Year 8 Athletics

On Thursday, 19th June the Year 8 Athletics team spent the afternoon at Spenborough Athletics Track competing in the Kirklees Athletics Meet. The team was made up of 8 girls and 6 boys who competed against 24 other schools based in Kirklees. The team showed outstanding spirit and passion throughout the afternoon to claim a 10^th placed overall finish for the boys and an 8^th placed overall finish for the girls. 

The team worked tirelessly on one of the hottest days of the year, fighting off fatigue and dehydration to produce some outstanding individual performances. Notable performances came from Ebony H who threw the Javelin 19.38 metres for a 2^nd placed finish, Freya D who threw the discus 14.73 metres for a 5^th placed finish, Bella A who jumped 4.01 metres in the long jump for a 2^nd placed finish and Noah H who ran the 800 metres in 2 minutes 33 seconds for an overall 3^rd placed finish.

Well done to the team for representing the Academy so well on the day despite the punishing heat and some outstanding results across the board!