THE CULFORDIAN sporting achievements
Prep School
Sports Day
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rep School Sports Day was the usual colourful occasion, with pupils wearing their House polo shirts and the sports field basking in sunshine for most of the day. Field events took place in the morning, with some excellent jumping and throwing. In the high jump, Oliver Ford had an impressive
technique when winning the Second Form boys’ competition, whilst Thachawich Soonthornmanee had others watching in awe as he easily scissor-kicked over 1m 25cm. Anoushka Fernandes Cardy shows promise for the future, whilst Jennifer Dahl and Amy McCullough dashed between the high jump and the triple jump, proving
Field Event Winners
NR = New Record
First Form Girls High Jump
Upper First – Anya Lorriman-Hughes Lower First – Charlotte James
1m 75cm
First Form Boys High Jump
Upper First – Guy Melia Lower First – Christos Fernandes Cardy
95cm 95cm
First Form Girls Long Jump
Upper First – Isabel Winter Lower First – Charlotte James
3m 2.65m
First Form Boys Long Jump
Upper First – Guy Melia Lower First – Ross Jones
3.30m (NR) 2.80m
First Form Girls Ball Throw
Upper First – Anya Lorriman-Hughes Lower First – Charlotte James
20.25m 15.04m
First Form Boys Ball Throw
Upper First – William Anderson Lower First – James Bettley
31.50m 31.80m
Second Form Girls High Jump
Anoushka Fernandes Cardy
1.09m
Second Form Boys High Jump
Oliver Ford
1.15m
Third Form Girls High Jump
Jennifer Dahl
1.25m
Third Form Boys High Jump
Thachawich Soonathornmanee
1.35m
Second Form Girls Long Jump
Polly Cailes
3.85m
Second Form Boys Long Jump
Guy Salisbury
3.47m
Third Form Girls Long Jump
Maisie Fitton
3.67m
Third Form Boys Long Jump
Luke Watson
4.52m
Third Form Triple Jump
Luke Watson
9.35m
Third Form Girls Triple Jump
Molly-Anne Gimson
6.90m
Second Form Girls Javelin
Madeleine Lorriman-Hughes
18.43m
Second Form Boys Javelin
George King
21.37m
Third Form Girls Javelin
Emily Morton
23.91m
Third Form Boys Javelin
Charlie Wakefield
28.04m
Third Form Girls Discus
Amelia Brayshaw
18.27m
Third Form Boys Discus
Angus Bentley
23.49m
Third Form Girls Shot Putt
Holly Reynolds
7.29m
Third Form Boys Shot Putt
James Graham
8.28m
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their versatility and desire to win points for their Houses. In the long jump, Polly Cailes equalled the Second Form girls’ long jump record at 3.85m, despite only being in Lower Second, whilst in the Third Form boys’ competition Luke Watson was triumphant in both the long jump and the triple jump. On the track the Third Form girls’ and boys’ 800m were won by Holly Reynolds and Charlie Wakefield respectively. Charlie set a new record time of 2m24s. Gus Bentley dominated in the Third Form boys’ 400m, equalling the record time, whilst Bella Sinclair had a great run to win the Second Form girls’ 600m. In the First Form races, Bruno Endean won both the sprint and the distance race for his age group, with Esther Almond doing the same for the Lower First girls. Olivia Edwards and Anya Lorriman-Hughes stood out in the Upper First girls’ races. All those who competed earned points for their Houses. Overall, Floyd came fourth with 390 points, and Newman and Leigh tied for second place with 466 points leaving Honess to take the victory with 523 points. The Victor Ludorum was Luke Watson, for the second year running, and the Victrix Ludorum was Alice Wilson.