Histon & Impington runners dominate at Wimpole cross-country competition

It was a frosty morning for the South Cambs School Sport Partnership Big Schools Cross Country competition at Wimpole Estate on 29^th November but as the 1000 plus runners ran the course the sun came out to warm up the spectators there to cheer them on.

The children who took part were competing for individual honours and team pride as they raced the 1-mile course which looped out around the estate before returning for a grand finish in front of the house and onlooking teammates who applauded them home.

There were 8 races on the day with a separate boys and girls race for years 3, 4, 5 & 6 with the first three finishers in each race receiving a medal and certificate. In the team competition it was the top three placed runners from each school that scored for their team with a separate Year 3 & 4 and Year 5 & 6 team competition.

The were some great performances put in to earn individual honours with top 3 finishers coming from 12 different schools:

The team competitions were dominated by the two schools from Histon & Impington with Histon & Impington Brook retaining the title of Year 5/6 Team Winners with an incredible score of just 108 points which beat the 2^nd best team on the day University of Cambridge Primary by over 150points with Swavesey Primary finishing in 3^rd.

The Year 3/4 team competition in contrast was very closely contested with 5 teams finishing with less than 300 points. This time though it was Histon and Impington park Primary who came out on top and receive the winners shield for the very first time in only their second year of taking part in the event. Melbourn Primary put in an impressive performance to finish as runners up for the second year running whilst last year’s winners Histon & Impington Brook came 3^rd.

The overall team results were as follows (only schools that had entered a team for all four races could qualify for the team competition):

Partnership Manager, Claire McDonnell, said,

“It was a great day. I say it every year, but we are so lucky to be able to hold this event at such a stunning venue and today we were blessed with blue skies and lovely winter sunshine which just added to the atmosphere and enjoyment of all of the children.

There were lots of incredible performances but for me the highlight was listening to the children cheering on their team mates as they went through the start area and again as they came into the finish line in front of the house.

This is our biggest event of the year and a lot of planning and organisation goes into it by the whole team but it makes it all worthwhile when you see the smiles and enjoyment on the children’s faces and the sense of achievement they feel. Lots of them today told us how they felt really happy and proud of themselves and pleased to represent their school.

I must say that we couldn’t have delivered today’s event without the support of sports leaders from Bassingbourn and Comberton Village Colleges who acted as sweep runners, led the warmup area and helped with the finish line and a group of uniformed services students from Cambridge Regional College who marshalled the route so a big thankyou to each and every one of them”.

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