In light of the upcoming men’s and women’s Varsity Blues’ cross-country match, here is a look into Light Blue line-up:

Women’s Blues Team

(racing at 2pm, winning team is the side with the lower cumulative positions of their first five finishers – five to score)

Alison Greggor (King’s): A former Varsity champion (2012) and racing in the Blues’ match for the third time, Greggor ran an impressive 2:52 marathon in early November while a third place finish at the cross-country match against the RAF and Eastern counties shows she’ll be looking to place highly.

Katy Hedgethorne (Murray Edwards): Women’s captain Hedgethorne is in the midst of an incredible positive streak. In the run up to her first Blues’ match she’s placed third at Cuppers and eighth at the Met League, arguably the most competitive cross-country league in England.

Sarah Lovewell (Trinity): Another Blues’ match debutante, last season Lovell earned a half-blue for her performances in the Blues’ 1500m race at Varsity Track and Field. Having placed 11th in the Met League, it is clear that the endurance training will put her in good stead for an often unpredictably paced Varsity match.

Elizabeth Mooney (Newnham): One of only two in this year’s squad to have previously raced in a Varsity match, Mooney will be looking to improve on last year’s sixth place finish. Having finished third at the Met League, won Cuppers and placed second at the RAF match, Mooney is in the form of her life.

Tas Pope (Trinity Hall): Fresher Pope has certainly made an impact on the Cambridge cross-country scene, finishing 58th at the Inter Counties’ Championships last season. This season’s highlights include fifth at Cuppers, 13th at the Met League and sixth in the RAF match – her consistency making her one to watch at Varsity.

Emily Shearer (Gonville and Caius): Another fresher, Shearer arrived at Cambridge from Cornell with an impressive track history including a 4:23 1500m and a 9:11 3000m. Despite an injury hampering her initial preparations for Varsity, her fourth place at Cuppers ensured no question marks about her form.

Katherine Turner (Magdalene): After a season that included a tenth place finish at the junior women’s race at the English National Championships, a fifth place finish at BUCS track and field over 1500m, and a 4:24 1500m season’s best, Turner will be hoping to add a cross-country Blue to her track and field Blues. Despite not racing this term, her previous successes show that she can take on anyone over the mud.

Men’s Blues Team

(racing at 2:45pm – six to score)

Josh Carr (Sidney Sussex): Having raced in the second’s team for his first two years, this is Carr’s first Varsity cross-country Blues. Carr’s season took him to a 3:51 1500m, which earned him his track and field Blue, while his fourth place finish at Cuppers secured his selection in this year’s race.

Philip Crout (St Catharine’s): Second year Blues’ cross-country debutante, Crout was one place in front of Carr at Cuppers and his finish at 23rd at the Met League demonstrated his conversion of track speed (8:22 for 3000m) to the cross-country. In addition, Crout was part of a bronze medal winning team at the English National cross-country relay championships.

Kelvin Gomez (Homerton): Gomez’s cross-country career has taken him to the World Cross Country Championships and this year he featured in the European Athletics Championships on the track in the 1500m; the Loughborough graduate has brought his form with him with a 19th place finish at the Met League.

Lewis Lloyd (Pembroke): Captain Lloyd, the defending Varsity Champion, will be racing in Varsity for the third time. Like Gomez, Lloyd has been to the World Cross Country Championships and has a good track record of racing well in the big races. Having eased his way round to a sixth place finish at Cuppers, Lloyd is very much on an upwards trajectory.

Alex Milne (Homerton): An Imperial graduate, Milne has added to a class squad with quality of his own. Winning Cuppers and a 15th place finish at the Met League illustrated good form that justified the excitement preceding his arrival at Cambridge – a 30:57 10000m and a 2:25 marathon only tell part of the story of a year Milne will hope to cap off with a good Varsity run.

Richard Ollington (Pembroke): Having raced in the fourths’ match last year, Ollington’s improvement over the past few months has shown that he is capable of anything. His Varsity history displays his versatility, having run against Oxford in the 3000m steeplechase and the 110m hurdles. A unique athlete, Ollington finished seventh at Cuppers to seal his Blues’ selection.

Patrick Roddy (Robinson): One of three former Blues’ Varsity runners, and one of two to have raced last year, a fifth place finish at Cuppers brings Roddy to his second Blues’ match. Last year he beat four Oxford runners to secure his Blue – could he make it even more?

Alex Short (Robinson): Missing last year’s Blues’ Varsity match due to the predicament of racing at the European Cross Country Championships, Short will definitely have a significant impact on this year’s race. A tenth place finish at the Met League suggests he could better his fifth place finish in 2012.