Biathlon star is National Triathlon Champion

Published: 10 November, 2010

Already a double British champion in biathlon, Myles Pillage, 12, has taken the Youth D boys title in the National Triathlon Championships. The championships, held in Wolverhampton, featured top young athletes from schools and clubs around the country.

Securing personal bests in the swim and the shoot, Myles finished the swim-shoot-run competition on 3392 points.  Along with twin brother Alex (9^th individually) and James Murphy (7^th individually), he was also part of the winning team, beating Whitgift and West Midlands into second and third place respectively.

Plymouth College had an impressive team of 20 athletes at the national event.  Emily Ackford took silver in Youth D girls with Harriet Mitchell close behind claiming bronze.  Together with Hattie Slade they came second in the team event.  The Plymouth College Youth C girls' team came 5^th.

"I was delighted to see so many strong performances from our athletes", said Director of Modern Pentathlon, Andy Hill. "Myles in particular is developing into a really great all-round athlete. To have secured three national titles this year is truly outstanding and I'm sure he has a very promising future ahead of him."