Braintree and Distrcit Athletic Club’s Abigail Kerr and Courtney Gordon have earned their places in the regional teams that will compete at the Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championship.

The Braintree duo finished in the top five in their respective age groups at the second Essex Cross-Country League race of the season at Hylands Park in Chelmsford to gain automatic selection for the South East team, while others are waiting to hear if they will also be picked.

Kerr was seventh overall and fifth Essex runner in the under-13 girls’ event, while Gordon earned her place by finishing third in the under-15 girls and there were plenty of other string Braintree runs across all the age categories.

RESULTS: Senior men: Joe Nourse 46th (9th Under-20), Ben Holdgate 88th (13th Under-20), Jakob Beck 144th (15th Under-20); Senior ladies: Claire Gordon 64th, Kayleigh Beedon 78th, Josie Sheffield, 81st, Lyndsay Rolerkite 83rd, Iris Lyall 96th; Under-17 boys 5km: Conor Culham 33rd, Cameron Kerr 34th; Under-15 girls 4km: Courtney Gordon 3rd, Bonnie Lewis 49th; Under-13 boys 3km: Freddie Martin 47th, William Ferguson 65th; Under-13 girls 3km: Abigail Kerr 7th (5th Essex), Kiera Hornsby 11th, Georgia Tombs 12th, Heather Hamiton 40th, Olivia Cooper 54th.