Yorkshire Champion

15 year-old wins Yorkshire XC Championship

Zak Ferguson, 15, won the U17s Yorkshire Cross Country Championship's on Saturday 9th January.

The Yorkshire XC Championship's was held this year at Kiveton Park. The best young runners from across the county compete from clubs across the region.

Zak finished the course in 18 min 7 secs, 4 seconds ahead of second place.

Zak first started running at the age of 11 with Stocksbridge junior School when the PE teacher Mr Tee started taking the children to the Sheffield cross country races. Zak had never run before but came 12th in his first race came, and shortly after he took up running.

Zak currently runs for Rotherham Harriers and trains at Woodburn Road with coach John Wood.

The youngster will have a busy schedule this year with training and racing in the north of England championships in February then Nationals champs in march with GCSEs crammed in at Penistone Grammar School.