DASH Athletics Club confirmed it's credentials as Stockport's top track and field Club with superb performances in the Greater Manchester Indoor Athletics League this weekend at Manchester Regional Athletics arena.

With DASH athletes winning an astounding thirty-eight medals the Championships proved to be a fitting finale to the indoor season for the Club's young athletes who have also, in their first season in the Greater Manchester Indoor League, took the League title in four of the six age group competitions, ahead of some of the UK's biggest and most established clubs.

The Under 11 Girls Team, who finished a close second in the League to an outstanding Bolton United Harriers and ahead of third-placed Altrincham, came away with a silver medal from Catherine Giller in the standing long jump and from the sprint relay team of Giller, Chloe Buchan, Sophie Wisdom and Katie Waterworth. There was also a bronze for Sophie Wisdom in the 3 lap race.

The Under 11 Boys dominated the season from start to finish, winning the League ahead of second-placed Bury AC and third-placed Sale Harriers. The boys demonstrated a great team spirit, coming away with a Gold medal in the relay from a team of Leal Dewsnap, Marcus Graham, James Ainley and Sam Cofano. There were individual Gold medals from Matthew Ainley in the Speed Bounce and twin brother James who took the 1 Lap and 3 Lap sprint double. Silver medals came courtesy of Matthew Ainley's vertical jump and a double for Sam Cofano in the 1 Lap sprint and standing long jump. There were bronze medals for Mike Day in the speed bounce and Sam Cofano in the 3 Lap.

The Under 13 Girls team finished sixth in the League behind fifth-placed Trafford AC but came away with Championship medals from Rebecca Muirhead who took silver in the shot put and bronze for Jenni Park in the 2 Lap sprint.

The Under 13 Boys did superbly to win the league ahead of a very strong Trafford AC in second and Bolton United Harriers in third. The Championships brought some great results, including three clean sweeps on the podium. These came in the triple jump, with James Cash finishing ahead of Adam Day and James Cullen. In the speed bounce Alex Gibbons took the gold, Sam Doherty the silver and James Cullen the Gold. In the 6 lap race the Gold medal again went to Gibbons, with another silver for Doherty and bronze for Day. A team of Doherty, Gibbons, Cash and Joe Mullin took silver behind Trafford AC in the sprint relay. Oher individual medals came from Joe Mullin who took gold in the shot and bronze for Cash in the long jump.

The Under 15 Girls were also crowned League Champions and, despite fielding a weakened team due to illness, celebrated in style, with the sprint relay team of Hannah Arnold, Nicky Screawn, Georgie Park and Charlotte Ogden coming away with an emphatic victory and the gold medal. A fortnight after taking bronze in the Northern Championships Triple Jump in Sheffield, Charlotte Ogden excelled to win Gold medals in the triple jump and 2 lap sprint and a bronze in the long jump. Georgie Park took silver medals in the standing triple jump and 4 lap race, losing out on the gold medal in a dip for the line in the latter. Nicky Screawn took bronze in the speed bounce and silver in the 6 lap race.

The Under 15 Boys were also the winners of their League and their Championship medals came via golds for David Ward in the speed bounce and bronzes from Mark Jackson in the speed bounce and Peter Bridgland in the shot put.

DASH AC Head of Coaching, Joe Frost said 'In the Club's first year in the Greater Manchester League and only the fifth year since the founding of the Club, all our teams are doing brilliantly,with the support of a first-class Coaching team and the support of all our Athletes and their families. It's great to start the Olympic year on such a high note, and hopefully these results and all the work that DASH is doing in Stockport's schools will encourage many more young people in Stockport to come down to the Club and try athletics - it really is a sport with something to offer everyone, and who knows, we may have a future Olympic Champion in Stockport!'

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