123 year 3 and 4 girls and boys took park in a Cross Country event hosted by Ely College and organised by ActivePlay Education Thursday 13th February.
There were 4 categories- Yr 3 girls, yr 3 boys, yr 4 girls and yr 4 girls– and teams of up to 6 from the Isle of Ely Primary School, The Lantern Community Primary School, Little Thetford Church of England Primary School, Millfield Primary School, Robert Arkenstall Primary School and Wilburton Church of England Primary School ran the approximately 1500m course.
20 Young Leaders from Ely College helped marshal around the course and at the finish line as well as with the recording of the final positions.
In the yr 3 girls race, Millfield were the winners with 2nd and 3rd places going to Little Thetford.
In the yr 3 boys race, Wilburton took 1st and 2nd place with 3rd place going to The Lantern
In the Yr 4 girls race Little Thetford were the winners, Robert Arkenstall 2nd and The Isle of Ely 3rd
In the Yr 4 boys race The Isle of Ely took 1st place, Wilburton 2nd place and The Isle of Ely 3rd
The placings of all the children racing were recorded and the highest three placings from each school recorded for each race. The school with the lowest overall ‘score’ over the 4 races was awarded Yr 3 & 4 Cross Country Team winner. This year the winner was the Isle of Ely who narrowly beat Wilburton by 4 points.
Caroline Morton of ActivePlay Education said ‘It was a great morning and all the children did really well. It was fantastic to see so many young people outside, running and enjoying themselves. I’d also like to say a big thank you to Ben Crosbie and the Young Leaders at Ely College for hosting the event, laying out the course and for all their help on the day. It meant for a very successful morning.’
