Three double county champions for Pendle AC
Pendle athletes are celebrating a successful weekend at the county championships with an impressive medal haul.
Members of Pendle Athletic Club, who train at Seedhill running track in Nelson, competed against the county’s finest at the annual Lancashire Athletics Association Championship held at Stanley Park in Blackpool.
The club had three double champions:
- Emmi Higginbottom in the U14 Girls Shot and Javelin
- Lewis Burt in the U16 Boys 200m and 300m
- Anita Saunders in the Senior Women 200m and 400m
Other medallists were:
Marnie Nelson U16 Girls 300m (silver) and 200m (bronze); Kasie Mitchell Senior Women 100m (bronze); Andy Higginbottom Senior Men shot (silver) and hammer (silver)
There were also personal best performances from Julia Biskupiak and Emily Roberts in the U16 Girls 100m and 200m, and Henry Robinson in the U18 Boys 400m.
Lynn Baker, Pendle AC team manager, who helped officiate at the weekend’s event, said: “We are so proud of all of our athletes, who work hard in training all year round to produce these brilliant results.
“Our club is quite small compared to the bigger clubs like Preston and Blackburn so to produce three double champions is a fantastic achievement and is testament to our wonderful coaches.”
Marnie and Lewis have both been selected for the Lancashire team which will compete at. the Judith Temperton U16 & U18 Inter-County Championships in Shildon, near Darlington on May 25.