CMS Athletics Day biggest yet

Jesse Tweddle in the Year 8 girls discus.

Cambridge Middle School held their annual school Athletics Day at the Cambridge Athletics Grounds on Vogel St for the first time this year.

Rohan Melis (front) and Ben Fitzpatrick in the Year 8 boys 200m sprint.

With the student roll at its biggest yet, the school had to hold the event at the new location on Thursday last week to cater for the larger student numbers, and it seemed to go down a treat as evident by the cheers heard and smiles seen throughout the day.

Phoebe McLiver in the Year 8 girls high jump.

A few events and finals had to be carried over to the following week, so at the time of going to print we weren’t able to include the full results from the event, so keep an eye out in the Cambridge News to find out.

Bella Cranston flies through the Year 8 girls long jump.

Top row: Hannah Paterson, Holly Robinson, Holly McNab, Kaycee Robinson. Front row: Lucy Kingston, Ella Southcombe, Georgie Loveridge.

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