Breen is talk of the Tyne!Byline: By Bill McGuirk Tyne Breen celebrated a double victory at the North of England Under-15 and Under-17 Championships at South Leeds Stadium South Leeds Stadium, also known as the John Charles Centre for Sport after being renamed to commemorate the former Leeds United and Wales footballer, is a stadium in Leeds, England. . The Blaydon athlete won both the under-15 discus and shot putt competitions with efforts of 28:19 and 10:46 metres respectively to add to her double at the North East Championships earlier in the month. Blaydon team-mate Philip Brown Philip Brown (born March 26, 1958) is an American actor probably best known for his performances on television. He first played Billy Martin, the son of Doris Day on The Doris Day Show, from 1968-1971. just failed to repeat Breen's excellent double by the narrowest of margins. After taking gold in the under-17 shot, Brown looked set for a second victory in the discus but a last-round effort by Stockport's Greg Watkins pushed the Tynesider into the silver medal position. Stacey Smith put the disappointment of missing last year's championships behind her by comfortably winning the under-17 800 metres. The Tynedale athlete won the under-15 equivalent in 2004 but injuries kept her on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. for most of the 2005 season. However, she bounced back in emphatic fashion to win in 2:17.26. In the under-15 pole vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. , victory went to Gateshead's Tim Parkin parkin Noun Brit a moist spicy ginger cake usually containing oatmeal [origin unknown] with a clearance, slightly below his best, of 3:25 metres. In his first season, Adam Rowland has bounced on to the athletics scene in a big way. Competing in the under-15 400 metres, the Gateshead runner sped away from his rivals to record 53.34sec, a second quicker than his previous best, to win the title by a commanding margin. After his success on the opening day he attempted to do the double in the 800 metres. However, after winning his heat, he was just run out of a podium finish in the final and finished in fourth place. English Schools' cross-country champion Kate Avery (Shildon), won a highly-competitive under-15 1,500 metres in a new personal-best time of 4:39.43. Seven gold medals were won but there were also many more noteworthy performances. Gateshead's Sigourney Bell was inspired to finish second in the under-15 800 metres, recording a new lifetime best of 2:17.23 behind Blackpool's Jennifer Davies, who tops this year's UK rankings. Another Gateshead athlete, Niall Flannery, ran more than a second quicker than his previous best to finish runner-up in the under-17 400m hurdles. Durham City's Rebekah Wilmhurst won the bronze medal in the under-17 100 metres on the opening day of the championships but went one better the following day in the 200 metres. Despite finishing in fourth place in her 200m heat and claiming the last spot in the final, she improved dramatically to clinch the silver medal. Birtley's Rebecca Pottinger cleared 1:65m in the under-17 high jump to finish in third place. Frustratingly, though, it was the same height as the two girls who finished ahead of her. Bronze medals also went to Chester-le-Street's Carl Smith in the under-17 3,000 metres (9:15.35) and to Gateshead's Rebecca Liddle in the under-15 75m hurdles. Middlesbrough's Yusuf Aliu was denied the gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize by the thickness of a vest in the under-17 100 metres. |
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