Ruth Laybourn, Nadia Bromley and Laura Teasdale competed in the five-event, one-day tournament.

Both Laybourn and Bromley, who have good pedigrees in the multi-events, clinched titles at U17 and U15 levels respectively.

Laybourn totted up 3,267 points which left her a good way ahead of runner up P Boyd (Mandale Harriers) on 3,148. Third-placed E Morris from South Shields collected 3,115.

Laybourn's gold-winning statistics were: 50m, 7.0 secs; long jump, 4.92m; shot putt, 8.05m; high jump, 1.51m; 50m hurdles. 8.2 secs.

Bromley is also becoming a dab hand at the multi-events, and beat off 23 other athletes for her gold medal.

She totalled 3391 points over 300 ahead of second-placed Liverpool Harriers athlete S Devoy. Kendal's C Huck was well down in third on 2923.

Bromley's gold-winning statistics were: 50m, 7.2 secs; long jump, 5.29m; shot putt, 10.15m: high jump, 1.54m; 50m hurdles, 8.5 sees.

Teasdale meanwhile did extremely well in her first-ever U15 multievents competition.

She is still only 12 and was the youngest competitor in the age group. She finished 20th with 1966 points. Her statistics were: 50m, 8.1 secs; long jump, 4.22m; shot putt, 6.97m; high jump, 1.30m; 50m hurdles 10.3 secs.