Ripon Grammar School students are celebrating success in cross-country running at the North Yorkshire Championships in Whitby.
Ripon students celebrate runaway success as they head to nationals Ripon Grammar School students are celebrating their runaway success at prestigious cross-country races. Among the RGS students who shone at the North Yorkshire Championships in Whitby, three won first, second and third places, taking them to the nationals. A further four students came in the top 15 for their age groups. Up against 243 athletes from all over the country, director of sport Adam Milner said the RGS students showed real grit and determination. He said:
“All their hard work in training has paid off. They achieved fantastic results and can be rightly proud.”Newly crowned North Yorkshire cross country champion 12-year-old Isabelle Forsyth's magnificent run saw her come in first in her category. [caption id="attachment_97677" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Ripon Grammar pupils at the North Yorkshire Championships in Whitby.[/caption] The Year 8 pupil, from Bishop Monkton, defeated Year 9 runners to take the title. She will join Willow Baker (2nd, senior girls) and Angus Millar (3rd, Y8/9 boys) at the English National Schools Cross Country finals at Pontefract in March, where they’ll be competing against top runners from each of the 46 counties in England. Angus, from Pateley Bridge, who came third in the English Schools Fell Running Championships at Giggleswick, has been running since he was eight years old. The 14-year-old was competing against 33 others in his race. He said:
“It was very grey and cold and the course was quite muddy and slippery. “I was quite pleased with my performance; having been ill during the Christmas holidays I didn't get the preparation I would have liked so wasn't expecting to come third.”Those who came in the top 15 were selected for the inter-county races in February, when they’ll face elite cross-country runners from Durham, Northumberland and Cumbria. They are: Libby Acton, William Keens, James Pollington-Clyne and Gregory Walsh. Ten runners from RGS were chosen to represent the Harrogate and Craven district at the event. Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.
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