A pupil from Taunton School has been crowned the Somerset athletics county champion.
Cerys Lee competed in the Somerset School’s Combined Events Championships last weekend, which was also open to athletes from other areas of the country. The lower sixth student and girls’ captain finished her heptathlon event with three personal bests and as the first Somerset athlete, placing her top of the Somerset leaderboard.
Frank Tickner, head of athletics at Taunton School, commented: “It was an impressive performance, especially given the cold conditions. Cerys should be extremely proud.”
Taunton pupils also competed for the Lutra Shield in Yeovil last weekend, finishing third with Matt Alvarez winning the 100m and 200m races.
Frank added: “All of the students who competed should be delighted with their performances. They contributed a huge amount and their hard work and training really paid off. It was a great start to the athletics season.”