On Tuesday 1st October 35 students represented the Collegiate in the Annual District Championships. The day was a great success with one third of entries finishing in the top 10.

The Year 7 girls set the tone for the day with a clean sweep of medals, becoming the first ever Riddlesdown team to win all three medals, gold, silver and bronze. Eloise R 1st, Lara D 2nd, Alexa Cr 3rd. Riddlesdown also claimed the Year 7 team event as Polly F finished an impressive 5th meaning no other school could beat us. In addition, Anna I 7th, Emilia A 9th, Lily I 12th and Ziva V 29th completed an incredible start.

The boys squad also did a superb job with all 8 students finishing in the top 33 with 6 top 20 finishes. We wait to see the overall team results but the boys will be pushing for places. A special mention to Isaac T 2nd, Oscar B 6th, Noah C 12th and Bailey Q 15th.

Nineteen students from Years 8-13 competed in the afternoon and although we don’t know the team results as yet, congratulations to all who took part themselves, particularly those who had to embrace the horrible weather late on. All students were outstanding ambassadors of the Collegiate, pushing their opponents and cheering one another on. A special mention to Nadir M on finishing 7th.

Mr Langan