SUTTON SECONDARY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

Thursday 3rd November
Roundshaw Playing Fields, Hannibal Way, Wallington, CRO 4RW

This event will be used to select a team to represent Sutton in the Surrey Schools Cross Country Championship on Saturday January 2012.

RACE	AGE GROUP	DISTANCE	START TIME
1	U13 Girls (Yr 7)	1 mile	1.30pm
2	U13 Boys (Yr 7)	2 miles	1.45pm
3	U15 Girls (Yrs 8 & 9)	2 miles	2.00pm
4	U15 Boys (Yrs 8 & 9)	2 miles	2.15pm
5	U17 Girls (Yrs 10 & 11)	2 miles	2.30pm
6	U17 Boys (Yrs 10 & 11)	3 miles	2.45pm
7	Senior Girls (Yrs 12 & 13)	2 miles	3.00pm
8	Senior Boys (Yrs 12 & 13)	3 miles	3.15pm

Instructions for runners:

• Wear a school track suit (or something warm). You will run in house vest and shorts.
• Spikes will be a great advantage; if you don’t have spikes, wear trainers.
• Bring a water bottle and packed lunch.
• Transport will be by school minibus.
• Yr 7, 8 and 9 runners should leave their period 4 lesson at 12.30pm and get changed in the sports hall. The minibus will depart at 12.45pm PROMPTLY to ensure Yr 7 students have the opportunity to warm-up and familiarise themselves with the course.
• Yr 10 and 11 runners should get changed at the beginning of the lunchbreak in the sports hall. Your minibus will depart at 1.15pm.

Any questions, see Dr. Whiting.

 

For further information about Athletics and Cross Country in Sutton please contact the following clubs:

Sutton and District Athletic Club – based at Sutton Arena Leisure Centre – All Athletics activities from age 9+

Contact: Alyson Euridge on 020 8641 0843

Sutton Runners – based at Sutton Arena Leisure Centre – Road running and cross country age 17+

Contact: Glen and Pauline Woodman on 0208 642 2370

Herne Hill Harriers – based at Tooting Bec track – Road running, x-country and track and field events.

Contact: Steve Bosley – stevebosley1@aol.com

 

Woodcote achieve dramatic fightback to win the Road Relay

Friday 14th October will go down in history as one of the greatest comebacks in WCGS House Sport. Woodcote were trailing badly after the first lap of the Road Relay but steadily closed the gaps on leading Houses, Carew and Mandeville. The strategic ploy of packing the later positions of the team with better runners clearly paid off as Woodcote picked off the other Houses one by one. Still trailing going into the last lap Woodcote produced a whirlwind performance to hit the front and accelerate away from all other Houses.

Result:

1st         Woodcote          25mins 59secs

2nd        Mandeville         26mins 06secs

3rd         Carew                26mins 49secs

4th         Bridges              27mins 31secs

5th         Ruskin               27mins 52secs

6th         Radcliffe            28mins 33secs

Mr. Walden

Head of School Sport & Games

 

 

X-country at Oxted, Saturday 5th November

The next x-country fixture of the season will take place on Saturday 5th November at Oxted.

If you would like to travel on the coach, meet outside the front of the main school building at 8.20 am. The minibus will depart at 8.30am prompt.

• Turn up in school track suit (or something warm). You will run in house vest and shorts.
• Spikes will be a great advantage; if you don’t have spikes, wear trainers.
• Bring a water bottle.
• Junior (Year 7 & 8 ) race at 10.00am (approx 2.9km), Inter race (Year 9 & 10) at 10.20am (approx. 3.9km) and Senior race (Year 11 & 6^th form) at 10.40am (approx. 4600km).
• Estimated return time to school – 12.15pm.

Students are welcome to make their own way to the sports ground. For directions to the venue, please go to the following website:

http://oxted.web7.devwebsite.co.uk/page/?title=Directions+to+the+School&pid=80#maps

NB. Drive into the school and park in the top car park adjacent to the sports hall, closest to the playing fields where the race will take place.

All abilities are welcome – why not come and try out x-country for yourself.

Any questions, see Dr. Whiting.

 

ESAA Round 1, 4/10/11 at Tiffin

Round 1 of the English Schools x-country Championships

Tuesday 4^th October, Tiffin

The following students have been selected to take part in the above event. Transport will be by school minibus, departing from school at 11.00am. Students should change in the sports hall at morning break and then assemble by the minibus.

Students will race in their House vest and shorts. The course is suitable for short spikes. Wear clothing appropriate for the weather and bring a packed lunch and water bottle.

Junior Boys (Year 7-8)           12.30pm          3.3km

Ben Charnock

Sam Hansen

Nathan Eves

Jack Whelan

Dylan Pereira

Oshotse Ideawor

Inter Boys (Year 9-10)                        12.50pm          4.0km

Joe O-Donoghue

David Gunnel

Joel Docker

Sean Mcnamara

George White

 

 

 

X-country at WCGS, Saturday 1st October

Saturday 1st October in Beddington Park

WCGS will be hosting the next x-country fixture here in Beddington Park.

This is an excellent opportunity to try out x-country and get some practise in for the House x-country competition that will take place in January.

Race distances (approx.) and start times are as follows:  
Juniors (Year 7 & 8)                         2.3km                         10.00am
Inters (Year 9 & 10)                          3.3km                         10.25am        
Seniors (Year 11 & 6^th form)              5.5km                         10.45am                                

WCGS Juniors should arrive at 9am for a course familiarisation and warm-up. All other age groups should arrive at least 45 minutes before their race. Assemble in Beddington Park behind the back of the school. 

Schools attending are Tiffin, John Fisher, Whitgift and Oxted.

First timers, experienced runners and all abilities welcome. This is a great opportunity to experience a competitive running event.

Turn up in school track suit (wear appropriate clothing depending on the weather) – you will race in House vest and shorts.
Spikes – spikes can be worn although there is a small amount of running on road past Carew Manor. Runners can use the grass verge for this section.

How to find us: http://wcgssport.wordpress.com/about/
WCGS location

Course route details: WCGS X-country routes

 

Are you race ready?

Lexus Croydon 10k race & 3km Fun Run for 9-14 year olds – Sunday 16th October

A WCGS staff team will be competing in the 10km race so why not join us. If you are 15 years old or above you too can take part. Younger runners can also participate in the 3km Fun Run and there are two age categories – 9 to 11yrs and 12 to 14yrs.

Staff who have signed up so far include Mr. Wilden, Dr. Whiting, Mr. Marlow, Mr. Greenley and Mrs. Curtis from the front office.

For more information and to enter, please go to the following website:
http://www.croydon10k.com/3kInfo.shtml

Any questions, please see Dr. Whiting.

 

X-country at John Fisher – Saturday 17th September

Well done to all who took part in the first x-country fixture of the season at John Fisher – conditions were excellent.

57 students competed in the Junior race (2.9km) and the first runner home for WCGS was Sam Hansen, closely followed by Dylan Pereira.

Sam Hansen                12.57          
Dylan Periera               13.22
George Charnock          14.34
Khuram Baig                15.32
Alistair Cadoo               16.01
Julian Johnjelasal          16.06

David Gunnel was 14th out of 21 runners in the Inter race, completing the 3.9km course in 15.51. Sam Gilbert was 17th out of 32 in the Senior race (4.6km) in a time of 19.10, closely followed by James Collyer in 23rd (20.20) and Mathew Sutton completed the course in 24.44.

Well done to all who took part, especially those competing for the first time.

All abilities are welcome – why not come and try out x-country for yourself. WCGS is hosting the next fixture in Beddington Park on Saturday 1st October.

For more information, please see Dr. Whiting.

Run – get fit – represent your school!

Future fixtures:
1st       Oct      Wallington

8th       Oct     Tiffin

5th       Nov     Oxted  

26th     Nov      Sub Mile Cross Country Relays – Tiffin School

10th     Dec     Whitgift

 

Welcome to the new Year 7s!

We hope that, as the new incoming Year 7s, you’re all excited about the fantastic involvement that you can have in sport at WCGS.

In particular, the Assault Course (in which everyone in Year 7 runs), you will race against one another in an effort to win points for your House!

Here you can see an image from last year’s race… we hope it inspires you to focus on victory and giving 100% when you run this year.

 

Exciting times for Sport at WCGS!

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Mr Eynon