1 Callum Campion (Coleg Sir Gar); 2 Dafydd Lloyd (Coleg Sir Gar); 3 Joshua Jones (Coleg Sir Gar); 4 Jamie Walker (Aberaeron); 5 Daniel Jones (Coleg Sir Gar); 6 Lewis Jones (Coleg Sir Gar); 7 James Oulsnam (Coleg Sir Gar); 8 Osian Williams (Coleg Sir Gar); 9 Ben Davies (Aberaeron); 10 Dafydd Waite (Aberaeron); 11 Georgy Gould (Aberaeron); 12 Daniel Williams (Aberaeron); 13 Robbie Bull (Aberaeron).