Duo back top gongs at presentation night
Young Oswestry Olympians ace Liam Rawlings is hoping his latest award will help him on the pathway to success, following in the footsteps of hero Mo Farah.
The Ruyton-XI-Towns 1,500m runner collected the commemorative Clements Cup at a Shropshire Athletics Association presentation night.
The trophy is given in recognition of the best male performance across the county.
And 12-year-old Rawlings, who ran 4.49.99 in the under-13s boys to secure a new championship record, revealed his honour at the award.
He said: "I haven't won anything like this before. It's an honour, because to think about all of the boys that have competed.
"The trophy looks amazing and they did a good job polishing it! I'm hoping to go through the age groups at Oswestry and keep doing well and run for Britain. That's my target in my head.
"I watch the World Championships and the Olympics. Mo Farah is my hero."
In the girls' category, under-15s javelin thrower Eleanor Vernon came out with the President's Cup for her top performance.
She also set a championship record, throwing 38.55m. Vernon has also previously been UK number one for her age group at under-13s.
The 14-year-old Telford Athletics Club star added: "I started from football and when I throw it in I've got a really long throw so they said go and try javelin.
"I didn't know how to hold the javelin. It's very technical. I learned how to throw it and they said I had good flexibility in my shoulders because I used to be a gymnast.
"It's quite an honour. I think I'll carry on doing sport. All of my friends ask me to come around after school, but if I was sitting inside I'd be bored."
