Athletics: Pupils reach new heights at Chester and District Schools AA Championships

Jul 7 2011 Chester Chronicle

Athletics: Pupils reach new heights at Chester and District Schools AA Championships

RECORDS were sent tumbling at Tuesday’s Chester and District Schools AA Championships.

Despite having to dodge some heavy rain showers at Deeside Stadium in Connah’s Quay, the city’s best young track and field athletes were still able produce excellent displays in the tricky conditions.

Eight new records were set, while two were equalled.

In the Year 8 girls category, Amy Hinchley (Tarporley High) clocked five minutes and 11 seconds to win the 1,500m, while newly-crowned English schools champion Amy Williams bagged two records.

The Queen’s School pupil set a new best of 11.78 seconds in the hurdles and leapt 5.48m in the long jump.

In the intermediate girls section, Tessa McCormick (Upton High) triumphed in the 1,500m in 5:05, while Bishops’ High’s Kelly Baker threw 10.77 in the shot.

Upton High’s Michael Bailiff won the intermediate boys high jump in 1.90m, while a pair of records were broken in the Year 9 boys heats – by Ross McCormick (Abbey Gate College) in the hurdles (11.34secs) and Abbey Gate relay team (47.94secs).

Two existing records were also equalled – by the Year 8 boys relay team from Chester Catholic High (51.6secs) and Queen’s Park High’s Jordan Knox in the 100m (11.4secs).

TEAM STANDINGS (top three only)

Year 8 girls: 1 Queen’s, 2 King’s, 3 Tarporley; Year 9 girls: 1 Christleton, 2 King’s, 3 Bishop Heber; Intermediate girls: 1 Queen’s, 2 King’s, 3 Catholic High; Year 8 boys: 1 Catholic High, 2 Christleton, 3 Upton; Year 9 boys: 1 Christleton, 2 Abbey Gate, 3 King’s; Intermediate boys: 1 Christleton, 2 Upton, 3 King’s.

Overleigh St Mary’s won the team title at the Chester Primary Schools Championships, staged at the Stanney Track in Ellesmere Port.

Individual winners for Overleigh at the event included Max Carter (boys 200m), Olivia Hastings (Year 3 girls 55m), Aiden White (Y5 boys 75m) and Will Cotgrove (Y6 boys 75m). Overleigh also claimed success in both the girls and boys relays.

Boughton Heath finished runners-up, with Ewan Bradley (Y4 boys 55m), Sophie Capper (Y5 girls 75m) and the Y3 and Y4 relay team tasting successes.

Tarporley, who finished third, had Max Ross (Y3 boys 55m), Kate Kenworthy (Y4 girls 55m) and Sophie Hemmingborough (girls 800m) enjoy victories.

Upton Heath’s Becky Young won the girls 200m, while Denischa Shone (Lache) won the Y6 girls 75m and Christleton’s Christy Mageean triumphed in the boys 800m.