Bromley and Hughes are pick of the Princethorpe team at championships

Six Princethorpe College athletes took top ten positions against stiff competition in the National Independent Schools Cross Country Championships held at the college on Saturday.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Mar 2013, 08:00 BST
MHLC-02-03-13 Princethorpe XC Mar17 ISA Independent school Association National Cross Country Championships,held at Princethorpe college. Start of the 2nd Race Under -12 boys .MHLC-02-03-13 Princethorpe XC Mar17 ISA Independent school Association National Cross Country Championships,held at Princethorpe college. Start of the 2nd Race Under -12 boys .
MHLC-02-03-13 Princethorpe XC Mar17 ISA Independent school Association National Cross Country Championships,held at Princethorpe college. Start of the 2nd Race Under -12 boys .

A total of 560 runners representing London North, London South, London West, The North, East Anglia and the Midlands competed for their age group National Titles.

Representing the Midlands U14 girls Eugenia Bessey and Mollie Dibb led the Princethorpe contingent home to finish in ninth and tenth respectively. Bessey, who has been suffering with a knee injury, dug deep to hold off team mate Mollie in the final stages of the 2,500m race. Princethorpe coach Sarah Cockayne said:

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“The girls really proved how determined and strong they were. Competing against runners who were a year older than them didn’t seem to phase them as they held their nerve right to the line.”

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The U14 boys’ race saw Princethorpe ’s Mikey Redmile take a brave eighth place. Being chased down by a pack of runners, Redmile sustained his pace and kicked hard with the line in sight. Just behind him was Year 7’s Matthew Rush coming home in tenth position.

Year 9’s Ella Bromley led a controlled race staying with the lead pack through her 2,850m race. Breaking away down the final hill, Bromley couldn’t quite keep with the sharp sprinting of the two athletes ahead. she took third place and was the first Midlands girl home. Miss Cockayne added: “Ella is improving all the time. She ran a gutsy race against girls who are a year her senior.”

In the final event of the afternoon Princethorpe’s Harry Hughes took third place. The U18 boys ran the longest distance of the day but Hughes, who was among the youngest runners, took this in his stride as he maintained his position throughout the 4,500 metres.