Olivia Wins English Schools NW Regional Combined Events

Multi-Talented Olivia Montez-Brown will round off a busy season with a National Championship appearance. The West Cheshire AC all-rounder has been crowned Cheshire Schools Combined Events champion after winning the junior girls pentathlon title at Telford in the regional round event. She scored 2993 points which featured a time of 11.4 seconds in the 75m hurdles, 8.40m in the shot, a 1-50m clearance in the high jump, a leap of 5.05m in the long jump, and an 800m time of two minutes 35 seconds, and contributed towards Cheshire winning the overall combined events schools trophy for the fourth year in a row. Montez-Brown won the North of England under 15 girls 75m hurdles title with a winning time of 11.66 seconds at Leigh last month, and added a bronze medal from her long jump appearance with a leap of 4.93m. The Ellesmere Port Catholic High School pupil kicked-off her season when she produced a sensational new county and West Cheshire AC under 15 girls triple jump record of 10.44m to claim the gold medal from the triple jump at the Cheshire Championships in May, and she added a gold from the 75m hurdles (12.4), and secured top spot in the long jump with 4.99m. Montez-Brown, who won this years Cheshire Schools junior girls 75m hurdles title with 11.8 seconds, will now look forward to representing Cheshire at the English Schools Combined Events Finals to be held at Stokes Northwood Stadium, in September.

Four West Cheshire AC members crowned North of England champions.

Four West Cheshire AC members have been crowned North of England champions.Olivia Montez-Brown, Tom Kellett, Kelly Baker, and Amy Williams all secured victories at the Northern Athletics Track and Field Championships staged at Leigh Sports Village.
Olivia, from Ellesmere Port, negotiated the under 15 girls 75m hurdles in a winning time of 11.66 seconds after qualifying with a winning heat time of 12.14 seconds.
And the multi-talented youngster added a bronze medal from her long jump appearance with a leap of 4.93m.
Tom Kellett, from Malpas, powered his way to victory in the under 15 boys hammer competition with a winning throw of 35.22m. which is also a new club record.
Kelly Baker, from Ellesmere Port, nailed a winning put of 11.70m to claim the under 15 girls shot title, after finishing fourth in the discus with a throw of 25.79m.
And Amy Williams, from Chester, continued her memorable season by grabbing success from the under 15 girls long jump with a winning leap of 5.14m.
Amy had broken the 20-year long jump record at the Cheshire Championships earlier in the month on her way to pocketing five gold medals at the two-day county event.
Victoria Anderson cleared 1-65m for a bronze medal in the under 17 womens high jump, just five centimetres ahead of West Cheshire ACs Alice Jennings in fourth spot.
And Victoria finished fourth in the long jump event with 4.91m.
Alice Jennings claimed fourth position in the under 17 womens 300m hurdles final with a time of 46.85 seconds, just two positions ahead of club mate, Gemma Hale, who posted 49.16 seconds.
And Alice also finished sixth with a time of 12.66 seconds in the under 17 womens 80m hurdles final.
Stephen Jones clocked 23.48 seconds for sixth position in the under 17 mens 200m final.
And Leah Ferrie qualified for the under 17 womens 300m final with a time of 42.67 seconds, but did not start in the final.

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