Year 7-9 students joined a whole host of talented athletes in the Cannock & District Athletics Championships at Aldersley Stadium and managed to finish the day as outright winners.

The final standings saw:

  1. The Friary School – 1,344
  2. King Edwards – 1,277
  3. Norton Canes – 1,107
  4. Chase Terrace – 1,081
  5. Nether Stowe – 1,037
  6. The Hart School – 742
  7. Erasmus Darwin – 722

Amidst a wide range of excellent performances, the following students all managed to get  1st / 2nd place finishes;

Year 7 Girls 
Sienna Hyland – 1st in 200m – 30.26 seconds 
Sienna Hyland – 1st in Shot Putt – 7.72 metres 
Sienna Hyland – 1st in High Jump – 1.25 metres 

 

Year 7 Boys
Nolan Brooke – 2nd in 200m – 30.25 seconds
Nolan Brooke – 1st in High Jump – 1.40 metres
Max Shoesmith – 2nd in 800m – 2.38 minutes
Freddy Shoesmith – 1st in 1500m – 5.36 minutes
Fisayo Olofinjana – 1st in Long Jump – 3.72 metres 

 

Year 8 Girls
Tara Williamson – 1st in 100m – 13.26 seconds
Esme Morris – 2nd in 200m – 30.34 seconds
Annabelle Hill – 2nd in 1500m – 6.01 minutes
Esme Morris – 2nd in Discus – 13.57 metres
Annabelle Hill – 2nd in Long Jump – 3.22 metres
Sophie Antcliffe – Joint 1st in High Jump – 1.15 metres 
Mia Ayling – 2nd in Javelin – 13.24 metres 

 

Year 8 Boys 
Olly Thompson – 2nd in 200m – 27.42 seconds
Zach Raphael – 1st in 300m – 48.72 seconds
Jonny Bailey – 1st in 800m – 2.53 minutes
Jimmy Daniels – 2nd in 1500m – 5.22 minutes
Olly Thompson – 1st in Shot Putt – 9.39 metres
Zach Raphael – 2nd in Discus – 20.76 metres
Jonny Bailey – 1st in Long Jump – 4.51 metres
Oliver Thompson – 1st in Javelin – 24.2 metres

 

Year 9 Boys
Harley Clare – 2nd in 100m – 12.53 seconds
Daniel Burman – 1st in 1500m – 5.09 minutes
Harrison Brookes – 2nd in Discus – 23.24m
Olly Blades – 1st in Javelin – 31.26 metres

 

Year 9 Girls 

Alice Pendlebury – 2nd in 1500m – 6.13 minutes

Jamie Sleigh, team coach, said: “The competition standards were very high so we were delighted to come out at top. All of the students selected competed well, everyone pulled out all the stops, and the whole team were well-deserving of taking the title.”