Cross country runners race to victory

24th March, 2011

On Wednesday 23rd March, Packwood’s Under 11 Girls’ and Under 13 Boys’ cross country teams took part in the Shrewsbury High Prep Cross Country competition.

The weather was beautiful and the conditions were perfect for running. The girls started first and in a strong field of runners performed well despite having competed in the Packwood Sixes Cross Country only a couple of days before. Isabella Wythe finished 11th in 8 minutes and 10 seconds, followed closely by Ellie Hutchings (13th in 8min12s). Georgie Bibby, a promising newcomer to the team, finished 21st in 8min33s and Jessie Hunt 28th in 8min52s. Well done to all.

The boys had to run 2,200m on a challenging course and performed admirably. The team was glad to welcome Freddie Fielding back after having been out for a while with a broken collarbone. He was already on a high after beating his own school record by running the Sixes Cross Country in 6 minutes exactly!

Freddie had a great start and led the way throughout the race winning in a very impressive 8min19s! The other members of the Packwood team did fantastically too: Jonty Schofield got the Bronze medal in 9min22s, Simon Waterhouse finished 4th in 9min23s, Harry Jenkinson was 5th in 9min25s and Robert Waterhouse was 10th in 9min54s. This was a very impressive effort indeed and it earned Packwood the Under 13 Boys’ trophy – a great way to finish the Cross Country season.

Well done to all involved and hoping to see more of the same next season.