Amesbury School: Athletics

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Athletics

Junior athletics — by Chris Waugh

In the first two weeks of this term we have run our Senior (Years 3 - 6) and Junior (Years 0 - 2) Athletics. Full lists of results are attached to this article.

Senior athletics was on 17 October at Newtown Park. The top-performing senior students have been selected to go through to the Northern Zones competition, to be held on 6 November. Some particular highlights from senior athletics are:

Duncan's impressive vortex throwing.
Callum's amazing throwing in both vortex and quoits.
Freeman and Echelon getting close to 4.00m in the long jump.
Arthur's determined sprinting.
Gracie winning all of her events. Jared's fabulous run in the 800m.
And the determination, persistence and enthusiasm shown by all the competitors on the day. Their attitudes were absolutely fantastic.

Junior athletics was on 25 October here at school. Sofia showed a lot of persistence, clearly enjoyed winning, and came first in all her events. Other highlights from junior athletics include:

The sportsmanship shown, with all the students cheering on each other.
All the children having a go and doing their best.
The awesome support from all the parents who came to watch and cheer on the children.

By Chris Waugh