June17: Abigail Ajakaye wins and Harriet Kendall second at independent schools championships
Four MMK athletes competed in the Independent Schools’ National Finals in Birmingham.
Abigail Ajakaye, representing Akeley Wood School, was well clear in the Junior Girls 100m, winning in 12.30, just shy of her 12.2 pb set at Loughborough the day before.
Harriet Kendall competed in the Year 6 Girls 600m race, reducing her personal best by 14 seconds to take the silver medal in 1:54.71.
Akeley Wood’s Daniel Southgate was just out of the medals in the Junior Boys’ 800m, finishing fourth. Ethan Paris, representing The Webber Independent School, was seventh in the Inter Boys’ 800m.
- Junior Girls’ 100m: 1 Abigail Ajakaye (Akeley Wood) 12.30 (nwi)
- Minor Girls 600m: 2 Harriet Kendall (Akeley Wood) 1:54.71 (pb)
- Junior Boys’ 800m: 4 Daniel Southgate (Akeley Wood) 2:19.88
- Inter Boys’ 800m: 7 Ethan Paris (Webber) 2:18.59