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24 May 2010 10:54:24
Student PE teachers from the University of Bedfordshire gained some invaluable experience by organising a county-wide school athletics event.
The University played a pivotal role in staging the annual Bedfordshire and Luton Schools’ Combined Events Championships once more at the Bedford International Athletics Stadium recently.
Mark Bowler, a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education at the University, took care of the pre-event organisation before the students took control on the day.
He said: “It was a good day from our perspective and stayed dry, although it could have been a bit warmer!
“I was really pleased with the professionalism and hard work of the students on what was quite a long day.”
Eighty Year Three and Year Four PE student teachers were involved in all aspects of organisation including officiating, inputting data/recording, announcing, refereeing, timekeeping and place judging.
As well as an individual competition for boys and girls at junior and intermediate level, there was a team competition in which the aggregate scores of the top three athletes from each school counted.
The juniors competed in 75m hurdles, shot putt, high jump, long jump and 800m. The intermediate girls took part in 80m hurdles, high jump, long jump, javelin and 800m, while the boys threw the discus and ran 1500m (instead of the javelin and 800m).
The top three individuals were:
Junior girls: 1- Kiah Powell (St Gregory’s) 2242 points total, 2 – Katie Healy (Holywell) 2122 pts, 3 – Emily Cartledge (Harrold Priory) 2086 pts.
Junior boys: 1 – Josh Conroy (Lincroft) 2232 pts, 2 – Sam Fletcher (Robert Bloomfield A) 2210 pts, 3 – Sam Simkins (Robert Bloomfield A) 2146 pts.
Inter girls: 1- Abi Dalton (Sharnbrook) 2196 pts, 2 – Hannah Conquest (Bedford High) 2094 pts, 3 – Dee Stigwood (Sharnbrook) 2001 pts.
Inter boys: 1 – Julian Hensman (Bedford Modern) 2762 pts, 2 – William Rhodes (Bedford School) 2696 pts, 3 – E Dixon Earl (Samuel Whitbread) 2693 pts.
The top three schools in the team competitions were:
Junior girls: 1 – Robert Bloomfield 5670 points total, 2 – Harrold Priory 5366 pts, 3 – Holywell 5176 pts.
Junior boys: 1 – Lincroft 6430 pts, 2 – Robert Bloomfield A 6225 pts, 3 – Icknield 5587 pts.
Inter girls: 1 – Bedford High 5433 pts, 2 – Sharnbrook 5416 pts, 3 – Cedars 4831 pts.
Inter boys: 1 – Samuel Whitbread 7341 pts, 2 – Sharnbrook 7113 pts, 3 – Bedford School 6706 pts.
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