DYFED schools again had a good team and individual result at the championships at Cardiff as they won the overall team title once again last Saturday (Jul 1).
It is the 24th time since 1989 they have won it (Cardiff and Vale schools are the only other district to have won the Charlie Hughes Trophy in that period). They beat Dyfed into second place in 1996, 2007, 2009 and 2014.
80 athletes competed for Dyfed at Cardiff and this year the Dyfed team was up against a very strong Cardiff and Vale team, a home match for them, Afan Nedd Tawe and five other Welsh school districts.
The Championships on Saturday, June 10, had to be cancelled due to the heavy rain that started at 8am.
This year Dyfed schools were not expected to win as Afan Nedd Tawe (Swansea and Neath/Port Talbot) were the favourites closely followed by a very strong Cardiff and Vale schools team. Both these school districts have a concentrated population and excellent training and competition facilities.
Dyfed were behind the Afan Nedd Tawe schools team for most of the day but came through strongly to win by 17.5 points.
1 Dyfed 529; 2 Afan Nedd Tawe 511.5; 3 Cardiff and Vale 471; 4 South East Wales 311.5; 5 Glamorgan Valleys 309; 6 Eryri 2447;7 North East Wales 233; 8 Powys 225.
Dyfed also won the senior girls and senior boys team trophies.
In the junior boys and middle boys team sections Dyfed came second and third in the Junior and middle girls sections.
At Cardiff the overall team trophy was presented to the two Dyfed schools captains Matthew Williams (Milford) and Carys Jones (Bro Dinefwr) by Gareth Oldham Chairman of Welsh Schools Athletic Association.
At Cardiff Dyfed school athletes won a total of 65 medals (15 gold, 29 silver and 21 bronze).
Hedydd Davies, Dyfed schools secretary and senior team manager for the last 21 years, thanked all the Dyfed school athletes who made the effort to compete for the District in Cardiff.
Their efforts upheld the fine tradition of Dyfed in these championships and the success of Dyfed schools once again was due to the commitment and efforts of all the members of the team. Several members on the day volunteered at short notice to fill in gaps in the team.
A special thanks to Pembrokeshire Harriers members, Jo Salmon, Jane Wheeler, Liz Rowland, Gareth Elliott, Jonathan Phillips and Carmarthen Harriers members Nathan Jones and Delyth Rees for assisting with the administrative duties and field event officiating on the day.
Many Dyfed school athletes have been chosen to compete for the Welsh schools team in the schools international match in Dublin on Saturday, July 15.
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