Medals for Woodbridge Athletes at Suffolk County Cross Country Championship
While many of us were enjoying the last Sunday of the Christmas break, 22 of our Cross Country athletes opened their 2025 campaign in style, at the Suffolk County Cross Country Championships; albeit in freezing conditions!
The first of four races in less than a month, and just ahead of our hosting the Suffolk Schools Finals Trials next week in School, our athletes were rewarded with four individual medals, contributions to five team Gold medals for clubs, and 11 athletes guaranteed Suffolk selection to compete at UK Inter Counties which take place in March.
The County Championship is a one off event leading to selection for UK Inter Counties in March, which in turn at U20 and Senior level, leads to selection for the World Cross Country Championships held every two years. The next World Cross Country is due to take place in 2026. County Championships also includes an introduction to cross country at U11, even though they do not progress to the UK event.
Across the races Woodbridge School athletes won four individual medals, contributed to five team Golds and at least 11 athletes are guaranteed selection to represent Suffolk at UK Inter Counties by finishing in the top six in their races. The UK Inter County Championship takes place in Nottingham on Saturday 8 March 2025.
Full Suffolk results for our athletes:
There were some incredible performances, and although most of our athletes represent their clubs at this event, our U13 Boys took team Gold in Woodbridge School colours, beating all of the clubs on the day.
Our individual medal winners:
- U13G – Silver – India (Year 8)
- U13G – Bronze – Alexandra (Year 8)
- U13B – Gold – Dexter (Year 8)
- U15B – Silver – Digby (Year 9)
Equally excellent results from:
- U11G – Sofia (Year 6) – 5th
- U11B – Sam (Year 5)- 5th
- U11B – Archie (Year 5) – 8th
- U13G – Ella (Year 8) – 4th
- U13G – Chloe (Year 7) – 5th
- U13G – Imogen (Year 8) – 9th
- U13G – India (Year 8) – 12th
- U13G – Evie (Year 8) – 15th
- India J and Alexandra were part of the Saint Edmund Pacers team taking team gold!
- U13B – Otis (Year 8) – 4th
- U13B – Alfie (Year 8) – 5th
- U13B – Olly B (Year 8) – 16th
- Dexter, Otis and Alfie won team gold for Woodbridge School!
- U15G – Alice (Year 9) – 7th (7th and 8th place finishers may yet gain selection for Inter Counties)
- U15G – Grace (Year 9) – 10th
- U15G – Marina (Year 9) -14th
- Romilly sadly withdrew mid race with illness, but as the current Suffolk number 2 in this age group, she may still be considered for selection.
- U15B Digby (Year 9) – 2nd
- U15B – Hamish (Year 9) – 6th
- Digby and Hamish were part of the Saint Edmund Pacers team taking team Gold!
- U17M – Angus (Year 12) – 4th
- Angus was part of the Saint Edmund Pacers team taking team Gold!
- U20M – Iwan (Year 13) – 5th
- Iwan was part of the Ipswich Harriers team taking team Gold!
Congratulations to every athlete!
Although the major National events are all in March, next stop for our athletes will be the Final Suffolk Schools XC Trial, hosted by Woodbridge School, on Thursday 16 January.
