Capes shines in Sheffield and McNally strikes at Lee Valley
The 11 year-old Nene Valley Harrier, grandson of British shot-putting legend Geoff Capes, won the Under 13 title with a personal best 9.71m.
He finished almost three metres clear of runner-up Alexander Bostwick from Wakefield and is at number three in the UK Under 13 2017 rankings.
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Hide AdLocal athletes were also among the medals at another big indoor meeting at the weekend - the Eastern AA Championships at Lee Valley.
Here pride of place went to 23 year-old Alex McNally of Nene Valley Harriers.
The Femi Akinsanya coached sprinter, who has spent the last three years on a scholarship at The Academy of Art in San Francisco, California, scorched to victory in the senior men’s 60m in 7.14 seconds.
Training partner and Nene Valley clubmate Ashley Watson, a GB bobsleigh team member, took the bronze medal in a personal best 7.18.
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Hide AdIn the senior women’s 60m hurdles there was a silver medal for Peterborough Athletic Club’s Ella De Lucis while in the Under 20 women’s 60m hurdles Megan Sims, also from Peterborough AC, won the bronze.
De Lucis clocked a season’s best 9.12 while Sims finished with a personal best 9.25.
De Lucis almost picked up another medal in the 60m flat. She was just edged out of a podium place when taking fourth position in the final in 8.14 .
Alexandra Pullan of Nene Valley Harriers was another 60m finalist. She finished fifth in the women’s Under 23 final in a personal best 8.20.