An Outstanding X-Country Year
QE is establishing a strong reputation for excellence in x- country. Five students in particular - Tom West, Glenn Donaldson, Sam Wood, Josh Phillips and Liam Fletcher - have had a superb year, competing on tough courses all over the country.
Representing the College, the boys won the team Army North East Schools’ Event and also won the regional qualifying event at Gateshead to go on and represent the College and the North East at the British Colleges’ Sport National Finals at Loughborough. At the Finals they performed exceptionally well and came back to Darlington as national champions.
Alongside these great team achievements Tom West and Josh Phillips have excelled individually. By running great races and clocking up impressive times at Gateshead, they were both selected to represent England Schools’ for X-Country, therefore becoming elite level athletes in their sport.
Paul Carroll, Sports Co-ordinator at QE said:
“All of the lads have had a very successful year. Winning the Army and the British Colleges’ Sport Team events in the North East were great achievements, made even greater by winning gold medals at the National Finals. Tom and Josh have been outstanding and their recognition as elite athletes is a real accolade. All five of them are dedicated athletes and it just goes to show that hard work and training do pay off.”
May 24, 2010