Capes, who is chasing his fifth successive title, leads 12 PANVAC athletes into English Schools Championship action
Medal favourite Lawson Capes is one of 12 PANVAC youngsters to have been selected to compete in the English Schools Championships in Birmingham on July 10/11.
Capes, a Bourne Academy student, is a highly-ranked shot put star chasing his fifth successive English Schools title.
The selected PANVAC athletes are: Senior boys: Lawson Capes, Harry Collister, Sean O’Donnell; Intermediate boys: Alex Allen, Louie Hemmings, Lewis Legge, George Smith; Junior boys: Alfie Oloare; Senior girls: Charlotte Smith; Intermediate girls: Iris Kwakye; Junior girls: Elyse Morgan, Zina Nwamarah.
Meanwhile two PANVAC athletes won gold at the East Region English Schools Combined Events Championships at Bedford.
Jack Carruthers collected the senior boys decathlon title with his best performances coming in the jumps. He achieved 6.10m in the long jump and 1.80m in the high jump.
Zina Nwamarah won gold in the junior girls pentathlon. A 1.53m high jump and an 80m hurdles race which she completed in 13.2 sent her on her way to first place.
Jake Biggadike picked up the junior boys pentathlon bronze medal. Biggadike was the second quickest youngster in the 800m with his time of 2:22.5 being just half a second slower than the fastest time of the day.
Damian McNally finished 8th in the intermediate boys octathlon, with Leticia Arch was 11th in the intermediate girls heptathlon. Romily Sondh finished 12th in the junior girls pentathlon.
OPEN EVENING
PANVAC hosted a ‘Midsummer Open Evening' at the Embankment, comprising sprint and middle distance race and there were many fine performances from the club’s athletes, both young and slightly older.
Emilia Storta won the under 12 girls 100m in a time of 11.19. She also ran 1:51.43 in the 600m. Under 14 girls Lilly Twumasi and Isla-May Kenton also ran quick 100ms clocking times of 13.76 and 13.96 respectively.
Harry Collister was the fastest PANVAC runner in both the 100 and 200m with times of 11.54 and 23.78. Under 14 Alfie Olaore ran 11.96 for 100m.
Holly Aslin was the fastest girl in the 100m with a 12.68 clocking, while masters skipper Claire Smith ran 28.19 over 200m.
Finlay McGrory clocked 52.34 in the 400m with Charlotte Smith the fastest lady in 61.94.
Dave Bush ran 38.66 in the 300m with Amelia Evans clocking 54.03
Finlay Smith and Lillya Bellabiod were the fastest boy and girl in the 800m. Smith clocked 2:03.66 to Bellabiod’s 2:41.80. Sam Spriggs went round the 1,500m in 4:11.52.
Max Beckett of Thorney Running Club was the fastest male 600m runner with a time of 1:52.65.