Tiffin Success

Saturday saw a strong JFS XC squad travel to Tiffin for the League race against Oxted and Tiffin themselves.

The day also saw the XC debuts of a number of Year 7 runners, selected after their efforts the previous Friday during games - all acquitted themselves impressively!

With a slightly changed course, Tiffin still remained a flat course with firm footing. With dry and clear weather it was perfect conditions!

A very large junior field of 50+ runners set off on their 2.5km course having received last minute instructions from the Tiffin staff, here are some of the Junior team looking a tad apprehensive but determined to do their best.

 

What a great performance they all put in as seen below

 

Runner	Year	Position
Alfie Smith	8	3rd
Freddie Georgiou	8	4th
Ebuka Nkamuo	7	10th
Matthew Conway	7	12th
James Parker	8	14th
Jonas Bekit	8	16th
Marcus Littlewood	7	19th
Luke David	7	20th
Joe Roberts	8	23rd
John Hilario	7	24th
Oliver Boxall	7	25th
Jonnie Miles	7	27th
Raziel Abiels-Zuriel	7	32nd



Well done to Alfie and Freddie for continuing their form of last year. Ebuka and Matthew ran a great pace throughout for their finishes and all in all impressive runs were seen by ALL the runners.

John Fisher has a fantastic sporting reputation so congrats to those representing the school for the first time!

A final place of 2nd was secured!

The Inters and Seniors were run together, but confusion at the finis meant that I could not distinguish between the 2 and so final results will come later in the week.

They ran a 3.5km course and below are their finishing positions in the combines race, Inters and Seniors, and their times

Runner	Time	Position
Ricky Lutakome	12.13	1st
Harry Smith	12.40	2nd
Ryan Galvin	12.57	7th
Alex Galvin	13.01	9th
Jacob Jones	13.24	10th
Fabien Daburn	14.04	13th
Joe Logue	14.05	14th
Oscar Halfacre	14.11	17th
Peter Edwards	14.55	18th
Galvin Biju	16.06	19th

Obviously this table has years 9-13 in it, and the Inters are in BOLD

Very well done to Harry who showed the benefit of his summer training, some others need to get some miles in the leg before greater challenges to come

 

Final positions will come later, but well done to all who ran

 

Next weeks sees the home fixture at Plough Lane so lets all run well and defend our home turf!

OXTED SUCCESS

The XC season kicked off with a postponement - the Croydon Harriers Meet postponed until later in the season.

With only one minibus this meant that a smaller group of runners was sent to Oxted, with no Junior team, although Junior runners ran for the Inters.

This was a mile long relay, and usually Oxted is wet and muddy. On this occasion the ground was firm and the weather conditions perfect!

Two Inters teams were entered and both ran really well, especially as this was the first run for some of the runners

A Team - 2nd Place

Freddie Georgiou   5.48
Joe Logue               5.45
Alfie Smith             5.42
Jude Watson           6.16

B Team - 4th Place

Luca Gerges    6.13
Joe Roberst      6.42
Galvin Biju      6.45
Peter Edwards  6.15

Seniors - 1st Place

The Senior team ran very well indeed to win, and continue the winning league streak from last season.

Harry Smith         5.15
Jacob Jones          5.34
Ricky Lutakome  4.42 (Course record)
Fabien Daburn     5.39

Massive congratulations to Ricky for beating the course record by ONE SECOND, and he would admit he is not at peak fitness just yet. Special mention to Year 10 Harry Smith also who beat the Inters record comfortably, but was running as a senior despite so was denied the result!

Well done all for a successful morning - now onto Tiffin next week!

NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM ANNOUNCED

I am very pleased to announce that Sean McAllister from Year 13 has been appointed the captain of the Cross-Country team for this season.

 

Sean has run for the school since Year 7, and has never let the school down. He has loads of experience to pass on and is looking forward to the role.

 

 

Sean will be focussing primarily on the Senior Team on Wednesdays, although still able to run the major races on weekends.

 

Therefore I am delighted to also announce the appointment of Joint Vice-Captains, Alex and Ryan Galvin

 

They will be focussing on the Junior and Inter team, as well as acting in Sean's place when he is unavailable at weekends.

 

Both boys are extremely talented and dedicated runners who have been hugely successful in their years at Fisher, as well as being the most recognizable on the competition 'circuit'.

 

 

The leadership team will take over from Robert Spalding who was an outstanding captain for 2 years. We wish him well for his University days.

 

Now onto the new season!

 

 

Saturday 10^th September

 

Croydon Harriers Schools Challenge

 

Juniors	Inters	Seniors
Alfie Smith 8C Freddie Georgiou 8F Ragu Arravanthan 8B James Parker 8N Alex Romanowski 8F Jonas Bekit 8M Joseph Roberts 8B Christi Anoop 8N	Harry Smith   10M Jude Watson   10N Joseph Logue   10F John Clifford   10C Peter Edwards   9N Luke Barclay   9K Ethan Foley   9N Luca Gerges 9B Galvin Biju 9N Ben Hopley 9M	Oscar Halfacre U6 Joseph Halfacre U6 Ricky Lutakome   L6 Ryan Galvin   L6 Alex Galvin   L6 John Erne   L6 Finlay Wells L6 Gianluca Ercolano   11N Jacob Jones   11B Daniel Hodgson 11B
Venue in Lloyd Park (gate entrance at top of Mapledale Ave).   MINIBUS LEAVING SCHOOL AT 8.50, RETURNING BY 11.20.   There is not enough space for everyone on the minibus – some will have to make their own way to Lloyd Park   If you are going straight to the start be there by 9.30.   Tell me or  Email if you are going direct dfell@suttonmail.org   EVERYONE RUNS AT 10.00   THERE ARE CUPS AND MEDALS TO BE WON! Remember to log into www.jfsxc.blogspot.co.uk

 

2016-17 FIXTURES

The new school year is upon us on Monday which means the new Cross Country Season.

We are the best Boys Comprehensive school in the country for Cross Country - lets continue that this year!

The fixtures are below

CROSS COUNTRY

FIXTURE LIST 2016

Fixtures are for all ages & are morning races on a Saturday unless otherwise stated.

September     

Sat 10         Croydon Harriers Schools Challenge   

Sat 17         League races at Tiffin               

Wed 21      House Cross Country

Sat 24         League races at JFS

 

October

Sat 1           Parkrun  at Roundshaw

Wed 5        Kings Trophy Wimbledon (snrs)

Sat 8           League relays at Oxted

Wk beg      1^strd Eng Sch XC Cup (jnrs/intrs)

Sat 15         Free

Wed 19      Judge Cup (snrs)

Sat 22         Free

HALF TERM

 

November

Sat 5           Charterhouse Cup

Wed 9        Haskell Cup

Sat 12         Regional round of XC Cup

                    Lancing (all ages pm)

Wed 16      St Albans Relay

Fri 18          Junior Knole Run (yrs 7/8)

Sat 19         Free

                    ? Sutton Schools XC Championship

Sat 26         League relays at Tiffin

 

December

Sat 3           League race at Oxted

Wed 7        Paarlauf at Hampton School (snrs)

Sat 10         League races at Whitgift

 

 

January    

Sat 7         Surrey clubs

Sat 14       Knole Run (snrs) (pm)  

Wed 18    HABS Relay Cup (7-13)

Sat 21       Surrey Schools (am/pm) (Sutton 

                  Boro invite only)

Sat 28       League relays at JFS

 

February

Wed 1       Henry VIII National Relay Coventry

Sat 4          Wellington Relays (pm)

Thurs 9     Radley relays

Sat 11       Free or parkrun for Sutton mini marathon team trial 

 

HALF TERM

 

Sun 26      South East Schools at Harrow

 

                           

 

 

 

 

March

Sat 4         South London Harriers     

                  Croydon mini marathon trials (am)

Sat 11       Parkrun for Sutton mini marathon

                  team trial

Sat 18       Free  

                 

END OF TERM

 

23 Apr      London Marathon with mini

                  marathon

 

 

 

 

Well done Ricky - England Athlete

Following on from his 4th place finish at the English Schools National Race Ricky Lutakome was selected to run for the England team in the Home Counties International Race at Falkirk in Scotland this weekend.

We are all obviously massively proud of his achievement, and we should not forget that Ricky's achievement reflects on to the entire Cross Country Squad, Junior to Senior.

Ricky ran the 6k course in 19.24 and finished in 4th place overall.

WELL DONE RICKY

WHAT A FABULOUS ACHIEVEMENT  

HARROW GLORY

The South East XC Champs were held on a Sunday this year as opposed to the usual Saturday and this wiped out much of the team due to football commitments, nevertheless we traveled to Harrow with a team bursting with talent and determination.

The Juniors did not have a full team but Peter Edwards, Freddie Georgiou and Luca Gerges all ran well but found the course tough.

The Inters team finished 5th overall, but the highlight amongst the great runs by all was Ricky winning by a long distance, thus becoming Champion of the South East

Here is the Inter Team

Here they are tucking into their food

Here is Mr Fell's personalised cake!

Radley Success!

The Inters Relay Team carried all before them on Friday and won the Radley Relays at a canter after strong performances from all involved

INTERS

A Galvin  12.15

F Daburn  12.45

Lutakome  11.13   (FASTEST LAP OVERALL)

R Galvin  11.52     (4^th fastest lap)

Ercolano   12.45

Smith  12.38

Jones  13.18

Hodgson  13.31

A GREAT RESULT ON AN EXTREMELY MUDDY COURSE