Cross Country The B&NES Cross Country Championships last November on Kingswood’s Upper playing fields were attended by 440 pupils from 18 schools in the Bath area.
Kingswood topped the medals table with 17 runners gaining automatic selection for the County Championships in January. The Year 8 and 9 Girls’ squad of Lily Landman, Lexi Hart, Lizzie White, Rebecca Ousby, Charlotte Cutter and Kiana Portman repeated their success of last year finishing 1st, while Lily also won a silver medal. In the Year 7 Boys’ race Marcus Kershaw won the individual gold, while the Year 7 Girls were worthy winners of the team gold. First home was Bridie Knox, followed by Miya Cameron, Holly Harris, Charlotte Scruton, Freya Morris and Emma James The Intermediate Boys were 3rd, while the Girls’ team of Emma Narbett, Ella Reeman, Izzy Broom, Beth Hirst, Mimi Watts and Chloe Roberts were 2nd, with Emma gaining the individual silver medal. Katie Humphrey was 4th in the Sixth Form Girls’ race. In the Sixth Form Boys’ competition, 5 boys gained automatic selection to the County Championships: Jonathan Brend, George Logut, Harry Waring, Ben Brearey and Josh Gammie. In the County Championships at Blaise Castle, Lucas Lawman and Marcus Kershaw gained top ten places in the Year 7 Boys’ race, with Marcus gaining automatic selection for a place in the county team at the South West Championships in February. In the Senior Boys’ event, Jonathan Brend had an excellent run, finishing 7th and also gaining selection for the next round. The first inter-schools event of the term took place at Downside. The Kingswood Boys’ Intermediate team gained their first podium place of the season in 3rd place. Calum Wylie was first home for Kingswood in 9th place, followed by Henry Corp, Ben Crowe, Matthew Choi and Ashes Gurung. Later in the season, at the Ken Baily races at Bryanston, the Intermediate Boys’ team came 2nd. However, it was the Year 8 Girls’ team who stole the show with all 4 runners being placed in the top ten, which won them the Ken Bailey Junior Girls’ Trophy. The team comprised Lily Landman (who also won individual silver), Lexi Hart, Lizzie White and Charlotte Cutter.
Y7 Bryanston Winners
58 Kingswood in Focus
The Captains
Very tough, muddy and slippery conditions were experienced by all competing in our major home match of the season. In the Intermediate Girls’ race, Emma Narbett had the highest finishing position of the day for Kingswood in 5th place. The Intermediate Boys’ team repeated their success at Bryanston, gaining 3rd place behind Clifton College and the winners Downside. In the first race after half term at Marlborough, Harry Waring was first home for Kingswood in the Senior Boys’ event while Charlie Patterson finished a very impressive 8th in the Intermediate Boys’ category. The Senior Girls’ team gained their first win of the season, beating strong competition from Bryanston and St Edward’s Oxford. The team included Emma Narbett who was 3rd, followed by Esmée Charley, Katie Humphrey and Anna Thompson. At Sherborne, Emma had another impressive race, winning comfortably. In the final fixture of the season at King’s Bruton there were mixed conditions of sun and hailstones. Emma Narbett had another excellent run, claiming the silver medal in the Intermediate Girls’ category. This marked the final success of the season.
Harry Waring and Katie Humphrey (Captains of Cross Country)
HOUSE MATCH RESULTS
Individual winners
Year 7
Posnett & Beckford
Oscar Stevens & Niamh Goodwin
Year 8
Cusworth & Beckford
Fin Crowe & Charlotte Cutter
Years 9 & 10
Middle & Summerhill
Charlie Patterson & Rebecca Ousby
Seniors
Hall & Summerhill
Harry Waring & Emma Narbett
COLOURS AWARDED Colts Colours: Half Colours:
Emma Narbett Jonathan Brend and Harry Waring