Alex Leadbeater became the Northern Indoor U15 200m Champion at Sheffield yesterday (2nd Feb); the 13 year old clocked 22.95 secs a seasons best and exactly the same time as in heat 1, he won by a clear margin and took the gold medal in style. Alex’s pb of 22.71 which he recorded last year at Birmingham in the ESAA Champs and this time of 22.95 ranks him 1st U15 boy in the UK!
Nieve Robinson struck silver in her 800m race with a pb of 2:20.14; Nieve clocked 2:21.32 in Heat 1, and ranks her 3rd U15 in the UK. The previous day Nieve ran at Heaton Park to qualify for the English Schools XC by finishing in 6th place.
U13 girl Amy Hewitt also jumped long and high to take away a silver and a bronze; Amy recorded 4.57 mts in the LJ for silver, ranking her 4th in the UK and recorded 1.35 in the HJ for the bronze medal.
All looks good for 2020 T&F!