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
Total Runners	75	Total Runners	74

 

Girls Team Score 40 points (1^st)                 Boys Team Score 64 points (2^nd)

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
		Frankie Leslie	55
Total Runners	67	Total Runners	68

 

Girls Team Score 23 points (1^st)             Boys Team Score 53 points (1^st)

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
Total Runners	54	Total Runners	57

 

Girls Team Score 27 points (1^st)               Boys Team Score 122 points (6^th )

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 4^th 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)