The Flagpole

Year 7 and Year 8 pupils enjoyed a super morning of athletics on Saturday 12 September. Hosted by the College’s PE and Games staff, they took part in a friendly competition that replaced the College’s annual summer Sports Day, that had been much missed during the pandemic lockdown. The weather was super summery too with temperatures rising through the morning up into the mid-twenties.

It was a fantastic morning of friendly, but competitive sport. Field and track events took place simultaneously so the playing fields were action-packed from the moment the starting gun fired. College staff were kept busy measuring, timing and recording all the running, jumping and throwing taking place.

Year 7 and Year 8 remained in their bubbles on the upper and lower sports grounds swapping mid-morning as they moved from field to track events.

House Activities Leader, Jess Newborough was on hand with her House Activities Co-ordinators and House Captains to cheer on the participants with each House hoping to gain valuable points.

In the end it was More that snatched victory, followed closely by Austin, then Benet and Fisher, but it was a close-run competition where every performance counted.

Foundation Director of Sport, Lee Cassell, said, “It was great to see so many pupils coming out on a Saturday morning to take part. There were plenty of excellent performances and the atmosphere was amazing, pupils were enthusiastic and supportive of each other, appreciating every individual effort. I was impressed by their attitude and determination to do their best.”

Huge thanks to all involved in organising the morning.

Placing first in the events were:

Year 7 Girls
Cricket Throw 1 – Delilah Teeton - 21.31m
Cricket Throw 2 – Sophie Henry – 22.81m
Long Jump 1 – Penelope Jones – 3.79m
Long Jump 2 – Delilah Teeton – 2.76m
100m – Lauren Tebbatt – 15.64s
200m – Grace McCollin – 32.95s
800m – Rosie Moreton – 3.2m
1500m – Lily Hunter – 6.2m

Year 7 Boys
Cricket Throw 1 – Charlie Atkins – 36.06m
Cricket Throw 2 – Josh Baker – 35.35m
Long Jump 1 – Hunter Staveley – 3.34m
Long Jump 2 – Archie Robinson – 3.35m
100m – Jimmy Loftus – 16.52s
200m – James Wright – 33.88s
800m – Charlie Atkins – 2.37m
1500m – Connor Darcy – 5.57m

Year 8 Girls
Cricket Throw 1 – Hattie Gray – 26.03m
Cricket Throw 2 – Martina Grace – 21.36m
Long Jump 1 – Caitlin Horan – 3.41m
Long Jump 2 – Lim Self – 3.43m
100m – Olivia Monk – 15.53s
200m Olivia Bacon – 32.26m
300m – Hattie Gray – 55.92s
800m – Olivia Bacon – 3.3m
1500m – Martina Grace – 5.45m

Year 8 Boys
Cricket Throw 1 – Wilf Grindal – 45.45m
Cricket Throw 2 – Harrison Guest – 42.58m
Long Jump 1 – André Onyekwe – 4.42m
Long Jump 2 – Oscar Civzelis – 3.99m
100m – André Onyekwe - 15.58s
200m - Oscar Civzelis – 32.2s
300m – André Onyekwe – 48.86s
800m – Jamie Capelett – 3.01m
1500m – Jesse Esler - 5.32m

The scores have been checked and verified and the final House results were: 1st More, 2nd Austin, 3rd Benet and 4th More.

Well done to all.

A montage of photos can be found here: vimeo.com/458208469