On Saturday 19th November, two of FHS’s talented cross-country runners competed in the London Youth Games Cross-Country competition on Parliament Hill.
Marie-Verity Pernthaller (year 8) and Olivia Cuddy (year 10) had been selected for the City of Westminster team earlier in the term, and both girls performed impressively.
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M-V was the 2nd City of Westminster member home in the U-13 girls’ event, finishing the hilly 2km race in a time of 9 min and 37 seconds. Meanwhile, Olivia led the City of Westminster U-15 girls’ team to finish in 9 minutes and 25 seconds.
There were over 250 girls entered in the competitions, and both girls finished in the top half of their respective events, helping their team to 9th and 11th place overall.
Furthermore, the City of Westminster team improved their previous team standing finishing in 15th place out of the 29 London boroughs taking part.
Congratulations on your efforts so far this term.