13 March 2016
Malvern College hosted the 24th National Prep Schools Cross Country Championships this weekend in which around 1000 competitors from over 80 schools took part. An improvement in the weather made for a really good competition in perfect cross country conditions. Abingdon Prep entered teams for both the boys under 11s and under 13s races.
In a field of 282 runners William won the race in a time of 10:18 and is now the IAPS National Prep Schools Champion. Quinn, still in year 5, finished not far behind in 5th. The top four scoring runners all finished in the top 30 runners to secure the IAPS Nation Under 11 team competition.
Boys Under 11s – Individual results:
William – 1st
Quinn – 5th
Johnny – 14th
Freddie – 39th
Joseph – 61st
Ludo – 95th
Boys Under 11s – Team results:
Abingdon Prep – 1st
Ludgrove – 2nd
Tockington Manor – 3rd
The Under 13s also acquitted themselves very well. In a field of 213 runners, all but two of our runners finished in the top half of the field. Rowan, still only in Year 7 finished in 21st position which bodes very well for next year.
Boys Under 13s – Individual results:
Rowan – 21st
Nicholas – 63rd
Thomas – 85th
Thomas – 86th
James – 128th
Dominic – 135th
Boys Under 13s – Team results:
Yardley Court – 1st
St Ronan's – 2nd
Tockington Manor – 3rd
Abingdon Prep – 4th
Well done to all of the competitors who enjoyed a great experience and we look forward to defending the Under 11 title and hope to go one better by doing what no other school has done and that is to win both the Under 11 and Under 13 titles.
