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2026 Welsh U14, U16, U20 & Para Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Day Two Round-Up
07/06/2026 00:00, In Blog /
Day two of the 2026 Welsh Under-14, Under-16, Under-20 and Para Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships saw a number of athletes continuing their excellent form from the previous day’s action.
Outstanding Welsh Athletics National Development Programme sprinter Darcy Coslett (Llanelli AAC) added the Under-20 women’s 200m title to the 400m title she had won comfortably on Saturday.
In equally emphatic style, Coslett, who is one of the most outstanding Under-18 sprinters in the United Kingdom, cruised to the half-lap gold in 24.77.
Fellow NDP Under-18 athlete Tiana Odugbesan (Cardiff Archers) was second in 25.73 ahead of Sophie Davies (Wrexham AAC) in 27.22.
Earlier in the day, the women’s Under-20 long jump saw a showdown between Odugbesan and fellow NDP athlete Olivia Scrimshaw (Deeside AAC).
Odugbesan took the initiative in the first round leaping to 5.73m, which proved to be the winning distance as Scrimshaw’s best of 5.56m came in the fourth round. The bronze medal went to Lily Hardy (Menai Track and Field) with 4.59m.
There were a trio of NDP throwers in action in the Under-20 women’s discus competition.
Dolly Evans (Carmarthen Harriers) took the honours with a best of 33.16m ahead of her clubmate and fellow NDP athlete Summer Evans with 30.11m. Efa Williams (Swansea Harriers) took bronze with 29.23m. NDP thrower Annabelle Jones (Wrexham AAC) was fourth with 26.43m.
Sunday’s field events got underway with Welsh Athletics National Development Programme Under-18 thrower Amelia Mitchell (Neath Harriers) comfortably winning the Under-20 women’s hammer with a best of 49.23m. Efa Williams (Swansea Harriers) was second in 33.72m with Megan Wood (Deeside AAC) third in 32.31m.
Dylan Holmes (Cardiff Archers) completed the horizontal jumps double on Sunday as he won the Under-16 boys triple jump with a best of 11.70m, having claimed the long jump title the previous day with 5.83m. Ted Lancaster (Aberdare Valley AAC) claimed triple jump silver with 11.20m having also claimed silver in the 300m hurdles and shot put on Saturday.
Jayden Jones (Rhymney Valley AC) followed up his victory in Under-14 boys long jump the previous day by comfortably claiming the boys 80m hurdles title on Sunday. Jones clocked 12.96 ahead of Ryan Kingdom (Cardiff Archers) in 13.41 and clubmate Xavier Wilby-Davies in 13.80.
Another to complete a golden double on Sunday was Alesha Santos (Rhondda AAC). Having won the Under-14 girls 800m time trials on Saturday, Santos added 1500m gold with a time of 4:56.28. Ella Hayes (Deeside AAC) was second in 5:02.66 with clubmate Poppy Boden third in 5:04.51.
In the Under-14 boys 1500m, Harri Morris (Deeside AAC) conjured up a huge PB of 4:29.17 to deny Farley Prichard (Cardiff Athletics) a middle distance double. Prichard clocked 4:32.20 with Rowan Carson (Bridgend Athletics) running 4:32.67.
Martha Bown (Menai Track and Field) took the Under-16 girls 1500m title with 4:53.43 from clubmate Tamsin Seguin in 4:55.58 and Lilly Chapple (Neath Harriers) in 4:58.45.
In the boys final, Nate Greig (Bridgend Athletics) went one better than his 800m silver medal by taking the top spot on the podium in 4:11.71, well ahead of his clubmate Lewis Durston in 4:16.06. Jacob Heaton (Newport Harriers) was third in 4:24.10
Spencer Jones (Wrexham AAC), who is the fastest Under-14 boys race walker in the UK this year, lived up to his billing by taking the Under-14 boys 1K walk in 4:48.64, while Gwen Fitzpatrick (Carmarthen Harriers) was the first Welsh finisher in the girls race in 6:00.16.
Cerys Fitzpatrick (Carmarthen Harriers), who is the number two Under-16 girl in the UK, took the Under-16 girls 3K title in 17:20.86.
The day’s action was completed with a series of 200m finals, the first of which saw Olivia Thomas (Cardiff Archers) complete the Under-14 girls sprint double by comprehensively winning the 200m in 26.32. Sienna Hughes (Colwyn Bay) was second in 27.61 and Essie McGarrige (Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield) third in 28.05.
There was a reverse of the previous day’s Under-16 girls 100m final as Mia Johnson (West Cheshire AC) won the 200m in 24.94 with Moridiat Olagunju (Newport Harriers) second in 25.45 and Abbi Beadle (Cardiff Athletics) third in 26.03.
Meanwhile, Jacob Barnes (Cardiff Athletics) celebrated a golden sprint double by winning the Under-16 boys 200m final in 22.76. Daniel Beale (Cardiff Archers) claimed silver in 23.69 with Uyiosa Dosomah (Cardiff Athletics) third in 23.81.
Harry Dan (Deeside AAC) likewise added the Under-14 boys 200m title to the 100m gold he won the previous day as he clocked 25.25 to just edge out Oscar Brett-Thomas (Cardiff Athletics) with 25.28. Ryan Kingdom (Cardiff Archers) was third in 25.99.
The weekend’s final event saw Lewis Barnes (Cardiff Athletics) win the Welsh Under-20 200m title in 23.40 ahead of Ruairi Harris (Swansea Harriers) in 23.54 and Jacob Gardner (West Cheshire Athletic Club) with 23.69.
Grace Hawker (Cardiff Archers) claimed gold in the U20 Women's shot put throwing 11.97.