Freddie goes for gold at the big English Schools event

It’s the highlight of the year for schools athletics this weekend when the big English Schools Track and Field Championships take place at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday.

And a handful of local athletes are in with a great chance of making the podium.

Freddie Fraser of Nene Valley Harriers will be one of the favourites for the gold medal in the junior boys 80m hurdles.

The Deepings School pupil is ranked number one in the UK for the event in his Under 15 age group with a rapid personal best of 11.1 seconds. Last year he finished fifth in the final in 11.56.

Lewis Davey of Peterborough Athletic Club is another with high hopes of a medal.

He goes in the senior boys 400m in top form, having recently captured the East Anglian Schools decathlon title.

Last year he got the silver medal in the intermediate boys final.

William Hughes, the Nene Valley Harriers sprint king from Spalding Grammar School, also made a final last year. That was in the intermediate boys 200m where he just missed out on a medal, finishing in fourth place in a blanket f inish in 22.39.

This time he contests the senior boys age group and will again be expecting a lane in the final.

Local athletes in action will be: CAMBS Junior Girls

Elizabeth Taylor - 300m and 4 x100 Stanground Academy/PAC Alicija Gawronski - 300m and 4x100 Stanground Academy/NVH

Inter Girls

Harriet Fenton-Lake - High Jump - Kimbolton School/PAC

Elizabeth Moorhouse - Shot - Arthur Mellows Village College/NVH

Senior Girls

Megan Sims - 400mH - Stanground Academy/ PAC

Junior Boys

Jason Bogle - 200m - City of Peterborough Academy /NVH

George Harrison - Hammer - King’s School/ NVH

Junior Boys

Donovan Capes - Shot - Bourne Academy/NVH Timothy Foord - Deeping

Freddie Fraser - 80m hurdles - Deeping/NVH William Kong - Bourne Grammar/NVH Cody Roe - Bourne Grammar/NVH

Intermediate Boys

Sepiso Irotumhe - Spalding Grammar Joe Prince - Nene Valley Harriers

Senior Boys

Lewis Davey - 400m - Peterborough AC William Hughes - 200m - Spalding Grammar/ NVH

Junior Girls

Flo Brill - 1500m - Bourne Grammar/NVH Katie Callcut - Bourne Grammar/NVH Francesca Fenwick - Bourne Grammar/NVH Danielle Pusey - Bourne Academy/NVH Sophie Reeves - Stamford/NVH

Intermediate Girls

Molly Peel - Spalding High/NVH

Senior Girls

Jasmine Allen - Long Jump - Bourne Grammar/ NVH

Megan Ellison - 800m - Stamford/NVH

Lewis Davey will be looking for a medal in the senior boys 400m