CROSS-COUNTRY: Jos Addison, who a year ago underwent surgery for a brain tumour, claimed the Minor Boys title at the Cumbria Schools' Cross Country Championships at Kirkby Stephen on Saturday.

Jos, aged 12, was one of two individual winners from Kirkbie Kendal School with Gemma Crowther taking the intermediate girls race.

Chloe Rodham from Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale, led all the way in the Senior girls until Katie Savage from Barrow Sixth Form College pipped her right on the finish line.

Alistair Russell (Queen Katherine) was runner-up in the Senior boys race.

In the wake of January's storms, courses were shortened, with boggy conditions underfoot and a stiff wind testing the runners.

Results: Minor boys - 1 Jos Addison (Kirkbie Kendal); 2 Liam Robley (QES, Penrith); 3 Richard Flint (Windermere St Annes).

Minor girls - 1 Vicki Johnson (QES Penrith), 2 Lydia Chapman (QES Penrith), 3 Melanie Hyder (Dallam).

Junior boys - 1 Oliver Cartwright (W Howard School, Brampton); 2 Chris Graham (Cockermouth); 3 James Benjamin (Lakes School).

Juniors girls - 1 Lauren Park (Netherhall), 2 Charlotte Arter (Austin Friars); 3 Rosie Stuart (Keswick).

Inter boys - 1 Will Nicholson (W Howard School); 2 Kieron Alderson (Q Katherine); 3 Tom Addison (Kirkbie Kendal).

Inter girls - 1 Gemma Crowther (Kirkbie Kendal); 2 Stephanie Jones (Cockermouth); 3 Jenny Brown (Cockermouth).

Senior boys - 1 Adrian Holliday (Workington Sixth Form); 2 Alistair Russell (Q Katherine); 3 Peter Savage (Barrow Sixth Form College).

Senior girls - 1 Katie Savage (Barrow Sixth Form Coll); 2 Chloe Rodham (QES, Kirkby Lonsdale), 3 Emma Stuart (Keswick). There were no team results n Following the championships, teams were selected to represent Cumbria in the North-East Inter-County match against Durham, Cleveland and Northumberland, which takes places at Sedbergh School on February 5.