Friends’ pupils compete at District Championships

Friends’ pupils competed in the District Athletics Championships recently, where many produced personal best performances. The following pupils finished in the top 6 gaining points for the school:
By The Newsroom
Published 25th May 2014, 12:00 BST
Friends School Intermediate Girls Relay Team of Mollie Newell, Rachel Barnes, Niamh Porter and Ellie McConnell finished second in the recent District Athletics Championships.Friends School Intermediate Girls Relay Team of Mollie Newell, Rachel Barnes, Niamh Porter and Ellie McConnell finished second in the recent District Athletics Championships.
Friends School Intermediate Girls Relay Team of Mollie Newell, Rachel Barnes, Niamh Porter and Ellie McConnell finished second in the recent District Athletics Championships.

Minis: Samuel Le Seelleur, 5th in Shot; Kate Boomer 6th in High Jump; David Faulkner 5th in 100m; Matthew Thompson 5th in 800m.

Juniors: Leon Eley 4th in Javelin; Luke Schofield 5th in 100m; Marcus Greenfield 5th in 800m.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Intermediates: Mollie Newell 5th in 200m; Owen Beckett 4th in Javelin.

Friends School Intermediate Girls Relay Team of Mollie Newell, Rachel Barnes, Niamh Porter and Ellie McConnell finished second in the recent District Athletics Championships.Friends School Intermediate Girls Relay Team of Mollie Newell, Rachel Barnes, Niamh Porter and Ellie McConnell finished second in the recent District Athletics Championships.
Friends School Intermediate Girls Relay Team of Mollie Newell, Rachel Barnes, Niamh Porter and Ellie McConnell finished second in the recent District Athletics Championships.

Seniors: Mark Ferris 4th in 1500m.

Ulster School Finals: After excellent performances in the District Championships the following pupils qualified for the Ulster finals on Saturday by finishing in the top 3.

Minis: Aoife Doyle 3rd in Shot: Ethan Terris 3rd in High Jump; Rachel Kennedy 2nd in Long Jump; Darcy Brittain-Dissont 2nd in 100m; Cara McEwan 1st in 100m; Ben Greenhill 1st in Long Jump & 1st in Shot.

Juniors: Andrew Gordon 2nd in 800m; Joshua Armstrong 1st in 80m Hurdles & 2nd in Triple Jump; Shannon McCleery 1st in Long Jump; Rachel Barnes 3rd in Discus & 1st in Shot; Bradley Mulholland 2nd in 100m & 1st in 200m; Sarah Ferris 2nd in 800m; Leon Eley 2nd in Shot.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Intermediates: Zoe Carruthers 1st in 800m & 3000m; Ryan Hall 2nd in both Long Jump & 400m.

Mini Girls Relay – Darcy Brittain-Dissont, Cara McEwan, Lisanne Donaldson, Rachel Kennedy finished 1st.

Minor Boys’ Relay - David Faulkner, Stuart Patterson, Ben Greenhill, Samuel Le Seelleur finished 3rd.

Junior Girls Relay – Victoria Hunter, Shannon McCleery, Katie Humphreys, Kayla Hall finished 3rd.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Junior Boys Relay – Bradley Mulholland, Luke Scholfield, Josh Armstrong, Leon Eley finished 2nd.

Inter Girls Relay team – Niamh Porter, Mollie Newell, Ellie McConnell, Rachel Barnes finished 2nd.

In terms of team performances, the Mini Girls finished 2nd with 30 points; Mini Boys finished 1st with 31 points; Junior Girls finished 4th with 28 points; Junior Boys finished 4th with 37 points and Intermediate Girls finished 4th with 37 points.