Shropshire stars set a stunning standard

Records tumbled and numerous personal bests were set at the Telford Stadium, including three outstanding performances that rank among the very best in the country.

In the final event of the day, the hammer, brother and sister Jack and Katie Lambert retained the Bristow Trophies for the best boy and girl performances.

Jack, who earlier in the day had finished second in the junior boys shot and won the discus.

He threw the four kilo hammer 56.51m – an English Schools National Standard – to smash the championship best that he set last year.

Jack, from Lacon Childe School, Cleobury Mortimer, is the top ranked junior boy hammer thrower in the UK with a season's best of 57.26m.

And he became the first boy to retain the Bristow Trophy since 1995 and only the third ever in the 28-year-old history of the award.

Katie, now a Ludlow College student, had earlier in the day won the Midlands Under-20 Championships in Nuneaton.

She dashed to Telford to claim her second gold of the day as she threw 54.98m, adding 25 metres to the previous championship best for senior girls.

This gave her the Bristow Trophy for the third consecutive year – an achievement only matched by two other athletes, both throwers, Becky Bartlett ( javelin 2001-2003) and Hayley Rubery (discus 2009-2011).

It is also the first time ever that the same boy and girl have retained both trophies.

Oli Carvell, from Bridgnorth Endowed School, already the No.1 ranked junior 1500m runner in the country, once again demonstrated his class at that distance with a brilliant performance.

He smashed the previous championship best by Gary Hodgson, also from Bridgnorth Endowed and now living in the USA, set at 4.21.2 back in 1996.

Despite one of the heaviest downpours of the day, Carvell stormed round the Telford track in a stunning time of 4.07.0 to clip a staggering 14 seconds off the record.

It was also a personal best and the fastest time in the UK this season.

Toby Jones (William Brookes School) went home with three golds after claiming the junior boys shot (11.62m) javelin (40.30m) and 80m hurdles.

Idsall School's Lucy Elcock also landed a winning double of two golds as she took the junior girls 100m (12.9) and 200m (26.8).

Milly Gough (Ludlow School) went even better, not only bagged a brace of golds.

She also set two new championship best performances as she triumphed in both the junior girls shot (8.54m) and hammer (25.40m).

Ellis Greatrex (Thomas Telford School), who won last year's English Schools Championships 400m and is currently the top ranked one-lap runner in his age group, opted for the shorter 200m on this occasion.

He came home first in 22.6, improving the championship best that he set last year.

Bridgnorth Endowed's Niall Price, who was third in the English Schools junior boys 100m last year, moved up an age group but that did not stop him winning the intermediate boys 100m in 11.2.

Adrian Lloyd Davies (Idsall School) landed an impressive 800-1500m double.

Ludlow School's James Milburn had an excellent day as he claimed a hat-trick of intermediate boy gold medals in the 400m hurdles (59.9), discus (33.84m) and triple jump (13.08m).

Ellie Vernon threw the intermediate girls javelin 41.12m, which is an English Schools National Standard and one of only four such performances on the day.

It was her furthest of the season and puts her into the top 10 in the country. Vernon's school-mate, Megan Broad, celebrated a double sprint victory in the 100m and 200m.

Jess Hibbert, from Idsall, won the inter girls high jump with 1.62m, which equals an English Schools entry standard.

Beth Loveday, another top quality Bridgnorth Endowed athlete, bettered that entry standard as she won the long jump with 5.34m.

Bethan Evans (Thomas Adams School) also went home with two golds in the intermediate girls shot and triple jump.

In addition to Katie Lambert, three other senior girls did extremely well as Dani Langdale (Adcote) improved her own pole vault championship best as she cleared 3.25m.

Dani Rowlinson ran a gritty 3000m race to win in 10.09.6 – an English Schools entry standard that knocked an amazing 25 seconds off a previous mark that was set 29 years ago.

Hannah Malpass (Adams Grammar School) ran an impressive 25.7 in the 200m for another English Schools entry standard.

Shropshire take junior and intermediate teams to the Mason Trophy inter county meeting on Saturday at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

Following that event the selectors will then meet to finalise the 25-strong Shropshire team for the English Schools Championships which will be held in Gateshead in July.

Junior Girls – 100m: Lucy Elcock (I) 12.9. 200m: Lucy Elcock (I) 26.8. 75m Hurdles: Katie Hulme (MB) 12.2. 800m: Elle Humphries (WB) 2.30.3. 1500m: Ruby Carter (MB) 5.02.8. High Jump: Dora Tomlinson (SH) 1.56. Long Jump: Sadie Craig (TT) 4.84. Shot: Milly Gough (L) 8.54. Discus: Francesca Baynes (MH) 18.33. Javelin: Molly Roberts (LL) 25.70. Hammer: Milly Gough (L) 25.40.

Junior Boys – 100m: Valerio Duah (TL) 11.9. 200m: Valerio Duah (TL) 24.2. 300m: Tom Williams (I) 40.6. 80m Hurdles: Toby Jones (WB) 12.9. 800m: Nick Street (WC) 2.17.6. 1500m: Oliver Carvell (BE) 4.07.0. High Jump: Jamaine Turner (TT) 1.50. Long Jump: Luke Barratt (WC) 4.65. Triple Jump: Tom Craddock (WC) 10.60. Shot: Toby Jones (WB) 11.62. Discus: Jack Lambert (LC) 31.87. Javelin: Toby Jones (WB) 40.30. Hammer: Jack Lambert (LC) 56.51. Pole Vault: Thomas Berry (BB) 1.60.

Inter Girls – 100m: Megan Broad (TT) 13.2. 200m: Megan Broad (TT) 26.2. 300m: Molly Andrews (OW) 42.6. 80m Hurdles: Beth Loveday (BE) 12.3. 300m Hurdles: Harriet Thompson (NGH) 50.0. 800m: Kate Farnell (TT) 2.24.0. 1500m: Eva Wade (TPR) 5.00.9. High Jump: Jess Hibbert (I) 1.62. Long Jump: Beth Loveday (BE) 5.34. Triple Jump: Bethan Evans (TA) 10.71. Shot: Bethan Evans (TA) 10.09. Discus: Hannah Cashmore (OW) 19.04. Javelin: Ellie Vernon (TT) 41.12. Hammer: Rhiannon Thomas (MB) 28.97.

Inter Boys – 100m: Niall Price (BE) 11.2. 200m: Ellis Greatrex (TT) 22.6. 400m: Jack Finn (TT) 52.3. 400m Hurdles: James Milburn (L) 59.9. 100m Hurdles: Matthew Yates (I) 16.1. 800m: Adrian Lloyd-Davies (I) 1.58.3. 1500m: Adrian Lloyd-Davies (I) 4.06.5. 3000m: Kaya Saul (C) 11.04.6. 1500m S/C: Dylan Gillett (TT) 4.37.2. High Jump: Matthew Yates (I) 1.70; Jonty Watt (AN) 1.70; Jake Akindutire (TA) 1.70. Long Jump: Krystoff Danek (HLC) 5.96. Tiple Jump: James Milburn (L) 13.08. Shot: Ben Himsworth (I) 11.18. Discus: James Milburn (L) 33.84. Javelin: Henry Owen (WC) 43.25. Pole Vault: Jake Watson (I) 3.60.

Senior Girls – 100m: Lucy Asson (WC) 12.8. 200m: Hannah Malpass (AN) 25.7. 400m: Isobel Cotham (TT) 61.1. 800m: Isobel Cotham (TT) 2.19.9; George Benbow (WC) 2.21.7; Melissa Mann (S C) 2.26.5. 3000m: Dani Rowlinson (WC) 10.09.6. High Jump: Dani Langdale (A) 1.40. Long Jump: Jasmine Tickner (O) 4.41. Triple Jump: Beth Hartland–Griffiths (SG) (WC) 9.41; Jasmine Tickner (O) 9.41. Shot: Natasha Coleman (SG) (WC) 8.74. Discus: Hannah Cocliffe (SG) (WC) 21.33. Javelin: Francesca Garrott (I) 34.54. Hammer:?Katie Lambert (LW) 54.98. Pole Vault:?Dani Langdale (A) 3.35.