AKS athletes had their first competitive outing of the season at the English Schools Cup Competition with U13 and U15 Girls, U13 and U15 boys teams involved and 5 recording breaking performances. Both girls teams produced some outstanding performances to finish 2nd in both the Junior and Inter girls events, with the boys finishing 12th and 8th respectively.
A star performer on the day was Yr 8 Sadie A who not only scored 47 points for the Junior team but also set a new personal best and school record in the high jump with a leap of 1.41m along with a superb run in the 1500m to record 5m22s. Year 8 Charlotte R also broke the 800m record with a PB time of 2m27.0s to score 29 points matching this with a jump of 1.26m in HJ for a further 16 points. There were plenty more superb performances on the track and in the field with Yr 7 Grace W showing her huge sprinting potential by running 13.9s in the 100m to score 20 points ,Evie G scored 20 points with her 1500m time of 5m58s and Sophia T's Javelin throw of 21.18m added 21 points to the team total of 314 points to finish in 2nd spot and earn a place in the NW A Finals.
Top performer in the Junior Boys event was Reginald S in the 800m who ran 2m33s to score 19 points for the team and there were great runs in the 1500m from Noah T (5m23s) and Jackson S in the 300m (46.5s). In the field top performers were Blake H ( Shot 7.81m) , George S ( Shot 7.48m) and Jackson S ( Javelin 18.34m). The final team total of 181 points saw them in 12th spot.
Two records also fell in the Intermediate girls competition with Elsie T breaking the school record with a superb fighting run to record a superb time of 2m32s to score an impressive 25 points. The second record came in the field where Anna V broke the AKS record, which has stood for 10 years, with a superb throw of 30.96m for 27 points. Other great performances from Olivia D in Discus, 22.19m( 18 points) Camilla W in the Hammer , 24.43m ( 17 points) and Isabelle W in 1500m , 5m51s ( 17 points) were supported by many other girls competing in their less favoured events to score valuable points for the team and the final total of 297 points saw the team in second spot and secure a place in the NW B Final , a superb achievement.
In the Intermediate Boys team star performer was Matthew S who was in record breaking form and contributed a superb 46 points to the team total . He broke schools records in both the 300m with a great run in 37.5s ( 27 pts) and the Javelin with a throw of 38.72m for a further 19 pts. Other top performances came from Frederico N in the 100m, 12.5s ( 18 points ) Thomas C and Harry McK in the 800m, 2m28s ( 17 points) , Oakley W in the 200m, 26.2s ( 16 pts) Harry McK High Jump 1.50m (16pts) and 15 point performances from Raymond N 100m – 12.8s and William G in 1500m 5m12s. The team final points score of 283 points saw the team in 8th place.
Full Results:
Junior Girls results: Hurdles Sophia T 14.9 14pts Amelie Y 16.5 9pts 100m Grace W 13.9 20pts Louisa B 17.4 0pts 200m Olivia C 32.2 10pts 300m Alyssa W 48.7 16pts 800m Charlotte R 2:27.0 29pts Penny A 3:12.0 14pts 1500m Sadie A 5:22.0 26pts Evie G 5:58.0 20pts Long_Jump Grace W 3.75 12pts Penny A 3.81 13pts High_Jump Sadie A 1.41 21pts Charlotte R 1.26 16pts Shot Evie B 6.19 12pts Faye J 6.29 12pts Discus Louisa B 16.07 14pts Amelie Y 12.39 9pts Javelin Sophia Tr 21.18 21pts Hammer Alyssa W 20.37 16pts Relay Evie G , Evie B , Faye J , Olivia C 65.7 10pts
Junior Boys results : Hurdles Max M 17.3 4pts William V- R 16.3 8pts 100m Fraser H 16.2 1pts Dexter N 15.5 4pts 200m Joe L 33.3 4pts Joseph H 31.6 8pts 300m George S 59.4 Jackson S 46.5 13pts 800m Raferty L 3:16.0 5pts Reginald S 2:33.0 19pts 1500m Harry S 5:58.0 9pts Noah T 5:23.0 16pts Long_Jump Noah T 3.86 10pts Maxwell D3.17 3pts High_Jump Raferty L 1.17 9pts Joseph H1.05 5pts Triple_Jump Reginald S 6.50 William V- R 6.85 Shot Blake H 7.81 12pts George S 7.48 11pts Discus Fraser H12.74 6pts Dexter N 11.89 5pts Javelin Jackson S 18.34 11pts Harry S 14.22 7pts Relay Max M , Joe L, Maxwell D , Blake H61.9 11pts
Inter Girls results: Hurdles Camilla W 16.4 10pts 100m Olivia D 14.4 12pts Anna V 15.2 8pts 200m Maisie W 31.0 10pts Esme M 31.3 9pts 300m Natalie H 54.3 8pts Gabby H- S 52.1 11pts 800m Lauren Adshed 2:43 19pts Elsie Tumminaro 2:32.0 25pts 1500m Isabelle W 5:51.0 17pts Emily F 6:36.0 10pts Long_Jump Gabby H-S 3.72 10pts Lauren A 3.36 7pts High_Jump Georgina W 1.11 8pts Maya B 1.17 10pts Shot Maisie W 7.29 13pts Esme M 7.83 15pts Discus Olivia D 22.19 18pts Javelin Anna V 30.96 27pts Emily F 12.48 4pts Hammer Natalie H 21.40 14pts Camilla W 24.43 17pts Relay Katie D , Georgina W , Elsie T , Isabelle W61.1 15pts
Inter Boys results: Hurdles Aiden L 15.3 8pts William H 14.9 10pts 100m Raymond N 12.8 15pts Frederico N2.5 18pts 200m Oakley W 26.2 16pts Lucas M 30.3 5pts 300m Matthew S 37.5 27pts Hugo H 47.1 7pts 800m Harry McKeown 2:28.0 17pts 1500m William G 5:12.0 15pts Long_Jump Oakley W 4.74 12pts Frederico N 4.32 8pts High_Jump Aiden L 1.38 12pts Harry McK 1.50 16pts Triple_Jump Billy M 8.97 6pts Shot Lucas M 6.84 5pts Isaac W-J 7.55 7pts Discus Hugo H 17.57 9pts Aiden L 22.00 13pts Javelin Matthew S 38.72 19pts John W 19.77 7pts Relay John W , Thomas C , Isaac W-J , Raymond N 54.1 14pts