Medals galore for Bury athletes at the Greater Manchester Championships

The Greater Manchester Track and Field Championships took place at the Leigh Sports Village over the weekend with five Bury AC members crowned as county championships with several more amongst the medals and with many setting new personal bests in their respective events. The opening events on the track and field saw immediate success for the club. Alia Braithwaite was the runaway winner of the senior women’s 3000m in a new PB of 10.49.02. Sam Gooddy made a welcome return to competition and he won the U20 mens hammer competition with a PB throw of 34.57. The most successful athlete for Bury over the weekend was Matilda Nott who won the U14 girl’s 100m on Saturday in 12.62 and then won the 200m on Sunday with 25.90. Vying for the title was Ethan Statham who placed 2^nd in the U14 boys 800m on Saturday with a PB of 2.16.34, but then won the 1500m on Sunday in 4.47.28 in a tactical race.

Combined event athlete Jemima Miles won the U20 women’s 100m hurdles on Sunday in a season’s best of 15.67. She also took 2^nd in javelin with a season’s best throw of 27.04 and 2^nd in high jump with 1.50, also a season’s best. Silver medals went to Mylah Collier in the U14 girl’s 800m, 2.27.81 PB; Violette Overlunde in the U14 girl’s 200m, 26.88 and discus 19.28. and Luke Drinnan in the U20 men’s 400m, 58.39 PB.  There were bronze medals for Findley McCallum in the U12 boys 150m, 23.90 PB; Sammy McBride-Duerden in the U14 boy’s 80m hurdles, 16.32 and 200m, 26.98 PB, Heidi Wilkinson in the U14 girl’s 1500m, 5.10.56 PB; Luke Drinnan in the U20 men’s 100m, 11.83 PB and Violette Overlunde in the U14 girls 100m, 13.25 and long jump, 4.05.

Just missing out on medals were Nancy Blain, 4^th in the U14 girl’s 200m, 27.70 PB; Christian Platt, 4^th in the senior men’s discus, 33.59; Isla Taylor, 5^th in the U15 girl’s 1500m, 5.27.76 PB; Agatha Wragg in the U16 girl’s 300m, 44.81 PB and Laiyah Manjra, 5^th in the U12 girl’s 600m, 1.58.95 PB. The other club members who competed over the weekend were Rocksan Minkeng, 7^th in his heat in the senior men’s 100m, 12.31 PB and in his heat in the 200m, 24.54; Lydia Catz, 6^th in the U16 100m, 13.78 PB and 7^th in her heat in the 200m, 29.01; Niamh Murray, 7^th in the U14 girls 1500m, 5.32.59 PB; Myla Bryan, 7^th in the U14 800m, 2.49.78 PB and Seth Berger, 11^th in the U12 600m, 2.04.00 PB.