Cross Country
2023-2024 Season
Dates for the Cross Country Season 2023-20234
Thursday 12 October Suffolk Area Championships at RHS Holbrook
Thursday 11 January Second race Woodbridge School
Saturday 3 February Anglian Championships hosted by Lincolnshire, Burghley House, Stamford
Saturday 16 March English Schools Championships, Pontefract Race Course Yorkshire
Note Suffolk Schools are only organising 2 trials prior to the Anglian Championships, the Anglian Championships will also act as a final trail for selection for the English Schools Championships.
Suffolk School Team Managers
Minors Years 6 and 7 Chloe Godbold godbold.chloe765@gmail.com
Juniors Years 8 and 9 Mark Goddard goddardmark@btinternet.com
Inters Years 10 and 11 Sue Hargadon suehargadon@outlook.com
Seniors Years 12 and 13 Alistair Dick alistairdick120@gmail.com
Note Sue Hargadon in the lead team manager for Suffolk Schools Cross Country
English Schools Cross Country Championships
Are being held at Pontefract Race Course, Yorkshire on 16 March 2024
Suffolk schools teams for English Schools Cross Country 2024
Full results of English Schools Cross Country 2024
There are 46 counties/areas represented and whilst we are relatively low in terms of population Suffolk still achieved really well:
Junior Boys 28th
Junior Girls 15th
Inter Girls 9th
Inter Boys 14th
Senior Girls 30th
Senior Boys 7th
Top 100 runners
Senior Boys Henry Dover 5th
Luca Gambling 36th
Sid Tilley 51st
Regan Tuck 95th
Senior Girls Ruby Vinton 80th
Inter Boys Brandon Barber 53rd
Sam Blackwell 63rd
Harry Read 92nd
Inter Girls Bella Taylor 17th
Isabel Moore 52nd
Darcy Gladwell 80th
Junior Boys Mason Bramhald 66th
Digby Pearson 88th
Junior Girls Romilly Adams 68th
Harriet McCart 88th
The Anglian Championships Saturday 3 February 2024
Results of the Anglian Championships 2024
Minor Boys 1st place Minor Girls 1st place
Junior Boys 3rd place Junior Girls 1st place
Inter Boys 2nd place Inter Girls 1st place
Senior Boys 2nd place Senior Girls 3rd place
Overall 1st place
Will be hosted by Lincolnshire this year at Burghley House, Stamford . We are providing a bus for those who wish to travel on it.
Suffolk teams were selected after the Woodbridge Race on Thursday 11 January 2024. Updated team are posted on this website ( last updated 28th January 2024).
A letter and map has been sent to all runners and reserves. if you have not received this contact sue on suehargadon@outlook.com. A copy of the letter and map is below,
Letter and bus list for all competitors at Burghley House
Course map for event at Burghley House Feb 24
Guide to Sizes of the Suffolk Schools Sweatshirts
Woodbridge School Second and final trial Thursday 11 January 2024
The second race was held at Woodbridge School for all invited athletes.
Letter giving all information about the Woodbridge School race 2024
Map and times of races Woodbridge Race 11 Jan 2024
Letter to go out after Woodbridge race for top 22 positions
Results from Woodbridge Jan 2024
Suffolk Championships at RHS Holbrook 12 October 2023
All information about the races including timings and numbers and how to register are contained in the following link
Information about RHS races 2023
Please download and print off the map of your race for Thursday 12 October Race.
The results from the Suffolk Schools Cross Country Championships at RHS on 12 October 2023 have just been posted, follow the link below.
Note the results from all 14 races are on one spreadsheet, use the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet to navigate to the race you want to find
Results from Suffolk Schools Cross Country at RHS 12 October 2023
Athletes, parents and teachers, please email the relevant team manager if you want to put forward any student who under performed or missed these races.
SELECTION FOR ANGLIAN AND ESAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Updated January 2024
The two Suffolk races help us decide who to select for the Anglian Counties Championships. We take up to 16 runners (plus four reserves) for this regional inter-county Cross Country event and then select eight (plus four reserves) for the English Schools national event. (Reserves only attend the event if called upon beforehand.) There is no race for minors (years six and seven) at the national event though they do compete at the Anglian event.
The two Suffolk events are partly seen as trials. A top 50 place in the first race leads to an offer to compete in the second race. We also welcome additional runners to the second event who were unable to compete at the first one, and also any runner who was unhappy with their performance is welcome to enter too. After the second race, we select those who will represent Suffolk at the regional event.
After the Anglian race we take the results from all three races into account to decide on the team for the English Schools national championships. For both the Anglian and national teams, we consider any injury or illness that we are aware of. It is essential therefore that within one week (two days for the Anglians) of an event the lead manager and the relevant team manager are emailed with details of any difficulties as to why a runner could not compete or if they feel there is a valid reason for any under-performance.
It is in an athlete’s best interest to run in both Suffolk events and then in the regional event. Competing in just one race makes it more difficult to select a runner. Runners should be aware that even if they finish in the top 8 position in each race there is no guarantee that they will be selected for the regional or national event. We discuss each athlete at length between the team manager and the lead team manager. We consider performances in all three races alongside knowledge of any injuries/illnesses. Whilst the most recent races will be the most relevant, we will look at performances in all, including times in the first race at RHS. Where there is a decision to be made between two very similar runners, we will consider other recent races or information that we are aware of. The decision of the lead team manager is final.
Sue Hargadon
(lead team manager and secretary for Cross Country)
suehargadon@outlook.com
Results Archive
Suffolk Championships at RHS Holbrook 13 October 2022
Race 2 Saturday 26 November 2022 at Ipswich High School, Woolverstone
All results from Ipswich High School Race 2
Race 3 Thursday 12 January 2023 at Woodbridge School
All results from Race 3 at Woodbridge School
The Anglian Championships Saturday 4 February 2023
Anglian Results 2023 held at Northampton
Suffolk School teams for the Anglian 2023
The English Schools Championships Saturday 18 March 2023
Suffolk Schools Teams for English Schools Nottingham 2023
Suffolk Results for the English Schools XC Nottingham 2023
Official Results Chip timing from Nottingham 2023
Suffolk team photos from Nottingham 2023
SAFEGUARDING
Please note the following advice
"Competitors need to be aware that the results of the A,B, Anglian and national races will be published on the Suffolk Schools Cross Country website and in the EDP including the name of the competitor, the school, the age range and the race time. If for safeguarding reasons you have concerns about this contact Sue Hargadon (our Cross Country Lead Team Manager) at the email address listed below"
Sue Hargadon : suehargadon@outlook.com
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