SYAL - Cross Country - Newport

A promising start to the Young Athletes League Cross Country season for the junior SAC runners this weekend.

6 Members competed in the seasons opener at Newport Adams Grammar School, across 3 different age categories.

U11 Boys - Competitive debuts for Luke Howes and James Sharp, who joined Ross Kirby at the 1500m distance. A strong showing from all the lads who paced each other well during the early stages. Luke finished a superb 6th, edging out the fast finish of Ross Kirby. James ran strongly throughout to finish in 14th postition.

U13 Boys - A Shrewsbury 1-2 bodes well for the upcoming season as Jack Fielding secured the win, leading from the front. Ben Ashcrofts sprint finish to catch Jack was just a few yards short of paying off, both lads ran exceptionally well from the gun, finishing just a second apart.

U15 Girls - Our sole runner was Lydia Peet who stepped up this year to the competive category for the 3000m, two lap course. She battled well in the middle of the field finishing 19th and should be happy with her performance over the longer distance.

Well done to all the athletes.

Individually the scoring was strong for Shrewsbury, however to compete in the team events we need to field 4 runners in each race, which we failed to manage in any of the categories.
If any other junior members want to take part in the upcoming races please let your coaches know. Fixture information can be found on this site.