Isle of Wight athletes set personal bests at Salisbury event

The team travelled to Salisbury last Sunday, where temperatures trackside created challenging conditions.

Despite the heat, some athletes recorded personal bests, and the Quadkids U12 team continued their success.

The girls won their match, securing a top three position in the 24-team league with only one match remaining.

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The boys finished fifth, placing them mid-table in their league.

The combined league position is in the top half.

Amelia Riggs led the charge for the Quadkids girls, emerging as the top girl out of a field of 44.

She broke her club record in the 75m sprint with a time of 10.6 seconds and delivered strong performances in the long jump, vortex throw, and 600m.

Eliza Deegan and Grace Byron, showing rapid improvement, secured equal fifth place, while Lola Abbot, Lottie Frisby (equal 12th), and Prudence Fisher McIntyre (15th) also finished in the top 20.

Wilfred Smith was the highest-placed U12 boy, coming fourth out of 43 athletes, while Malachi Goldberg finished 17th in his first match.

In the main match, there were six teams.

The girls came fourth, and the boys fifth, resulting in a combined fifth place, maintaining their mid-table position.

In the U14 girls' match, Darcey Ettritch set three U14G club records in the 75m hurdles with a time of 13.7 seconds.

She came third in the 100m sprint with another club record time of 13.3 seconds and finished second in her 200m with a time of 28.1 seconds.

Olivia Byron came second in the discus with 23.61m and also secured second place in the shot put with 6.69m.

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In the U16 girls' 300m race, Daisy Selway set a personal best of 43.0 seconds, narrowly finishing second with the winner recording the same time.

She had earlier won her 80m hurdles race.

In the U16 boys' match, Remy Deegan set a new club record in the 300m with a time of 36.2 seconds and also recorded a personal best in the 100m with a time of 11.8 seconds.

Stan Pettifer won the B long jump with a personal best of 5.00m and finished second in a closely contested 100m race with a time of 12.5 seconds.