Cross Country: Sedbergh's Sproul wins county championship (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Cross Country: Sedbergh's Sproul wins county championship

6:00pm Wednesday 25th January 2012 in Sport By Patrick O'Kane, Senior News/Sport Reporter

SEDBERGH School’s Eilidh Sproul was celebrating victory at the Cumbria Schools Cross Country championships at Cartmel Racecourse at the weekend.

Sproul was first home in the senior girls race to qualify for the Northern Schools Inter-Counties race in February and she is confident she can go on to win the school’s Wilson Run.

Kirkbie Kendal School’s Lauren Munro-Bennett was second behind Sproul, with fellow KKS student Mike Hoyle third in the senior boys race, which was won by Penrith’s Alastair Weymouth.

The school also had fine runs from Chris Richards (year 8/9) and Imogen Burrow (year 7) who both became county champions.

Queen Katherine School student Cole Blaikie won the minor boys race.

* IN the Kendal Winter Fell Running League Wharfedale’s Sam Watson led the field home at Whitestones, with Tom Gibbs from Ambleside second.

Helm Hill’s Mel Hyder dominated the women’s race following on from her success the previous weekend at Firbank.

The senior race at Firbank was won by Ambleside’s Jamie Luxmoore.

The next race in the series is at Birkrigg Common, Ulverston on Sunday.