Diamond League –Athletics

Last Thursday, we took a group of Year 9 and 10 athletes, along with one Year 7, to compete in the Diamond League up at K2.

It was a ‘twilight meet’, beginning at 4:00pm and finishing at 7:00. It is a great meet where the students are able to participate in as many events as they want, so they experience a range of events in a competitive scenario.

We saw some fantastic performances from Ruby in the 800m, Katherine and Alicia in the 1500m, and Eva in the 100m. It was a great effort from all of the squad – we were all so impressed with the performances you put out this early in the season, well done!

Miss Hammond

Athletics – Lewes Training Evening

Last Friday, we hired Lewes Athletics track and invited 50 pupils from Years 7-10 for an extra training session on the rubber crumb, so they are used to it for official events. It was extremely beneficial for our students to get used to sprinting on the crumb and gave them an opportunity to measure long jump run ups, for example, as it will replicate the material used for the Track and Field Cup so will be more accurate.

The whole PE department was really impressed with our students' commitment to their athletics to be there on a Friday night and training as hard as they did. Keep up the hard work.

Miss Hammond