National ESAA Track and Field Cup

Posted: 16/05/2018

On Tuesday, 15th May, Prep and Senior athletes were in action in the first round of the National ESAA Track and Field Cup at the Ryland Centre.

Prep Boys

Blessed by fantastic weather, the Prep boys produced a points total of 432 points that has only ever been beaten in the first round by pupils back in 2011. 

Louis U became the first Bromsgrove boy ever to run under the magical 12 second mark, where he came a phenomenal 11.9 seconds in the 80 metres hurdles, which incidentally is the equal fastest time in this event in England so far for this season.

Zachary A set a new School record in the 3.0kg shot put with a throw of 11.67 metres.

Fyodor S became our second best ever hammer thrower with a throw of 29.39 metres.

The boys achieved the following points individual:

Platinum standard (40 points or more in two events)
Louis U 48 points (30 points in hurdles, first ever Bromsgrove Prep boy to score 30 points in a single track event – PB Hurdles)
Harry D-B 44 points (only second boy this century to throw over 30 metres in the discus – PB in the discus)
Billy M 42 points (PB in 80m Hurdles and Triple Jump)

Louis and Billy scored the highest total number of points in a single track event, 80metres Hurdles, with 52 points

Silver standard (28 points or more in two events)
Zach A 38 points (PB Shot Putt)
Cyrus P 33 points (PB in 800 metres and Shot Putt)
Sebastian P 33 points (=PB in High Jump)
Fyodor S 32 points (PB in the Hammer and our second best ever hammer thrower)
Henry J 31points (PB in 800 metres)
Thando B 31 points (PB Triple Jump)
Joseph M 31 points (PB Long Jump)
James H 28 points

Bronze standard (17 points or more in two events)
Morgan M 27 points
William B 25 points (PB High Jump)
Alexander R 24 points

The boys are ranked in the top ten currently from an entry of over 500 schools so a huge congratulations to all involved.


Prep Girls

The girls performed extremely well all round and the results are:

Abigail B – hurdles 14.2 secs (PB) and relay
Evie D – 100m 15.3 secs, javelin 19.50m
Ella K-C – 1500m 4.23 mins, long jump 4.26m (PB)
Sophie M – 1500m 6.03 mins and relay
Louise O – 800m 2.44mins (PB) and discus 17.40m
Chloe R – 300m 47.6 (PB) and high jump 1.38 (PB)
Isabella R – 200m 30.5 secs (PB)
Angelina S - high jump 1.35m, 200m 30.1 secs
Jemima V-H – 800m 2.55 mins (PB) and shot 6.44m
Jessica W – hurdles 14.5 secs and relay
Laura Y – 100m 14.3 secs and long jump 3.95m

This gives the girls a points total of 342 and we await to hear whether they have qualified for the Midlands Final when all other areas have completed their competitions.


Intermediate Boys

The Intermediate Boys team produced a total of 435 points. There were a number of personal best performances throughout the afternoon, including:
Toby H – 1500m (4min 42sec)
Bob B – 800m (2min 22.8sec)
Tom B – hammer (31.83m)

Each individual contributed towards the team’s success, with Matt B scoring over 40 points, although all will be hoping to better this when they compete at the Midlands Final later this term.


Intermediate Girls

The intermediate girls’ team performed well to win the round by amassing 377 points. It was a great team effort but a special mention needs to go to Daisy-Mai C and Hannah S who were the top point scorers for the team attaining 46 and 43 points respectively.

The Intermediate Girls are looking forward to competing in the Midlands Final later in the term.