Medals galore at AJIS Biathlon!

Our Junior School pupils put in an incredible performance at the recent annual AJIS (Association of Junior Independent Schools) biathlon, hosted by Rossall School.

After some determined and skilful individual events, Year 5 pupils Freya Artell (J3B), Eleanor Williams (J3B) and Anna Walker (J3H) took first, second and third place respectively and Team Gold overall – an amazing achievement! Elsewhere in Year 5, Marcus Thornton (J3H) achieved second place individually and won Team Silver alongside Charlie Beyeler (J3H) and Finn Lewis (J3H).

Year 6 weren’t about to be outdone, with William Pritchard (J40), Ben Whittlestone (J4O) and Harry Taylor (J4M) bagging Team Gold, hot on the heels of William coming third in the individual category.  Emily Hunt (J4O) celebrated second place in her event.

Each competitor swam 2 full lengths of the 25m pool and ran 800m on the athletics track.  The top three results from each age category for each school were subsequently added together to form a ‘team’ and medals were handed out to the top 3 teams, as well as the 3 highest individual scores.

The pupils had a fantastic day and performed brilliantly as a squad!

Medal Results

Year 5 girls

1st: Freya Artell (J3B)

2nd: Eleanor Williams (J3B)

3rd: Anna Walker (J3H)

Team Gold: (Freya Artell, Eleanor Williams, Anna Walker)

Year 5 boys

2nd Marcus Thornton (J3H)

Team Silver: Marcus Thornton, Charlie Beyeler (J3H), Finn Lewis (J3H)

Year 6 girls

2nd: Emily Hunt (J4O)

Year 6 boys

3rd: William Pritchard (J40)

Team Gold: William Pritchard, Ben Whittlestone (J4O), Harry Taylor (J4M)