Huge congratulations to all twenty-seven of our U11, U12 and U13 athletes who took part in the Kent Prep Schools Athletics Championships on Friday at the Julie Rose Stadium in Ashford. It was a fantastic day of athletics, with excellent performances from all pupils.

Special mentions must go to:

• Oliver, who won his 75m heat and qualified for the final, going on to place 4th

• Aaron, who won his 75m heat and went on to secure an excellent silver medal

• Millie, who finished in the top five in the long jump

• The U11 Boys’ 4 × 100m relay team, who finished 4th overall, narrowly missing out on qualification for the National Finals by just a tenth of a second

• Shekinah, winning a bronze medal in the hurdles

• Aaron, winning a gold medal in the hurdles

• Ethan, winning gold in the high jump and breaking a long‑standing record that had been in place since 1999!!

Huge congratulations to Ethan and Aaron for qualifying for the National Finals in July!

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