The Dunedin running club won both the premier men’s and women’s open titles at their own cross-country relays and Ponydale Challenge on Saturday.
Leith claimed first and second in the open women’s 4km event at the Dunedin Pony Club grounds.
Kristy Eyles, Katie Smith, Margie Campbell and Mel Aitken charged home in 1hr 11min 43sec to take the title over clubmates Claudia Sole, Laura Bungard, Stephanie Wilson and Alice Cuthbert, who finished in 1hr 12min 3sec.
Leith’s open men’s team of Janus Stauffenberg, Dan Hayman, Grayson Westgate and Liam Chesney won the 4km event in 56min 36sec.
Hill City-University’s team of Jake Owen, Matthew Bolter, Luke Geddes and Leon Miyahara finished second in 59min 40sec.
Leith also won both the men’s and women’s masters over-35 and the men’s (2km) masters over-60 races.
Hill City-University won the mixed all grades (2km) title, and Ariki won the masters men’s (2km) 50 to 59 race.
Ariki also won the open women’s 2km event and the girls under-18 and mixed under-14 races.
Leith runner Nic Bathgate won the fifth Ponydale Challenge, running 19 laps in the three hours in 2hr 56min 32sec.
Lydia Pattillo, also from Leith, was the first woman home, finishing with 16 laps in 2hr 58min 30sec.
