Suffolk Schools Crowned Anglian Schools Cross Country Champions – Well Done Woodbridge Athletes!
On Saturday 1 February, 20 of our athletes represented Suffolk Schools at the annual Anglian Schools Championship, hosted this year at Woodbridge School on behalf of Suffolk Schools.
Suffolk Schools trials started back in October with over 1,800 youngsters aged from 10 to 18 competing in various races.
After a further trial in January, the County selected teams of 16 across four age groups covering Year 6 to year 13 to compete against Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk at this event.
A fantastic day with our athletes making a major contribution to the Suffolk Schools team that were dominant on the day, winning all age group team events (albeit a tie in the Junior Boys). This obviously meant Suffolk Schools were crowned Anglian Schools Champions, defending the title they have won for three or four years in succession!
Following this event Suffolk Schools will select 8 athletes in each of the Junior, Inter and Senior age groups to compete at English Schools in West Sussex on 15 March 2025.
Woodbridge School athletes were exceptional throughout the day and we estimate that nine of our athletes remain in contention to compete at English Schools. (Potentially nine of the 48 strong Suffolk Schools team)!
Results are now on the Suffolk Schools Athletics web site.
Full Woodbridge School results on Saturday : (One medal and seven top 10 finishers across the age groups):
Minor Girls:
- 2 Chloe (Y7) (1st Suffolk finisher and a silver medal)
Minor Boys:
- 4 Archie R (Y7) (2nd Suffolk finisher)
Junior Girls:
- 5 Alexandra (Y8) (2nd Suffolk finisher)
- 9 India J (Y8) (3rd Suffolk finisher)
- 11 Alice O (Y9) (4th Suffolk finisher)
- 15 Ella (Y8) (6th Suffolk finisher)
- 29 India B(Y8) (11th Suffolk finisher)
Junior Boys:
- 4 Digby (Y9) (1st Suffolk finisher)
- 7 Dexter (Y8) (2nd Suffolk finisher)
- 21 Hamish (Y9) (8th Suffolk finisher)
- 27 Oscar Wy (Y9) (10th Suffolk finisher)
- 39 Alfie R(Y8) (12th Suffolk finisher)
- 40 Olly R (Y8) (13th Suffolk finisher)
Inter Girls:
- 7 Romilly (Y10) (3rd Suffolk finisher)
Inter Boys:
- 52 Jago (Y10) (14th Suffolk finisher)
Senior Girls:
- 39 Paula (Y12) (10th Suffolk finisher)
- 47 Dina (Y12) (13th Suffolk finisher)
Senior Boys:
- 13 Iwan (Y13) (5th Suffolk finisher)
- 34 Bruce (Y13) (12th Suffolk Finisher)
- 53 Angus (Y12) (15th Suffolk finisher)
February is a month where the athletes can catch their breath and get back to training ahead of the major national cross country events in March – English Schools Cup Final in Leeds on 1 March, UK inter Counties in Nottingham on 8 March and English Schools in Sussex on 15 March.
An amazing day of racing, congratulations to every athlete and thank you to over 60 race organisers and helpers, as well as all of our parents supporting on the day.
