LUCY HATFIELD secured first and second placed finishes as she starred at the Tipton Summer Series event at Tipton Sports Academy.
Competing in the under 11 age group, the Bromsgrove & Redditch Athletic Club youngster finished second in the 150m in 25.6secs and first in the 600m with a terrific time of 2:06.7.
Other B&R athletes shone as Chelsea Wright was second in the women’s under 17s 800m race in 2:26.1, whilst in the under 17s 800m men’s B race Alexander Johnson was victorious in 2:15.5.
The 800m mixed race saw Rebecca Selvey top the pile in the V/40 standings in 2:38.3.
B&R girls Natalie Hatfield and Ruth Gameson were in fine form in the 1,500m mixed B races as they took on athletes much older than themselves.
Natalie was first in the under 13s race in 5:08.6 and Ruth was first in the under 20s race in 5:29.8.
Conor Smith continued his good form in the 1,500m race with a second placed finish in both the overall race and his age group in 4:07.5.
THE MIDLANDS 10,000m Championships saw former B&R runner Joe Smith set another personal best as he led the Tipton Harriers team home in fourth place in 31:40.3.
The race was won by Cheltenham’s Graham Rush in 31:01.7.
B&R’s Laura Keyte, running among the men in her last race before returning home to Argentina, produced a superb performance to finish second lady in 38:02.9.
