Shropshire Young Athletes League X Country - Oswestry

Shrewsbury AC were represented in numbers at the second meeting in this seasons X Country League, with 11
of our young athletes making the trip to Oswestry last weekend.

With 5 debutants wearing our colours we had an increased presence across the races. Conditions were good underfoot, but head-on winds for half the route made for a tough afternoons racing.

U11 Girls
Eve Lucas was our first debutant in action, and our sole runner in this race. Despite loosing a shoe halfway around the course she managed to finish strongly in 24th place!

U11 Boys
SAC continue to compete strongly in this event with Ross Kirby leading home Luke Howes in 7th & 8th positions respectively.
Ryan Lawendon finished 18th, a great run on his first race, and only 9yrs old!


U13 Girls
Elizabeth Hooper & Abbie Lewis were the two new faces in this race representing SAC, as they joined Becky Peet for the one and a half lap course. Elizabeth ran a strong race throughout to finish 22nd, while Becky & Abbie finished 37th & 38th.

U13 Boys
Ben Ashcroft made the 3000m distance look easy with a comfortable win, following up his 2nd place at Newport. Leading from the start, Ben showed no signs of letting up with a polished performance. Daniel Lucas finished 15th in his first race in Shrewsbury colours, a solid run
from him, while Andrew Hickman came home 19th in his first X Country race of the season after stepping up in distance from the 1500m U11 category last year.

U15 Girls
In the days final race, Lydia Peet was our runner. She earned a 16th position with a well timed sprint to the line to gain a place over one of her rivals from Ludlow Runners.



Well done to all the Athletes, and thanks to parents for your support. Next event is the Much Wenlock fixture on November 16th.