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14 Abingdon Prep • April 2022 SPORT INTER-HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Under 7 1. William (Year 1) 2. Zeyi (Reception) 3. Jonah (Year 2) Team Winners Unicorn Under 9 1. Trystan (Year 4) 2. Jack (Year 3) 3. Max (Year 3) Team Winners Unicorn Under 11 1. Noah (Year 6) 2. James (Year 6) 3. Joshua (Year 7) Team Winners Unicorn Under 13 1. Nathan (Year 8) 2. Xavier (Year 7) 3. Josh (Year 7) Team Winners Unicorn Having already been postponed, once again the weather was extremely wet, windy and soft underfoot for our annual Inter-House Cross Country. The event began with all of Pre-Prep running in the Under 7 race over 500m, won by William. In the Under 9 race (1525m) Trystan led from the start and stretched his lead throughout the race. The Under 11 race (2025m) was a classic. All the runners from Years 5 and 6 that recently won the National Preparatory Schools Cross Country Championships ran. Noah went out hard from the start and we all wondered whether he could maintain this phenomenal pace and hold off a chasing James. Our grand finale, the Under 13 race (3050m) contained a large group of pupils with a fantastic running pedigree. Nathan went out at an exceptionally fast pace and maintained his lead throughout, winning by a good 30m. Congratulations to all of the runners for their effort and perseverance in very testing conditions! Well done too to the houses for their unwavering support of each other. Our Under 11s retained their National Title for the third year running at the 27th annual National Preparatory Schools’ Cross Country Championships hosted by Malvern College. Over 1,000 pupils from more than 80 schools competed, in perfect conditions for running. In a field of 187, James came 6th in a time of 10:18, closely followed by Noah in 10th place. The top three scoring runners all finished in the top 35 runners to secure the IAPS National Under 11 team competition! In a field of 144, our Under 13s all finished in the top half, achieving 15th place in the team competition out of 34 schools. Well done to all of the runners! U11 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS! MODERN BIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS Four pupils competed in The British Schools’ Modern Biathlon Championships at Bath University Training Village. Organised by Pentathlon GB, 1200 students competed over 50m in the pool and 800m on the track in the Under 11 and 12 categories. Our athletes achieved great placings between 15th and 22nd! Well done, and what a great experience!