MATTHEW Pagan has been crowned an English champion!
The West Cheshire AC sprinter posted a 35.74 seconds personal best to win the under 15s boys 300m title at the England Athletics U15s/U17s Championships in Bedford over the weekend.
Pagan was joined on the medal podium by his clubmate Emily Ball, who bagged U15s girls bronze with a 11.51m personal best.
She also finished seventh in the discus with 31.88m.
Olivia Montez-Brown was sixth in the U17s women’s hurdles in 11.80 seconds.
West Cheshire AC finished fourth at the Northern Track and Field League Division Two Promotion Match in Leigh.
Dave McKay and Richard Stocker enjoyed a hat-trick of victories from the throwing circle.
McKay hit 12.12m in the shot, 43.58m in the hammer and 34.15m in the discus, with Stocker powering to 11.59m, 33.34m and 36.73m in the same three events.
McKay also won the javelin with a throw of 54.75m.
Mike Lyness was the winner of the B javelin with 45.42m.
Danielle Erskine (18.4 seconds) and Jenni Potter (19.0 seconds) led the way for the Wests women by teaming up for 100m hurdles success.
Javelin wins went the way of Sophie Percival (29.28m) and Nicola Gore (22.31), who also won the discus with 29.66m.
Rob Tudor was first home for West Cheshire AC at the Birchwood 10k.
He claimed third position in the over 45s age group and 27th position overall in a time of 35 minutes.
Stephen Hillier (194th in 43:34), Mark Davies (203rd in 43:50), Mark Povey (371st in 48:55), Julie Wood (455th in 51:04) and Brian Beattie (462nd in 51:15) followed up.
West Cheshire AC is aiming to capitalise on the success of the London 2012 Olympics Games.
The thriving club is staging a free ‘Come and Try Athletics Session’ at its Stanney Oaks track in Ellesmere Port this Saturday, between 10am and noon, for anyone aged nine and above.
Anyone interested in taking part is requested to arrive no later than 10am because the Paralympic Torch Relay is scheduled to pass the Stanney Oaks Leisure Centre entrance at 10.30am.
