CORSHAM School teenager Jade Littlechild will be looking for a big finale to the season in the New Balance English Schools’ Cross Country Championships at the Norfolk County Showground, Norwich, on Saturday, writes KEVIN FAHEY.

The 16-year-old Wiltshire Schools’ champion heads east with a large county squad in fine form and full of confidence after an excellent start to 2017 which included that first schools’ title and fourth place in the South West Schools’ Championships.

Then last weekend Littlechild, who lives in Corsham, finished 32nd of a 282-strong field as a first year under 17 at the Inter-Counties Championships in Loughborough.

In Norwich, she will be top of her age group so, barring any unforeseen problems, she is sure to considerably improve upon her 82nd place a year ago when she led home to the Wiltshire team.

The rivalry with county team-mate Caroline Brenchley, who lives in Compton Bassett, will help them both.

The 16-year-old St Mary’s School student from Calne made a quantum leap forward to win the bronze medal in the inter girls’ race at Truro School last month and if both girls run to their best they could push each other to a high finish.

Wiltshire squad - Junior Boys: Will Morris, Patrick Mochan, Robert Jones, Harry Cunningham, Jack Latus, James Gordon, Dan Grant, Fergal Brophy, Bertie Pettit, Peter Lister.

Intermediate Boys: Otto Copping, Dan Davis, James Wright, Ethan Pierce, Rohan Archer, Daniel Poynting, Charlie Stockley, Niall Thorne, Daniel Patel, Ellery Cole.

Senior Boys: Jaymee Domoney, Elliot Lassiter, Cameron Perkins, Dan Shepherd, Freddie Webb, Jacob Bacon, Mark Poynting, Fabrice Webb, Atticus Pawson, James Welbourn.

Junior Girls: Katie Robinson, Susannah Hirst, Olivia Roderick, Orli Cranston, Anna Payne, Sophie Smith, Imogen Tanner, Ayla Tonkin, Lavinia Rai, Megan Wright.

Intermediate Girls: Caroline Brenchley, Jade Littlechild, Davina Gray, Isobel Horsfield, Sophie Capel, Lucy Fitzpatrick, Maddie George, Catriona Edington, Louise Webb, Dara Kelly.

Senior Girls: Molly Gibbins, Natalie Pidgeon, Alice Uloth, Chloe Crippen, Jess Tregoning, Kiera Reavill, Emma Pike, Abbie Short.