Niamh crowned Northern champ

NIAMH LE'GALL was crowned a Northern champion at Derby on Sunday.

- BY DENNIS WALL

The West Cheshire Athletic Club sprinter celebrated a gold medal winning performance at Moorways Stadium in the Northern Athletics Track and Field Championships with a new 200m personal best of 24.21 seconds.

Niamh broke the under 20 women's club record and was joined on the medal podium by club mate Holly Bosworth who secured a bronze medal with a new personal best time of 24.68 seconds.

Holly also pocketed a silver medal in the under 20 women's 400m with a new personal best time of 57.03 seconds.

Kara Stoll and Alan Littler were also Northern Championship medallists at Derby.

Kara nailed a throw of 41.91m to achieve a bronze medal in the under 20 women's hammer. And Alan cleared 1-70m with his third attempt to claim a bronze medal from the senior men's high jump as he prepares for an appearance at the European Masters Championships in October.

Lewis Parsons clocked a new personal best of 51.20 seconds in his under 20 men's 400m heat and clocked 51.59 seconds in the final for eighth position.

MACEY JONES and Imogen Pughe represented West Cheshire AC at the Welsh Championships in Cardiff.

Macey finished third with 12.83 seconds in her 100m heat and then posted 12.66 seconds for sixth place in the final.

And Imogen, competing in only her third 400m of the season, ran a time of 60.28 seconds which is a season's best performance by a second.

ARWEN THORNE celebrated five new personal bests while representing Merseyside in the English Schools North West Regional Combined Events Final held at Trafford on Saturday and Sunday.