The APS cross country squad competed at two national championships last weekend. The first saw the Year 7 and 8 team travel to The Grammar School at Leeds to compete in the rearranged English Schools Final, after Storm Darragh forced it’s postponement in the Autumn Term.
The squad were inspired by a stop off at Loughborough University, where they were toured around the facility by Martyn Rooney (Olympic 400m runner), bumping into Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Richard Kilty. The team ran remarkably well to finish in 14th place overall.
On Sunday, not content with appearing at one Championship, the U13 team made the trip to Malvern College, along with the U11 team, for the annual Prep School National Championship. On a perfect spring morning both teams tackled the steep hills and packed start lines to come away with some fantastic results.
The U13s placed 2nd overall, behind a strong Montkon Combe School and the young U11 team placed 39th overall, with a number of the team returning next year in the same age bracket.
Well done to all involved.
