S1 Girls
The day kicked off with a great quality S1 girls race. Emilly Haldane ran a storming race to finish 10th overall. Isla Thoms wasn't too far behind in 17th, they were backed up well by Orla MacAskill 31 and Iris O'Connell in 32nd. Seona Brown ran well to finish in 42nd, all girls inside the top 50 is a first for SGG at S1 level! These girls will medal in the team event if they keep up their hard work over the years. A fantastic start to their cross-country experience at SGG.
S1 Boys
What an absolutely brilliant performance from the boys. Finlay Robb finished in the highest position an S1 boy has placed for SGG, in 5th! He was backed up tremendously by Calum Murray 18th, Sandy Arthur 19th, Gabriel Murphy 22nd Oliver Campbell 35th and Jonathon Dow 38th. This sterling performance secured team silver medals for the boys. This is the first time our S1 boys have medalled at these Championships.
S2 Girls
The 5 S2 girls put in a really strong performance in the race. Lucie ran a great race and had a great finish, sitting in 14th with about 400m to go she came through strongly to finish 9th. Olive anhilated her finishing position from last year to finish 21st this year. As too did Maebh and Sara in 27th and 31st respectivley. Eala ran well in her first ever cross-country race to finish 61st. The girls finished 4th team!
S2 Boys
The S2 boys packed exceptionally well. Daniel Fraser 25th, Calum Bryden 26th, Joel MacInnes 29th, David Robertson 30th, Adam Houstoun 32nd, George Simpson 38th, Sam Jarvis 51st and Isaac Birr 54th. Mr MacCorquodale believes a team medal is within reach next year if the boys keep working hard,
S3 Girls
The S3 girls medalled last year and made in two years in a row finishing with the Bronze team medals. Peggy-Nan ran another solid race to finish 6th. Kerry has been performing exceptionally well in class went out and had a stormer to finish 13th. Cerys had a great run to finish 19th as too did Abbey 24th and Sophie Pettifor 28th! All girls in the top 30 is incredible at this level.
S3 Boys
The S3 boys were so close to a team medal, finishing 4th! Rico ran a great race to come home 10th, Fionn Graham 13th, Connor Walker 28th, Flynn Butler 36th and Robert Kay-Whyte 59th. Lets bring back the Gold next year guys.
S4 Girls
Shona Carey ran an exceptional race to become the Glasgow Gaelic Schools' first ever girls winner of a Glasgow Schools' Cross-Country Championship race. She was backed up excellently by Abigail in 8th, Mirren 13th, Annabel 16th and Niamh 18th. This secured the silver team medals for the girls. A big well done.
Shona Carey ran an exceptional race to become the Glasgow Gaelic Schools' first ever girls winner of a Glasgow Schools' Cross-Country Championship race. She was backed up excellently by Abigail in 8th, Mirren 13th, Annabel 16th and Niamh 18th. This secured the silver team medals for the girls. A big well done.
S4 Boys
Robaidh, Duncan, Sean and Lewis won Team gold! Their brilliant effort means this is the third year in a row that Sgoil Ghalidhlig Ghlaschu have won this team trophy! The boys were excellent! Robaidh finished an excellent 4th, Duncan 8th, Sean 12th and Lewis 14th! All 4 inside the top 15 is a brilliant performance.
Senior Boys
Andrew Carey is Glasgow Schools' Cross-Country Champion 2019! This is actually the first race Andrew has ever won, what a time to do it! Daniel Moran again got on the podium with another phenomenal performance for the school. That's four podiums in the last four years for Daniel. David Comerford was 23rd and Alexander Buchan 26th. The boys won team bronze to go with the team golds they won last year and silver & bronzes in previous years too.
I would just like to thank all the pupils who represented the school. You were all excetional! Thank you so much for all your effort in running your best for yourself, team mates and the school. Your attitude, behaviour and performances were all amazing. Moran Taing Mr MacCorquodale.
