Once again, St Mary’s fielded 4 full squads, consisting of 10 children in each category of the Basingstoke Schools X Country Competition at Down Grange Sports Complex on Tuesday 6th February . 

The first pupils put to the test were our year 3/4 girls who, once again despite the muddy conditions, proved just how resilient they really are with Alexis finishing in 1^st place, Mataya 8^th, Amelia 9^th and Pasha 10^th. With approximately 150 children in the race this was an amazing result with all our girls performing well.

Raring to go, our dynamic year 4 boys proved that they are a force to be reckoned with; all setting off at a steady pace, which they maintained throughout the whole course. James managed to lose a trainer in the mud, but persevered and continued to finish in 2^nd place, Connor 3^rd, Oscar 5^th and Michael 8^th, with excellent results from the rest of the team.

The year 5/6 races proved to be extremely challenging as Basingstoke has some talented distance runners in the town. Nevertheless our pupils fought a brave battle with Charlie 4^th for the boys and Isabel 7^th for the girls. This secures their place representing our district in the County Finals, well done to them both.

St Mary’s are proud of everyone’s superb effort and a special mention must go to the children who lost trainers on the course, the pupils who had recently returned to school due to ill health and our ever-supportive parents who always provide invaluable support to our staff and students.