Cross country and netball teams qualify for regionals and nationals

South Wilts Grammar School’s (SWGS)sports teams had a super Saturday of sport with the Inter and Senior cross country teams both qualifying for the nationals, and the U14 and U16 netball teams qualifying for the South West championships.

The cross country teams travelled to Taunton Racecourse for the English Schools Cross Country Cup A team competition where all runners’ finishing positions contributed points to a team total.

Elara won the Inter Girls race with her teammates not far behind, ensuring that SWGS qualified in first place for the English Schools National Championships in Leeds on Saturday, December 7.

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SWGS Senior Girls cross country (Image: South Wilts Grammar School) The Senior Girls team, led by Sophie who came third in the race, finished second, also qualifying for Nationals.

In netball, the SWGS U14 and U16 teams competed in the Wiltshire Schools tournament for places to go to the South West championships.

Both teams played consistently well and were rewarded with top two places and qualification for the regional finals in February.

Jo Hole, joint head of PE, said: "The PE department is very proud of the achievements of our students on Saturday.

"It is fantastic that their hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to training has been rewarded and they deserve everyone’s congratulations.

"We must also thank parents for their support at both competitions too.

"I wish our athletes good luck going forward."