Capes was top of the class at the English Schools Championships again
Lawson Capes has won gold in the England Schools Track and Field Championship for the 3rd successive year.
The PANVAC hotshot, and Bourne Grammar School student, won the shot put Intermediate Boys Championship at Birmingham with a throw of 17.56m to give him a comfortable win.
It was an exceptional day for the city club with two medals won as Sean O'Donnell collected the Intermediate Boys 100m silver with a time of 11.01. O’Donnell had bettered this time when running 10.78 in his heat.
Lewis Legge placed 8th in the Intermediate Boys 1500m in a time of 4.17.12. Louie Hemmings knocked five seconds off his personal best (PB) when finishing 11th in the same race with a time of 4:20.67.
Jack Wheatley and Max Roe were both in action in the senior boys 110m hurdles running almost identical times of 15.28 & 15.29 respectively.
Sienna Slater clocked 12.32 in the Intermediate girls 80m hurdles and Louise Hirst took part in the senior girls triple jump, gaining a best distance of 11.11m.
The exploits of Capes in Birmingham were the latest successes on what is turning into a very good season.
Two weeks ago Capes set a new competition record at the Eastern Championships in Cambridge with 17.52m in the shot, breaking the record from 2005 set by Dan Tinkler also of PANVAC.
Capes also set a new discus PB of 47.57m in Cambridge taking gold in that event too. The versatile athlete completed his golden hat-trick with a win in the 100m.
Last week Capes competed in the English Schools Team Cup Final where he captained his school against some top public schools.
Although the shot was a 4kg instead of his usual 5kg he still set a new championship record with a throw of 19.15m, shattering the previous record of 17.41m set in 2001.