The Poole AC star clocked 25:05 for the 8km junior men’s course. He finished just five seconds down on the defending Aron Gebremariam, Birchfield Harriers’ Eritrean refugee, who won all three major domestic cross-country titles in 2024.
In consolation, Rabjohns had amassed sufficient points to win the UK Cross Challenge series, following a win in Cardiff and second place in Liverpool.
Rabjohns’ club-mates Erin Wells (12th), Charlie Collins (16th) and Fern Kimber (42nd) led Dorset home in their respective races.
Isabel Cherrett of Bournemouth AC was 14th among the under-17 women. Joseph Preston (21st), Max Drozdowski and Harry Samways, all of Poole Runners, combined with BAC’s Finley Hurst Atkins for Dorset’s best team score – 11th in the under-13 boy’s race.
Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships at Wollaton Park, Nottingham – Dorset Results:
Senior Men (10km): 241 Nathaniel Willmore (PR) 38:39, 255 Louis Verdi (WAC) 40:00, 259 James Faulkner (WAC) 40:21, 263 Rupert Talfourd-Cook (Belgrave) 41:04, 271 Sam Foster (Verwood) 43:05, 274 Jonathan Eves (WAC) 44:11 Team: 30 Dorset 1,563
Junior Men (8km): 2 William Rabjohns (PAC) 25:05, 156 Nathan Mearns (BAC) 32:01, 160 Hugo Richardson (BAC) 32:35, 169 Barnaby Haynes (WAC) 37:33 Team: 22 Dorset 487
Under-17 Men (6km): 16 Charlie Collins (PAC) 19:57, 107 Joseph Usher (PAC) 21:19, 131 Buddy Mitchell (PR) 21:35, 168 Isaac May (BAC) 22:03, 228 William Moss (BAC) 22:54, 257 Ewan Brown (BAC) 23:38, 259 Joshua Fricker (WAC) 23:41 Team: 24 Dorset 422
Under-15 Boys (4km): 155 Theo Cobley (PAC) 15:27, 158 Jacob Taylor (BAC) 15:28, 222 Ethan Kirkpatrick (WAC) 16:06, 238 Max Collins (PAC) 16:15, 275 Callum Pearson (BAC) 16:46, 278 Ewan Eadie (WAC) 16:49, 287 Will Packer (WCH) 17:02, 302 Elijah Houston (PR) 17:35 Team: 39 Dorset 733
Under-13 Boys (3km): 21 Joseph Preston (PR) 11:25, 61 Max Drozdowski (PR) 11:55, 72 Harry Samways (PR) 11:59, 124 Finley Hurst Atkins (BAC) 12:20, 138 Stelios Pavlou (PR) 12:25, 221 Fraser Baird (WAC) 12:57, 226 Thomas Faulkner (WAC) 12:59 Team: 11 Dorset 278
Senior Women (8km): 42 Fern Kimber (PAC) 30:53, 156 Sharon Hutchings (Dorset Doddlers) 33:49, 254 Sarah Bird (PAC) 39:22, 261 Isabelle Somers (PR) 40:19, 262 Wendy Bullen (Verwood) 40:20, 265 Kirsty Drewett (BAC) 45:23, 266 Perdita Haynes (WAC) 48:57 Team: 30 Dorset 1,240
Under-20 Women (6km): 12 Erin Wells (PAC) 23:31, 113 Emily Coltman (BAC) 28:48
Under-17 Women (5km): 14 Isabel Cherrett (BAC) 19:38, 52 Isabelle Whittle (WCH) 20:32, 139 Ayla Chard (WCH) 22:05, 202 Esme Littlechild (WCH) 23:23, 237 Matilda Haynes (WAC) 24:39 Team: 22 Dorset 407
Under-15 Girls (4km): 194 Agatha Magill (PAC) 18:18, 241 Jessica Long (BAC) 18:54, 243 Poppy Pearce (PAC) 18:56, 273 Lucy Smith (PR) 20:00, 282 Darcy Stead (PR) 20:24, 300 Jessica Moors (PAC) 21:32 Team: 43 Dorset 951
Under-13 Girls (3km): 60 Abigail Moors (PAC) 13:00, 80 Ava Richmond (BAC) 13:09, 102 Olivia Eves (WAC) 13:20, 165 Olivia Chapman (WAC) 13:56, 196 Madelaine Buchan (WAC) 14:07, 243 Florence Robbins (PR) 14:37, 244 Cara Hobson (PR) 14:37, 268 Nancy Smith (WAC) 14:51 Team: 21 Dorset 407
Key to Clubs: BAC – Bournemouth AC, PAC – Poole AC, PR – Poole Runners, WAC – Wimborne AC, WCH – Wells City Harriers
