Write-up by: Nick Price (Junior XC Team Manager & Endurance Lead Coach)
Some excellent performances by the juniors at the County XC Champs at the new testing course at the Solihull Riding Club. It was good for the juniors to experience racing on pasture / farm land rather than parks! The Champs is one of the qualifying races for the Inter Counties XC Champs at Nottingham on 8th March with 8 athletes from Warwickshire and Worcestershire being selected! Overall we achieved 4 podium medals and 3 team medals during the day which was a great team effort!
U11G – Nya ran away with the race and looked comfortable winning her 2nd County XC Champs in a row! Isabelle 21, Veronica 25. Team 4th
U11B- Another excellent performance by the U11s with a great 2nd team place again!! George 5, Thomas 11, Zachary 13, Jeevan 19, William 20, Walter 21, Sebastian 23, Amos 27, Oliver 27, Kai 35. Team 2nd
U13G- Maiara 19, Orla 21
U13B- A solid team performance and some good individual performances with athletes looking to qualify for the County team! Luke 7, Dan 8, Charlie 16, Noah 21, Anaadh 26, Sebastien 29, Alexander 30, Finlay 31, Alex 12 (Worcs). Team 3rd
U15G- An excellent performance from Amira getting automatic selection for the Inter Counties XC Champs! Amira 3.
U15B- Some solid performances from athletes looking for selection. Josh T 7, Josh K 8, Max 10 (Worcs), Christian 22, Tom K 25, Mustopha 26, Diego 27, Matt 29. Team 4th
U17W- Arriella 23,
U17M- Great performance from the U17s with Jack getting automatic qualification and a 2nd team place! Jack 3, Kaelen 9, Evan 14, Elliot 18. Team 2nd
U20W- Nearly a medal! Lauren 4.
U20M- Automatic qualification for Dylan for the Inter Counties team. Dylan 3 (Worcs), Alex 13,
Well done to everyone who turned out on the tough traditional course at Solihull Riding Club. Cross Country courses do vary in terrain and conditions but its a great way to develop your athletic potential. There is only so much you can do on a track as an endurance athlete and that’s why we vary the sessions using the Vale site. Thanks to the team managers and parents for their support!
Results: Here
Photos (mainly courtesy of Toby Gosnall): Here
