Two West Cheshire AC members secured podium places at an international meeting in Cardiff.

Emily Ball and Matthew Pagan continued their impressive form when competing the annual Welsh International Track and Field Match.

Ball, representing the Midlands, spun the discus to a distance of 39.43m for second spot in the under 20 women’s competition and helped her team finish second overall.

Pagan represented England North in the 4x400m relay and helped the quartet finish third, as the Northern team finished third overall.

Pagan also competed in the 400m at the Inter Counties Track and Field Championships at Bedford where he posted 48.94 seconds in his semi-final after clocking 49.07 seconds in his qualifying heat.

And West Cheshire throws coach, Dave McKay, launched the javelin to 57.81m in the final for 10th spot after qualifying with 60.97m for fifth position in his qualifying pool.

West Cheshire AC’S under 11s squad were out in force at the penultimate round of the Cheshire Track and Field League, staged at Macclesfield.

Zac Dean rounded the under 11 boys 600m in 1:59.2 alongside Uzezi Onomerike, who leaped 3.10m in the long jump, and Noah Barnsley who achieved 3.05m.

Matthew Pagan
Matthew Pagan

Joe Hall launched the soft javelin to 15.24m, while George Hall posted 15.16m and Henry Robinson long jumped 3.07m, while Harry Bugg (2:12.3) and Louis Tegg (2:14.1) rounded the 600m.

Neve Kameen clocked a winning time of 11.1 seconds in her under 11 girls 75m race, and teamed up in the relay with Imogen Pughe who clocked 2:03.2 in the 600m; Stephanie Jones who posted 2:05.2; and Kate Braley who clocked 2:09.7.

Emily Pawlett long jumped 2.50m, alongside Scarlett Ross (2.80m), and Fatoumatta Bojang (3.26m), while Isobel Hunt clocked 2:27.5 in her 600m.

Abi Pawlett posted a new under 13 girls long jump best of 4.53m for victory alongside B winner and clubmate Anna Crayston who achieved 4.46m.

Ethan Milligan cleared a winning height of 1-75m in the under 17 mens high jump, while Lauren Jones won the B under 13 girls javelin with 20.60m, and Erin Stuart clocked a new under 15 girls 100m personal best of 13.1 seconds.

Georgia Barlow equalled her under 17 women’s 100m personal best of 12.6 seconds, while Alice Barnsley cleared 1.35m for second spot in the high jump.

Charlie Douglass won the under 15 boys 200m in a new personal best, alongside 800m winner Sonny Dean, and Keane Harrison nailed a winning put of 7.99m in the under 15 girls shot.

Harvey Tegg and Charlie Potts combined in the under 13 boys shot, and Ethan Fidler and Isaac Tait teamed up in the high jump, while Ewan Brandon and Jacob Simmonds combined in the under 15 boys long jump.

Rob Freeman was West Cheshire AC’s first finisher at the Ellesmere Port Park Run, posting a new personal best time of 20 minutes 10 seconds for sixth spot.

Other West Cheshire finishers included Rory Willson (20th in 22:06) and Rosemary Rogers (27th in a new best of 23:44).