Issue Number 7, w/c 3rd June 2013 & w/c 10th June 2013 De Valois Retain Sports Day Trophy The good weather and some breathtaking performances helped make Sports Day 2013 a memorable occasion. Every girl is to be congratulated for taking part and getting ‘stuck in’, especially those who stepped up to do events that no one really wanted to do, and those who participated in a large number of events! In the field events, it was Olamide (Form IV, de Valois), Esther (Form III, Somerville), Rosie (Form III, de Valois) and Amber (Form II, de Valois) who were leading the way. Olamide won both the Shot Put and the Discus with two new records of 10.97m and 22.60m respectively; Amber won the Junior Shot Put with a new record of 7.63m whilst Esther and Rosie both broke the Long Jump record with jumps of 4.75m and 4.72m respectively. On the track, Alexis (LVI Form, Somerville) reigned supreme: not only did she shatter the 100m and 200m records but anchored home the 4 x 100m relay team alongside Hannah and Antonia (Form IV) and Georgie (LVI Form) in a new record breaking time of 1m 1.12s. The Austen Senior Relay team of Serena (Form IV), Kathy (Form IV) Ingrid (LVI Form) and Ali (Form IV) also broke the record but found Somerville’s team too hot to handle. In the Open Relay, where the fastest four girls from the House compete against each other, the de Valois team, Amber and Emmy (Form II), Daisy (Form IV) and Rosie (Form III) came out on top with a new record of 57.31s. Other notable performances came from Anoushka (Form II, Austen) who broke the Junior Hurdles record by 100th of a second and Hannah (Form IV, Somerville) who also broke the 100m and 200m records but could not beat Alexis! The final results saw de Valois winning both the Junior and Senior competitions and Austen winning the Intermediate competition. Overall, the positions were as follows:
1st – De Valois 656 points 2nd – Somerville 641 points 3rd – Austen 636 points 4th – Seacole 618 points
The Victor Ludorum, awarded to the best athlete, was a difficult decision and closely fought between Esther (Form III), Daisy (Form IV), Alexis (LVI Form), Rosie (Form III) and Olamide (Form IV).The winners of this year’s prize were Alexis and Olamide. I would like to say a huge thank you to the rest of the PE Department and all the staff who helped make the day such a success. Ms Reynolds, Director of Sport