Good performances from Vale schools at B Cup Final.

The A Cup Final is for the winning schools in each of the four sections at the six preliminary round matches while the B Cup Final is for second placed schools.

Both finals were held at Jenner Park, with competing schools able to field two athletes in each individual event. Close competitions were the order of the day in all four sections.

In the u16 boys’ contest, for pupils in years 9 & 10, Vale schools provided the A winner in 8 events.

Year 9 Arran Reid, the Cardiff & Vale Schools u15 200 metres champion, finished ahead of the field over 200 metres and won the long jump with a leap of 5.20 metres while his Barry Comprehensive team-mate, year 10 Michael Hamonda, claimed a double in the 80 metres hurdles and javelin. Cowbridge dominated the two middle distance races with experienced Cardiff & Vale Schools year 10 cross-country representatives Elliot Mears and Oliver Beaman winning the 800 metres and 1500 respectively. St Cyres also enjoyed success with year 10 pupils Duke Durham and Ben Harding taking the 300 metres and shot respectively and year 9 Matthew Roan clearing 1.60 metres to add victory in this event to his win in the Cardiff & Vale Schools u15 championships.

Thanks to a solid all-round team performance, Barry Comprehensive claimed this title with a score of 183.5, with Cowbridge (175) second and St Cyres (147) fifth.

The Llantwit u16 girls finished second behind Llanishen in their preliminary match but responded here with a very positive set of performances, which included A wins for Natalie Parsons (75 Hur) and Jess Richards (Shot) while year 9 Lucy Taylor was another Cardiff & Vale Schools u15 champion to win her speciality event, the long jump. In addition, experienced year 9 Fiona Bray (Cowbridge) won the 1500 metres and Bryn Hafren gained victories in the 100 metres and javelin thanks to the efforts of year 10 pupils Ellie Carter and Toyah Newman. The end result was a win for Llantwit with a score of 175, four points ahead of second placed Cowbridge, with Bryn Hafren (148) sharing third spot.

Teams from Stanwell narrowly failed to take titles in both u14 competitions.

Stanwell year 8 Tom Williams was the top Vale performer in the boys contest, winning both the 100 metres and the long jump, as his school (176) finished just one point behind the winning team from Bishop of Llandaff (177).

The Penarth school had three A winners in the girls competition – year 8 pupils Sara Doust and Natalie Gill in the 800 and high jump respectively and year 7 Kate Coker over 1500 metres – while Bryn Hafren provided both sprint winners, Catrin Cosier in the 100 and Carys Knapman over 200.

The Llanishen girls, beaten by Llantwit in their preliminary, just held off the Stanwell challenge, winning with a score of 166 with Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr and Stanwell sharing second spot on 163, and Bryn Hafren (147) fourth.

Team winners from this competition will receive their plaque at the Cardiff & the Vale Schools Track & Field Presentation Evening, which will be held at Cardiff High School on Tuesday, September 8, starting at 7 pm.

VALE RESULTS

U16 Boys

100 – A: 2 Brad White (Bar) 12.4; 5 Sam Street (Cow) 12.9; 6 Joe Davies (St Cy) 13.0; 100 – B: 1 Rhys James (Bar) 12.7; 4 Christian Walters (Cow) 13.0

200 – A: 1 Arran Reid (Bar) 24.6; 3 Jack Laidlaw (Cow) 25.4; 5 Ben White (St Cy) 27.0; 200 – B: 1 Kurt Fackrell (Cow) 26.3; 2 Frank Roe (Bar) 26.4; 6 Tim Glossop (St Cy) 33.0

300 – A: 1 Duke Durham (St Cy) 40.4; 2 Josh Spence (Bar) 41.4; 4 Dillon Morgan (Cow) 43.2; 300 – B: 2 Connor Doyle (Bar) 43.4; 4 James Griffiths (Cow) 45.2

800 – A: 1 Elliot Mears (Cow) 2:07.9; 3 Daniel Lewis (St Cy) 2:17.7; 5 Damien Robinson (Bar) 2:22.4; 800 – B: 2 Josh Thomas (Cow) 2:23.5; 4 Dimitri Fallas (St Cy) 2:28.1; 5 Ricky Sansome (Bar) 2:32.2

1500 – A: 1 Oliver Beaman (Cow) 4:33.9; 3 Matthew Edwards (Bar) 4:39.4; 5 Sam Middlemiss (St Cy) 5:15.9; 1500 – B: 1 Callam Barrie (Bar) 4:42.0; 3 John Davies (Cow) 4:59.6

80 Hur – A: 1 Michael Hamonda (Bar) 12.7; 2 Matthew Roan (St Cy) 13.1; 3 James Williams (Cow) 13.2; 80 Hur – B: 1 Ashley Wilson (St Cy) 13.6; 4 Lloyd Jerwood (Cow) 14.4; 5 Josh Albertides (Bar) 14.6

HJ – A: 1 Matthew Roan (St Cy) 1.60; 2 Josh Albertides (Bar) 1.60; 3= Josh Thomas (Cow) 1.50; HJ – B: 2 James Williams (Cow) 1.50; 4= Will Powell (Bar) 1.35; 6 Ashley Wilson (St Cy) 1.30

LJ – A: 1 Arran Reid (Bar) 5.20; 3 Lloyd Jerwood (Cow) 5.06; 4 Duke Durham (St Cy) 5.03; LJ – B: 1 Rhys James (Bar) 4.73; 2 Daniel Lewis (St Cy) 4.52; 3 Christian Walters (Cow) 4.48

SP (4kg) – A: 1 Ben Harding (St Cy) 13.16; 4 Dillon Morgan (Cow) 11.32; 5 Brad White (Bar) 10.93; SP – B: 2 Gus Rees-McPherson (Cow) 10.37; 5 Jacob Adams (Bar) 9.23

DT (1.25kg) – A: 4 Lewys Hopkin (Cow) 24.17; 5 Ricky Sansome (Bar) 23.28; 6 Tim Glossop (St Cy) 15.83; DT – B: James Griffiths (Cow) NT; Jamie Oatan (Bar) NT

JT (600g) – A: 1 Michael Hamonda (Bar) 36.68; 2 Sam Middlemiss (St Cy) 35.32; 4 Sam Roberts (Cow) 32.21; JT – B: 2 Oliver Beaman (Cow) 28.41; 4 Jordan Clarke (Bar) 24.60; 6 Ben White (St Cy) 17.25

4x100: 3 Barry 49.3; 4 Cowbridge 50.3; 6 St Cyres 51.4

Team: 1 Barry 183.5; 2 Cowbridge 175; 3 Radyr 174; 4 Llanishen 165; 5 St Cyres 147; 6 Corpus Christi 145.5

U14 Boys

100 – A: 1 Tom Williams (Stan) 12.0; 4 George Griffiths (Cow) 13.6; 100 - B: 3 Harry Dowell-Bennett (Cow) 13.7; 4 Sion Thomas (Stan) 14.5

200 - A: 4 Matteo Holmes (Stan) 28.4; 5 James Whittingham (Cow) 28.9; 200 – B: 1 Rory Hay (Stan) 28.6; 6 Brad Rosser (Cow) 30.0

300 - A: 2 Harry Roberts (Stan) 44.5; 5 Rhys Elms (Cow) 46.5; 300 - B: 3 Nick Boudier (Stan) 46.9; 6 George Francis (Cow) 50.2

800 - A: 2 Chris Brace (Cow) 2:35.9; 3 Jake Bosza (Stan) 2:36.7; 800 - B: 2 Josh Thomas (Cow) 2:36.7; 4 Tomaz Phillips (Stan) 2:46.1

1500 - A: 2 Elliot Richards (Stan) 5:17.4; 4 Jason Sami (Cow) 5:34.5; 1500 - B: 2 Jake Morgan (Cow) 5:52.8; 4 Tom Bellingham (Stan) 5:59.5

75 Hur - A: 2 Harri Thomas (Cow) 13.0; 3 Luke Bowles (Stan) 14.9; 75 Hur - B: 1 Chris Powell (Cow) 13.9; 4 Fraser Hodgkins (Stan) 16.1

HJ - A: 4 Declan Thomas (Cow) 1.30; 5 Luke Bowles (Stan) 1.30; HJ - B: 3 Rhys Elms (Cow) 1.25; 6 Nick Boudier (Stan) 1.20

LJ - A: 1 Tom Williams (Stan) 5.06; 2 George Griffiths (Cow) 4.71; LJ - B: 1 Josh Thomas (Cow) 4.37; 6 Rory Hone (Stan) 3.86

SP (3.25kg) - A: 3 Matthew Allen (Stan) 9.50; 4 Joe Gaughas (Cow) 9.42; SP - B: 1 David Payne (Stan) 9.13; 2 Harry Dowell-Bennett (Cow) 8.26

DT (1kg) - A: 2 Sam Hall (Stan) 21.22; 4 Harry Collier (Cow) 19.26; DT - B: 2 Harry Roberts (Stan) 20.32; 4 Rhys Cogan (Cow) 16.70

JT (400g) - A: 2 Logan Bibb (Cow) 30.57; 3 Matteo Holmes (Stan) 27.54; JT - B: 1 James Whittingham (Cow) 27.51; Fraser Hodgkins (Stan) NT

4x100: 2 Stanwell 52.4; 5 Cowbridge 54.8

Team: 1 Bishop of Llandaff 177; 2 Stanwell 176; 3 Cowbridge 174; 4 Whitchurch 173.5

U16 Girls

100 – A: 1 Ellie Carter (Bryn H) 13.6; 2 Lucy Taylor (Lwt) 14.0; 4 Romy Killick (Cow) 14.3; 100 – B: 1 Chalise Ludvigson (Bryn H) 14.3; 3 Bethan Flynn (Lwt) 14.6; 4 Sophie Lloyd (Cow) 14.8

200 – A: 4 Jessica Hayes (Cow) 30.3; 5 Emma Worrall (Lwt) 30.6; 6 Danielle Close (Bryn H) 33.6; 200 – B: 1 Toyah Newman (Bryn H) 30.3; 3 Megan Davies (Lwt) 30.8; 5 Bethan Moorcraft (Cow) 32.5

800 – A: 2 Rachel Bradshaw (Cow) 2:51.3; 4 Chelsea Keeling (Lwt) 3:04.3; 6 Katie Mills (Bryn H) 3.10.0; 800 – B: 1 Katie Howson (Cow) 3:02.2; 2 Lauren Westerland (Lwt) 3:07.8; 4 Bethan Thorngate (Bryn H) 3:20.4

1500 – A: 1 Fiona Bray (Cow) 5:39.9; 2 Anthea Young (Lwt) 5:41.0; 5 Sarah Herbert (Bryn H) 6:50.6; 1500 – B: 1 Katie Wynne (Cow) 6:07.7; 3 Amy Baldry (Lwt) 6:28.0; 4 Courtney Taylor (Bryn H) 7:04.7

75 Hur – A: 1 Natalie Parsons (Lwt) 12.9; 2 Molly Williams (Cow) 13.2; 6 Megan Thickpenny (Bryn H) 17.7; 75 Hur – B: 1 Chloe Phillips (Lwt) 13.6; 3 Georgina Jackson (Cow) 15.3

HJ – A: 2 Natalie Parsons (Lwt) 1.40; 4 Becky Thomas (Cow) 1.35; 5 Ellie Carter (Bryn H) 1.35; HJ – B: 1 Emma Worrall (Lwt) 1.35; 2 Molly Llewelyn (Cow) 1.35; 4 Katie Mills (Bryn H) 1.30

LJ – A: 1 Lucy Taylor (Lwt) 4.65; 4 Sarah Herbert (Bryn H) 3.77; 5 Sophie Burrows (Cow) 3.66; LJ – B: 1 Jess Tidley (Cow) 3.64; 2 Chalise Ludvigson (Bryn H) 3.59; 4 Chloe Phillips (Lwt) 3.50

SP (3.25kg) – A: 1 Jess Richards (Lwt) 8.57; 2 Jessica Hayes (Cow) 7.80; 3 Elise Tyler (Bryn H) 6.69; SP - B: 1 Bethan Moorcraft (Cow) 7.38; 2 Megan Thickpenny (Bryn H) 6.21; 3 Lauren Westerland (Lwt) 5.99

DT (1kg) - A: 3 Megan Davies (Lwt) 16.84; 4 Amy Taylor (Cow) 16.44; 6 Bethan Thorngate (Bryn H) 11.95; DT – B: 2 Bethan Flynn (Lwt) 16.34; 3 Lucy Bason (Cow) 12.96

JT (600g) - A: 1 Toyah Newman (Bryn H) 23.85; 3 Georgina Jackson (Cow) 18.04; 4 Danielle Davies (Lwt) 15.03; JT – B: 2 Katie Howson (Cow) 15.89; 3 Hannah Yarr (Bryn H) 15.06; 4 Emily Brookes (Lwt) 14.27

4x100: 2 Bryn Hafren 56.2; 3 Llantwit Major 56.9; 4 Cowbridge 57.2

Team: 1 Llantwit Major 175; 2 Cowbridge 171; 3= Bryn Hafren 148

U14 Girls

100 - A: 1 Catrin Cosier (Bryn H) 13.6; 4 Sophie Boyle (Stan) 14.8; 100 - B: 4 Alice Nottingham (Stan) 15.3; 5 Gabby James (Bryn H) 15.9

200 - A: 1 Carys Knapman (Bryn H) 29.3; 5 Rachel Rourke (Stan) 33.7; 200 - B: 5 Holly Lam (Stan) 36.4; 6 Chloe James (Bryn H) 39.6

800 - A: 1 Sara Doust (Stan) 2:52.7; 3 Tillie Carter (Bryn H) 2:53.5; 800 - B: 1 Chloe Eva (Stan) 2:59.9; 3 Kanisha Underdown (Bryn H) 3:04.5

1500 - A: 1 Kate Coker (Stan) 5:30.1; 2 Rachel Cosier (Bryn H) 5:53.1; 1500 - B: 1 Erin Murray (Stan) 5:52.2; 6 Zoe Hodgkinson (Bryn H) 7:39.1

70 Hur - A: 5 Jamie Lee Collins (Bryn H) 17.2; 6 Anika Burget (Stan) 17.8; 70 Hur - B: 2 Natalie Gill (Stan) 14.2; 4 Emily Quick (Bryn H) 14.9

HJ - A: 1 Natalie Gill (Stan) 1.30; 2 Catrin Cosier (Bryn H) 1.30; HJ - B: 1 Sophie Boyle (Stan) 1.25; 3 Temeka McCann (Bryn H) 1.20

LJ - A: 2 Carys Knapman (Bryn H) 3.55; 5 Alice Nottingham (Stan) 3.40; LJ - B: 3 Tillie Carter (Bryn H) 3.41; 6 Kate Coker (Stan) 2.52

SP (2.72kg) - A: 2 Bethany Parkhouse (Stan) 7.38; 5 Rachel Cosier (Bryn H) 5.47; SP - B: 1 Holly Lam (Stan) 6.49; 6 Kanisha Underdown (Bryn H) 4.15

DT (0.75kg) - A: 5 Laura Spencer (Bryn H) 11.72; 6 Katie Phillips (Stan) 10.94; DT - B: 5 Chloe James (Bryn H) 10.76; 6 Sara Doust (Stan) 8.68

JT (400g) - A: 3 Erin Murray (Stan) 15.60; 6 Jaime Lee Cummings (Bryn H) 11.27; JT - B: 5 Chloe Eva (Stan) 9.25; 6 Nikita Statham (Bryn H) 8.93

4x100: 1 Bryn Hafren 57.9; 2 Stanwell 59.8

Team: 1 Llanishen 166; 2= Stanwell 163; 4 Bryn Hafren 147