The Inter-House Cross Country Relays were held on Sunday 7th September with almost 300 runners taking part.
Pupils – drawn from all year-groups with the exception of the Shell – competed in teams of eight for their respective houses, each completing a 1km leg. A total of 160 boys and 112 girls took part in the event, supported by a crowd of over 600 pupils and staff around the challenging course on the playing fields.
In the Lowers’ category, Mill Mead were crowned the winners of the girls’ event with a combined time of 36 minutes 29 seconds. Amelie H ran the fastest lap in 4 minutes flat. C2 won the boys’ category in a time of 32 minutes 27 seconds and Zach F-J’s time of 3 minutes 42 seconds secured the top individual time.
In the Senior event, an excellent effort from Ivy saw them win the girls’ relay with a time of 39 minutes 13 seconds. Emily L’s time of 3 minutes 58 seconds was close to the record for the fastest individual in this category.
Littlefield were the overall winners of the Senior boys with a time of 31 minutes 37 seconds, with Will F setting the fastest individual time of the day at 3 minutes 29 seconds.
Julian Lloyd
Head of Cross Country
Course records
| Category | Name | Time | Set in |
| Senior Boys | Rory Chang (C3 2018-23) | 3m 14s | 2022 |
| Senior Girls | Molly Jones (MM 2017-22) | 3m 55s | 2020 |
| Lowers Boys | Phil Monaghan (LI 2019-24) | 3m 23s | 2021 |
| Lowers Girls | Sophie Smith (DA 2016-21) | 3m 54s | 2018 |
