Woodbridge School Heads to ESAA Cross Country Final 10th Year in a Row!
Last week we had five teams, with five members each, racing at the extremely competitive qualifying round of the English Schools Cup. Following this event, top teams then qualify for the Nationals final which is held at Ratcliffe College this year in Leicestershire.
The Juniors fought well with many new to racing who put in a great team effort coming 8th and 12th in their categories. The competition itself is a much bigger step up as due to the level of some of the other schools competing it is not far off the level of the nationals final itself. Huge congratulations to all our newcomers and we hope this has given you lots of inspiration for next year.
The Inter Girls were one point off winning, against such tough competition that is extremely good. With five of their runners in the top 23, three of whom were home in the top nine:
- Year 9’s Chloe – 5th
- Year 10’s India J – 7th
- Year 10’s Alexandra – 9th
- Year 10’s India B – 17th
- Year 10’s Ella K – 23rd
- Year 9’s Tati – 43rd
This team therefore has now qualified to go through to the Nationals in December at Ratcliffe college, Leicestershire. Huge congratulations to all six runners and we wish them all the best on their next few weeks preparations and for the race itself.
Year 10’s Dex won the Inter Boys race spectacularly, though their team just missed out qualifying coming 4th team on the day. All boys ran very well especially with three of their team in the top 18.
The Senior Boys had a noble fight to 8th position with only four runners due to two members unable to run on the day. Year 11’s Hamish performing arguably his best individual Cross-Country race to date, coming home in 6th as Year 11 up against Years 11,12 and 13. All other runners worked super hard and should be very proud of themselves.
Looking ahead to December 5th – ESAA Cup final day, it goes without saying that what the Inter Girls have achieved is amazing. This is the 4th year they have now qualified for the English Schools Cup final where they go up against the fastest running schools and the fastest runners themselves for their age groups in the country. Getting to this final take’s dedication careful planning, a lot of training and sheer true grit! So once again we would like to congratulate their team for all their commitment.
Finally, a big congratulations to all Woodbridge runners who were involved in the regionals round – it is a great achievement to perform at such a great event.
