Louis Schofield leapt to success, achieving Gold medal wins in both the Long Jump and High Jump at the Shropshire Schools County Athletics competition on June 9, gaining him automatic entry in the Mason Trophy later this month.

Year 10 students Louis Schofield and Katie Othen representing Lakelands Academy, are both celebrating personal triumphs at the competition as well as medal wins.

Year 10 student Louis, up against nine other competitors, leapt to the Gold medal positions in the U17s Boys intermediate High Jump at a personal best height of 1.7m and then again in the Long Jump at a winning distance of 6.1m.

“The high jump competition was really close and very hard and I really had to go for it,” Louis said.

“I really enjoyed competing against such high standard and really having to push myself and I was really, really happy to have beaten my own personal best.”

These wins gain him entry into the Mason Trophy Inter County competition on 16th June at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

“I’m nervous but really looking forward to this next competition. It will be the biggest competition I’ve ever been entered for.”

Katie competed in the long jump and also smashed her own personal best times twice, in the U17s Girls intermediate 200m event.

“I was really happy to beat my personal best times, it shows I’m still improving” said Katie.

“My next competition will be in August where I will be representing the Oswestry Olympians again in the 200m and Long Jump and with the time I have to train between now and then, I’m hopeful that I will have improved even more in both events.”