EA PB Awards Achievers for 2025

Each summer we measure some performances on the track and field, so we can see how the Teens, in particular, are progressing. In addition to just looking at how the performanne level changes over time, we use a couple of established standards: the English Schools Sports Associations (ESAA) standards and the EA PB Awards standards. I have already reported on the ESAA achievements by Juniors and Teens.

For the PB Awards, there are no U11 standards, the lowest age group being Under 13s. This means few Juniors will meet these standards, without exceptional performances. So this report is primarily for the Teens, but I have included those Juniors’ performances which do meet the PB Awards standards, because they are noteworthy.

The PB Awards, like the ESAA standards, are on a 1-9 scale, but the bar is set quite high, so it’s quite an achievement to get even a Level 1 PB Award. Also, unlike ESAA standards, the PB Awards are differentiated on age category as well as gender, so there’s U13, U15, etc. levels for boys and girls. The distances for the events (and indeed weights for throws) are standard for each age group, so U13s don’t have a 300m or 400m  standard, whereas U15 do have a 300m, but not 400m, that distance only being raced at U17 level. U13 also have a 75m sprint distance in addition to 100m and 200m. Confused?

Here are the list of PB Award achievers by event. Unlike the ESAA awards, this is a much shorter list. We have only recorded the Quadkid events in 2025. Juniors are in bold italics.

75m sprint

Level 1 : Isla Wright, James Kalantzis

100m sprint

Level 1 : Beatrice Wallis, Emma Cunningham, Georgia Hills, Hugo Dobson, Lucy Laight, Oscar Harris, Rowley Selby, Ruby Crouch

Level 2 : Ella Lazauska, Holly Ralling, Isobel Daniels, Sophia Hewitt

Level 3 : Andrei Penescu, Aria Stavrakakis

Level 4 : no one

Level 5 : Henry Woodfine

Level 6 : no one

Level 7 : Holly Stewart-Hodges*

* Holly has also did 14.00 at a track meeting which is a Level 8 PB Award, the highest achieved within the Club! She also has a Level 8 for the 200m.

600m run

Level 1 : Anneliese Crawford

Level 2 : Abigail Cunningham, Albert Platt, Ed Knight, Isla Wright

Level 3 : Annabel Campbell

Level 4 : no one

800m run

Level 1 : Aria Stavrakakis, Georgia Hills

Level 2 : Bertie Andrews, Oscar Harris

Level 3 : Elliot Fountain

Level 4 : no one

Well done to all hose who have achieved a PB Award. May you continue to progress. For those who didn’t and many were not far away, keep coming to training and you will improve.