MEDWAY & Maidstone athlete Jennifer Pereira produced a powerful finish to clinch fifth place on her Great Britain debut at the Junior Cross Country International in Lisbon in Portugal.

Pereira, who currently heads the Reebok Cross Challenge Under 20 Women's rankings going into the final at Nottingham, made the big move on the last lap

She clocked 14:18 and finished six seconds ahead of Teresa Urbine, the Spanish athlete she overtook

It sealed a narrow team victory for the British junior girls who finished with 10 points to the 11 of runners-up Spain.

Meanwhile, Faversham pole vaulter Natalie Olson achieved a new indoor personal best at the English Institute of Sport's new-state-of-the-art athletics facilities in Sheffield on Saturday.

The 17-year-old Ashford AC member, from Eastling, jumped 3.65m during an event organised for the national pole vault squad. Her 15-year-old sister Hannah Olson also jumped well and was fifth with 3.55m.

* Kent's Anthony Whiteman claimed second place at the New Balance Games in New York on Saturday.

Whiteman, from Bearsted, near Maidstone, was out-sprinted in the men’s mile by Kenyan Elkanah Angwenyi, who won in 4:02.73.

With Whiteman squeezed into second in 4:02.78, with Welsh record holder James Thie (Cardiff AAC) was pushed into third place in 4:02.89.