Newnham Park, courtesy of Mr and Mrs Cobbold, was again the magnificent venue for the House Cross Country event.
Involving the whole school, students ran 2.5K (Years 7 and 8), 4K (Years 9 and 10) or 5K (Year 11 to U6). With everyone who crossed the finish line scoring points for their House, this year Palmers took the top spot with Dales in 2nd, Sargents 3rd and Chaytors 4th.
The individual winners were:
Event Pupil House
Year 7 Boys Will Stevenson Dales
Year 7 Girls Lola Oke Sargents
Year 8 Boys Ollie Smart Dales Course Record
Year 8 Girls Izzy Courtman Dales Year Record
Year 9 Boy Sam Mills-Shute Sargents
Year 9 Girls Elena Sidman Dales Year Record
Year 10 Boys Ed Smart Dales
Year 10 Girls Lauren Singleton Palmers
Year 11 Boy Jamie Murphy Palmers
Year 11 Girls Jess Manning Dales
L6 Boys George Hillson Palmers
L6 Girls Seren Allin Dales Year Record
U6 Boys Myles Pillage Palmers
U6 Girls Poppy Tank Palmers Course Record
Special mention must go to Poppy Tank in the Upper Sixth, who was the fastest athlete on the day, and smashed the girls’ course record by a very impressive 1 minute 24 seconds!