Afternoon Of Athletics Successes!

The annual big ten schools' meet on Saturday was bathed in sunshine which made a welcome change as normally it’s pouring with rain and gale force winds, writes Pip Atkinson-Kennedy, Director of Sport.

The teams competing were: Millfield, Kingswood, King's Taunton, Taunton, Wellington, Sherborne, Blundell's, Bryanston, Portsmouth Grammar School and us! Six teams from King's competed: two girls and four boys. Some debutants to the team had a great day competing in glorious sunshine. Jacob was 3^rd in the 3000m and Gabriel was second in the Junior Boys' Triple Jump. We had some fantastic performances during the afternoon with plenty of podium places:

• Harriet - 1^st Inter-Girls' 800m.
• Millie - 1st Inter-Girls' Shot Putt & 3rd in the Inter-Girls' Discus.
• Kitty - 2^nd Inter-Girls' High Jump.
• Esther - 3^rd Senior Girls' High Jump. 
• Aidan - 3^rd U16 Boys' 100m. 
• Tom - 3^rd U16 Boys' 800m. 
• Richard - 3^rd U16 Boys' 1500m. 
• Rowan - 2^nd U16 Boys' High Jump. 
• Toby - 2^nd U16 Boys' Shot Putt. 
• Rian - 1^st in U17 Boys' Javelin and Discus plus 2^nd in 1500m. 
• Rob - 2^nd U17 Boys' 400m
• Huw - 3^rd U20 Boys' 1500m. 
• Henry - 3^rd U20 Boys' Triple Jump with a new personal best of 12.01m and another personal best in the High Jump with a height of 1.78m. 

Team results are yet to be calculated but both the U16 Girls and U17 Boys relay teams finished a great day achieving 2^nd place in both relays behind the Millfield teams. Well done to everyone and good luck on Wednesday at the Area Championships!

Pip Atkinson-Kennedy