English Schools Cross Country Championships, Heaton Park, Manchester, 20th March

Representing Durham Schools, five of our Junior athletes competed well against large fields over a muddy, hilly course in Manchester. Helping the Junior Boys team to 9th place, Chris Peverley was 2nd counter finishing in an excellent 62nd position (13:51 mins) and Tom Goulding completed the team in a creditable 202nd in 14:37 mins. Junior Girl Anna Fawcett was 57th helping her team finish 7th overall. Anna finished in 10:47 mins, the same time as seven other finishers demonstrating the high level of competition in this event. Bethany Jones was the last counter in the Durham team in the Inter Girls race finishing in 228th place with 15:58 mins whilst Dylan Pickvance-Clarke recorded 17:45 mins to finish 88th overall and 2nd Durham counter in the Senior Girls age group.