N WALES SPRINTERS REACH FINALS
Former Colwyn Bay athlete Rachel Johncock and Wrexham's Hannah Thomas both reached their final at the Britich Athletics Championships in Sheffield.
Johncock (Swansea) was third in her 60m heat in 7.47 behind fellow junior Jodie Williams and the experienced Mont el Douglas. She then clocked 7.36 in the next round, finishing fourth, and in the final was seventh in 7.45.
In the 200m Thomas came second in her heat in a season's best of 24.57 and in the final was sixth in 24.83.
Another North Walian in ghood from was Deeside's Owen Smith, who is still recovering from injury. He set a new season's best of 48.12 - eight/hundredths of a second outside his pb - in the 400m.
Welsh record holder Sally Peake (Birchfield) from Hawarden came fourth in the pole vault with a best clearance of 4.16, well below her best, but her clubmate Adele Nicholl from Welshpool was sixth overall and first U20 in the 4k shot, claiming a season's best of 14.25m.
Former Colwyn Bay athlete Rachel Johncock and Wrexham's Hannah Thomas both reached their final at the Britich Athletics Championships in Sheffield.
Johncock (Swansea) was third in her 60m heat in 7.47 behind fellow junior Jodie Williams and the experienced Mont el Douglas. She then clocked 7.36 in the next round, finishing fourth, and in the final was seventh in 7.45.
In the 200m Thomas came second in her heat in a season's best of 24.57 and in the final was sixth in 24.83.
Another North Walian in ghood from was Deeside's Owen Smith, who is still recovering from injury. He set a new season's best of 48.12 - eight/hundredths of a second outside his pb - in the 400m.
Welsh record holder Sally Peake (Birchfield) from Hawarden came fourth in the pole vault with a best clearance of 4.16, well below her best, but her clubmate Adele Nicholl from Welshpool was sixth overall and first U20 in the 4k shot, claiming a season's best of 14.25m.
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