SPORT | KINGSWOOD IN FOCUS 2020-21
CROSS COUNTRY Despite a lack of external fixtures this year, Cross Country at Kingswood has never enjoyed such mass participation. Lockdown 2 reignited the Kingswood 5K challenge and it was impressive to chart runners’ improvements over the weeks and months as their times came down. Particularly impressive times were posted by Charlie Haines and Freddie Cooper but with over 100 entrants from pupils and staff it was great to see Kingswood running. This was evident, once Kingswood restarted in ‘real life’, with a huge turn-out of runners and supporters for the Kingswood Relays. The course remained the same brutal 2km lap on the side of Lansdown hill and the atmosphere was fantastic in the sunshine. In the Westwood races, Mulberry came out on top, whilst at Intermediate level, it was Hall and Summerhill, and at Senior level, Upper and School, the latter being the only House to beat the previous record by over a minute. With a rejig in the calendar, the House Cross Country event fell in the latter stages of the Summer term. This extra time permitted the creation of a new set of routes and the digging of a water jump, the latter of which was embraced by some and dodged by others! Despite the absence of a number of year groups, it was pleasing to see top runners from Years 11 to 13 returning for the event on what was an unfamiliar course. Charlie Haines finished first for the Westwood boys and Jemima Pearce for the girls. At Intermediate level, Jacob Barton registered a convincing win for Hall and Emily Hersch ran strongly to finish first for the girls. In the Senior races, Upper’s Oliver Tonge came in first for the boys and Lizzie Narbett for the girls.
Position
Name
Time
House
1
Freddie Cooper
16.07
Middle
2
Mr Harding (Catering)
16.16
Staff
3
Jamie Dale
17.49
Upper
4
Charlie Haines
18.07
Cusworth
5
Sebastian Crow
18.32
Middle
Year Group 11 Staff 13 8 12
6
Jamie Wright
18.49
Upper
12
7
Mr W Musgrove
18.52
Upper
Staff
8
Archie Hamilton
19.56
Upper
9
9
Thomas Martin
20.04
Upper
10
20.1
School
12
10
Emily Ardus
11
Archie Baker
20.11
Middle
9
12
Grace Ardus
20.12
Fonthill
12
13
Evie Bradley
20.17
School
12
14
Owen Brown
20.33
Middle
15
Ms C Dale
20.53
Staff
Finally, it was with great regret that we lost this year’s cohort of Year 13 runners. With two international orienteers in Jim Bailey and Oliver Tonge, an incredibly driven and determined boys' captain in Jamie Dale, and a school record breaking 1500m runner in Freddie Cooper (Year 11 leaver) we would have surely swept up another unbeaten season, while girls’ captain Lizzie Narbett would have undoubtedly left her mark in her final year.
16
Daniel Woodward
21.02
Middle
21.08
Mr Will Musgrove
Hall
9 Staff 9
17
Maximilian Graham
18
Dominic Lambert-Rose
21.1
Middle
13
9
19
Alfie Bassett
21.17
Upper
9
20
George Hancock
21.33
Cusworth
8
21
Drew Lewis
21.37
Middle
9
22
William Hudson
21.39
Upper
9
23
Joshua Nicholson
21.52
Middle
13
24
Mr J Brown
21.58
Middle
Staff
25
Emily Hersch
21.59
Summerhill
10
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