12 Abingdon Prep • April 2025 SPORT CROSS COUNTRY: The APS squad competed at two national championships in one weekend. The first saw the Year 7 and 8 team travel to The Grammar School at Leeds to compete in the rearranged English Schools Final, after Storm Darragh forced it’s postponement in the Autumn Term. The squad were inspired by a stop off at Loughborough University, where they were toured around the facility by Martyn Rooney (Olympic 400m runner), bumping into Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Richard Kilty. The team ran remarkably well to finish in 14th place overall. On Sunday, not content with appearing at one Championship, the U13 team made the trip to Malvern College, along with the U11 team, for the annual Prep School National Championship. On a perfect spring morning both teams tackled the steep hills and packed start lines to come away with some fantastic results. The U13s placed 2nd overall, behind a strong Monkton Combe School and the young U11 team placed 39th overall, with a number of the team returning next year in the same age bracket. HOCKEY: Hockey teams from U8 to U13 had an exciting start to the season, SPRING SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS showing great progress in both skill development and competitive spirit. Pupils are beginning to master new techniques and have battled it out in closely contested matches. Highlights include the U8 matches v Magdalen College School and U12/U13 matches v Cothill and Abingdon School. Teams from U11 to U13 have experienced some high level hockey at both county and IAPS championships, where they met England Olympic Gold Medallist Giselle Ansley. Congratulations to the U12 team who played some superb hockey in the U12 County Tournament, finishing in 3rd place overall. Year 2, meanwhile enjoyed a morning of hockey at Tilsley Park, coached by Abingdon pupils. FOOTBALL: In the first half of term, the football club was in action against Abingdon School. A fiercely contested set of matches with both Year 7 and 8 pupils within the Foundation going head to head. Well done to all who took part. In February, the U8 and U9 played home and away fixtures against Moulsford. It was great to see the U8 pupils play in their first fixtures, showing tenacity, teamwork and some fantastic footballing skills. U11 IAPS Football Y2 Hockey morning at Tilsley Park U11s meet Giselle Ansley at IAPS Hockey Goal!
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