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The young athletes at the major
Cross Country Championships 2015

BBHAC young athletes Kent County Cross Jessica, Rosie, Morgan and
started 2015 in fantastic Country Championships Niamh will all still be U13
fashion at the Kent Cross 3rd January 2015 next year. It was also good to
Country Championships with see their team mate Isabelle
very impressive set of results, With the English Channel Bridge supporting them
winning four team trophies, rolling in the back ground especially as she is out with an
one set of team silvers and two the U13 girls got us off to a injury at present.
sets of team bronzes along with winning start, securing the
individual gold, silvers and team gold, beating Tonbridge The eleven U13 boys standing
bronze medals. And all this by two points (three athletes on the start line must have
despite the weather which was to score). First home, having been inspired by the girls as
typical cross country weather, a brilliant run was Emilie they stormed to a team gold
constant rain and the going Penlington finishing strongly as well winning by 15 points.
under foot was difficult with to win a fine silver medal in Rowan Fuss continued his
long grass, bogg y puddles, 2nd place. Jessica Neal and fantastic season winning
mud and adverse cambers. Rosie Allen had great runs comfortably with Joseph
and could only be separated Georgiadis giving himself
The girls are now Kent by a second as they took 6th a great birthday present
Champions in the U13, U15 and 7th place respectively. winning the bronze medal
and U17 age groups and won Lily Tappenden 14th and in a strong 3rd. Peter Guy
silver in the U20 and the boys Alice Prentice 16th were next who won the bronze here last
are now Kent Champions in BB finishers followed by year had to settle for a still
the U13 and bronze medalist Morgan Squibb 25th, Gracie respectable 5th place having
in the U15 and U17’s. Horton 26th, Niamh Milo worked hard throughout the
30th, Zoe Austridge 40th and race. Keir Lundy finished
Lauren Goddard 56th. well in 12th completing the