JOSH Pearson and Candy Lockett were two of the star performers at the Hereford and Worcester County Schools’ Track and Field Championships.

Athletes from schools across the region braved the downpours on Saturday to compete at Nunnery Wood in Worcester.

Here, the best athletes in their district competed not only for the chance to become county champion in their sport, but also use the opportunity to impress selectors for the forthcoming inter-counties Mason Trophy being held at the prestigious Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

Despite the poor conditions, which resulted in the cancellation of the sprint hurdles, high jump and pole vault events, four championships records were set.

St Augustine’s pupil Pearson, from Redditch, ran 36.6 seconds in the junior boys' 300m, beating the record he had set the previous year.

Bromsgrove School’s Candy Lockett also broke her own record in the intermediate girls hammer with a throw of 43.10 metres.

Beth Lloyd, from Alvechurch Middle School, threw 9.96m in the junior girls shot, to beat another long standing record of 9.88m.

Not content with just one county title, a number of athletes managed to claim multiple gold medals on the day, with Droitwich High School’s James Andrews won the junior boys' 200m and the long jump. Ellie England (Bewdley High) did likewise in the same junior girls' events, while Lockett won both the intermediate hammer and discus and Sophie Zgraja from Bromsgrove School won three titles in the senior girls' 100m, 200m and the long jump.

County Schools’ Champions - senior boys: 400m - Andy Pearson, Redditch; 400m - Hurdles Pok Tang, Bromsgrove & Droitwich; Triple Jump - Ben Walker, Bromsgrove & Droitwich; Discus - Nikita Stepanov, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; Javelin - Blake Edwards, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich.

Senior Girls: 100m - Sophie Zgraja, Bromsgrove & Droitwich; 200m - Sophie Zgraja, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; 400m - Anastasia Georgenskaya, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; Long Jump - Sophie Zgraja, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; Triple Jump - O Robbins, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich District; Javelin - O Robbins, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich.

Intermediate Boys: 3000m - Connor Smith, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; Hammer - Archie Freer, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich.

Intermediate Girls: 800m - Isobel James, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; 1500m - Livvy Worth, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; 3000m -Abigail Saker, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; Relay - B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; Discus - Candy Lockett, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; Hammer - Candy Lockett, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich.

Junior Boys: 200m - James Andrews, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; 300m - Josh Pearson, Redditch; Long Jump - James Andrews, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich; Javelin - Sam Chance, B & DBromsgrove & Droitwich.

Junior Girls: 100m - Romaya Warburton, Redditch; Shot - Beth Lloyd, Bromsgrove & Droitwich; Discus - Chloe Dockray, Redditch; Javelin - Maise Hucker, B & DBromsgrove &Droitwich; Hammer - Tayla Mullins, Redditch.