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Track and Field
With eleven distinct disciplines at Prep School level, as well as the
technicalities of race starts, relays, understanding the different
approaches adopted in team and individual competitions, and so
on, athletics coaching requires a broad skill set in addition to a
focus on the technical minutiae.
Thus it was a pleasure it was to gain the
enthusiasm and experience of EJO for
the 2016 season. Sadly, weather played a
detrimental part in the preparation of the
boys for competition, and with minimal
practice the first meeting was upon us.
Caldicott Athletics Meeting
(Tuesday 3rd May)
For the first time this term, sunshine and dry
conditions welcomed an afternoon of athletics:
a key ingredient on grass, with six schools
(Summer Fields, Caldicott, Elstree, Horris Hill,
Papplewick &Winchester House) competing
in all five age groups for the chance to win
the Caldicott Shield. Overall, the 31-strong
squad competed admirably, amassing 27
individual medals (12 Gold) and three team
(relay) medals. In a close-fought battle with
Caldicott, the final results saw Summer Fields
come second, considerably ahead of the other
four schools. Following this first meeting,
Jago
Gourlay
was appointed Captain of Athletics.
Prep School Athletics Meeting: Stowe
School (Monday 23rd May)
Last year the Stowe meeting was in part
curtailed by extraordinarily heavy rain resulting
in short-term flooding of certain areas.This year
saw the cancellation of middle distance races as
a result of a nearby bee infestation. I am already
planning for famine and earthquakes next
year. Notwithstanding, it remains a pleasure
to compete at Stowe. Now in its seventh
year, the Stowe Meeting saw eight schools
(Beachborough, Cheam, Northcote Lodge,
Thorngrove, Broomwood, St John’s College,
Spratton Hall and Summer Fields) competing
in four age groups, with perfect conditions
allowing for excellent competition.
Our 20-strong squad returned from an
outstanding afternoon of athletics, amassing
20 individual medals (10 Gold) and a team
(relay) gold medal. Our U14 team performed
sensationally, with each competitor gaining a
medal; Gourlay competed in the hurdles as a
guest (his 800m race having been cancelled)
and came first, but as a guest racer he was
ineligible for a medal.All four age groups won
their respective group competition, resulting in
Summer Fields also winning, by a comfortable
margin, the overall competition.This is the first
year that we have achieved the clean sweep at
Stowe and we now have five large trophies to
be proud of!
Prep School Athletics Meeting: Radley
College (Thursday 9th June)
Always timetabled to coincide with the end of
Common Entrance, the Radley Meeting is our
longest-standing athletics fixture. However,
with CE dates changing and the number of
competitors increasing, it will be necessary
for some careful restructuring of the meeting.
Things have come a long way since the original
meeting in 1999 between Radley’s U15 and
our U14s! This year saw nine schools compete:
Abingdon, Caldicott, Cheam, Dragon, Elstree,
Horris Hill, Moulsford, Pilgrims and Summer
Fields.Throughout the competition, there was
a constant three-way tussle for first place,
between Caldicott, Dragon and Summer Fields.
By the end of the meeting, Caldicott just
secured victory, closely followed by Summer
Fields, with the Dragon third overall.
U10
100m 2nd
Ogundeyin
200m 3rd
Ogundeyin
800m 1st
Snow
High Jump 1st
Aram
4x100m
relay
2nd
Snow, Somto Sylvester-Monye,
Aram and Ogundeyin
U11
100m 1st
Balogun
200m 1st
Balogun
4x100m
relay
1st
Onwu, Amusan, Stanhope and
Balogun
U12
100m 1st
Lartey
200m 1st
Lartey
300m 1st
Smith
Long Jump 1st
Lartey
Javelin 3rd
Crawford
Shot Put 2nd
Lowndes Lumb
4x100m
relay
2nd
Crawford, Moores, Lartey and
Smith
U13
100m 1st
Ajibola
200m 2nd
Ajibola
800m 3rd
Sainz de Vicuña
1500m 2nd
St. John Cooper
High Jump 1st
Ogbonna
Javelin 3rd
Newall
Shot Put 2nd
Newall
U14
200m 1st
Bingham
300m 3rd
Amusan
800m 1st
Gourlay
High Jump 3rd
Edu
Long Jump 3rd
Edu
Javelin 3rd
Bell
Shot Put 3rd
Bell
U11
100m 2nd
Stanhope
200m 1st
Balogun
Hurdles
3rd
Nichol
Long Jump 1st
Balogun
Shot Put 3rd
Millard
4x100m
2nd
Balogun, Stanhope, Nichol and
Smith
U12
100m 2nd
Lartey
200m 2nd
Lartey
Long Jump 2nd
Crawford
Shot Put 2nd
Crawford
U13
100m 1st
Ajibola
200m 1st
Ajibola
High Jump 3rd
Ogbonna
Javelin 1st
Newall
Shot Put 1st
Newall
U14
100m 3rd
Edu
200m 1st
Bingham
Hurdles
1st
Amusan
High Jump 3rd
Amusan
Javelin 1st
Bell
Shot Put 2nd
Bell
4x100m
relay
1st
Edu, Bingham,Amusan and Gourlay
U10
100m 2nd Ogundeyin
Long Jump 2nd Snow
Cricket Ball 3rd Bronze
U11
100m 1st Balogun (13.7s – new school record)
200m 1st Balogun
Long Jump 2nd Balogun
4x100m
relay
1st Onwu, Snow, Ogundeyin and
Balogun (60.0s – new school record)
U12
100m 1st Lartey
200m 1st Lartey
300m 1st Onwu
Long Jump 2nd Crawford
U13
200m 2nd Ajibola
High Jump 3rd Ogbonna
Javelin 1st Newall
Shot Put 3rd Ogbonna
U14
200m 2nd Bingham
300m 2nd Amusan
800m 1st Gourlay
75m
hurdles
2nd Gourlay
Triple Jump 2nd Edu
Discus
1st Bell
Javelin 1st Bell
4x100m
relay
2nd Bingham, Edu, Amusan and Gourlay
S u m m e r F i e l d s
2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6
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