Preston City Athletics Championships
This week, Broughton took part in the 50th Preston City Athletics Championships. Pupils from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 join together to compete in sprinting, middle distance runs, jumping and throwing events to find out the overall winners from all the secondary schools across the Preston District.
The competition is split into a U13s (Year 7/8) competition, a U15s (Year 9/10) competition and an overall winner.
After a hot day of competition and some amazing performances from a number of our male and female athletes, the U13s team came 1st overall and our U15s team placed second just behind Our Lady’s.
However, the overall winner was Broughton. Personally I was so pleased with this result as Broughton has only not retained this trophy on two occasions since 2009.
The pupils who represented the school on the day really did exactly that. They represented us not only with their sporting endeavour but also with their behaviour around the UCLan athletics track which was exemplary, and the way they encouraged each other as a team … they really were a credit to the school.
U13 Team:
Oliver Ward (200m), Jayson Are (100m), Jamie Stewart (300m), Sam Barker (800m), Nathaniel White (1500m),
Dylan Parker (Hurdles), Harley Owens (Long Jump), Brady Day (High Jump), Dom Edwards (Triple Jump), Harvey Hawthorne (Shot),
Alfie Moore (Discus), Romeo Brown (Javelin).
U13 Team:
Niamh Brown (100m), Bella Clark (200m), Grace Taylor (800m), Izzy Owers (1500m), Lydia Codarin (Hurdles),
Summer Banks (Long Jump), Eleanor Humphries (High Jump), Janelle Are (Shot), Omojolade Ikubuwaje (Discus),
Ava MacRae (Javelin).
U15 Team:
Ellis Worthington (200m), Ellis Wilkinson (100m), Harry Richmond (300m), Hugh Smith ( 800m), Lewis Nelson (1500m),
Daniel Ferreira (3000m), Billy Ward (Hurdles), Daniel Moore (Long Jump), Max Whittaker (High Jump),
Oliver Richardson (Triple Jump), Sam Griffiths (Shot), Henry Mason (Discus), Riley Stansfield (Javelin).
U15 Team:
Mia Murphy (100m), Scarlett Harrison (200m), Fran White (300m), Kara Lee (Discus), India Thompson-Amrith (800m),
Sophie Mitchell (1500m), Ellie O'Neill (Hurdles), Macey Shay (Long Jump), Kara Giddins (High Jump), Heidi Andrews (Triple Jump),
Katie Humphries (Shot), Imogen Goodwin (Javelin).
