Elizabeth crowned again

ELIZABETH (PURPLE) HOUSE established five records while retaining the title at The St Michael School’s inter-house championships at the National Stadium yesterday.

Maintaining the lead they established before lunchtime, Purple finished the day strong, winning by a 163-point margin.

They amassed 950.5 points, followed by Anne (Yellow) with 787.5, Boadicea (Blue) 759 and Victoria (Red) 686.

Among the new marks set, was victor ludorum Nathan Roett’s leap of 5.72 metres, which erased a 14-year-old record in the Under-15 Boys’ long jump. (RG)

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