School Races To Record-Breaking Success
08 May 2009
Solihull School can lay claim to being one of the top ten schools in Britain after its cross-country runners celebrated a record-breaking season.
The independent co-educational school raced to its first dual championship title since 1995 with its boys’ team winning the first division and its mixed team the second division of the Greater Birmingham League.
Competing with schools throughout the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire, Solihull School completed a clean sweep of the trophies with victory in the league relay at Sutton Park.
Sealing its dominance of middle distance running, the school also finished seventh out of 44 teams and won the most improved team award in the King Henry’s Relay at Coventry, regarded as the unofficial national schools championships.
In addition, the school came fourth in the Midlands and Northern Independent Schools Championships at Sedbergh in Cumbria and rounded off an amazing season with another fourth place in the Oxford Relay and a third position in the Spring Relay at Sutton Park.
Phil Holt, Head of Solihull School’s Running Club, said: “On top of natural ability, our success has been built on an excellent team spirit and a willingness to train hard whatever the conditions.”
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