Over forty Ely College students represented the school at the Annual District Athletics Championships in King's Lynn last week.

Our students from Years 7 to 10, who competed in a full range of Olympic athletic events, performed magnificently; showing their talent and determimnation as they battled it out with pupils from Witchford Village College, Neale Wade Academy and Cromwell Community College,  King’s Ely, Thomas Clarkson and Wisbech Grammar.

Ely College athletes performed superbly on the day and we want to thank them for their hard work. We have traditionally managed to field a strong and full team and whilst this year saw us take more competitors than ever, it was disappointing to have a number of our most talented athletes drop out on the day.

This said a final 4^th place finish behind the two private schools in the Isle and Witchford did not leave us too disappointed. Missing out on the plate to Witchford for the first time in three years hurt, but we are hungry for next year and have our eyes on the prize!

Special mention for standout performances and winners must go to:

Year 7 David Horn 1^st Javelin

Year 7 Tegan Bowen 1^st Shot Putt

Year 7 Thomas Martin 1^st Shot Putt

Year 8 Lucy Wittaker 2^nd Hurdles and Long Jump

Year 8 Lara Faulkes 2^nd in 800m

Year 7 James Marsh 1^st 400m

Year 7 Kyle Islam 1^st in the Hurdles

Year 8 Hayden Jones 1^st in the Javelin

Year 8 Kian Smith 2^nd in the High Jump

Year 8 Henry Olley 2^nd in 800m

Year 8 Alex Oakhill 2^nd in 1500m

As a result of the performances in this competition, the following pupils have been selected for the District Athletics Team due to compete at the County Championship on Saturday 27th May in Cambridge:

Year 9 Javelin Josh Stacey

Year 9 1500m Jacob Bell

Year 10 Discus Evelina Vorobjvaite

Year 10 Javelin Adrian Chalmers

Year 10 High Jump Dechlan Linney

We wish them all good luck!