Golden glory for Kirkham Grammar at indoor athletics
KGJS achieved its best-ever performance at this prestigious event, winning 14 gold medals, four silver and six bronze medals, setting three AJIS records in the process.
More than 650 athletes represented 27 North-West schools in the biggest such event ever.
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Hide AdThe U10 and U11 boys’ and girls’ teams had trained extremely hard but never anticipated such success.
Gold medal winners were:
Under-11 girls: Evie Mellon U11 long jump (new record); Georgia Nicholls speed bounce; Louisa Seacy balance test (record); obstacle relay (Evie Mellon, Lilly Jones, Megan Rollinson and Frankie Margerison).
Under-11 boys: Mason Wilkins (three-lap race), James Shuttleworth balance test, Harvey Barber javeliin, Ewan Huck chest push, obstacle relay (Ben Firth, Ewan Huck, Mason Wilkins and Jensen Stott).
Under-10 girls: Leona Gill speed bounce, Lola Sidani vertical jump, Nikita Murthy balance test (record)
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Hide AdUnder-10 boys: Joel Ashton javelin; obstacle relay (Tom Bloomfield, Jensen Crompton, Harry Marsh and William de Klerk)
Silver medals:
Sarah Chatwin (U11 javelin), Mason Wilkins (U11 triple jump), Ben Firth (U11 long jump), R owan Edwards (U10 vertical jump).
Bronze medals:
Frankie Margerison (U11 triple jump), Jensen Stott (U11 vertical jump), Harvey Barber (U11 paarlauf relay), Harry Case; William de Klerk (U10 one-lap race), Freddie Stott (U10 triple jump), Jensen Crompton (U10 balance test).
Other team members produced personal bests and KGJS are proud of all their achievements.