Cross Country Results

The day of our first cross country dawned and what a beautiful day! The sky was clear blue and though it was cold in the shade, it was lovely and warm in the sun.

A 500m track was marked out which included elements of real cross country (mud, small hills, boggy ground and water). The first race (year 1 students) was underway before 12midday and the other races followed quickly after, finishing before the expected completion time. Apologies to any parents who may have arrived to watch their child's race and found that it had already finished. We will take more care next year.

I enjoyed all the racing I saw, but I particularly enjoyed watching the juniors run with such joy on their faces. A highlight of the cross country competition was seeing the effort put in by Melissini who ran with a broken arm, fell over early in the race, and then continued to finish in spite of feeling upset. Well done!

I was also pretty impressed with the level of support spectators gave the runners. Very encouraging!

Thanks to the Murrihy family who marked out the track, started the races and led the students around the course.

Congratulations to all placegetters for their fine performances and to all students for the effort they put in.

Results
Year 1 Boys - 1st William, 2nd Cruz, 3rd Jack
Year 1 Girls - 1st Kate, 2nd Ha-Yeon, 3rd Vivian
Year 2 Boys - 1st Gabriel, 2nd Emile, 3rd Gregory
Year 2 Girls - 1st Lucy, 2nd Holly, 3rd Rosa
Year 3 Boys - 1st Ryan, 2nd Jamie, 3rd Ayrton
Year 3 Girls - 1st Hannah, 2nd Ella, 3rd Maya
Year 4 Boys -1st Tom, 2nd Matthew, 3rd Adam
Year 4 Girls - 1st Emma, 2nd Tais, 3rd Kate
Year 5 Boys - 1st Max, 2nd Luke, 3rd Ethan
Year 5 Girls - 1st Maddi, 2nd Caitlin C, 3rd Anaiya
Year 6 Girls - 1st Hannah, 2nd Amber, 3rd Rosa

Northern Zone Team

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent Amesbury School at the Northern Zone Cross Country Champs to be held 17 May.

Year 4 Boys: Tom, Matthew
Year 4 Girl: Emma
Year 5 Boys: Max, Luke
Year 5 Girl: Maddi
Year 6 girl: Hannah

Lisa will be in touch with parents regarding this event and to get permission to take the students to Grenada North Park on several occasions to gain familiarity with the course. John Murrihy who is a very experienced cross country coach will assist the students with this.

Some photos below. If you have any further photos that can be included please send them to me.
P.S I WILL learn how to create a gallery one day! Unfortunately not all the photos I attached worked. Obviously blogger did not like the particular format.