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English Schools Athletics Team crowned

World Champions 2017

A very strong U18 English Schools’ AA team travelled to Nancy, France to

participate in the ISF Jean Humbert Memorial World Schools’ Track & Field Cup on

June 26 & June 27. This illustrious event featured teams representing 26 nations

from five continents.

Although athletes were performing as individuals, and a significant number of the

team won medals, the competition format meant that all performances were graded

on a 100point scale, rather like a combined events competition. The team with the

highest aggregate score after 10 events, is then declared the World Cup winner.

The ESAA Girls team ultimately won the World Schools Cup, with a world record

points score, over 50 points ahead of our French Hosts.

The ESAA Boys team, finished second, just 10 points behind a strong Brazilian

team, who themselves broke the world points record.

The most notable English performance, was by the Girls Medley relay (100, 200,

300, 400) team, who smashed the longstanding ISF world record by just under 3

seconds with a time of 2’07’’48.

ESAA Team

Amber Anning: 400m - 54.23s (Gold Medal) & Triple Jump - 11.48m

Lucy Hadaway: Long Jump – 5.98 (Silver Medal) & 100mH – 14.45

Mair Edwards: 200m – 23.89 (Gold Medal)

Pippa Earley: 100mH – 13.94 (Bronze Medal) & Long Jump – 5.87m (Bronze

Medal)

Amaya Scott: Shot Putt – 14.94 (Bronze Medal) & High Jump – 1.69 (Silver

Medal)

Isabelle Boffey: 800m – 2’.08’’.86 (Gold Medal)

Dominic Ogbechie: High Jump – 1.98m (Silver Medal) & 200m – 22.4s

Sam Bennett: 100mH – 13.78 & Long Jump – 6.34m

Jack Sumners: 100mH – 13.74 (Bronze Medal) & Long Jump - 6.85m

Teepee Princewill: Triple Jump – 14.95m (Gold Medal) & 100m – 11.5

Alex Botterill: 800m – 1.52.71 (Gold Medal)

Oliver Massingham: Discus – 48.93m

Relays

Girls: Pippa Earley, Mair Edwards, Amber Anning, Isabelle Boffey

2’07’’48 (Gold Medal and ISF World Best)

Boys: Jack Sumners, Sam Bailey, Dominic Ogbechie, Alex Botterill

1’55’’67 (Gold Medal)

As a reward for their performances in this competition, several members of the team

were invited to compete in the European Permit Stanislas Meeting on June 27th.

Dominic Ogbechie – High Jump – 1st – 2.00m

Jack Summers – 110mH – 2nd – 13.61s

Sam Bennett – 110mH – 4th – 13.85s

Phillipa Earley – 100mH – 3rd – 13.79s & Long Jump – 2nd – 5.87m

Isabelle Boffey – 800m – 1st - 2.09.69

Lucy Hadaway – Long Jump – 1st – 5.99m

Amaya Scott – Shot Putt – 2nd – 14.08m

The ISF World Schools Cup, has a parallel competition for the outstanding individual

school teams from each nation. The ESAA was represented by Judd School from

Kent, and Southend High School for Girls, Essex.

Judd School finished a creditable 7th in the Boys’ Schools’ competition won by

Shahid Motamari High School, Tehran, Iran, and Southend High School also finished

a solid 7th in a Girls’ Schools’ competition won by Pymble Ladies College, Sydney,

Australia.

The ISF World Schools Cup will be held in Split, Croatia in 2019.