WOODCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOLS XC

The final Woodcote Primary School league fixture went ahead on Saturday in very tough conditions with driving winds and snow, but it did not stop close to 250 youngsters taking part. First off were the Year 3 & 4 girls and Matilda Welsh of Cumnor girls and SLH won with Holly Fitch-Carpenter from Smitham in 2nd place,  and Abbie Edie of Chipstead Valley and SLH in 3rd. As he had done in the previous races Pieter Ten Cate of Smitham and SLH stormed away to win the Year 3 & 4 boys race with Ben England-Smith of Gresham in 2nd place, and Samuel Little of SLH in 3rd. Annice Kemp of the Hayes and SLH made it 3 wins out of 3 winning the Year 5 & 6 girls race from her sister Phoebe Kemp of the Hayes and SLH in 2nd, and Fleur Coppack of St.Aidans and SLH in 3rd place. Laila Morrell had her best run of the season finishing in 4th and there were excellent runs by Scarlett Nimako and Sam Moon of SLH in 6th and 8th places respectively.

Noah Findell of Smitham and SLH had a fine run in the Year 5 & 6 boys race winning, with Tom Harmer of the Hayes and SLH having his best run of the season to finish in 2nd place, and Max Lorke of Gresham and SLH in 3rd place. 

As it was the final race individual awards for the season are as follows;

Year 3 & 4 girls 1st Abbie Edie, 2nd Holly-Fitch-Carpenter, 3rd Maya Rungusumy.

Year 3 & 4 Boys 1st Pieter Ten Cate, 2nd Samuel Little, 3rd Ben England-Smith.

Year 5 & 6 Girls 1st Annice Kemp, 2nd Phoebe Kemp, 3rd Fleur Coppack.

Year 5 & 6 Boys 1st Noah Findell, 2nd Max Lorke, 3rd Tom Harmer.

The team awards are as follows;

Year 3 & 4 Girls 1st Smitham, 2nd Margaret Roper, 3rd Cumnor Girls

Year 3 & 4 Boys 1st Smitham, 2nd Margaret Roper, 3rd Woodmansterne

Year 5 & 6 Girls 1st St.Aidans, 2nd The Hayes, 3rd Woodmansterne

Year 5 & 6 Boys 1st Coulsdon CofE, 2nd Margaret Roper, 3rd The Hayes.

The Mark Burtwell Cup for the overall winning school was won by Margaret Roper with Woodmansterne and the Hayes tied for 2nd place.

Despite the weather it was a great end to the season although at 8.30am with the snow really coming down and the wind howling I was wondering why it had seemed a good idea to go ahead!   A big thank you to all the club members and parents who have helped over the season and to our young hares who have done such a good job in leading the races and sweeping the field along. 

Further afield in Leeds we had Felix Vaughan running in the Junior boys race for Surrey Schools in the English Schools cross country Championships. Just to reach these championships is really tough as only the top 8 runners from each County can qualify to enter and to do this Felix had won the Surrey School championship in January. Felix has had an amazing season but unfortunately picked up a cold and cough during the week and was not 100%. He finished 12th which was a good result but because of his accomplishments this season was hoping for better. I am sure he will bounce back quickly and be back to his best for the coming track season.

Our athletes had further success at the British Schools Modern Biathlon Championships held at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Olivia Thompson did brilliantly to finish 4th  in the Under 15 girls event, and Matilda Purnell performed equally as well,  finished 2nd in the U10 girls event but on the same points as the winner.

A good weekend all round.

 

 

SE REGIONAL SPORTSHALL

Congratulations to Mason Owusu-Dellimore and Deji Bello who represented Surrey in the SE regional sportshall final at The Triangle Leisure Centre Burgess Hill on Sunday 4th. March. The Surrey team finished 2nd just missing out to Berkshire in a very hard fought competition. Both Mason and Deji performed very well with Mason winning a silver medal in the 2 lap final and Deji making the final of the 4 lap race but just missing out on a medal. Mason has been invited to the Surrey AGM on the 23rd March to be presented with his award for finishing top U13 boys in the Surrey sportshall league. Excellent performances by both our boys and we look forward to seeing them compete on the track shortly.

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SURREY SPORTSHALL

Mason Owusu receiving his award for Top Under 13 Boy in the Surrey Spotshall League from Surrey County Presidents Peter and Sue Shilling.

INTER COUNTIES XC 10 March

We had 4 athletes competing for Surrey at the Inter-counties Championships in Loughborough over the weekend.
Joe Seal finished 103rd in the U15 boys race and Surrey were 3rd team. Sam Sheppard finished 146th in the U17 mens race and the team finished in 7th place.Mary James finished 91st in the senior womens race and the Surrey ladies were champions.
Tom Higgs finished 124th in the senior mens race and the team finished in 3rd place. Well done to all on their county selection
 

National XC Champs

FIRST MEDALS FOR OVER 50 YEARS

With blue skies and bright sunshine Parliament Hill definitely put on a beautiful day for the National Cross Country Championships on 24th February. The cold wind dried out some of the course but there was enough mud to make it a real challenge. Our juniors again did very well with some excellent performances.

Our U15boys team won an amazing bronze medal only missing out on silver by 5 points. They were led home by Felix Vaughan who had a great race finishing 9th in 15.47. Considering he is a first year in this age group his performance was even more outstanding. Next home were the dynamic duo of Nick Smith and Joe Seal and just as they have been almost inseparable results wise all season, they finished on the same time of 16.38 but Nick taking 46th place and Joe 49th. Jack Burton completed the scoring team also having a great run and finishing 59th in 16.45. Owen Waite had a strong run to finish 283rd, Thomas Porter 293rd, Oliver Anderson 346th and Joe Lawrence 393rd. There were 504 finishers in the race.

The U13 girls team finished in 40th spot with Sophia Lorke leading the team home in 107th place. Louise Maignan (above with Sophia) finished in 111th place despite being tripped coming down the hill to the finish and being badly spiked in her calf, which necessitated a visit to hospital for 14 stitches in the deep wound, truly showing irrepressible spirit. Annice Kemp was next home in 342nd spot with Fleur Coppack completing the scoring team in 408th place. There were 467 finishers. Brandan Morrell had a fine run in the U13 boys race finishing 80th in 12.47 and Martin van Domselaar in his first National finished 203rd in 13.29. There were 570 finishers in this race. Ellie Osmond had a strong run in the U15 girls race finishing 192nd with Katie Mooney also running really well to finish 221st. There were 464 finishers. Zak Hansen had a tough time running with a stitch for most of the U17mens race but he dug in and finished in 347th place. The U20 men had a tough 10k to contend with. James Lyne was first home in an excellent 72nd place in 36.22 showing that his training for the Reading half marathon is paying off. Next home was Henry Stiff in 205th place with Luke Netts in 208th position. Well done to all our juniors and valuable experience for some of our younger members running in the National for the first time.