Gold and silver for runners in Devon Championships

Published: 14 December, 2011

Plymouth College pupils, Emily Ackford and Poppy Tank, have clinched first and second place in the Devon County Cross Country Championships. 

Both girls ran in the U15 race over a 4km challenging course.  Emily finished in a time of 14.25 to take the Devon Champion title while Poppy was 8 seconds behind in the runners-up spot. 

The girls also won a team gold and will represent Devon in the South West Inter-counties Cross Country in January.  They will then take part in the National Inter-counties Championships in Birmingham in March.