The Salopian no. 157 - Winter 2015
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SCHOOL NEWS<br />
Athletics<br />
With temperatures climbing into the mid-20s at times on Tuesday 23rd June,<br />
conditions were very pleasant for spectators but <strong>no</strong>t necessarily ideal for the<br />
competitors in the School’s fourth Sports Day since it was resurrected in 2012.<br />
Nevertheless, the performances on the day were very impressive indeed, and a<br />
number of School records were broken. <strong>The</strong> atmosphere of cheerful enthusiasm<br />
and a general ethos of ‘pitching in’ for the team made for an extremely<br />
enjoyable event.<br />
<strong>The</strong> main trophy winners are<br />
listed below.<br />
In the Junior Boys’ event, School House<br />
took the Junior House Trophy just one<br />
point ahead of Rigg’s Hall.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Junior Victor Ludorum –<br />
calculated according to the individual<br />
who managed to score the most points<br />
for his house – was deservedly won by<br />
Matthew Brinkley (SH) for gold medals<br />
in the 100m, 200m and Javelin (with<br />
a record-breaking distance of 33.25m)<br />
and a silver in the 4 x 100m.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Junior Victrix Ludorum went to<br />
Claire Richards (G) for her three gold<br />
medals in the 100m (joint with Daisy<br />
McMullen), 200m and the Long Jump<br />
and her part in <strong>The</strong> Grove’s winning<br />
4 x 100m team.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Inters Victor Ludorum went to<br />
Angus Drummond for his Long Jump<br />
gold, his High Jump silver and his part<br />
in the Oldham’s 4 x 100m bronzemedal-winning<br />
team.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Inters House Trophy was<br />
claimed by Severn Hill, just one point<br />
ahead of Oldham’s.<br />
Pascale Goddard’s three gold medals<br />
on the track (200m, 800m – setting<br />
a new Senior Girls’ record – and<br />
1500m) earned her the Senior Girls’<br />
Victrix Ludorum, which made a huge<br />
contribution to <strong>The</strong> Grove’s overall<br />
House win.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Senior Boys’ Victor Ludorum<br />
went to Gene Ratanadaros for his two<br />
golds in the Long and Triple Jumps,<br />
his 4th place in the High Jump, and<br />
his part in achieving a 4th place for<br />
Oldham’s in the 4 x 100m relay.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Senior Boys’ House Trophy<br />
went to Radbrook, winning by 15<br />
points ahead of Severn Hill.<br />
Severn Hill had the last laugh, however,<br />
as they claimed the Tisdall Trophy<br />
– signalling their victory across all age<br />
groups with the highest combined<br />
points total of 329, 16 points ahead of<br />
School House in second.<br />
Ian Haworth
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