Following on from the success of King’s girls’ Cross Country team the boy's team also had a strong showing in the Chester and District Corss Country event.

The Minor team (Removes) placed second overall, beaten by a strong Tarporley side.  Tom Thelwall-Jones (RmSC) was 2^nd, shortly followed by Matt Willis (RmSC) who was 3^rd.  The remaining runners were Josh Burke (RmGA) – 9^th, Miles Meredith (RmJW) – 17^th, Matt Reece-Jones (RmVL) – 25^th and James Tomlinson (RmRA) – 28^th.

The Junior team, made up of Shells and Thirds, also placed second overall.  Captain Sam Pode (3AI) led the team , placing 3^rd.  Josh Dawson (ShLP) was 13^th, Tom Hill (3DB) – 16^th, Charlie Macloskey-23^rd and Fraser Smellie (ShLP) – 27^th.

Both the Intermediate and Senior Boys' team won their events, though the inter-team shared the honours with Christleton High School. 

The positions were as follows:

Intermediate (Fourths and Fifths) - Ben Paxton (4CM) – 2^nd, Jack Duncalf (5EH), Cameron Hogg (5EH) – 8^th, Jack Webber (5JM) – 12^th, Liam Boyle (5ET) – 16^th.

Seniors (Sixth Form) – Harry Ashworth (U6ER) – 3^rd, Will Miller (U6ML) – 4^th, Fred Hill (U6KL) – 5^th, Tom Stables (U6ER) - 8^th and George Vickers (U6TH) – 10^th.

As well as the team events the top 20 runners in each race will be selected to represent Chester in the County event, which will be held in the New Year. King’s would like to congratulate all the runners who showed a great attitude throughout the event.