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We are thrilled to announce that following the Cross Country Nationals, our girls have placed in the top ten schools in the country. Below you can read a short bio from each girl and a summary of the events preceding the race.
Daisy Baker – A member of the Dorset Junior Girls team that finished 3rd at the English Schools Cross-Country Champs in Leeds 2018 (along with Marianna Sawyer). A member of Dorset's victorious South West Schools Championships Junior Girls team in 2018 (with Marianna Sawyer). Finished 3rd in the Dorset Schools XC Champs in 2018. A member of the Dorset team. Selected for English Schools Champs 2018 Birmingham U15 800m, is a member of Wimborne Athletic Club.
Marianna Sawyer - Qualified for English Schools XC in both 2017 and 2018. A member of the Dorset Junior Girls team that finished 3rd at the English Schools Cross-Country Champs in Leeds 2018 (along with Daisy Baker). A member of Dorset's victorious South West Schools Championships Junior Girls team in 2018 (with Daisy Baker). Is a member of Wimborne Athletic Club.
Hebe Hunter - Ran the Virgin London Mini Marathon in 2018 finishing 12th, the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships for Surrey in 2018, English National Championships in 2018, London Youth Games 2017 and 2018 and is a member of Herne Hill Harriers.
Emily Wood – One of the most improved runners in the squad at Sherborne Girls in the past 12 months. Emily has been a point scorer for Sherborne Girls in each of the earlier rounds of the Schools XC Cup in 2018. She is a member of Wimborne Athletic Club.
Charlotte Wordsworth – New to Sherborne Girls this year from Pinewood Preparatory School, Shrivenham where she was captain of the cross-country team. She has qualified twice for the National Prep School Cross-Country Championships. A member of Wimborne AC.
Selene Corran – A valuable member of the squad who has competed in both the qualifying rounds of the English Schools Cross-Country Cup in 2018.
In the three years since producing a South West Schools Cross-Country Champion in 2015 (Anna Perkins) the school has increased its focus on cross-country and middle distance running. The school has seen improved results against other Dorset schools and was the dominant girls' team in the Dorset Independent Schools Cross-Country Cup competitions and relay races in the county in the 2017/2018 season. Sherborne Girls was the best represented Dorset school at the English Schools Cross Country Championships in March 2018, despite a number of other schools in the county having greater numbers of girl pupils.
So far this season Sherborne Girls Inters have competed four times. They've won both the relay competitions they've taken part in (at St Mary's (Shaftesbury and Leweston). They were first round winners in the English Schools Cross Country Cup (at Laverstock, Salisbury) and runners-up to Millfield in the South West Regional round of the Cross Country Cup at Downside School.
There is a weekly dedicated session year-round where the elite middle distance runners work together regardless of their age. The girls also attend two evening sessions, one at school which often incorporates hill work, and a track session run by Wimborne Athletic Club in Blandford Forum.
