Cross Country runners in Years 8-11 recently made the long trip to a snowy Thornhill College to compete in the District Cross Country Championships.
Despite the difficult conditions the pupils involved gave their best and, as a result, a number have now qualified to compete in the upcoming Ulster Championships.
Some of the particular highlights of the day are listed below:
Mini Boys finish 6th. Congratulations to Charlie Wilson who qualifies for Ulster Schools Championships finishing in 11th position.
Minor Girls finish 12th and Junior Girls finish 8th overall.
Minor boys finish 5th overall. Congratulations to Charlie Patterson who finished 10th and qualifies for Ulster Schools Championships.
Congratulations to Kelly Patterson who also qualifies for the Ulster Championships finishing 13th in the Intermediate race.
Junior boys finish 4th overall just missing out on team qualification. Congratulations to both Josh Montgomery and Jonny Russell who qualify for Ulster Schools finishing 9th and 13th respectively.
Mini Girls finished 14th overall. Isla Allen was top scorer in 24th position.
Well done to all the pupils involved for competing in such difficult conditions.