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District Athletics Championships

The Y9/10 boys and girls had more success at the District Championships against teams from all the local schools with the girls' team winning to competition and the boys' team finishing fourth. The combined boys/girls team were pipped into first place by just half a point.

Many of our athletes came second with individual winners including:

Max Nicholls and SJ Stewart in 1500m
Millie Piper in 100m and high jump
Sophie Buchanan in 300m and shot putt
Geoff Perkins in the high jump
Kitty Gilbert in the triple jump
Mary Flint in the 800m
Sophie Ovenden in the discus
Toochi Ogbonnah in the long jump

Independent Association of Prep Schools Athletics Championships

Against other athletes from Kent the pupils in Y7/8 competed with great determination, often gaining personal best times or distances. Among the highlights for our team were:

Katie Keet , Nathan Heathcote, Lu-Lu Oguunuga all qualified for the national finals of the 100m
An excellent 9m 94cm by Sophie Ledger in the shot putt meant qualification for the national finals
Excellent results in the 1500m with Euan Nicholls winning the U13 Boys, Bea Icke winning the U13 Girls and Amira Rayner coming in third; a win also for Emma Jenkins from the Y6 team in the 1500m
An excellent win for Folarin Ogunsula in the 400m.
A superb heat for the Y8 boys and girls relays teams in the heats; in the final the boys finished fourth with the girls in a photo finish for sliver; an excellent finish to a great day by all the pupils.

Good luck to all those in the national finals in Birmingham on the 5 July.