Union’s Grade 1 to 7 athletes enjoyed a successful outing at the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗟𝗩𝗦 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 this past Tuesday afternoon, producing some lovely individual performances and contributing to an excellent overall team result.
Competing against five other schools across 54 events, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹, recording nine first-place finishes along the way!
In the 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, based on the results provided, 𝗞𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 took first place with 122 points, followed by 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 in second with 100 points and 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 in third with 95 points. 𝗟𝗮𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 finished fourth with 84 points, 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 fifth with 72 points and 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 sixth with 66 points.
Among Union’s individual first-place finishers were 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘄𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 (Girls u7 60m), 𝗞𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘇 (Boys u9 60m), 𝗟𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗠𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 (Girls u9 80m), 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁 (Boys u9 80m), 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗼𝗺 (Boys u10 800m), 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘄𝘂𝘀𝘂 (Boys u13 200m) and 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 (Girls u13 100m).
There were plenty of other encouraging results too, with athletes including 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲, 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝗥𝗼𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀 and 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗵 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 claiming second places, while 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗶, 𝗟𝘂𝘃𝘂𝘆𝗼 𝗛𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗮 and 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀 were among those securing third-place finishes.
Our relay teams also made a valuable contribution, with 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝘂𝟭𝟬 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝟭𝟯 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝟰𝘅𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀. The u7 – u9 girls also secured second place in their 6x80m relay, with the boys finishing third.
What makes this result particularly pleasing is the contribution from across the age groups. From our youngest runners finding their feet on the track to our older athletes competing with confidence, every placing helped build Union’s final points tally.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 who represented the school!