HILPERTON twins John and Robert Howorth, competing for the composite Team Avon outfit, claimed good results at the final Youth Development League U20/17 match at Swansea.

John won the U17s 1,500m in 4mins 32.5secs and Robert claimed the U17s 1,500m steeplechase in 5:14.2, with Marshfield’s Themis Bower winning the B event in 5:19.0.

John also tackled the steeplechase for the first time, finishing third in the U20s 2,000m event in 6:51.2, while Robert scored useful points in the javelin with 16.27m.

Caitlin Wosika, of Trowbridge, was runner-up U17s 1,500m in 5:06.7, while St Augustine School sprinter Adam Gordon won the U17s B 200m in 23.5secs as Team Avon finished second to the new Team Devon & Cornwall.