An uncharateristic dry, warm, windless day brought the best out of the athletes in the 34th Duchy Open Meeting, sponsored by Cornish Holiday Cottages and held at the Carn Brea Leisure Centre last weekend.

The Under 13 Boys discus proved to be the event of the day, with a relative newcomer to the athletic scene, Dan Head (Redruth School), setting a new county record of 30 metres 15, beating the talented Mount’s Bay Harrier Jack Trewhella (25 metres 95). Dan’s performance catapults him into third place in the Under 13 National Rankings, with surely much more still to come.

Conditions proved ideal for the middle distance runners, with Conor Robinson (Cornwall AC) knocking over one second off his 1,500 metre personal best, winning the Under 17 race in a very fast three minutes 55.1. Another Cornwall AC athlete, Andrew Worden, produced a classy winning double, knocking almost five seconds off his 800 metres best, dipping under the two minute barrier for the first time, crossing the line in 1 minute 59.8 and later in the day powered his way around the 400 metres in a very swift 52.3 seconds. The pick of the performances in the Senior track races came from Ollie Gibson, wearing the yellow and green of Cornwall AC for the first time, who began cautiously in the 3,000 metres, before upping the pace and sprinting home in the fine time of eight minutes 39.8. Cornwall AC’s James Hill (Under 20), recorded a hat trick of victories in the throws, although the shot was the only common denominator. Three names to keep an eye out for in the future are the Cornwall Athletic Club youngsters, Eleanor Lloyd (Under 11), Cameron Wilson (Under 11) and Chessie Waters (Under 13). Eleanor and Cameron both won their respective 75 metres, 150 metres and long jump events, with Chessie being more versatile, running, jumping and throwing to victory in the 1,500 metres (5 33.2), pole vault (two metres 30) and javelin (20 metres 92).

It was good to see David Green back in action after a summer out with injury and despite being below his best, he cruised home in the Senior 100 metres (11.9) and 200 metres (24.2), before tackling the high jump and clearing 1 metre 60.

Results - Under 11 Girls: 75m 1 Eleanor Lloyd CAC 11.7 2 Maya Groves 12.0 3 Katie Hughes CAC 12.2. 150m I Eleanor Lloyd 23.6 2 Bethany Trevail NP 24.6 3 Jasmine Grey ECH 24.3, 600m 1 Jasmine Gray ECH 1.58.1, 2 Katie Hughes CAC 2.00.3, 3 Maya Groves PER. Long Jump 1 Eleanor Lloyd CAC 3m95 2 Bethany Trevail NP 3m46, 3 Imogen Tointon NP 3m40.Pole Vault 1 Bethany Trevail NP 2m00 2 Molly Caudery CAC 1m60.

Under 13 Girls: 100m 1 Laurire Dawkins EXH 14.4, 2 Georgia Doyle Lay CAC 15.2, 3 Charlotte Redworth CAC 15.4. 200m 1 Laurie Dawkins EXH 29.7 2 Kerenza Hurr CAC 31.1 3 Georgia Doyle Lay CAC 31.9. 800m 1 Poppy Tank PAC 2.34.3 2 Claudia Carlyon NP 2.41.2 3 Lily England NP 2.41.2. 1500m 1 Francesca Waters CAC 5.33.2 2 Lowenna Hawkey NP 5.52.5 3 Bethany Parsons PAC 6.27.8. Long Jump 1 Kerenza Hurr CAC 3m81 2 Georgia Doyle Lay CAC 3m71 3 Alica Piper CAC 3m55. High Jump 1 Kerenza Hurr 1m25 2 Lowenna Hawkey NP 1M20 3 Claudia Carlyon NP 1m20. Shot 1 Chanice Sheffield CAC 4m79. Javelin 1 Francesca Waters CAC 20m92 2 Laurie Dawkins EXH 20m08 3 Katy Jones CAC 10m 13. Pole Vault 1. Francesca Waters CAC 2m30.

Under 15 Girls: 100m 1 Freya Tubb READ 13.9, 2 Rachel Coneys TAM 14.4, 3 Michaela Williams CAC 14.4. 200m 1 Lottie Jose CAC 29.4 2 Michaela Williams CAC 29.5 3 Charlotte Lowe NP 30.1. 800m 1 Lottie Jose CAC 2.33.4 2 Melissa Keveren 2.51.4 3 Alisha Johnson BWF 2.53.5. 1500m 1 Phoebe Carlyon NP 6.00.1. Long Jump 1 Freya Tubb READ 4m23 2 Libby Cock CAC 3m90 3 Alisha Johnson BWF 3m11 2 Triple Jump 1 Charlotte Lowe NP 8m81. High Jump 1 Freya Tubb READ 1m 40 2 Phoebe Carlyon NP 1m30 3 Michaela Williams CAC 1m30. Shot 1 Karis Harrington NP 10m65 2 Libby Cock CAC 5m89 3 Alisha Johnson BWF 4m90. Javelin 1 Karis Harrington NP 24m97 2 Phoebe Carlyon NP 13.25. Hammer 1 Karis Harrington NP 20m37.Pole Vault 1. Charlotte Lowe NP 2m91.

Under 17 Women: 200m 1 Lamorna Newman CAC 26.6.2 Jenny Baker CAC 29.6. 300m 1 .Alice Vage CAC 45.3 2 Katie Yeomans NP 46.8. 800m 1 Alice Vage CAC 2.32.7. 1500m 1 Cyrna Carne NP 5.42.8. Long Jump 1 Kiani Pay CAC 4m75. Triple Jump 1 Lamorna Newman CAC 10m38 2 Kiani Pay CAC 9m80 3 Katie Yeomans NP 9m 15. High Jump 1 Jenny Baker CAC 1m52 2 Kerensa Hawkey NP 1m35 Shot 1 Kiani Pay 8m89 2 Alice Vage CAC 7m40. Discus 1 Emma O'Hara RAD 34m18.

Under 20 Women: 1500m 1 Heidi Cottam CAC 5.08.3 Shot 2 Amanda Mancey CAC 6m82 Javelin 1 Amanda Mancey CAC 28m63 Senior Women: 100m 1 Hayley Harvey PAC 13.0. 200m 1 Hayley Harvey PAC 26.5. 1500m 1 Katie Knowles BW 4.37.4 2 Jenny Almey CAC 5.17.7. 3000m 1 Emma Stallard CAC 10.04.5. Shot 1 Kim Rawling NP 8m57. Discus 1 Kim Rawling NP 28m27. Hammer 1 Kim Rawling NP 33m86 Veteran Women: 1500m 1 Sue Ogilvie NP 5.42.9. Shot Mo Pearson CAC 9m11. Discus 1 Mo Pearson CAC 21m79.

Under 11 Boys: 75m 1 Cameron Wilson CAC 11.5 2 2 Bertie Holdworth TS 11.8 3 Kaya Cairney NP 11.9. 150m 1 Cameron Wilson CAC 23.0 2 Bertie Holdsworth TS 23.5 3 Kaya Cairney NP 24.1 600m 1 Bertie Holdsworth TS 1.54.0, 2 Freddie Bareham CAC 1.55.4, 3 Kaye Cairney NP 2.00.8. Long Jump 1 Cameron Wilson CAC 3m68 2 Tyler Thompson CAC 3m63 3 Jamie Willmott CAC 3m48.

Under 13 Boys: 100m 1 Liam Kelland PAC 14.0, 2 Finlay Holden HC 14.0, 3 Peter Tointon NP 14.2. 200m 1 Liam Kelland PAC 28.2 2 Daniel Hubble CAC 28.5 3 James Fradley NEW 29.8 800m 1 Jacob Wood MBH 2.34.9 2 Ciaran Johnson BWF 2.45.2 3 Luke Craddock NP 2.45.5. 1500m 1 James Fradley NEW 4.52.0 2 Benjamin Boulter BH 5.04.0 Long Jump 1 Peter Tointon NP 4m31 2 James Fradley NEW 3.85 3 Aidan Patton NP 3m83. High Jump 1 Sam Robins NP 1m40 2 Brandon Huddy NP 1m25 3 Fynley Caudery CAC 1m 15 Shot 1 Jack Trewhella MBH 10m30 2 Patrick Swan CAC 9m52 3 Daniel Hubble CAC 8m 45. Javelin 1 Jack Trewhella MBH 30m58 2 Sam Robins NP 26m64 3 Aidan Patton NP 23.01. Discus 1 Dan Head RS 30m15 2 Jack Trewhella MBH 25m95 3 Patrick Swan CAC 20m85. PV 1 Fynley Caudery CAC 1m90.

Under 15 Boys: 100m 1 Sam Trevena CS 13.0, 2 James Houseman NP 13.0, 3 Jake Mankin CAC 13.1. 200m 1 Dominic Osborne NT 26.9 2 Sam Crowter EXH 28.8 3 James Craddock NP 29.4. 400m 1 Kieran Rowe NP 58.1 2 Sam Trevena CS 3 Dominic Osborne NT 60.3. 800m 1 Kieran Rowe NP 2.17.4 2 Paul Fradley NEW 2.21.1 3 Oscar Holdsworth TS 2.21.8 1500m 1 Tom Wood MBH 4.54.5. Long Jump 1 Jack Mankin CAC 4m64 2 Kieran Rowe NP 4.46 3 James Craddock NP 4m01. High Jump 1 James Houseman NP 1m75 2 Connor Swan CAC 1m60 3 Corey Cross NP 1m 35. Shot 1 Martin Walker TAU 10m20 2 Kieran Westlake CAC 9m82. Javelin 1 Connor Swan CAC 40m78 2 James Houseman NP 33n43 3 Jack Mankin CAC 30m25. Discus 1 Jake Banevicius CAC 39m89 2 Connor Swan 28.69 3 Martin Walker TAU 26m02. Hammer 1 Martin Walker TAU 31m12 2 Jake Banevicius CAC 27.50 3 Kieran Westlake CAC 25.35. Pole Vault 1 James Craddock NP 1m80.

Under 17 Men: 100m 1 James Hedges HOR 12.0, 2 Peter Conway CAC 12.1, 3 Ross Whitworth CAC 12.4. 200m 1 James Hedges HOR 24.2 2 Oliver Baylin CAC 25.2 3 Max Holdsworth TS 26.4 400m 1 Andrew Worden CAC 52.3 2 Hugh Bayley EXH 53.5 3 Edwrad O'Hara RAD 53.9. 800m 1 Andrew Worden 1.59.8 2 Alex King BWF 2.11.9 3 Max Holdsworth TS 2.31.7. 1500m 1 Conor Robinson CAC 3.55.1 3000m 1 Callum Jones CAC 9.29.5, 2 Rob Glading CAC 11.03.0. Long Jump 1 Harry Woodward NP 5m71 2 Jay Hussaini CAC 4m88. High Jump 1 Harry Woodward NP 1m70 Triple Jump 1 Hugh Bayley EXH 10m99 Shot 1 Edward O'Hara RAD 10m77. Javelin 1 Callum Jones CAC 34m29 2 Nathan Osborne 33m09 3 Max Holdsworth TS 33m00. Discus 1 Edward O'Hara RAD 31m29 Under 20 Men: 100m 1 Dave Willis CAC 11.6, 2 Phil Warwicker CAC 11.8, 3 Dexter Cater NP 12.0. 200m 1 Dave Willis CAC 23.7 2 Liam Dury CAC 25.1. 400m 1 Sam Harry CAC 52.7 2 Dexter Cater NP 53.1 3 Dave Willis CAC 53.8. 800m 1 Sam Harry CAC 2.04.5 2 Dean Scott NP 2.18.7. Long Jump 1 Jay Hill NP 6m 24 2 Phil Warwicker CAC 5m91 3 Jordan Henwood 5m81 Triple Jump 1 Phil Warwicker CAC 13m09 2 Dave Willis CAC 11m14. High Jump 1 Dexter Cater NP 1m 80 Shot 1 Matt Halton NP 15m01 2 Jay Hill NP 11m 56. Javelin 1 Jay Hill NP 34m52 Discus 1 Matt Halton NP 32m24. Hammer 1 Jay Hill NP 60m91 2 Jordan Henwood NP 33m06. Pole Vault 1 Jordan Henwood NP 4m20.

Senior Men: 100m 1 David Green CAC 11.9, 2 Graham Always U 17.7. 200m 1 David Green CAC 24.2 2 Tom Howell StAC 30.3 Graham Always U 38.8. 400m 1 Jordan West CAC 53.5 2 Daniel Murrant CAC 55.5 3 Matt Taylor CAC 58.2. 800m 1 Justin Thomas CAC 2.10.8 2 Simon Howard NP 2.11.3. 3 Martin Wills CAC 2.30.8. 1500m 1 Ollie Gibson CAC 4.04.4 2 Jordan West CAC 4.20.0 3 Gareth Massey CAC 4.20.1. 3000m 1 Ollie Gibson CAC 8.39.8 2 Nathan Kitchen CAC 12.38.2. Long Jump 1 Matt Harris StAC 6m01 2 Matt Taylor CAC 5m53 High Jump 1 David Green CAC 1m60 Shot 1 James Hill CAC 10m09 2 Nathan Kitchen CAC 8m66. Javelin 1 James Hill CAC 43m98 2 Nathan Kitchen CAC 26m31 3 Graham Always U 12m53. Discus 1 James Hill CAC 34m37 2 Nathan Kitchen CAC 26m92 Pole Vault 1 Stuart Caudery CAC 2m27 2 Dave Waters CAC 2m40 Veteran Men: 100m 1 Sean Cater NP 13.4. 400m 1 Sean Cater NP 63.0.1500m 1 Paul Wright NP 5.30.8. 3000m 1 Paul Wright NP 11.22.6, 2 John Horton NP 11.23.6. 800m 1 John Telford CAC 2.09.3 2 John Scott NP 2.11.4, Shot 1 Alan Lester CAC (V80) 5m92. Javelin 1 Dave Waters CAC 27m71.Discus 1 Dave Waters CAC 20m17 2 Alan Lester (Vet80) CAC 17m61 Hammer 1 Alan Lester (Vet80) CAC 21m 15.