There were medals aplenty for Croydon Harrier athletes at the Surrey Schools Championships on Saturday at Kingston, as competitors sought coveted spots for the English Schools Championships next month.

Marcia Sey ran the second quickest U15 girls' 75m hurdles time in the UK to win gold in 11.21 seconds to all but secure her place in the Surrey team.

Training partner Rhiannon Gayle also bagged an English Schools entry standard in the 200m of the same age group, running 25.8secs to take first.

Senior boys David Olajiga (Shot putt) and Rob Sakala (110m hurdles) also won golds with national standard performances to put themselves in the frame for selection.

Other gold medallists included Chrissy-Marie Nagban (inter girls' 200m), Irene Afriye (senior girls' 100m), Chuks Ajeh (inter boys' 100m) and Saskia Navratnam (senior girls' discus).

Among the silver medal winners were Emma Fossett (senior girls' javelin), Ezra Rodrigues (junior boys' 80m hurdles), Taylor Campbell (senior girls' 100m hurdles), Harvey Stainthorpe (senior boys' 400m), Tife Ajibade (senior boys' 100m) and Amanfi Aggrey (junior boys' 100m).

All athletes now face a nervous wait to see if they have done enough to earn selection to the prestigious English Schools Championships in Gateshead next month.

At the South of England championships at Lee Valley, Lee McLaughlin finished an agonising fourth in the showpiece event the men’s 100m.

The ever improving 24-year-old won his first round and semi-final, before clocking 10.80secs in the final.

It will come as good experience as he travels to the British Championships in Birmingham next month.

Damien Powell reached the semi-finals of the same event, while Oje Izirien and Rhys Edwards-Whittle were in action in the first round.

At the Rosenheim League, Croydon virtually secured their place in the August final with a third place finish at Wimbledon.

Harvey Stainthorpe won the 400m (51.3secs), with Jake English (1,500m) and Nate Standing (high jump and long jump) also featuring highly notching runners-up spots.

In road running action, Alex Penfold won the gruelling Tour of Epsom event which entails five races in as many days.

The Brunel student outright won each of the individual stages to guarantee victory by more than a minute.

In parkrun competition, there were three firsts for Croydon athletes including Anna Corby in the women’s category at Lloyd Park, Mark Lynch (Sligo) and Glenn Barden (Hastings).