Perse pupils triumph in Jubilee Cup athletics competition
2 Jul 2014
On 25 June, the Perse’s athletics teams competed in the Jubilee Cup, which was held at Wilberforce Road.
In 2013, The Perse won the 2nd tier competition – the Olympic Cup – and in their first year of promotion won the Jubilee Cup. The Perse came in 1st position with a score of 568 points, with the previous year’s winners Bottisham Village College securing 2nd place with 546 points.
The day saw many of our students achieve new personal bests and new school records, but a special mention goes to the following athletes who achieved 1st place in their events:
| Year 7 | ||
| Name | Event | Result |
| Patrick Noroozi Rad | Shot put | 9.68m |
| Alex Badenhorst | 200m | 28.2s |
| Aoife Carey | Hurdles | 15.1s |
| Olivia Clegg | High jump | 1.3m |
| Elizabeth Minshall | Long jump | 4m |
| Year 8 | ||
| Name | Event | Result |
| Robert Anderson | 800m | 2:24.33s |
| Jamie Sales | 1,500m | 4:45.53s |
| Natasha Stonebridge | Hurdles | 14.4s |
| Year 9 | ||
| Name | Event | Result |
| Shimmy Osindero | Long jump | 5.32m |
| Robbie Hayes | Triple jump | 11.32m |
| Robbie Hayes | 300m | 39.85s |
| Daniel Arbide | Discus | 27.97m |
| Shimmy Osindero, Harry Round, Theo Bowen Sanders and Robbie Hayes | 4 x 100m relay | 47.8s |
| Anna Traherne | 100m | 13.32s |
| Year 10 | ||
| Name | Event | Result |
| Hanif Nasser | Triple jump | 11.1m |
| Jack Chivers | Javelin | 33.36m |
| Tess Howard | 200m | 28s |
| Tess Howard | Javelin | 24.59m |
