18 Medals For Princethorpe At The ISA National Athletics Championships

The event was held on Monday 17 June at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Princethorpe took a team of 18 athletes from Years 7 to 11; the pupils had all qualified for the Nationals at the Regional Championships earlier in the season. It was an excellent opportunity for them to compete against high-calibre opposition at a pre-eminent event.

Princethorpe’s medal haul included Gold medals in eight events. Grace McCollin stormed down the track to win both the Year 10/11 100m and 80m Hurdles in explosive times of 12.35 and 11.94 seconds respectively. Georgie Sowter took Gold for her fantastic throw of 26.58m in the Year 8/9 Javelin while Marisa Lumani claimed Gold in the Year 8/9 Shot with a super throw of 9.07m. Emily Divers won Gold in the Year 7 100m Sprint running the course in 13.74 seconds, while Sophie Crawford took Gold after throwing 26.50m in the Year 7 Javelin.

Grace McCollin, Penelope Jones and Lauren Tebbatt helped the Midlands Year 10/11 Girls' Relay team finish first in the 4x100m Relay competition, earning themselves Gold medals. While Emily Divers and Ellie Gane were part of the winning Year 7 4x100m Relay team that also claimed Gold.   

Penelope Jones claimed a Silver medal in the Year 10/11 200m Sprint finishing in a super time of 26.82 seconds, as did Sophie Crawford after throwing 7.83m in the Year 7 Shot.  

Penelope Jones earned herself a Bronze medal in the Year 10/11 Long Jump, jumping a fantastic 4.57m. Then, Lauren Tebbatt threw 24.96m in the Year 10/11 Javelin to win Bronze, while Louis Reynolds claimed a Bronze in the Year 8/9 80m Hurdles, running 12.56 seconds. Ava Sheppard threw 15.56m in the Year 7 Discus to earn herself a Bronze medal while Rufus Jones threw 26.18m in the Year 7 Javelin for Bronze.  

A number of pupils only just missed out on medals after finishing in fourth place.

Foundation Director of Sport, Lee Cassell, was delighted, commenting, “A huge well done to all of our athletes for an excellent performance. They responded so well to the top-class competition they faced. Their tenacity, determination, good humour and camaraderie made for a fantastic experience for the whole team. We are proud of them all.”