Radley Relays

Tuesday 12^th February 2019

Radley College ReLays, Abingdon

     

SENIORS

Ercolano  11.56

Brant  12.12

Edwards  13.37

Jones  12.55

7th A team             25 teams

                     

INTERS

Georgiou  11.32    4^th fastest inters lap

Nkamuo  12.37

Hewitt  14.19

Roberts  13.10

6th A team                  17 teams

                                                                                                   

                                       

Fantastic result at the Goater

Well done to the A and B teams who both recorded excellent performances at the windy and cold Goater Cup relay. Congrats to Chris Finch who ran a fantastic leg to be the 2nd quickest Year 7 runner!

Overall School Results Rank School Time
1 Southend 00:57:47
2 St Albans 00:57:56
3 Haberdashers' A 01:01:12
4 St Albans B 01:01:23
5 Southend B 01:01:28
6 Sir Thomas Rich's 01:02:56
7 John Fisher 01:03:05
8 St Columba's 01:03:31
9 UCS 01:03:38
10 Haberdashers' B 01:03:52
11 Watford Boys 01:04:44
12 Tiffin 01:06:32
13 John Fisher B 01:08:10
14 UCS B 01:08:45
15 Cardinal Vaughan 01:10:18
16 Tiffin B 01:10:44
17 Sir Thomas Rich's B 01:13:30

Wellington Relays!

Saturday 2^nd February

Relay competition at Wellington College

5 x 1.5 mile legs

Junior Race at 2pm

            

JUNIORS  7-9		Inters 10-11 & Seniors
Ebuka Nkamuo Matt Conway Paul Hewitt Darren Wuddah Fabio Piccirilo Jonnie Miles Charlie Kitchen Jack Hession Emmanuel Victor Fabian Opoku Luca Dodd Chris Finch Oliver Anstee	Xavier Richmond-Taylor Chidalu Obimah Ryan Karkut Patrick Gallagher Momodu Mansaray Jack Mitchener  Evan Nwanua  Leon Dankwa  Kaiden Halley  Ben Anderson  Dawid Serwin  Ashley Chin	Jacob Jones Gianluca Ercolano  Freddy Georgiou Ben Brant Peter Edwards Joe Roberts Joe Conroy

TEAMS DECIDED ON THE DAY

This is a 5-man relay, each leg is 1.5 miles

It will be a muddy course so wear spikes if you have them, otherwise trainers will be fine

Meet at the minibus at 11.00. Return after refreshments by 5.00

WEAR WARM CLOTHES

Sorry for the late notice but we have only just secured a second minibus

There is no rugby this weekend!

Juniors – opportunities have been rare this season due to several reasons, but this is the penultimate Saturday fixture of the season and it would be great to see you run

Mr Street will be coming with us – so it is really important we do our very best in front of the Head of Sport at JFS!

HABs Relays

Wednesday 23^rd January

 

Goater Cup Relay at

Haberdashers’ Aske’s, Hertfordshire

 

 

Year	A	B
7	Chris Finch	Oliver Anstee
8	Zak Johnson-Alleyne	Harrison Hayman
9	Ebuka Nkamuo	Matt Conway
10	Freddy Georgiou	Joe Roberts
Snr	Gianluca Ercolano	Robbie Tambling
Snr	Jacob Jones	Harry Smith

 

This is a 1.7 mile 6-man relay and the teams can run in any order.

 

The course is a mixture of path and wooden track so short spikes would be an advantage

 

Come to school in kit as we need to leave promptly at 12.00

 

The relay begins at 2.30

 

There is a hot meal afterwards and we will return around 6.40

Bring waterproofs, trainers and warm clothes

 

I need to know before Wednesday if you cannot run as I will need to find a replacement

 

Senior Park Run Success

The JFS senior squad took on the challenge of the Senior Knole Run on the 12th Jan knowing the punishing 5.8 mile course would dust away any Christmas cobwebs.


All were challenged to improve on last years times and there were some fantastic performances.


To finish as the 12th placed A team and the First State Comprehensive was a great achievement by all involved

29   G Ercolano   35.32  (2018 - 37.12)   

58   F Georgiou   37.16  (39.31)

93    J Jones  39.53  (39.38)     

96    B Brant  40.10

120   M Messette  41.39 (46.31)

188   P Edwards  45.49 (47.43)

 

12^th A TEAM                                    

                    28 teams       245 runners

Well done to everyone for completing this very tough National Senior 6 mile race against the very best runners in the country. A fantastic effort by all of you.

Xmas Term Kennedy Cup Report

The cross-country season has seen encouraging performances from all age groups and some stand-out performances to be recognised.

For the Junior Team, opportunities have been restricted but 3^rd place at Charthouse was a great start and the Year 7 team won their age group at the Sutton Borough Championships – something we have not done in many years. The Junior Knole run saw the A Team finish in an notable 12^th place. Impressing hugely have been Chris Finch, Harrison Hayman and Oliver Anstee from year 7 whilst Zack Johnson-Alleyne and Emmanuel Victor continue to progress strongly in Year 8.

The Inters is a very strong age group, they won their race at Lancing College and came third at the Sutton Boroughs. Also Consistent in League fixtures the standout performers have been Ebuka, Paul Hewitt, Matt Conway, Alfie Smith and Joseph Roberts

The Seniors have continued to impress, competing against the very best in the country regularly and with runners regularly picked from younger age groups including as young as Year 8. Second place at Charterhouse was followed by once again winning the Sutton Boroughs, third at Hampton and a close second at Lancing. Ercolano, Jones and Tambling have been ever consistent, but praise must be given to Freddy Georgiou from year 10 who has proved himself the best Cross-Country runner in the school with his fantastic performances against runners 3 times older than him.

Well done to all the runners, those mentioned today and those regulars who were not. Next term will see more fixtures including the 2 National Senior Events and John Fisher will be aiming to sustain their outstanding reputation at that level.

Deceptive Judd Course Challenge

JFS travelled to Tonbridge to compete at the home of the National XC Champions for the first time, unsure what to expect.
With the usual schools in attendance, plus a couple of newcomers it was down to business for this 5-man relay race.
The course was a two-lap, 1.8 mile distance, and on first glance looked to be a flat and relatively uneventful course. However the afternoon would prove harder than first expected with times a lot slower than the same distances 2 weeks ago at Tiffin. The ground was soggy and a long upwards incline towards the end of each lap would prove deceptive. It was also bitterly cold and photos were not possible due to hands being firmly in pockets!

The A Team ran, as always, with great heart and a finishing position of 5th was a fantastic achievement. Well done to Harry and Malachi who stepped up into the A Team and once again well done to Freddy for his fastest JFS time.

Leg	Runner	Time
1	Gianluca Ercolano	10.34
2	Harry Smith	10.50
3	Freddy Georgiou	10.27
4	Malachi Messette	11.25
5	Jacob Jones	11.00

The B Team had a great race to finish as the 4th B Team. Special mention and stars of the day went to Ben Brant who once again showed his renewed appetite for running and Joe Roberts who ran a great leg at his first Wednesday fixture

Leg	Runner	Time
1	Alfie Smith	11.40
2	Peter Edwards	11.55
3	Ben Brant	11.29
4	Joseph Roberts	11.33
5	Ebuka Ekamuo	11.26

That is the last XC fixture until the New Year. Well done to all who have run and kept the reputation of John Fisher flying so high!

Medals at Hampton

A wet and soggy course greeted the 2 senior teams at the Hampton Paarlauf on Wednesday but an absence of some of the schools from previous years raised hopes of a medal.

The Paarlauf is always fun and very different from normal meets

The teams of 3 run continuously around a 1 mile course for 24 minutes, passing the baton when they see fit but having run a minimum of 400 metres with it. In effect this results in around 500-600 metres for each runner, who then has to jog back along the course to receive the baton for their next leg.

It was quickly apparent that Guildford would win as their team streaked into a massive lead, but JFS were in 3 rd place after the first rotation, and were able to hold off challenges quite comfortably to finish with well-deserved bronze medals!

Photo to follow

The B team were pleasantly surprised to win the First Senior B Team and so gold medals to them

Photos to follow

Well done all!

Wet and Windy at Judge Cup

JFS travelled to out friends Tiffins for the 70th running of the Judge Cup. Until recently a long run through Richmond Park, it is now a relay race around the Tiffin playing fields and requires a runner from Year 7-10 and then 2 seniors. The order of running is also determined by age.

Upon arrival, and seeing the strength of the schools attending, including national heavyweights St Albans and Judd expectations were reigned in somewhat, but it would be an excellent challenge nonetheless

Whilst flat, the 1.7m legs were across wet ground and the wind was extremely gusty. Both A and B team runners ran really well and we were pleased with the outcome

A Team

Leg	Year	Runner	Time
1	7	Chris Finch	10.50
2	8	Zack Johnson Alleyne	10.39
3	9	Ebuka Nkamuo	10.52
4	10	Freddy Georgiou	9.38 Fastest Leg
5	Snr	Jacob Jones	9.56
6	Snr	Gianluca Ercolano	9.39

B Team 

Leg	Year	Runner	Time
1	7	Oliver Anstee	11.01
2	8	Harrison Hayman	11.19
3	9	Matt Conway	11.16
4	10	Alfie Smith	11.12
5	Snr	Malachi Messette	10.25
6	Snr	Harry Smith	10.28

The A team finished 7th and the B Team were 5th B Team finishing

Well doe to all