District Schools Cross Country Championships – Wednesday 24th January 2024
Finn Valley Co. Donegal
Another exceptional representative squad from LGS took part in the annual District Cross Country Championships. 33 pupils in total represented categories from Mini (Year 8) up to Intermediate (Year 11 and 12)
| Year 8 Girls (Mini) | Year 9 Girls (Minor) | Year 10 Girls (Junior) | Year 11 and 12 Girls (Intermediate) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Mullan | Anna Lindsay | Eva Whiteside | Emily Hamilton | |
| Charlotte Robinson | Sarah Campbell | Maisy Nelson | Hannah Carton | |
| Sophia Ferris | Amber Quigley | |||
| Megan McMurray | Anna McGookin | |||
| Norah Hylands | ||||
| Harriet Campbell | ||||
| Annie Connell |
| Year 8 Boys (Mini) | Year 9 Boys (Minor) | Year 10 Boys (Junior) | Year 11 Boys (Intermediate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Calderwood | Shea Wilson | Charlie Blair | Joe O'Kane |
| Jack Sexton | Ruari Nicholas | Matthew Laird | Conor Vakharia |
| Charlie Calderwood | David Smyth | Harry Pollock | Jude Williams |
| Jack Morrow | Alexander Campbell | Joe Burnside | Michael Rafferty |
| Adam Hinds | |||
| Noah Carotte | |||
| Adam Hinds | |||
Each pupil ran a fantastic race in a highly competitive field of talented middle distance runners, many with new PB’s. Excelling on the day and gaining a place at the Ulster Schools Finals on Wednesday 7th February 24 @ Mallusk Playing fields Belfast were;
- Anna Lindsay – Minor Girls
- Anna Mc Gookin – Intermediate Girls
- Joe O’Kane – Intermediate Boys
- Jude Williams – Intermediate Boys
Once again at this meet these pupils took on some of the best talent in Ulster, each of them running in a new venue and yet another new experience.
From these championships Jude Williams finished in a top 10 placing in the Intermediate Boys category securing himself a place, not only in an Irish Schools final, on Saturday 9th March 24 in Dublin, but a place on the Northern Ireland London Mini Marathon Team as well.
Well done Jude on an extremely successful Schools Cross Country season this year – an exceptional achievement.
