Well done to all the runners in the recent Chester and District competitions held at Christleton High School in October. We had some strong performances from many of our runners. Congratulations to all competitors, particularly Sally Stanford, Will Tomlinson, Douglas Connor-Webb, Miles Reid and Jonathan Fraser-Cox who have all been selected to compete for the Chester and District team in the next round.
Abbey Gate College has enjoyed a most successful athletics season this summer. As well as excellent individual achievements our team performances have been impressive. 13 students were selected for the Chester and District athletics team and 20 students selected for the ISA North team competing across a range of individual events.
Our Year 7 girls’ team are ISA North Champions and in the same competition, the Year 8/9 girls’ team came 3rd. The Year 8/9 boys’ team came 2nd and the Inter boys’ came 3rd.
We also have a number of students holding Area and/or National records, one of which has not been broken for 20 years!! The following students have excelled to become ‘Record Breakers’:
Ross McCormick Hurdles Chester and District
Tom Donald 200m Chester and District
Amy Williams Long Jump Chester and District ISA Nationals
Amy Williams Hurdles Chester and District ISA Nationals
Year 7 girls Relay team ISA Nationals
The ISA Nationals held in Bedford was definitely one of the highlights of our summer sporting calendar. Twenty students from Abbey Gate College were selected to compete for the North team and these athletes returned with 3 Championship records, 15 medals and 3 personal best performances!
Congratulations to all our athletes………..roll on next summer!
The Year 7 girls achieved third place at the ISA North Athletic Championships. They all performed with enthusiasm and many of the girls managed to demonstrate personal best performances on the day. Anna Williams proved to be particularly successful and won her Discus event. She will now be travelling down to Birmingham to compete in the Nationals with a total of 15 other team members from Abbey Gate College.
Well done to all