MEDALS GALORE FOR YOUNG ACES
WELSH Schools athletics fixtures made a welcome return with two events in the space of four days.
After a three-year absence, the 73rd edition of the Welsh Schools National Track and Field Championships returned to the Cardiff International Sports Stadium in Leckwith.
There were more than 400 athletes competing for one of the eight districts – Afan Nedd Tawe, Cardiff & Vale, Dyfed, Eryri, Glamorgan Valleys, North East Wales, Powys and South East Wales.
Young athletes from approximately 20 Dyfed secondary schools and colleges – the Pembrokeshire, Llanelli, Brianne and Ceredigion areas – were chosen to compete in the Welsh capital following the district’s championships in Carmarthen earlier in the summer.
The team of 60 sprinters, endurance runners, jumpers and throwers included a mix of club athletes as well as those who were experiencing the championships for their first time.
More than 40 medals were won during the championships, including 13 gold medals.
Dyfed Schools team: Cai Allen, Finley Saycell, Carter Norris, Joe Wood, Mathew Mitchell, Noa Harries, William Harries, Finley Bruce, Iwan Thomas, Daniel Price, Rhys Williams, Sam Williams, Oliver Somerfield, Iestyn Davies, Charlie Penny, Ifan Bowen, Iwan Wilson, Osian Roberts, Dafydd Pawlett, Liam Edwards, Frank Morgan, Meirion Lloyd, Callum White, Rhys Lewis, Oscar Willington, Rhys Llewellyn, Cellan Alcock, Ollie Lloyd, Jake Lynock, Cerys
Angharad Jones, Carys Kenniford, Amelia Williams, Yasmin BurgessWilliams, Nele Owens, Dolly Evans, Ellimay Williams, Connie Crook, Mari Wilson, Beatrice Morgan, Lleucu Lloyd, Ffion Ouseley, Frances Mackie, Storm Evans, Sophia ReidThomas, Jessica Lee, Ellie Loweth, Caitlin Chapman, Tia Williams, Lara Thomas, Holly John, Lily Rose Cornelius, Eleanor White, Gracie Griffiths, Amy Tucker, Amy White, Cordelia Walker and Menna Bennett.
A dozen athletes from the district have been selected to represent Welsh Schools at the annual SIAB Schools U17 Track and Field International in Belfast this weekend.
It will feature many of the UK’s best junior athletes from Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland.
The Welsh Schools NASUWT Under-14
and Under-16 Cup and Plate final was held at a new venue this year in Aberdare.
Six secondary schools and eight teams from Dyfed qualified to represent the district in the end-of-season event, joining another 35 schools from across Wales.
Ysgol Bro Dinefwr were the winners of the Under-14 Girls’ Plate, along with Haverfordwest High School Under-16 boys and QE High School Under-16 girls’ teams in the Cup and Plate respectively.
Five other teams from Ysgol Dyffryn Aman (Under-14B and Under16B), Haverfordwest High School (Under-14B) and Ysgol Bro Myrddin (Under-14G and Under-16G) finished in the top five of their respective age groups against strong opposition.