District Cross Country
Six of the best at District Cross Country!
On Saturday we hosted 10 visiting schools from Elmbridge & Runnymede for the annual District Cross Country Championships. On a very pleasant spring morning with mild temperatures, a gentle breeze and excellent conditions underfoot, the scene was set for some exciting races. Cheered on by a huge supportive crowd of parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and friends, the Cardinal Newman team performed ‘out of their skins’ with unbelievable results achieved all-round.
In a competition involving the best runners from 11 schools, the racing was always going to be highly competitive and so it proved to be, however this team were well prepared. They had trained hard leading up to the competition and all that hard work, both physically and mentally, really paid off as we picked up 6 of the available 9 shields. This success really was a team effort. It was the consistency of the team that led to the overall victories. Our 5 individual medallists would be the first to recognise the massive contribution of their team mates in backing up their own high quality performances. It really was fabulous to see so many red and white runners up in the leading pack of most races. The training paid dividends and every runner should feel immensely proud of this extraordinary achievement.
As always, we would like to say a massive thank you to all the parents who were present on Saturday to share in our success. Without you it really would not be possible…the team effort fully includes you all so thank you once again!
See below for a full outline of the scores…CARDINAL NEWMAN, District Cross Country Champions 2012…6 times over!
DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS 2012
Under 9 (top 5 finishers counted towards team total)
Girls |
Position |
Boys |
Position |
Emma Horsey |
1 |
Rhys Day |
2 |
Rosie Whalley |
2 |
Matteo Hutton |
5 |
Giorgia Napoli |
10 |
Daniel Horsey |
6 |
Isabelle Johnson |
12 |
Louis Viner |
23 |
Lucy Hadfield |
15 |
Harry Rice |
28 |
Sophie Cunliffe |
16 |
Jack Gemmell |
29 |
Maisy Cronin |
20 |
Luca Federico |
30 |
Natalia Scannella |
21 |
Rafael Silva |
31 |
Zara Hadfield |
24 |
Marc Castiglione |
43 |
Olivia Hnatow |
25 |
Frankie Nolan |
45 |
Carla Hobbs |
27 |
Ben Cardemil |
49 |
Kaci Lee |
39 |
Leo Nelson-Cowley |
65 |
Charlotte Close |
47 |
Johnny Daly |
69 |
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Total Runners |
75 |
Total Runners |
74 |
Girls Team Score 40 points (1st) Boys Team Score 64 points (2nd)
Under 10 (top 4 finishers counted towards team total)
Girls |
Position |
Boys |
Position |
Hannah Lecky |
2 |
Eoin Canning |
4 |
Alice Manning |
4 |
Tom Cursons |
11 |
Talia Swift |
6 |
Cristian Silva |
14 |
Thea David |
11 |
Charlie Hill |
24 |
Laura Hobbs |
19 |
Jonathan March |
28 |
Ella Cronin |
23 |
Keelan Brient |
31 |
Jessica Noyes |
25 |
Joe Nolan |
33 |
Francesca Costanzo |
26 |
Toby Bevan |
37 |
Alice Amexia-Taylor |
29 |
Joe Drummond |
39 |
Grace Amexia-Taylor |
36 |
Luca Hutton |
48 |
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Frankie Leslie |
55 |
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Total Runners |
67 |
Total Runners |
68 |
Girls Team Score 23 points (1st) Boys Team Score 53 points (1st)
Under 11 (top 4 finishers counted towards team total)
Girls |
Position |
Boys |
Position |
Darby Begley-Jones |
2 |
Giuseppe Alessi |
25 |
Jasmine Fox |
4 |
Mark Loggia |
30 |
Sydney Bevan |
9 |
Tyler Fifield |
33 |
Mollie Kelly |
12 |
Michael Burns |
34 |
Caitlin Geraghty |
13 |
Ben Matthews |
43 |
Sarah Meyer |
15 |
Joseph Horsey |
46 |
Georgina Townsend |
26 |
Lennan Day |
50 |
Mimi Kilburn |
44 |
Christopher Rice |
53 |
Alexandra Poole |
49 |
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Total Runners |
54 |
Total Runners |
57 |
Girls Team Score 27 points (1st) Boys Team Score 122 points (6th )
A fantastic performance by the whole team!
Under 9 Girls Champions
Under 9 Overall Champions
Under 10 Girls Champions
Under 10 Boys Champions
Under 10 Overall Champions
Under 11 Girls Champions
To win 6 out of the 9 available shields is a phenomenal performance!
Congratulations also to our 5 INDIVIDUAL medallists:
GOLD – Emma Horsey (Under 9 Girls)
SILVER – Rosie Whalley (Under 9 Girls)
Rhys Day (Under 9 Boys)
Hannah Lecky (Under 10 Girls)
Darby Begley-Jones (Under 11 Girls)
We also had several 4th place finishers…so close to a medal…and something to aim for next year!
Alice Manning (Under 10 Girls)
Eoin Canning (Under 10 Boys)
Jasmine Fox (Under 11 Girls)