TEENAGERS from Worcester Athletic Club enjoyed success at the Midlands Under 15s and 17s Championships.

Eleven to 16-year-olds travelled from as far as Bath and Stoke to Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium for the competition which included the under 13s quadrathlon.

Worcester’s Jenny Nesbitt, a Royal Grammar School pupil, has had a stellar season to date under coach Dave Walker’s watchful eye and is sixth in the UK under 17s rankings for the 1,500 metres.

She proved too strong for Cannock and Stafford’s junior international Becky Straw, running clear to claim gold in the under 17s girls’ 1,500m in four minutes 37.22 seconds to finish four seconds clear of the field.

Zoe Styles, 15, bagged a brace of bronze medals in the under 17s 100m and 200m, overcoming headwinds to record times of 12.95 seconds and 26.65 respectively.

With another year to come in the age group, Styles and her coach Mike Bennett will be confident of even greater things to come in 2012.

One of the youngest Worcester athletes competing in Birmingham was Ben Clarke in the under 13s boys’ quadrathlon.

Personal bests in the long jump and high jump secured Clarke the overall silver medal position.

Perhaps better known for his middle-distance displays, the Worcestershire under 13s 800m champion’s all-round athleticism shone through and he marked himself out as a bright prospect for the future.

Finishing just outside of the medals, several Worcester athletes still caught the eye.

Georgina Greenwood was fourth in the triple jump and high jump with efforts of 9.86m and 1.50m respectively.

Hakim Shepherd did likewise in the triple jump with a leap of 12.20m and Tom Stock clocked 4.24.58 in the 1,500m.

Other notable performances were Heather Paton’s fifth place in the under 17s girls’ 80m hurdles and Harry May’s long jump and 100m personal bests in the under 13s boys’ quadrathlon.