Last weekend, Year 8 students Marianne Lowson and Rosie Davis represented Millthorpe at the English Schools Cross Country Championships in Sussex. They had an incredible experience, travelling down to London the night before the race as part of the North Yorkshire Cross Country team and then competing on Saturday 15 March.
Three hundred and thirty-three girls took part in the Junior Girls Race, the majority of whom were Year 9 students.
Both girls did incredibly well and showed real tenacity in a very fast and crowded race.
Rosie ran a fantastic race and came 175th overall and sixth for the North Yorkshire team. Marianne finished seventh for the North Yorkshire team, but had a more challenging start to the race, getting knocked down and losing her shoe. She showed tremendous strength and resilience, picked herself up, put her shoe back on and did an incredible sprint to catch the pack and then work her way back up the field, finishing in 233rd place.
Overall, North Yorkshire came a brilliant eleventh out of 45 national teams.
Mrs Cooper, Year 8 Progress Leader said “We’re so proud of the girls – they race against some incredible runners, many of who were a year older and stronger and with more experience. Well done to them both for showing true Yorkshire grit! We can’t wait to see what next year’s cross country season will bring.”
This was a great end to the Cross Country season for Marianne and Rosie – keep on running!
24 March 2025
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