Oakbank School has taken the Bradford Schools Athletics Championship after a superb performance which saw them pickup a string of titles.

A total of 14 young athletes from the school were crowned Bradford Champions and 12 were runners-up. A further eight took third places and many others reached finals or achieved personal bests.

Following the championships 15 Oakbank students have been selected to represent Bradford in the West Yorkshire Championships.

In the senior category (years 12 & 13) the pace was set by Sam Clegg who won the 1500m title with Sarah Milner winning the girls 100m and Nicola Leng won the 800m, Nicola Mahemet won the 300m hurdles title.

Intermediate age group winners (years 10 & 11) were: James Sharples (200m), Keith Shackleton (400m), Tobias Neale (800m), Chris Cookson (long jump), Tom Bolger (triple jump), Nicola Lawn (100m), Rebecca Long (300m) in a school record time of 46.9 secs, Jade Temple (triple jump) in a school record of 9.32m.

Naomi Thornton won the Junior (years 8 & 9) shot and in Year 7 Leon smith took the 100m title.

Runners-up were - Inters: Matthew Foulds (discus), Sam Cann (shot), Cathy Frobisher (200m), Kayleigh Barnes (800m), Emma Hartley (1500m), Emma Layton (javelin), Natasha Barnes (discus).

Juniors: Larry Abbott (high jump), Christine Towler (long jump), Stephanie Robinson (discus). Year 7: Chris Cox (400m), Louise Gabrielle (1500m), Tom Brindle (800m).

Third places went to - Inters: Dayne Ward (100m), Luke Smith (javelin), Emma Drake (long jump). Juniors: Casey Dickson (800m), Lucy Savage (100m school record 14.4secs), Charlotte Driver (800m). Year 7: Arley Barnes (1,500m, Yr 7 School record 5m 33secs).

Other members of the team who performed well were -- Inters: Marc Westerman (high jump), Claire Larence (800m), Stephanie Semianczuk (shot), Katie Cartledge (shot), Grace Duffy (javelin), Lianne Watson (discus), Samantha Connor (long jump).

Juniors: James Kaine (100m), Alan Lawson (100m), Ben Petch (200m), Perri Isa (400m, school record), Andy Fox (800m), Nicholas Twigg (1500m), Robert Shaw 1500m), Luke Dowse (shot), S Taylor (100m), Jenna Smith (200m), Hannah Turner (shot), Abigail Wroot (javelin), Heather Sedgley (javelin), Melissa Houldsworth (discus), Chelsea Manning (long jump).

Year 7: James Biddle (200m), George Edmonson 1500m), Sophie Ogden (100m), Eleanor Moor (800m).