NATIONAL SHOW: Thomas Hardye students Kelley Ireland, Scott Civil and Rosie Smith
DORSET schools shone at the Modern Pentathlon National Biathlon Championships - taking five medals.
Held at Bath University, Dorset students once again showed their prowess on the track and in the pool by putting in consistently high level performances.
St Osmund's Middle School, Dorchester enjoyed particular success through highly- rated year seven pupils Peter Horne and Peter Thornton.
Both lads pulled off personal best times in the 50m swim and the 1,000m run. Horne's run was particularly outstanding and his efforts clinched him a well-earned bronze medal. Thornton moved himself up two places in the rankings to finish 12th overall.
Martyn Bagwell, Head of PE at St Osmund's said: "We're all very proud of the two Peters. They are talented youngsters but most of all they are very dedicated and this is what gets their impressive results year on year."
Another Dorset bronze came courtesy of Beaminster School student Tom Crew who also claimed Best Swim. Jo Puckett just missed out on a medal to finish fourth.
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The two golds were won by Talbot Heath trio Gracie Howie, Shelby Haysom and Isabella Huntingdon in the team event and Melissa Courtney.
Thomas Hardye School sent three students to the National Championships. Scott Civil and Rosie Smith, both from year ten, and Kelley Ireland, who competed in the year 12/13 age group, finished 15th, 18th and 23rd respectively.
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES: Peter Horne and Peter Thornton of St Osmund's Middle School
Meanwhile, Kelley's younger brother Hugh, a year five pupil at St Andrew's CE Primary School, Weymouth, came in 17th place, achieving a personal best in his 50m swim.
Students from Sir John Colfox maintained the school's good record at National level in previous years with seven qualifiers and a bronze - scooped by year 11 trio Lauren Podger, Lucy Tweed and Abi Letherby.
School-mates Beth Letherby, Anna Roberts Wray and Holly Butt (year seven) came fourth as a team with the former achieving a personal best in the pool to finish in ninth as an individual. Oscar Tweed of year ten also took part.
All Saints' School, Weymouth, saw Laura Chitty placed 19th while James Dawson, from Weymouth College, pulled off a personal best to finish fifth in the 100m swim and finish 13th overall.
Matthew Fry, in year seven at Thorners School, was placed 29th with a personal best in the swim.
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