Sporting students head for national track and field finals
FIVE Dixie Grammar School students have been crowned champions in six disciplines at an interschool track and field competition and are to go on to represent their school in the national finals.
The pupils from the school in Market Bosworth were among sporty youngsters from more than 20 schools who converged at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham for the ISA (Independent Schools Association UK) Midlands Athletics Championships.
Some of them posted new personal bests and five were crowned Midland champion in their individual events.
Year 7 pupils Nathan Cadman won his 100m race and Isla Crameri won both her long jump competition and 200m race.
Year 9 pupils Jared Cutler won his 1,500m race and Chloe Vinestock won her long jump competition.
And Year 10 student Theo Sjoberg won his 100m race with a formidable new personal best of 11.9 seconds.
All five will go on to represent the Midlands in the national championships to be held at the Alexander Stadium on Wednesday June 29.
Dixie’s head of physical education and games, Christian Fielding, said: “So many of our pupils have produced outstanding performances and I couldn’t be prouder of them.
“They have shown tremendous team spirit and it is great that our best are once again representing the county in the nationals.”