Buxton Athletic Club juniors had an outstanding turnout and set of results at the 11th English Schools Fellrunning Championships this weekend.<\/p>\n
Representing 5 different local schools the juniors came home with an individual Silver, a Team Silver and a team Bronze.\u00a0 Held at Giggleswick School in Settle, the Championships brought together schools from all over the Country including the Isle of Man, and saw over 500 youngsters racing to take home those prestigious awards for their school.\u00a0 16 Buxton AC juniors were selected to represent their schools and without exception all gave 100%!<\/p>\n
The courses were particularly challenging as you would expect from a National Championships – with varied terrain ranging from grassland to steep technical, rocky sections and incorporated a river crossing that provided an exciting start! In the Year 7 race Grace Longden representing Chapel-en le Frith School, had an outstanding run to come in a very impressive 4th girl.\u00a0 Team mate Ed Hazelhurst, representing Buxton Community School also ran strongly to finish 27th boy.\u00a0 In the year 8\/9 race Buxton’s Lauren Wilshaw led the way finishing 14th girl with Caleb Winfield of Chapel School, 43rd Luke Guise (BCS) 87th – 175 ran.<\/p>\n
In the Year 10\/11<\/u> ran the Buxton AC teams excelled!\u00a0 The Buxton Community School girls team led by Ellie Wilson in 9th position, team mate Heather Wilshaw, 35th and bringing them home in 43rd was Ava Hazelhurst 43rd – their cumulative score put them in second place!\u00a0 The Chapel School boys team had a phenomenal run – led by Sam Soles in 5th, Stu Diamond 16th, Ed Diamond 18th and Will Longden 21st.\u00a0 The Team earning Bronze medals!\u00a0 Individually runner Lucy Bednall the sole representative from Abbotts Holme School had a fantastic run to come in 4th girl and Westwood Colleges only runner Harry Bond also of Buxton AC, came in 30th boy.\u00a0 In the last race of the day the Year 12\/13<\/u> Buxton AC Alex Ediker representing Brookefield Community School, recently returned from injury to finish in Silver medal position.\u00a0 Finishing an outstanding day of achievements in style!!<\/p>\n
The award winners were presented their awards by Emma Hopkinson, a former Junior English Fells champ and England International.\u00a0 Emma is a legend in British Fellrunning having won the prestigious Fellsman 2017 & the winner and record holder of the 112 mile Spine Challenge.\u00a0 Buxton AC’s Rachel Dowle who team managed the Community School team said, “This year has been Buxton AC’s best turn out at this event and what an event it has been.\u00a0 Couldn’t have asked for a more glorious day and the juniors have really taken up the challenge and done themselves, their club and their schools proud!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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