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Athletics Report 29
Running for school and county
Twenty Blackheath In the senior girls (school 48th, Grace Scopes (Surrey)
and Bromley young years 12-13) Niamh Bridson was 85th, Lily Tappenden
athletes proudly put on Hubbard (Kent) had another (Kent) 89th and Alice
their county vests (most fantastic run, finishing with Prentice (Kent) 93rd.
for Kent but four for a sprint, crossing the line in
Surrey) and competed in second place. Sam Leighton Jessica Keene lead the BB
the South East Schools (Kent) had a heavy fall on a Kent inter girls (school years
Inter County cross muddy downhill stretch but 10-11) home in 5th, backed
country race at Reigate in sprung up instinctively to up by Yasmin Austridge
freezing, wet and muddy carry on to finish in a very in 8th, Genny Allen 23rd,
conditions. Six counties, respectable 34th. Carlotta Weitzel 48th and
Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Amy Leach 52nd.
Hampshire, Berkshire In the senior boys Will
and Essex each selected Fuller (Kent) was back to On November 8th at Knoll
up to 20 athletes for all his glorious best, seemingly Park, Sevenoaks 14 of our
three age groups, junior, floating over the muddy athletes were competing for
inter and senior and so terrain, finishing in a their schools in the ESSA cup
competition is of a high tremendous silver medal and some fantastic results
position. Richard Webb were produced.
standard. (Kent) just back after injury
put in a gutsy performance Junior girls 1st Sophie Hoare,
to finish 22nd and Thomas 4th Rosie Allan, 10th Imogen
Desborough (Kent) flew Meers, 15th Hannah OFlynn,
round the final lap picking and 16th Alice Prentice.
off athletes to pull himself
up to a great 32nd. The three Junior boys 1st Rowan Fuss
Blackheath boys helped Kent and 6th Joseph Georgiadis.
take the senior boys title.
Inter girls 6th Genny Allen.
The junior boys (school years
8-9) had six BBHAC boys Inter boys 4th Henry Cowie,
running, three for Kent and 15th Michael Eagling, 16th
three for Surrey. Henry Cowie Angus Harrington 24th
(Kent) was a fine 4th followed Oscar Hussey 29th Coleman
by a great run from Angus Corry and 32nd Robert Perry.
Harrington (Surrey) 17th.
Coleman Corry and Michael Oxford was the venue for this
Eagling (Surrey) were 21st winter’s South of England
and 23rd respectively. George Inter County Cross Country
Pope (Kent) was 62nd and Championships and BBHAC
Callum Myatt making his had 17 young athletes and
Kent debut was 86th. one senior lady running and
competing for Kent. The
In the junior girls’ race Emilie weather was bright sunshine
Penlington (Kent) finished but very cold, the ground was
icy and very hard but as the
