The eight-year-old sprinter took out third place in the 100m race at the NSW Primary Schools Sports Associations (PSSA) Athletics Championships last week.

Cleal travelled to Sydney Olympic Park for the race and placed fifth in his preliminary 100m race on Wednesday, placing him in 14^th position overall out of 43 runners.

The preliminary qualified him for the semi-final, in which he secured second place with a time of 14.99 seconds. This time raised him to fourth place on the ladder, qualifying him for the final.

Cleal ran in the final the next day and came third with a time of 14.98 seconds. The St Xavier’s Primary School student took to the podium to receive a bronze medal alongside the boys who placed first and second.

Cleal broke four records at St Xavier’s’ athletics carnival in August, which led to the Polding Athletics Championships where he qualified for the NSW PSSA Athletics Championships.