Cross Country Success

April saw Manor Infants/Longbridge send a 40 strong squad of athletes to Eastbrook Secondary School to compete in the Barking & Dagenham Schools Cross Country Championships 2021-22. Having earnt their places after stunning performances in the Manor Infants/Longbridge annual Cross Country Championships held back in October, the athletes performed phenomenally well doing themselves and the school proud!

Fatiha Musah (Class 21) blew away the field to be crowned Year 6 Girls Barking & Dagenham Schools Cross Country Champion, whilst in the Year 4 Boys race, Aliyu Hayat Dalil (Class 15) was involved in a sensational shoulder-to-shoulder sprint finish and achieved runner-up position.  Adefemi Adesanay (Class 10) also stormed to third place in the Year 3 boys race.

As well as individual triumphant, Manor Infants/Longbridge also saw success in the team competitions:

Year 3 Girls team: Second Place                                 Year 3 Boys team: Second Place

Year 4 Girls team: Third Place                                     Year 4 Boys team: Second Place

Year 5 Girls team: Third Place                                     Year 5 Boys team: Fourth Place

Year 6 Girls team: Second Place                                 Year 6 Boys team: Second Place

Huge congratulations to every athlete who competed. You represented yourselves and Manor Infants/Longbridge in outstanding fashion both on and off the course, and you should be very proud of your achievements!  

Mr Horner (PE Coordinator)