England Athletic U15/&17 Athletic Championships – Bedford, 26-27 August 2017

The National age group championships took place at Bedford. There were some outstanding performances by M&M athletes.

Zara Obamakinwa won the U15 girls discus with a new PB of 37.89m; a club record and now ranked 1st nationally in her age group. Zara also finished 6th in the shot with a new PB of 11.78m; a club record and now ranked 9th nationally.

Jade Oni won the U17 girls triple jump in the last round with a new PB of 12.25m; a club record and now ranked 1st nationally for her age group.

Ashleigh West came 4th in the high hump; 1.69m. Ashleigh is currently ranked 2nd nationally for her age group.

Jack Royden came 6th in the shot; 14.19m. Jack is currently ranked 10th nationally for his age group.

After qualifying by finishing second in her heat on the Saturday, Elle Wastell recorded a big new PB of 45.06 to finish 4th in the U17W’s 300m hurdles. . The time moves Elle up to 16th nationally for her age group.

A great achievement from you all after a long season. Keep up the training. Thank you to their coaches too.

Full results here

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