2009 Results

St Faith's Athletics Match (St Faith's, St John's, Perse Prep, Perse Boys, The Leys, Wellingborough, Spratton Hall)

The season got under way with a superb victory for the team at the St Faith's meeting. Athletes from Year 4 to 8 competed and we sent a mixed Girls and Boys team. Spratton with 493 points just pipped the hosts on 482 as the Overall Winners. Their were a large number of excellent performances and it was great to see some of the younger members of the squad taking part for the first time. We will now be working hard to prepare for our own match in two weeks time.

JBC

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This year we invited two new schools to take part in our annual athletics match. Bedford Prep and Bedford High certainly added some extra competition to both the boys and Girls events. Once again, the Spratton teams came out on top. The school has now won this competition 5 years in a row, a tremendous achievement and just reward for all the hard work put in during the Monday and Thursday athletics clubs. With over 200 pupils taking part it was an excellent spectacle for all those watching. It also provided those taking part with much needed competition prior to the big regional championships after half term. The Final results were as follows:

 

Year 5 Tudor Hall Athletics - June 2009

 

37 Spratton athletes took part in the Regional Championships held at Bedford International Stadium. It is widely recognised as the toughest region in the country with 47 schools taking part this year. Despite the fierce competition Spratton once again produced a superb set of performances with us qualifying for the National Finals in 11 events. Many congratulations to the following that will represent the Eastern Region at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium on Monday 29^th June.

 

Morwenna Underwood                U14 Girls 800m

Mia Sharp                                 U14 Girls Hurdles

Nathan Groves                           U13 Boys 800m

Charlotte Underwood                  U13 Girls Hurdles

Gina Hadfield                             U13 Girls 200m

Hannah Reynolds                       U13 Girls 800m

Josh Cara                                  U12 Boys 1500m (New Regional Record 4.59)

Jamie Sherlock                          U12 Boys Shot Putt (New Regional Record 8.93m)

William Stride                            U12 Boys 100m

Sam Clarke                               U12 Boys Long Jump

U12 Boys 4 x 100m Relay

(Beal, Clarke, Sherlock, Stride)

 

It is also important to congratulate the achievements of those who just missed out. Particular mention must go to Tara Patel who finished 2^nd in her U14Girls 1500m but due to an absent athlete with a faster time was unable to go through despite being runner up. This was bitterly disappointing for Tara who just missed out in Years 6 and 7. However her service to Spratton Cross Country and Athletics over the years will mark her down as one the great contributors to these sports. Amelia Wilson also just missed out by coming 4^th in both the 100m final and Long Jump. These were wonderful performances against girls twice her size, I know she will be back next year more determined than ever! Jack Flood qualified fastest for the U12 Hurdles final but unfortunately injured his knee in the process and was unable to run in the final. Jack’s improvement over the hurdles this term has been fantastic and I am sure he will be in the mix again next year. Finally special mention should go to Josh Cara and Jamie Sherlock for setting new regional records in their events.

 

JBC

 

Years 4 & 5 Cambridge IAPS Athletics - June 2009

 

20 Spratton pupils took part in the 2009 Junior Regional Athletics Championships at Cambridge University’s Athletics Track. As usual with this event the standard was very high and with 30 schools taking part just reaching the final (top 8) is a remarkable achievement. It is also the first serious athletics meeting for our Year 4 athletes and they will have gained an enormous amount from the whole experience. Congratulations to the following that made the Top 8 in their event:

 

Year 4 Girls 100m Olivia Flood—2^nd

Year 4 Girls Long Jump Olivia Flood—4^th

Year 4 Girls Round. Ball Flora England—7^th

Year 4 Boys Cricket Ball Miles Budd—2^nd

Year 5 Girls 200m Georgia Bowen—2^nd

Year 5 Girls Relay—3^rd

(Aldridge, Bowen, Beddows, Felton)

Year 5 Boys 800m Chris Bolton—8^th

Year 5 Boys 200m Hamish Merriman—2^nd

Year 5 Boys Relay—1^st

(Lowe, Beal, Merriman, Ralston)

 

We look forward to receiving the full copy of all the results in the next week. Well done to all who took part.

 

JBC

 

 

IAPS National Athletics Finals, Birmingham Stadium - June 2009

 

On a very warm day 12 Spratton athletes represented the Eastern Region at this year's IAPS National Championships. The pupils managed to win 7 medals (1 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze). When you add in two 4^th place finishes, one can see what a successful day it was against the best prep school athletes in the country. The performance of the day was the U12 Boys winning the 4 x 100m relay in a new school record (for this age) of 55.8 secs. This was the first time in 15 years of teaching that I have seen an U12 team break the 56 second barrier. Congratulations to all those who took part.

 

Gold                 U12 Boys Relay (Beal, Clarke, Sherlock, Stride)

 

Silver                Josh Cara                      U12 Boys 1500m

Silver                Will Stride                     U12 Boys 100m

Silver                Sam Clarke                   U12 Boys Long Jump

Silver                Lottie Underwood           U13 Girls Hurdles

 

Bronze              Morwenna Underwood    U14 Girls 800m

Bronze              Jamie Sherlock              U12 Boys Sherlock

 

4^th                     Nathan Groves             U13 Boys 800m

4^th                     Gina Hadfield               U13 Girls 200m

 

JBC

 

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