Excellent Results For College Athletes At The Warwickshire Schools Athletics Combined Events

Hot on their heels were the Inter Girls, Junior Girls and Minor Girls whose determination led to second place finishes, with Junior Boys and a second Minor Girls team finishing in overall third place. It was an excellent early season athletics outing for Princethorpe at the Warwickshire Schools Combined Events, at The Pingles Stadium, in Nuneaton, on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 May.

Schools from across the county sent their best athletes to the two-day event. Standards were high as competitors aimed to accrue as many points as possible across the track and field events.

The Inter Boys had the Long Jump, High Jump, Javelin, Discus, Shot, 100m Hurdles, 400m and the 1500m to contend with in their Octathlon event. Max Kiely finished 2nd overall with Stephen Upton 3rd, Jo Sheeran 6th and Nashe Darare 9th their super scores helped Princethorpe to overall team first place.

The Inter Girls took on the Heptathlon competing in the 80m Hurdles, High Jump, Shot, 200m, Long Jump, Javelin and an 800m middle distance run. Ayla Plumb finished 5th overall, with Lola Esler just behind in 6th, Darcey Wolsey 9th and Faith Katanda 10th, their hard work delivered team second place.

The Junior Girls competed in the Pentathlon, with the athletes enjoying the 75m Hurdles, Shot, High Jump, Long Jump and an 800m run. An amazing performance ensured Dami Ajagunna finished 1st overall, Natalya Warwood 6th and Emily Divers 12th. Their scores helped Princethorpe’s team finish second overall.

The Minor Girls had great results in the Quadrathlon events, 80m Sprint, Long Jump, Shot and a 600m run. A super performance helped Lucile Bell-Barth finish 2nd, while Freya Harvey came in 6th, Sofie Major 9th, Jessica Parker 10th, Mila Foulerton 12th and Zarah Chime 16th, ensuring Princethorpe’s two teams came in second and third place overall.

The Junior Boys took on the Pentathlon with the 80m Hurdles, Shot, Long Jump, High Jump and 800m events. George Knott finished 5th, Dax Frost 6th and Rufus Jones helping Princethorpe’s team finish third overall.

Then the Minor Boys took on an 80m sprint, the Long Jump, Shot and a 600m run. Rupert Harrison came 6th, Zac Herring 17th, Elliot Black 19th, Ollie Morgan 22nd, Isaac Mainwaring 26th and Albert Nash 27th , taking Princethorpe’s two teams to sixth and seventh place.

After a successful two days, Director of Sport, Lee Cassell, was pleased with excellent early season results, commenting, “Princethorpe’s athletes shone across all the disciplines delivering outstanding performances in both field and track events. Well done to them all.”