Wisbech Grammar School athletes Yusef Alsiwan, Alfie Hoyles and Freddie Allen qualify for national championships

Three Wisbech Grammar School athletes have qualified for the National Championships at The Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on Monday, July 1: Yusef Alsiwan (King's Lynn) - hurdles; Alfie Hoyles (Spalding) – shot and 300m; and Freddie Allen (March) – Long Jump.

On June 7, 18 athletes from the Prep School and Lower School, who had achieved the qualifying standards in their events, attended the East Area Athletics Championships at the International Athletics Stadium in Bedford, with several achieving personal bests in their events.

As well as the national feats, there were two new East area records: Y. Alsiwan – U13 Hurdles 13.1s; and A. Hoyles – U14 Shot 10.26m.

There were two new school records: Lewis Wing (Wisbech) – U14 200m 26.7s; F. Allen – U14 Long Jump 5.05m.

n On June 8, 18 athletes from 2nd, 3rd and 4th form attended the County Schools Athletics Championships at Peterborough Athletics Arena competing for the Isle of Ely team. All athletes competed well on the day despite wet weather conditions.

Podium positions were achieved by: Alfie Hoyles – 3rd in the Junior boys 300m, Ashton Webb – 1st in the Junior boys discus, Abby Watson – 2nd in the Inter girls high jump, Tia Bideau – 3rd in the Inter girls hurdles, Lucy Prior – 3rd in the Inter girls javelin, Abby Watson – 3rd in the Inter girls 300m, Emily Thomas – 3rd in the Inter girls shot; Tia, Abby, Poppy & Millie – 2nd in the Inter girls Relay; Ethan Jones – 3rd in the Inter boys 100m, Lewis Shipley – 2nd in the Inter boys 200m, Harvey King – 1st in the Inter boys shot; Felix, Ollie, Lewis & Ethan – 2nd in the Inter boys relay.

Usually, the first three pupils in each event are selected to represent Cambridgeshire at the Anglian Championships, but this event has had to be cancelled which is disappointing for those who achieved podium places.