It was fantastic to see all finishes from Elle Ralph and Shirebrook students who were Abbie Farnsworth- both Y10 and a not racing at this time supporting 13th place finish by Erin Wheatley the girls and encouraging them meant the Intermediate girls throughout. This encouragement finished 1st for their age group out and team spirit followed into the of all five districts. junior boys’ race where we had The final race of the day saw last just 4 boys competing due to year’s champion Matt Shaw in student absence. action- who was keen to keep his The boys in this race were title. Matt started strong with a fantastic and gave it everything number of boys from other they had. Conor Emery Y9 schools trying to keep up but his finished a fantastic 3rd place, athletics background and strong completing the course in just 12 running meant he was soon out in minutes and 30 seconds. Kian front on his own. Matt finished 1st Tansley Y8 wasn’t far behind with a time of 13minutes and 52 either, finishing 6th in just 13 seconds. The rest of the boys minutes- well done boys!! weren’t too far behind and some strong finishes meant the boys After this race Shirebrook were on also finished 1st overall for their a high and feeling very confident age group. going into the final 2 races of the day. Full Name Position Year 7 Boys George Smith-Grout 29 The Y10/11/12 Girls were up next Keenan Burns 39 and were fantastic, leading from Shae Ingham 40 the very beginning. Terri Anne James Ashton 23 Parkin Y10 and Alysia Middleton Kain Haines 38 Louis Laker 15 Y11 put in a fantastic and even had Kieran Knight 13 the energy for a sprint finish, Michael Gorrill 20 where Terri Anne just pipped Year 7 Alysia to the post finishing 1st in Mahan 9 16minutes and 10 seconds, Alysia Karma Edmunds 12 Lexa Nussey 13 was only 5 seconds behind to take Imogen Mahan 14 2nd place. Two more top 10 robinson 7 Emmie Lynch 15
It was fantastic to see all Shirebrook students who were not racing at this time supporting the girls and encouraging them throughout. This encouragement and team spirit followed into the junior boys’ race where we had just 4 boys competing due to student absence. The boys in this race were fantastic and gave it everything they had. Conor Emery Y9 finished a fantastic 3rd place, completing the course in just 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Kian Tansley Y8 wasn’t far behind either, finishing 6th in just 13 minutes- well done boys!! After this race Shirebrook were on a high and feeling very confident going into the final 2 races of the day. The Y10/11/12 Girls were up next and were fantastic, leading from the very beginning. Terri Anne Parkin Y10 and Alysia Middleton Y11 put in a fantastic and even had the energy for a sprint finish, where Terri Anne just pipped Alysia to the post finishing 1st in 16minutes and 10 seconds, Alysia was only 5 seconds behind to take 2nd place. Two more top 10 finishes from Elle Ralph and Abbie Farnsworth- both Y10 and a 13th place finish by Erin Wheatley meant the Intermediate girls finished 1st for their age group out of all five districts. The final race of the day saw last year’s champion Matt Shaw in action- who was keen to keep his title. Matt started strong with a number of boys from other schools trying to keep up but his athletics background and strong running meant he was soon out in front on his own. Matt finished 1st with a time of 13minutes and 52 seconds. The rest of the boys weren’t too far behind and some strong finishes meant the boys also finished 1st overall for their age group. Full Name Position Year 7 Boys George Smith-Grout 29 Keenan Burns 39 Shae Ingham 40 James Ashton 23 Kain Haines 38 Louis Laker 15 Kieran Knight 13 Michael Gorrill 20 Year 7 Mahan 9 Karma Edmunds 12 Lexa Nussey 13 Imogen Mahan 14 robinson 7 Emmie Lynch 15