INAUGURAL winners of commemorative Olympian silverware have been revealed following the conclusion of the 2017 Warrington Athletics Club Schools Cross Country League.
St Wilfrid's C of E Aided Primary School, Grappenhall, collected the Suzanne Rigg Trophy after their runners came out on top in the primary girls' competition over the three-race series which concluded in the snow at Walton Hall and Gardens on Saturday.
The winning St Wilfrid's team. Picture: Mike Boden
Ravenbank Community Primary School, Lymm, ran out primary boys' team winners, collecting the Chris Vose Trophy for their efforts.
The winning Ravenbank team. Picture: Mike Boden
Rigg competed for Great Britain in the marathon at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA, in 1996, while Vose was the first to represent Warrington Athletics Club in the Olympics when contesting the cross country in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920.
Great Sankey High School were the other big winners on the day and over the series, clinching five of the team prizes on offer to runners in the older age bands.
There were honours for individuals too, with Eva Karalius (Broomfields Junior School), Molly Wormald (Great Sankey High School), Erik Marshall (Lymm High School), Orla Gregory (Cardinal Newman Catholic High School) and Ewan McNab (Helsby High School) winning third successive races to clinch the overall titles.
Molly Wormald
Erik Marshall
A win on Saturday for Olivia Baker (Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School) earned her an overall prize too, while Jack Marwood (Ravenbank Community Primary School) and George Hill (Great Sankey High School) were round three victors.
More than 300 youngsters from schools across town braved the elements over distances of 1.4km and beyond as the curtain fell on the league.
At times heavy snow or sleet made the course heavy underfoot.
WATCH: Video of the excitement building ahead of Saturday's races
Results:
Primary school girls, round three: 1, Eva Karalius, Broomfields, 5mins 58secs; 2, Corin Smith, St Wilfrid's, 6mins 1sec; 3, Rhiannon Wilkes, St Wilfrid's, 6mins 1sec. Overall: 1, Eva Karalius, 3pts; Rhiannon Wilkes, 7pts; Corin Smith, 11pts. Team competition, round three: 1, St Wilfrid’s, 59pts; 2, St Monica’s, 75pts; 3, St Peter’s Catholic, 99pts. Overall: 1, St Wilfrid’s 225pts; 2, St Monica’s 257pts; St Peter’s 287pts.
Primary school boys, round three: Jack Marwood, Ravenbank, 7mins 19secs; 2, Noah Kaariainen, Oughtrington, 7mins 36secs; 3, Benedict Kennedy, St Monica’s, 7mins 39secs. Overall: 1, Noah Kaariainen 4pts; 2, Jack Marwood 5pts; 3, Zak Chamun, Chapelford Village 13pts. Team competition, round three: 1, Ravenbank 33pts; 2, St Monica’s 43pts; 3, Oughtrington 93pts. Overall: 1, Ravenbank 116pts; 2, St Monica’s 163pts; 3, Oughtrington 275pts.
Top three in each of the primary school boys and girls' races. Picture: Mike Boden
Minor girls, round three: 1, Molly Wormald, Great Sankey, 8mins 9secs; 2, Emily Entwistle, Bridgewater, 8mins 11secs; 3, Lucie Davies, Kings Leadership, 8mins 16secs. Overall: 1, Molly Wormald 3pts; 2, Emily Entwistle 6pts; 3, Lucie Davies 9pts. Team competition, round three: 1, Kings Leadership 20pts; 2, Great Sankey 27pts; 3, Bridgewater 32pts. Overall: 1, Great Sankey 70pts; 2, Bridgewater 101pts; 3, Kings Leadership 92pts.
Minor boys, round three: 1, Erik Marshall, Lymm, 11mins 13secs; 2, Jacob Cox, Kings Leadership, 12mins 02secs; 3, Marcus Trevithick, Bridgewater, 12mins 07secs. Overall: 1, Erik Marshall 3pts; 2, Marcus Trevithick 7pts; 3, Ben Pucill, Great Sankey, 11pts. Team competition, round three: 1, Great Sankey 12pts. Overall: 1, Great Sankey 64pts; 2, Bridgewater 93pts.
VIEW: Picture gallery of previous years' races
Junior girls, round three: 1, Orla Gregory, Cardinal Newman, 11mins 38secs; 2, Eva Ferris, Lymm, 12mins 5secs; 3, Jess Connolly, Bridgewater, 12mins 23secs. Overall: 1, Orla Gregory 3pts; 2, Jess Connolly 7pts; 3, Eva Ferris 9pts. Team competition, overall: 1, Great Sankey.
Junior boys, round three: 1, Ewan McNab, Helsby, 11mins 43secs; 2, Ethan Leader, Great Sankey, 12mins 14secs; 3, Ben Sharrocks, Great Sankey, 12mins 27secs. Overall: 1, Ewan McNab 3pts; 2, Ben Sharrocks 10pts; 3, Daniel Loeb, Great Sankey, 17pts. Team competition, round three: 1, Great Sankey 12pts. Overall: 1, Great Sankey 41pts.
Intermediate girls, round three: 1, Olivia Baker, Sir Thomas Boteler, 11mins 59secs; 2, Lucy Baxter, Bridgewater, 12mins 6secs; 3, Rebecca Hardwicke, Great Sankey, 14mins 8secs. Overall: 1, Olivia Baker 4pts; 2, Lucy Baxter 5pts; 3, Rebecca Hardwicke 9pts. Team event, round three: 1, Great Sankey. Overall: 1, Great Sankey.
Intermediate boys, round three: 1, George Hill, Great Sankey, 10mins 18secs; 2, Dylan Squires, Great Sankey, 10mins 44secs; 3, Lee Davies, Green Lane, 22mins 7secs.
Below you can watch action from the primary school races in the third and final round of this year's series in the snow.
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