Year 9 Athletics

On 4^th June Balcarras took over 30 students to the Prince of Wales for the year 9 Cheltenham and District athletics competition. It was a cold and windy day but that did not dampen the students’ spirits. The atmosphere was incredible with lots of parents and family members watching. Balcarras had some outstanding performances, with Lucy Wilson getting two PBs in the long jump and 100m, Josh Jones winning he hurdles and Reuben Wiltshire winning the high jump! On top of this Rosie Atkins beat the stadium record for the 800m and ran a fantastic 2 minutes 21.3 seconds! We dominated the track and saw a lot of red athletics vests crossing the finish line 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd throughout a lot of events. The girls smashed the relay coming first comfortably which was a lovely way to end an incredible day. It was a tense wait whilst the results were being added up! Balcarras girls came 1^st with 73 points in 2^nd was Cotswold with 38.5 points! Balcarras boys came 1^st with 73 points and in 2^nd was Leckhampton High and Pates with 60 points. Which means Balcarras are the overall the year 9 Cheltenham and District athletics champions!!! Massive congratulations to everyone involved!

 

 

 

Year 7 & 8 Girls Athletics

The following week we took the year 7 & 8 girls for their Cheltenham and District athletics competition. It was an exciting and action-packed afternoon filled with energy, determination and outstanding performances across both year groups. The enthusiasm and team spirt displayed by the girls were truly inspiring. A special congratulations goes to our year 8 team who delivered a phenomenal performance and came 1^st ! From sprint finishes to impressive throws, year 8s set the bar high. There were some great performances from Isla Mc Ritchie who came 1^st in hurdles and a close 2^nd high jump and Ella Mason who won the discus. The year 7s also deserve high praise for finishing 2^nd just behind Pates by one point! There were some incredible performances throughout especially from Ava Bailey who won the hurdles and Lola Newport Black and Lucy Vaughn who came 2^nd and 3^rd respectively in the long jump. Overall Balcarras came 1^st and brought home the trophies once again!  Congratulations to everyone who represented the school and thank you to all the supporters which came to watch. We are looking forward to next year!

 

 

 Year 7 & 8 Boys Athletics

Well done to the boys teams who came 2^nd out of all of the schools in the district in the combined event held at the Prince of Wales Stadium on 18^th June.

Stand out performances go to Ru Bridges in Year 7 who is the District 75m Hurdles champion, Joseph Sheppee also in Year 7 who won the Javelin with a new district record distance and the Year 8 Relay team who are also District Champion's. Well done to all of the boys who competed.

 

District Athletics Trials

Congratulations to the following athletes who competed in the District Athletics Trials at the Prince of Wales Stadium on May 16th. Balcarras took 40 athletes to the event and of those 18 have been selected to represent Cheltenham District at the County Trials on Saturday 7^th June. Well done to all of those selected and good luck in the next round! Hope fully some of the athletes will make it through to Regional and then National School Selection later in the summer.

Freddie Coombes Senior Boys 400M

James Pound Senior Boys Pole Vault

Jess Asquith Inter Girls Shot and Discus

Olivia Avery Inter Girls 1500M

Evie Avery Inter Girls 800M

Amber Tandy Inter Girls 200M

Harley Price Inter Boys Hammer

Freddie Maitre Inter Boys Shot and Hammer

Aidan John Inter Boys 100M and Long Jump

Bonnie Shirlaw Junior Girls 75M Hurdles and Long Jump

Naomi Kelly Junior Girls Javelin

Isla McRitchie Junior Girls 75M Hurdles

Ethan Hendry Junior Boys 800M

Arty Roberts Junior Boys Hammer

Austin Harris Junior Boys Long Jump

Lucas Coombes Junior Boys 80M Hurdles

Alex Joice Junior Boys 300M

A special mention goes to Rosie Atkins in Year 9 who broke a 23 year old district record in the Junior Girls 800m setting a new time of 2m 17.2secs. Well done Rosie.

South West Regional Athletics Trials

After tough selection processes through District and County rounds the following students competed in the regional athletics rounds with the hope of achieving the National Standard required to compete for the South West of England in the National Schools Championships held in Birmingham the weekend after activities week.

Well done to George Iddon (IB Discus), Arty Roberts (JB Hammer and Discus), Evie Avery (IG 800m), Alex Joice (JB 300m), Bonnie Shirlaw (JG Hurdles and Long Jump), Amber Tandy (IG 100m) and Naomi Kelly (JG Javelin) who all competed.

As always there are some students who deserve a special mention for their exceptional performances:

Aidan John won the Inter Boys 100m with a time of 11.09 secs. Olivia Avery was first in the Inter Girls 1500m with a time of 4m.37.98 secs and Jess Asquith came first in the Inter Girls Shot Putt throwing 10.09m. Rosie Atkins finished third in her 800m with a time of 2m.18.64 secs.

Congratulations to all of you for reaching the Regional level and representing Gloucestershire as well as Balcarras so fantastically!! 

Mrs Whiteland

PE teacher