Following a successful qualification at the event at Ovingham before Christmas, we took 41 students from QEHS and HMS to represent the Tynedale area at the County Cross Country event at Temple Park on Tuesday. The weather was a lot kinder than last year, although still damp underfoot and fairly chilly – true cross-country weather!
There were some outstanding runs, with Martha P (3rd Minor Girls), George H (2nd Inter Boys) and Arthur D (3rd Inter Boys) all winning a County medal.
Out of the 41 students we took, 22 qualified (with a couple missing out by one or two places – always next year!) to represent Northumberland at the Inter Counties at Sedbergh School.
This is an amazing number and just proves the depth of talent in the Hexham area. A number of the runners qualifying for the County are in the first year of a 2 year age group which is incredible.
Huge congratulations to those going on to represent Northumberland.
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