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SCD students crowned County Track and Field champions

Last Saturday saw the Hertfordshire County Track and Field Championships at Jarman Park, Hemel Hempstead. Twenty of our most talented athletes competed against the best in the county in three different age categories: Year 7, Years 8 and 9 and Years 10 and 11.

Special mention should be made of two of our students who became County Champions: Nick Savva, Year 7, who became 200m Champion and Brad Simm, Year 9, who became Triple Jump Champion.

We also had the following other pleasing results:

Year 7 (Pre-junior)

Ben Hunter 2nd 1500m

Nathan May 2nd Javelin

Nick Savva 3rd 100m

Sophie Marston 3rd Shot Put

Toby Laycock 3rd Discus

Oli Kemp 5th Long Jump

Olivia Radcliffe 4th Hurdles

Years 8 and 9 (Junior)

Amelie Cooper 2nd High Jump

Tom Minns 3rd 800m

Matty Woods 5th Javelin

Years 10 and 11 (Intermediate)

Will Taylor 2nd Javelin

Olive Coles 2nd in 300m Hurdles & 800m

Abi Jones 2nd Javelin

Mia O'Connell  2nd Shot Put

Hannah Dickins 5th Triple Jump

Sasha Chimbumu 5th Discus

 

Congratulations to all the students who took part!

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