Wellington School Runners Yomp into the Nationals

18 Feb 2017

Three Wellington School runners represented Somerset at the South West Cross Country Championships in Truro on Saturday – the last of three selection races for the English Schools National Cross Country Championships in March.

Luke Fieldhouse was joined with a last minute call up by George Mallinson to compete for the Senior Boys finishing 33rd and 35th respectively and being part of the winning Somerset team to collect the Championships shield. Both boys paced themselves brilliantly moving up the (muddy) field throughout the 7km race.

In the Inter Girls Ella Leonard ran a strong and determined race to finish 6th out of the Somerset team, and thus help the Somerset team to their close second position in the Championships.

We await news of selection for the final teams to represent Somerset at the National Championships in Norwich on 18th March.