Team Kennet Athletics and The West Berkshire School Sports Network organised the latest West Berkshire Quadkids Athletics Festival at Park House School with conditions for early may being hot with a slight breeze saw a record number of 30 schools and 600 children.
The Year 3 / 4 Girls Matilda Saunders from St. Gabriels won two of her individual events overall the 400m in 1.22 and the Vortex Throw 23.30 backing up with a 8.8 second 50m sprint and a standing long jump of 1.60 came out on top to win the girls with 190pts.
Second place went John Rankin Emily Barr with 184pts, clocking 8.8 in the sprint and 1.27 in the 400m, she lept 1.68 in the Long Jump and threw the vortex 21.30, Ines Field from Basildon took third place with 183pts, her Sprint of 8.6 and Long Jump of 1.64 took an early lead, which she maintained in the 400m clocking 1.25, her throw in the Vortex of 19.50 slipped her down to third on the day with 183pts.
The Year 3 / 4 Boys saw Chester Bailey from Hermitage come out as individual winner with 207pts, his 400m was the fastest of the day in 1.17, he sprinted to 8.6 in the 50m and on the field jumping 1.62 in the long jump and throwing the vortex 28.20.
Second place went to Knox Holland from St Nicolas School with 203pts, clocking 8.3 in the 50m and 1.24 in the 400m, his long jump was only 1.54 but made-up ground in the Vortex throwing 29.60, Finally third place went to Harvey Baker from John Rankin winning the Vortex overall with a 32.00 throw, his 50m sprint was 8.7 and 1.31 for the 400m while leaping 1.65 in the long Jump.
The Year 5 / 6 Girls Matilda Clare from John Rankin was the winner with 253 points claiming the highest score of the day, she came out on top in the 75m sprint with a time of 11.1 and the standing long jump 2m, she clocked 2.03 in the 600m and threw the Vortex 34m. Runner up went to Ella Larkin from Falkland with 238pts she set the fastest 600m run of the day with a fast 1.52, her sprint of 11.2 was equal second best, with 1.78 in the long jump and 27m in the vortex the score was just in front of Third place Penelope Lyth from Fir Tree Primary with 234pts, she clocked 11.2 in the 75m sprint, just got under the 2mins in the 600m with 1.59, a good long jump of 1.90 and Vortex of 25.70m.
The year 5 / 6 Boys the winner came from Falkland with 250pts Alexander Crosse, he was the best of the boys in the 600m with 1.54, his vortex of 35.1 was a good score after clocking 11.3 in the 75m and 1.77 in the long jump. Runner up went to same school with Jonah Lynch 246pts, his scores of 11.1 in the 75m, 1.58 in the 600m, 1.89 in the long jump and a vortex throw of 31m were consistent enough to stay in second, and Third place from Spurcroft Lenny Kendrick with 238pts he clocked a fast 11.0 in the 75m and lept 1.95 in the long jump while in the 600m he ran 2.01 and threw 26.60 in the Vortex
The Small Schools Team Placings went to Basildon 1266 and runner up Burghclere 1139 in the Year 3 / 4 and in the 5 / 6 Kintbury came out on top with Burghclere taking second again.
The Overall Team Placings in the year 3 / 4 went to John Rankin with 1378 and Falkland taking Runners Up 1360 in the Year 5 / 6 Falkland came out as winners with 1722 and Runners up went to John Rankin 1652
