Young biathlon star takes South West Championship title - 13/5/10

Published: 13 May, 2010

Myles Pillage, 12, has followed up his British Schools biathlon title in March with a win in the MPAGB (Modern Pentathlon Association of Great Britain) South West Biathlon Championships. 

The Plymouth College Year 7 swimming scholar topped the Youth D Boys category with 2548 points, winning the swim and coming second in the run. Competing against 47 top club and school athletes in the region, Myles has qualified for the national championships being held in Liverpool in July.  The Plymouth College team, which included his twin brother Alex Pillage and James Murphy, took the silver medal spot and have also qualified for the national event.

No stranger to winning, Myles was the British Schools Biathlon Champion in Year 5.  He took the 50m freestyle title and record at the IAPS National Swimming Championships when he was in Year 6 and clinched bronze in the National Triathlon Championships the same year.  He then went on to win silver and bronze medals at the 2009 National Swimming Championships and just three weeks ago, he won and broke the record in the 50m fly at the National Arena League Cup final in Sheffield.

Myles does his swimming with Plymouth Leander, while his running and shooting development comes under the Plymouth College Modern Pentathlon Academy banner.  He is also a star rugby player.

"Myles is a very talented young athlete", said Plymouth College Director of Modern Pentathlon, Andy Hill.  "He is going from strength to strength and with significant improvement in his shooting in the last few months, I have high hopes that he will do well in the regional and national triathlon championships later this year."