Athletics News

We have celebrated much success this term in the Diamond League Athletics at the K2 in Crawley.

A mixed team of 14 athletes travelled to the K2 in Crawley for a twilight meet early in the Summer Term and there was much to celebrate. Joe Fry won the 800m Senior boys’ race in 2 mins 19 seconds; he was also 3rd in the 400m senior race. Will Newton won the triple jump in the Junior boys’ event; Grace Shearing came 3rd in the 200m Intermediate girls’ race and a commendable 4th in the 800m race. Joshua Gunsipe came an impressive 2nd place in the 100m Junior boys’ race and Luca Cucinotta 3rd in the 300m Junior boys’ race. Nana Oduro-Nyaning came 4th in the 100m Senior boys’ race and James Delano 1st in the Intermediate boys’ high jump. There were also lots of personal bests for many of the other students.

Finals Day at the K2 on Saturday 20 May saw some outstanding achievements from James Delano clearing 185cm in the high jump, Fin Sutcliffe winning both the 800m and 1500m by a significant margin, and Joe Fry coming a respectable 3rd overall in the 800m Senior boys’ race. There were also personal bests for many of our athletes including Grace Haworth, Luca Cucinotta and Joshua Gunsipe – all names to look out for next year.

Kelly Edwards, Assistant Director of Sport

The Lancing College Cricket Club had a mixed start to the season up until Half Term.

Out of the seven matches played by the 1st XI, three were won. There were some excellent performances from the captain Jamie Chester with both bat and ball and Max Webb showed great potential as an opening batsman.

Although the 2nd XI had limited opportunities to play, they recorded their first win against Portsmouth Grammar School – a great success! Despite limited success for the U15A side, they recorded a win in the Blackshaw Bowl Game against Christ’s Hospital with Rafe Chapman being the standout player.

The U14A team have had a brilliant start having had some excellent wins, notably a win against Worth in the Holdsworth Cup and a last ball loss to Brighton College in the same cup. A brilliant win against Blatchington Mill in the Lord’s Tavereners Cup and excellent wins also against Charterhouse and Tiffin. Standout players include Sam Waddle for his leadership, and Alex McGuinness for his all-round performances with both bat and ball.

This season has seen us run both Junior (U14) girls and Senior girls’ teams. Both have had regular fixtures on Saturdays and the future looks bright for Girls’ Cricket at Lancing College. Standout players include Poppy Sutcliffe, Emma Saunders, Emily Steward, Darcy Harding, India Myers and Harriet Brookfield.

Finally, our Prep School of Excellence Squad played a game against Portsmouth Grammar School U13s and recorded a fantastic win!

Raj Maru, Director of Cricket