Athletics News – May 2026
The athletics season is now in full swing, and athletes from Woodbridge School have been busy competing in a range of events.
Year 10, South Suffolk Athletics
Several Year 10 athletes took part in the South Suffolk Athletics competition at Northgate on Tuesday 5 May. This was not a team event, but an opportunity to gain early-season experience and capture footage for GCSE PE.
There were several personal bests, and congratulations go to Oscar, Hamish, and the relay team of Ben, Hamish, Max and Oscar, who all won their races. As South Suffolk Athletics are now recording results, these Woodbridge athletes will be the first names on the record sheet.
Those competing were: Millie, Millie, Bay, Hamish, Oscar, Max, Ben, Seth, George, Albie and Harry.
Year 9, South Suffolk Athletics
Year 9 athletes competed at the South Suffolk Athletics Y9A competition at Northgate on Thursday 7 May in a team event, with both teams finishing 6th. The teams worked extremely well together, showing great support for one another, and for some students this was their first time representing the School in athletics. Notable performances included Imarah, who won discus; Peter and Alex, who placed first and second in javelin; and George, who finished second in the triple jump.
Competitors included Imarah, Imogen G, Sienna, Mariella, Jemima CO, Cecily, Frankie, Izzy C, Issy A, Clemence, Pip, Hexi, Alex S, George L, Henry, Thomas R, Dominic, Freddie H, Benedict, Arthur N, Xander, Rufus, Otto PS, Alex W and Peter.
Suffolk Club, and School Track and Field
On Sunday 10 May, 18 Woodbridge athletes competed in the Suffolk Club and School Track and Field Championships. It was a highly successful day, with many personal bests and podium finishes. Gold medals were won by Alexandra (800m), Hamish (800m and 1500m), Katherine (100m), Chloe (1500m), Imarah (discus), Ben (long jump), and Margot (high jump for the fourth consecutive year). Silver medals went to India B (800m), Ben (100m), Ollie L (1500m), Dex (1500m), and Eirann (high jump and javelin). Bronze medals were achieved by Archie (800m), Alexandra (1500m), and Imogen (high jump).
Athletes competing were: Year 7’s Walter and Callum; Year 8’s Katherine, Juno, Chloe, Ollie and Archie; Year 9’s India B, India J, Alexandra, Ella, Imarah, Imogen and Dex; Year 10’s Ben, Eirann and Hamish; and Year 12’s Margot.
Good luck to Katherine, Chloe, India B, Alexandra,Imogen, Imarah, Dex , Hamish and Ben who will be competing for Suffolk at the Anglians on Saturday 20 June.
Year 7 to 10, Suffolk Track and Field Cup
Athletes from Years 7 to 10 were back in Bury St Edmunds on Tuesday 12 May for the Suffolk Track and Field Cup. In this event, all athletes compete with schools across Suffolk, in two disciplines, scoring points based on performance. It was another strong day for Woodbridge, with both junior teams and the inter girls’ team winning, and the inter boys finishing second by just one point.
Top scorers included Chloe (46), Katherine and Martha (36) for the junior girls; Ollie and Jesse (34) for the junior boys; India B (43), Alexandra and Imarah (39), and India J and Erin (35) for the inter girls; and Oscar (45), Ben (42) and Hamish (34) for the inter boys. We now await confirmation of qualification for the regional round on Friday 12 June.
Congratulations to the junior girls and the inter girls teams who have qualified for the regional A final and the junior boys who qualified for the regional B finals.
Well done all and thank you to the staff for running events and looking after the teams.
