HEREFORD and County Athletic Club athlete Emma Crooke, aged 14, won the Under-15 hammer competition at the Midland Counties U15 & U17 Championships at the Alexander Stadium Birmingham with a throw of 38.23.

Crooke was also second in the javelin with a throw of 32.20. She is currently ranked fourth at hammer and 10th at javelin in the UK under-15 rankings.

Two other athletes competed at the championships. Olivia Wilding in Heat 1 of the Under-17 80m hurdles finished fifth with a time of 12.51 and in the final seventh with a time of 12.63; Thomas Fellowes was sixth in the shot throwing 8.57 and seventh in the discus throwing 24.60.

At the first meeting of the South East Wales Athletic League at Newport, which is now for Under-15 athletes, each team competing can enter up to six athletes in each event with their top two athletes scoring club points.

Two Under-11 athletes George Hudson, long jump 3.25, and Pascal Barsaq, javelin 13.23, broke league records.

RESULTS Under 11 Girls: Cara Bennett Race 1 75m 6th 13.70, 3rd long jump 2.86, 5th shot3.20; Hannah Goad Race 2 75m 14.8, Race 2 150m 5th 28.99, 3rd javelin 7.04;Rhian Smith Race 1 150m 6th 28.30, 2nd long jump 2.89, 2nd shot 4.28.

Under 11 Boys: Pascal Barsaq Race 1 75m 3rd 13.23, Race 1 150m 2nd 26.0, 1st javelin 13.23; George Hudson 2nd 800m 2.55.40, 1st long jump 3.25, 3rd shot 4.44; Jacob Price 5th 800m 3.07.36, 3rd long jump 2.98, 2nd shot 4.47.

Under 13 Girls: Katie Harman 6th 800m 3.10.14, Race 3 200m 5th 35.94; Charlotte Jones 10th 800m 3.30.37, 8th long jump 1.75, 7th javelin 7.00; Iona Prosser 4th 1500m 7.53.04, 7th shot 4.06, Race 3 7th 200m 41.80; Anna Little 7th long jump 2.45, 8th shot 3.53; Jess Williams 1st shot 6.94, 1st discus 16.45, 3rd javelin 15.64; 4 x 100m relay team of Jones, Prosser, Little and Harman came 4th 73.68.

Under 13 Boys: Jonathon Grech Race 3 100m 3rd 15.91, Race 1 200m 5th 33.06, 5th long jump 3.71; George Jones Race 1 100m 4th 16.91, Race 2 200m 6th 34.81, 9th long jump 3.48; Sebastian Fry Race 2 100m 2nd 16.16, 12th long jump 3.05; Simon Chapman Race 3 100m 5th 17.26, 7th javelin 11.18, 13th long jump 2.99; Matthew Jones Race 1 100m 3rd 16.79, Race 2 200m 5th 33.49, 6th long jump 3.70; Charlie Green 4th shot 5.24, 6th javelin 12.05, 15th long jump 2.69; Harry Jones 1st Shot 6.00, 4th discus 12.92, 4th javelin 13.85, 4 x 100m relay team of Grech, Matthew Jones, Fry and Harry Jones came 3rd 66.91.

Under 15 Girls: Tasha Webster Race 1 200m 5th 33.33, Race 1 300m 5th 51.38, 9th 800m 2.55.98; Megan Risdale Race 2 200m 3rd 29.65, Race 2 300m 1st 46.61; Jade Williams Race 2 300m 5th 48.06, 5th 800m 2.52.48, 4th javelin 18.22;Olivia Mills 1st 1000m walk8.43, 6th shot 5.06, 5th discus 12.47; Katherine Evans 3rd shot 6.25, 4th discus 13.00; Emma Crooke 1st hammer 30.84, 2nd javelin 30.74; 4 x 100m relay team of Williams, Mills, Webster and Crooke came 5th 61.94.

Under 15 Boys: Perry Fry 3rd 100m 14.99, 2nd 200m 28.73, 5th long jump 4.06; Jacob Harman 6th 100m 15.65, 4th 80m hurdles 14.98, 6th long jump 3.79; Caleb Horncastle 3rd 200m 34.56, 4th 1500m 6.52.81, 10th javelin 10.71; Matthew Bennett 7th discus 14.51, 8th long jump 3.42, 8th shot 5.48; Thomas Fellowes 1st hammer 20.95, 2nd discus 21.38, 5th javelin 23.56; 4 x 100m relay team of Harman, Fellowes, Bennett and Fry came 2nd 59.42.

Seven Hereford and County Athletic Club athletes competed for Border Olympians at Cheltenham in the second meeting of the National Junior Athletics League Central Division.

Hannah Barnes made her debut in the league and Stephanie McNally was named athlete of the match for her performance in the shot with a throw of 11.02. Border Olympians finishing third out of six teams.

RESULTS Sarah Weaver 2nd A 100m 13.3, 5th A 200m 28.8, 4th A long jump 3.44; Sophia Day 2nd A hammer 33.65, 5th A discus 21.90, 3rd B shot 6.85; Stephanie McNally 1st shot 11.02, 2nd B javelin 16.88; Sarah Jones 1st A Pole Vault 2.60; Hannah Barnes 2nd B 100m 20.1, 3rd B hammer 17.75, 3rd B discus 16.55; Edward Fletcher 4th A 400m 54.1, 5th A 200m 25.6; Jon Barnes 2nd A javelin 32.55, 3rd A pole vault 2.75, 3rd A discus 22.23 and 4th A 3000m 10.07.0.