IAN PRIEST REPORTS:
Halesowen’s young athletes took part in a strongly contested first fixture in the West Midland Young Athletes Cross Country League (WMYACCL) at Walsall Arboretum.
Our team finished in ninth position overall out of the 21 club teams present.
Our 30 athletes battled it out in every category and represented the club at Under 11, Under 13 ,Under 15 and Under 17 levels.
Halesowen fielded 12 debutant XC athletes who were all fully in the mix with some outstanding performances.
We had numerous highs on the day for our prestigious club yet again producing high standards to add to our history of fielding numerous endurance athletes across the age groups.
Achieving a massive individual first place finish in the Under 13 Girls event was Olive Thomas, sealing the win with a triumphant sprint finish in the last 100 metres.
The Under 15 girls showed the rest of the field how it’s done, with three of our finishers in the top six places, (3rd, 4th ,6th) with their fellow team mates close behind in 19th, 58th and 83rd respectively.
Other outstanding individual points of note were:
Jessica Dale – 3rd, U15 Girls.
Ffion Collins – 4th, U15 Girls.
Lucy Hellingsworth – 6th, U15 Girls.
Alex Taylor – 7th, U15 Boys.
Ed Bates – 12th, U13 Boys.
Anabelle Stark – 19th, U15 Girls
And debutant Sam Hurst – 23rd, U11 Boys
It was a pleasure to see all the athletes out especially all the new debutants.
Other clubs, watch out! We are coming to get you!!
If any junior athletes want to attend any of our remaining four fixtures to bolster our team further, then please do not hesitate to contact your coach.
The next fixture is on Sunday 13th November at Rugby.
There are no limit on entry numbers and we would love all to get involved.
Please find photos from the Walsall race attached below. #upowen.
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