21 February 2018
It was a fruitful day yesterday for all of our cross-country runners. Out of 20 schools including; The Dragon, Cheam, Cothill, Caldicott, Summer Fields, Moulsford, MCS, Chandlings, St Hugh’s, Pinewood, Elstree, Farleigh, Beachborough, Thorngrove, Oratory Prep and over 630 runners, Abingdon Prep came fourth in the boys' overall competition.
Our Under 8s and Under 9s gained a great deal of experience from competing in this event and have already shown huge improvement since the beginning of the academic year. Our first placed APS runner was: Ted in 10th closely followed by Charlie in 29th in the Under 8s and Zachary 18th and Nathan 34th in the Under 9s. In the Under 10s, Sam (18th) was the first placed APS runner. Closely followed by George in 36th. Our best placed Under 11s were Max and Mikey who finished in 27th and 29th place respectively.
The results were as follows:
Under 8
Ted: 10th
Charlie: 29th
Thomas: 33rd
Paul: 36th
Jamie: 64th
Under 9
Zachary: 18th
Nathan: 34th
Isaac: 36th
Robert: 79th
Under 10
Sam: 18th
George: 36th
Samuel: 40th
Josca: 49th
Jack: 57th
Under 11
Max: 27th
Mikey: 29th
Angus: 58th
Sam: 60th
James: 69th
