556 schools compete in the event, and both teams hoped to qualify for the South-East Regional Round 2, although competition would be very tough!
The Junior Team
L-R Freddie Georgiou, Luca Gerges, Alfie Smith, Dylan Hill, Peter Edwards
The course was a number of loops around the Alleyn's sports field, conditions were good for running, if a little warm.
It was obvious immediately that the Whitgift Junior Team were strong and their top 5 runners quickly settled into the top 5 positions.
Alfie Smith showed real guts to finish in 8th posistion - a fantastic feat. Peter Edwards looked strong and finished 31st, followed by Freddie Georgious in 36th. Luca Gerges (41st) and Dylan Hill (44th) both showed 100% determination and effort.
The Juniors finished with 115pts and in 6th position and should be very pleased with their performance!
The Inters Team performed fantastically in their race:
Harry Smith led the team finishing in 9th Place
Jacob Jones (17th) and Gianluca Ercolano (20th) spurred each other on
Daniel Hodgson held his position to finish 31st
Oliver Waghorn ended 39th and showed real grit
These efforts meant that the Inters Team finished in 3rd position overall, beating Whitgift by just 2 points!
Qualification for the next round is a great achievement
Well done to all who ran so well!
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