Shropshire Young Athletes League X Country - Much Wenlock

Another strong showing from Shrewsbury Athletic Club in this, the third meeting in the four race series.
12 athletes made the short trip across to the William Brookes school in Wenlock for the largely flat, but muddy course.
Consistency, and indeed significant improvement was the order of the day, with many of our athletes being rewarded for their efforts with some very good individual performances once again, as well as a 1st in the U13B team placings.

U11 Boys
Strong running from Ross Kirby saw him record a seasons best finish in 2nd place, just edged out by his Telford rival by 2 seconds. Luke Howes was again consistent, running a very strong second half of the course to finish 7th after a 3 way battle. Debutant Eddie Brittleton ran superbly throughout to finish 14th and can be proud of his performance.

U13 Girls
Our girls showed progress in the U13 category with all 3 athletes moving up the listings from their last outing at Oswestry.
Becky Peet led the team home in 25th, closely followed by Elizabeth Hooper in 26th. Abigail Lavis completed the trio finishing in 37th.

U13 Boys
Arguably the race of the day in which Shrewsbury fielded a full team to finish top points scorers.
Ben Ashcroft was again the victor, though he had to work hard for this win. A head to head sprint against John Fletcher (Bridgnorth) for the final 150m saw Ashcroft edge out his rival after a gutsy effort from both lads. Jack Fielding returned in the club colours to finish comfortably in 3rd place, while another debutant, Cian Faichney impressed in 14th place. Finishing off the scorers was Daniel Lucas in 21st, while Andrew Hickman narrowly ran out of ground in pursuit of chasing down his rival, finishing 26th.

U15 Girls
Lydia Peet again was our sole competitor, and her commitment was rewarded with a seasons best placing of 11th. A great reward for her hard work, and she still managed her customary sprint finish!


Again many thanks to Athletes & parents alike for your support today. Final race in the series is December 7th at Bridgnorth.
Please confirm your availability at this race - a full team could see us sneak 3rd place in the Boys team competition.

Many Thanks, Dom.