The U11 section of the club collected a fantastic 15 medals (3 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze) at the Minor Athletics Meeting. Nathan Fawcett and Ellie Heydon were the top performers. Nathan won the 400m and the howler*, was 2nd in the 50m and picked up a bronze medal in the standing long jump. Ellie collected a medal of each colour with gold in the howler, silver in the 75m and bronze in the long jump. Silver medals were also collected by Christina Elsdon in the 50m, Oliver Barrett in the 400m which he added to his bronze in the howler, Tom Cowperthwaite in the 600m and Emily Corless in the standing long jump. Caitlin Llewellyn (howler), Jonny Langley (400m) and Lucy Elsdon (75m) all won bronze medals. Although not winning medals on this occasion a further 12 athletes took part including Olivia Nelson, Beth Brown, Jessica Parker, Olivia Campbell, Lauren Beanland, Joe Halpen, Jarryd Purvis, Rebecca Wood, Amy Jack, James Hunter, Owen King and Bethany Lee. Well done to all!
*the howler is a throwing event where athletes throw a small American football with flying fins and importantly, a whistling hole that makes it howl!
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