Wellington in action in CISSA Athletics Championships
18 May 2018
The annual East CISSA athletics meet was recently held at Wellington, with both boys and girls from years 6 to 9 competing in the full range of athletics events against other intentional schools in the Pudong region. Wellington fielded over 90 pupils in what was a great afternoon of athletics. CISSA places emphasis on participation and friendly competition while giving all competitors the chance to try out a range of events and work to improve their PBs (Personal Best). There was no shortage of excellent performances delivered across the age range of pupils, but some of particular note include the following:
Seniors:
Sam Ceyssens High Jump 150cm
Joshua Kuo High Jump 140cm
Felix Dyckerhoff 1500m 5m04s
Agnes Yu 800m 2m56s
Jade Franetzki 300m 50.75s
Jade Franetzki Long Jump 4.28m
Daniel Wareham Triple Jump 9.00m
Juniors:
Christopher Hedgecock 1500m 5m47s
Arthur Zhao 300m 51.06s
Darrel Chi 100m 13'88
Nick Starbrook
Director of Sport
Wellington College international Shanghai
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