Herne Hill Harriers’ U13 boys and U15 girls struck gold at the South of England Cross-Country Relay Championships on Saturday.

There was further glory for the M50 quartet, who won gold at the Surrey Masters Cross-Country Championships.

The club’s junior gold-winning squads at Wormwood Scrubs both had to come from behind, with the respective last leg runners, Oscar Millard and Alex Brown, chasing down the leaders.

Mohammed Ali, who led the U13 boys’ charge, ended his leg in fourth spot behind Blackheath & Bromley, with Freddie Hodgson passing two runners to push Harriers into second.

Starting 50 metres behind the leader, Millard soon closed the gap and eventually led his team to victory by around 80 metres.

It was a similar story in the U15G competition, with Eloise O’Shaughnessy and Lucy Olsen propelling Harriers into second, with Brown taking the lead midway through her leg and stretching clear to win comfortably.

The U13 girls’ squad of Clarissa Nicholls, Amy Miller and Lulu King had to settle for second behind a strong Wycombe outfit.

There was also a bronze medal for the U17 men’s team.

A senior men’s team was also in fine fettle at Wormwood Scrubs, with the foursome of Mike Cummings, Simon Coombes, Deron Fagan and Jeff Cunningham scooping silver.

Elsewhere, Herne Hill dominated the M50 category at the Surrey Masters Cross-Country.

Tom Conlon (first), Garry Ironmonger (second), Mike Boyle (third) and Vic Maughn (fourth) ensured a stunning clean sweep for Herne Hill.

A Harriers M40 team could only muster a fifth place finish, despite Jonathan Ratcliffe finishing fifth overall. Ed Barrow was 11th, Mark White 13th and Andrew Simms 17th.

Along with the elevation of Conlon – who was the Surrey senior men’s cross-country champion in 1981, two days before his 21st birthday – to a county champion again, Brian Shave was an individual winner in the M80 category, while John Garber was second M70.

The W35 squad were also celebrating as the trio of Abby Penlington, Sam Whiting and Rebecca Barrow won gold, with Jen Barraclough providing good back up.

Herne Hill’s M45 team also fielded a squad at the championships for the first time, and ultimately finished sixth, with Mary Setyabule, Sarah Allen and Sonia Williams making up the numbers.