Island athletes shine at county championship event
Athletes from the Isle of Wight performed well at a county championship event.
Athletes competed at the Portsmouth Mountbatten Centre at the Hampshire County Championship.
This includes athletes from the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
Jacob Patey had a notable weekend.
Emily Fry returns to form with long jump bronze despite recent injury setback (Image: Supplied) On May 10, he was narrowly beaten in the 400m hurdles, securing a silver medal with a season's best time of 58.54 seconds.
The winner was Nic Ackermann from Guernsey, setting up an anticipated Island Games rematch in Orkney this summer.
On May 11, Jacob won another silver in the high jump, achieving a personal best of 1.75m.
This performance also qualifies him to compete in the same event at the upcoming Games.
His standout performance of the weekend came in the 110m hurdles, where he clinched gold with a time of 16.74 seconds into a headwind.
Archie Pearson claimed bronze in the U20 men's 800m, finishing with a time of 2:00.90 in a closely contested race.
He is set to compete in middle-distance races at the Games in Orkney.
Lucy Rann took home bronze in the women's shot put with a throw of 10.02m and finished fifth in the discus with 26.83m.
Lucy is currently ranked Britain's No. 2 W40 athlete in these events.
Veteran athlete Emily Fry, despite missing the 100m sprint on the first day due to a foot injury, managed to secure a bronze medal in the long jump with her best jump of 5.07m in two years.
Other athletes also delivered commendable performances.
Sophie McCallum, who is also set to compete in Orkney, finished second in her 100m heat and raced well to finish fifth in the final, despite battling strong headwinds.
Holly Whitter came fifth in the senior 100m and fourth in the javelin.
Noah Patey achieved a personal best of 4:21.95, finishing ninth in the senior 1500m.
The Foster brothers, Seb and Theo, finished tenth and fifth in their respective 1500m and 800m races.
In the U15 boys' shot put, Ben McCormack came fourth, and Noah Gartell finished seventh in the javelin with a personal best.
Lastly, Ollie Donovan finished fifth in his 800m heat.
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