[Photo of Qi-Chi by Gary Mitchell]
The English Schools athletes had a fantastic time up in Birmingham and we saw plenty of competitive action on the track and in the field! We had a total of 7 medallists across all county areas with 2 being English Schools Champions! Three of our U17 athletes successfully earnt a place on the England team, and an England vest, for the Schools International Athletic Board (SIAB) competition in Wales! Strong performances in the jumps saw Elsa Pawson (Pole Vault), Qi-Chi Ukpai (Triple Jump) and Josh Dako (Long Jump) all qualifying to spend the following weekend in Carmarthen, Wales. Sadly Josh was unable to accept his place due to prior commitments.
At SIAB (Saturday 20th July) Elsa went on to place 4th in the Pole Vault and Qi-Chi earned a silver medal in the triple jump despite the poor weather! A huge congratulations to Qi-Chi on both her medal and captaincy as she was chosen as co-captain of the England team!
Full results from English Schools (Friday 12th – Saturday 13th July) are as follows:
Junior Boys
Piers S-S (200m), 1st in heat, SILVER (2nd place)
Troy O (200m), 3rd in heat, 5th in final
Kian F (800m), 4th in heat
Jamie E (80mH), 4th in heat
Olufikayo L (Discus) 5th
Rory W (Hammer), 5th
Alexander D (300m) 4th in heat
Junior Girls
Sophie T (300m), 4th in heat
Ella B (Pole Vault), 7th
Emilia A (Shot Put) – SILVER (2nd place)
Jackie N (Hammer) 7th
Kara B (300m) 7th in heat
Intermediate Boys
Ryen R (400m), 2nd in heat
Joe S (1500m), 2nd in heat, 4th in final
Jed S (1500m), 2nd in heat, 9th in final
Joseph H (3000m), 13th in final
Josh D (Long Jump) – ENGLISH SCHOOLS CHAMPION
George H (Hammer) 9th
Intermediate Girls
Cheyenne N (100m), 3rd in heat
Elsa P (Pole Vault) – BRONZE (3rd place)
Qi-Chi U (Triple Jump) – ENGLISH SCHOOLS CHAMPION
Erin S (Discus), 8th
Naimah M (1500m), 10th in heat
Senior Boys
Jack N (200m), 3rd in heat
Rayhan M (110mH), 2nd in heat, 4th in final
Oscar W (Pole Vault) – SILVER (2nd place)
Abraham S (Long Jump) – BRONZE (3rd place)
Oliver D (200m), 6th in heat
A big thank you to Paul Austridge in his help with identifying and collating results!
Holly Platt
