Students from Ark Alexandra Academy made a memorable debut in the ESAA Cross Country Cup County Round at Waterhall, Brighton, delivering an impressive series of performances despite facing a challenging course and difficult weather conditions.
Competing in cold and wet conditions, Ark Alexandra's runners demonstrated outstanding resilience, determination and team spirit as they took on some of the county's strongest schools in this prestigious competition.
The ESAA Cross Country Cup is a team event, with schools competing collectively for qualification to the next stage. The academy now awaits the official results to discover whether its teams have progressed to future rounds.
Ark Alexandra's standout team on the day was the Intermediate Girls squad of Amelia, Tera, Izabella and Ida-May, who all finished inside the top 38 in their race, an excellent achievement in a highly competitive field.
There were also several exceptional individual performances:
- 🥇Benji - 1st place (Junior Boys)
- 🥈Amelia - 2nd place (Intermediate Girls)
- 🏅Tera - 6th place (Intermediate Girls)
- 🏅Noah - 9th place (Intermediate Boys)
The performances reflect the growing strength of cross-country running at Ark Alexandra and the commitment shown by students throughout their training and competition programme.
The academy wishes all competitors the very best as they await confirmation of qualification for the next round of the ESAA Cross Country Cup.
