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The second race of the winter primary schools cross country series took place at Chartridge School on Saturday with fifteen schools taking part. Chiltern athletes running for their schools are underlined.
On a bitterly cold morning, with a biting wind, the children braved the undulating multi-terrain course well with some excellent performances. Usual hares Adrian Dale and Julius Fawcett were assisted by Year 7 runners Michael Goddard and Ellie Jones.
With frost still on the ground, the Year 3 boys were off first and it was a repeat of the first race in the series with a win for Elangeni's Charlie Stevens with Charlie Spittal of Gayhurst coming second. In third this time was George Brown of the Gateway School. Team winners were Gayhurst with O. Lomax and Sam Phippen completing the team. The Year 3 girls race was won by Chalfont St Peter's Georgie Cooper with Lizzie Barraclough and Rhiannon Ward from Elangeni second and third respectively. Elangeni were team winners (Jessica Orr as third member) with Chalfont St Peter second and Godstowe third.
The Year 4 boys race was won convincingly by Elangeni's Will Perkin, Jonathon Stenning of Chalfont St Peter was second and Gateway's Barnaby Smith in third. Team winners were Barnaby, Max Firth and Freddie Sanders of Gateway, Chesham Prep second and Chalfont St Peter third. Claire Buttivant of Chalfont St Peter again won the Year 4 girls race but was chased home strongly by Chesham Prep's Rosie Campion. Sophia Lingley of Elangeni was third. Team winners were Chalfont St Peter, Harriet Church and Courteney Findlay joining Claire as counters. Chesham Prep were second and Heatherton House third.
James Kingston of Gayhurst won the Year 5 boys race with Chartridge's Reece Tiley second and Gayhurst's Connor Worrell third. James and Connor were joined by J Hall to be team winners, Chesham Prep were second and Chalfont St Peter third. The Year 5 girls victor was Evie Gardner of Godstowe with Claudia Jones of Chesham Prep second and Heatherton's Mia Poplawska third. Chesham Prep were team winners with Claudia, KJ Cecile-Pritchard and Sammy Bousfield counting. Godstowe were second team, Elangeni third.
Chalfont St Peter dominated the Year 6 boys race with Andrew Stenning first and Toby Jones third. Splitting the two was Chesham Prep's Luke Naylor. Sam Butcher joined Andrew and Toby to be the winning Chalfont St Peter team, Chartridge were second and Gayhurst third. Elangeni were similarly dominant in the Year 6 girls race with Connie Lewis winning just ahead of Emma Barraclough. Katie Jakeman made up the winning team. Claudia McInerney of Chalfont St Peter was third individual and her school was second team followed by Chesham Prep.
All the schools were grateful to Chartridge's head Steve Butler who stepped in to host the second race of the series after another school due to host pulled out.
Many of these athletes will again be representing Chiltern Harriers at Stockwood Park, Luton this Saturday in Round 3 of the Chiltern Cross Country League.