St Richards sports day

MORE THAN 600 pupils competed in the annual Sports Day at St. Richard's Catholic College.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Jul 2009, 13:21 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 20:11 BST

Despite blustery conditions, many college and individual records in athletic events were broken on the day.

Traditionally, pupils belong to four houses - Howard, Gwynne, Rigby and Wells - and each house gains points for competitors' places in the track and field events. This year saw one of the closest competitions in college history with the lead changing between the houses throughout the day.

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Howard won this year's Sports Day Cup for the third consecutive year which is a feat that had not been repeated over the last 20 years.

Russell Varney, subject leader for P.E. at the college, said: "It was a great day with a surprising number of records despite the irregularity of the weather conditions."

The following pupils broke college records:

Chloe De Goes Roberts Year 7 Girls Triple Jump

Emily Morley Year 7 Girls Javelin

Janine Curcher Year 8 Girls 300m

Izzy Cook Year 8 Girls 1500m

Jamey Street Year 9 Girls 300m, 800m, 1500m

Eleanor Adie Year 9 Girls Shot Putt

Olivia Woods Year 10 Boys Javelin

Kenneth Zamora Year 7 Boys Javelin

Harry Clarke Year 10 Boys 400m

Rebecca Elphick Year 7 Girls 1500m

Callum Gibbons Year 7 Boys Long Jump