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ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE
The boys’ 1st team had one of their best
seasons as a team winning the Marlborough
fixture and achieving 3rd place at Harrow. The
medley relay team of Brume Otubu OSE, Dan
Brady OSE, Dekoye Coker (
Summer Fields
),
Cameron King (
Davenies
) and Alfie Armitage-
Hookes (
Dulwich College
) achieved bronze
medals in the Radley relays behind Harrow
and Eton and the 4 x 100m team came 5th,
out of 15 schools. Individual achievements
were plentiful: Dekoye Coker was 2nd in
the 100m at Harrow and Marlborough; Alfie
Armitage-Hookes was 2nd at Harrow and
Marlborough in the 800m; and Dan Brady was
2nd in the 200m and 1st in the 100m B race at
Harrow. Dekoye Coker and Tanaka Chitsenga
OSE became County Champions in the 100m,
Triple Jump and Long Jump respectively, as
did Daniel Hoggar (
Wellesley House
), a Shell
at the time. It is good to see talent coming
through the School as we say goodbye to this
outstanding group of Upper Sixth athletes
who between them hold many individual
school records and who broke the 4x100m
relay record every season since their Shell year.
The girls’ 1st team achieved 3rd place overall
at Marlborough and Brandi Akpobome OSE
dominated girls throwing events, winning the
shot, discus and javelin at Marlborough each
time and also winning the 100m B race. Brandi
also broke her own school discus record and
the school javelin record this year. She now
holds all three school throwing records and
these will take some beating; she has been a
truly fantastic athlete during her time at Teddies.
Also at Marlborough Lizzie Dorey OSE won
the 800m and came 2nd in the 1500m, and
Lola Willcock (
Beaconsfield High
) improved her
personal best with each race coming 2nd in the
200m. It was great to see so many Lower Sixth
girls choosing athletics last term; they have a
clear desire to be better, faster and stronger, an
excellent attitude to fitness and training.
The junior boys’ team enjoyed their few
athletics outings by claiming 3rd place in the
Radley Relays at the beginning of the season;
Daniel Hoggar, Harrison Wells (
Abingdon Prep
),
Felix Abel (
Caldicott
) and Joshua Roy (
Oratory
Prep
) won bronze medals finishing just behind
St Paul’s and Eton. The medley team achieved
5th place out of 17 schools with Jack Barrett
(
Summer Fields
) running a strong 800m after the
sprinters had run their three legs of the relay.
This boys’ team enjoyed further success at the
City Schools’ Championships; continuing a fine
tradition they followed in the footsteps of their
predecessors by winning the overall team event.
Numerous first and second places meant that
Teddies once again had a large representation
at the County Championships in June.
It was fantastic to field such full and
competitive girls’ and boys’ teams at fixtures
last season and to see so many new faces on
the track. I really would like to thank Captains
Dan Brady and Brandi Akpobome, and Vice-
Captain Brume Otubu, for their leadership
of the athletics team this year. They are not
only outstanding athletes, holding numerous
school records between them, but they are
excellent role models. Their commitment to
training and dedication on match days is a
fantastic example to all our younger pupils in
School.
Athletics
By Becky Drury, Head of Athletics
Rose Fawcett (
Cheltenham Ladies’ College
), Selena Thompson (
SylviaYoung
), Nellie Bates (
The Brigidine
), Livi Tomacelli (
Cheam
) and Poppy Sullivan (
Windlesham House
)
training at Oxford University’s Iffley Road track.
Hamish Roots OSE
Hamish Roots OSE
Tanaka Chitsenga OSE in training.