YATE & District AC sprinter Daniel Brooks was the local star at the Midland Counties Championships held at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham.
The 14-year-old won the under 15 boys’ 100m which represents his first signifier title at the distance after sixth place in the English Schools’ , second in the South West Inter Counties and third in the South West Schools. His time was 11.55secs.
Another Yate athlete to make the podium was Adam Brooks, who won silver in the under 17 men’s high jump behind champion Tom Gale of Team Bath. Gale set a new PB of 1.96m.
Finally Yvette Westwood (pictured), who lives in Wickwar, was runner-up in the under 17 women’s 200m.
Bristol & West’s top performer was Ella Falk, who finished runner-up in the under 17s 300m in 40.53secs, 0.48secs off gold.
Midland Counties Championships, Alexander Stadium (all west athletes: B&W=Bristol & Wst AC; C=Cheltenham; G=Gloucester AC; S=Stroud AC; TBAC=Team Bath; Y=Yate AC).
17 men – 100: 6 Dominic Biss (C )11.54; 200: 4 Biss 23.05 (+2.2w); 1500: 9 Harry Wells 4:32.68; HJ: 1 Tom Gale (TBAC) 1.96 (PB); 2 Adam Brooks (Y) 1.85; 4 Johan Warensjo (Swin) 1.80 (PB); PV: 1 Conor Kearns (C ) 3.40; LJ: 4 Sean Cleveland (TBAC) 5.59; TJ: 2 Kearns 12.45 (PB); 4 Cleveland; HT: 2 Alex Griffiths (C ) 49.60.
U15 boys – 100: 1 Daniel Brooks (Y) 11.55; 1500: 4 Fraser Willmore (C ) 4:30.56; 10 Jayden Lilley (C ) 4:48.12; 3000: 3 Luke Kearns (C ) 9:23.08; LJ: 6 James Thomson (C ) 4.82 (PB); TJ: 1 Joel Townley (G) 12.54.
U17 women – 100: 4 Zoe Mattacks 12.95 (0.16secs off bronze); hts DISQ: Yvette Westwood (Y); 200: 2 Westwood 24.98 (+2.7w); 300: 2 Ella Falk (B&W) 40.53 (0.48secs off gold); 800: 1 Holly Bankes (S) 2:14.39 (2.13secs clear); 4 Zoe Wassell (S) 2:21.91; 1500: 2 Bankes 4:49.63 (4.79secs off gold); 5 Grace Knapp (S 5:02.35; 3000: 7 Bethan Moor (G) 11:15.42; 80H hts: Mattacks DNF; HJ: 1 Natasha Smith (S) 1.70; 6 Sofie Andersen (Y) 1.40; LJ: 3 Abby Miles (Swin) 5.11; 8 Andersen 4.39.
U15 girls – 100hts: Sophie Temple (G) 14.29; Erin McFarlan (G) 14.17; 300: 2 Annie Testar (S) 41.96; 800: 1 Testar 2:19.6 (2.4seccs clear); 75H: 5 Sophie Parker (NSAC) 11.73; 6 Jenna Blundell (TBAC) 11.81; HJ: 5 Blundell 1.50; LJ: 10 Elissa Moor (G) 4.10; HT 4 Chloe Pitts (Y) 29.97