Mon 7 May 2018
On the hottest day of the year so far, several Preston Harriers braved the heat to perform at the Trafford AC Open Medal Meeting, Stretford Park, on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May. U13 boy James Ince had a record breaking day, with gold in the 75m Hurdles in a new Preston Harriers record time of 12.53s, gold in the 100m with a PB of 13.38s and gold in the long jump with 5.01m. U15 boy Isaac Mabya smashed his personal bests both in the 100m (11.98s) with a bronze medal and a silver in the 200m (24.51). U13 girl Emily Rankin recorded double wins in the 150m with a PB of 21.04s and 70m hurdles (12.22 s). Other notable results were U15 girl Eleanor Noblet who ran the 75m hurdles in a 12.92 PB and won bronze in the 100m in 13.26; Kianna Proctor won a silver medal in the 300m in 43.20; U15 boy Luco Barrow gained a PB in the 800m with 2.37.71, Charles Hodgson won silver in the high jump with a leap of 1.40; U11 boy Logan Campbell won a gold medal in the long jump with 3.85m which was a PB, and he also ran a PB in the 75m. U11 girl Sophia Ince also achieved a PB in the long jump with 2.97m.