Wiltshire Schools' Athletics Association

Key dates for 2025 season
8 Apr 2025

  • Mon 12th May - Quadrathlon for years 8 & 9 at Dauntsey's school. Reserve date Friday 16th May
  • Sat 14th June - Wiltshire Schools Track & Field Championships at Swindon
  • Sat 21st June - South West Schools Track & Field Championships at Exeter Arena
  • Sat 28th and Sun 29th June - South West Schools Combined Events & Walks at Bill Whistlecroft Stadium, Yeovil
  • Sat 5th July - ESAA Track & Field Cup Final at Chelmesford
  • Fri 11th and Sat 12th July - ESAA Track & Field Championships at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
  • Sat 20th and Sun 21st September - ESAA Combined Events & Walks finals plus para events at TBC

WSAA Team for Nationals XC Championships
9 Feb 2025

Congratulations to those athletes selected to represent Wiltshire at the 2025 National Cross Country Championships to be held on Saturday 15th March at Ardingly Showground, West Sussex.

If you have a place on the team but are NOT able to compete, please let Andy Scrase know ASAP.

No transport will be provided on the day

Please arrive by 10.30 for registration, meeting your team managers and then walking the course etc.

The weather can be changeable, very wet and cold so please ensure that you have brought plenty of warm clothing, and changes of footwear, with bags for all wet kit.

Should you require any further information about this event, please contact lead myself.

Andy Scrase, Lead Team Manager
Email: a.scrase@leehurstswan.org.uk

NOTE TO PARENTS: If you are coming to support us, could you please wait until all team presentations have finished before you leave with your athlete. Also, kindly inform the team manager when you are ready to leave. Thank you.

Travel to SW Cross Country Championships
29 Jan 2025

Minibus Departure Times on Saturday

  • Depart outside M & S, Orbital Shopping Park, Swindon SN25 4BG. Meet at 06:50 AM to leave 07:00 AM
  • Pickup at the Chippenham BP Garage on the A350 (SN14 6UY). Meet at 07:35 to leave 07:40

Return journey: We will aim to leave by 16:00 to return Chippenham by 20:00 and Swindon by 20:30

Parking at the event

The car parking arrangements for the SW Cross Country races at Newquay

SPORTS HALL CAR PARK: Event Officials/Local volunteers and Disabled 'Blue Badge' holders

MAIN SCHOOL CAR PARKS: (Treveson Road): Team Coaches, School minibuses and County Team Managers. Counties have indicated as follows: Gloucester 1xCoach; Wiltshire 2xCoaches; Avon 1xCoach; Somerset 4xMinbuses; Devon with parents, Dorset 2x Minibuses.

NEWQUAY WATER WORLD LEISURE CAR PARK: Parents and Spectators.

Course Map

South West Schools' AA Cross Country Championships
17 Jan 2025

Congratulations to those athletes selected to represent Wiltshire at the South West Cross Country championships to be held on Saturday 1st February at the Leisure centre, Newquay Cornwall. (Next to Newquay Tretherras School) here.

Wiltshire Team for the SW XC Championships

If you have a place on the team but are NOT able to compete, please let Andy Scrase know ASAP.

Transport to the SW will be provided this year. Coaches are travelling from Swindon orbital (by M & S) or from Salisbury Rugby Club. Both coaches leave at 7.10, so please be there by 7.00 a.m. We aim to arrive by 11.30 which gives us sufficient time to register athletes for their race, meet their team manager and walk the course. Any late arrivals might mean that you will not be able to race. (We are not allowed to arrive and get on site before 11.00 a.m)

If you require a Wiltshire vest, please bring £20.00 with you in cash (no cheques or cards please) and purchase one on your arrival.

Please ensure that you provide your personal details to Andy Scrase before the competition date. You can do this by scanning the QR code shown. This will take you to an online form where you can input the information.

Payment, if needed, can be made by cheque or BACS

  • Cheques should be made payable to Wiltshire Schools’ Athletic Association (or WSAA) and sent to the WSAA treasurer Mrs W Brown, 131 Countess Road, Amesbury, Wilts. SP4 7AR
  • When making payment please state your name and school.
  • BACS payments to Sort code: 309159 Account Number: 01019624
  • Treasurer email: wbown@outlook.com

Should you require any further information about this event, please contact the lead Team Manager Andy Scrase ((mobile 07775790342)

Good luck!

Timetable:

  • 13:30 Senior Girls 4176m
  • 13.51 Junior Boys 3216m
  • 14.05 Junior Girls 3216m
  • 14.20 Inter Boys 4684m
  • 14.40 Year 7 (minor)Girls 2114m
  • 14.50 Year 7 (minor) Boys 2665m
  • 15.01 Inter Girls 3798m
  • 15.18 Senior Boys 6124m