THE Mount Isa Athletics Club officials were looking for scorch marks on the track after the 13-year age group finished the 100 metres races.
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The winners of both races broke the club records for the age group.
Blasting home in the girls race was Tarell Rea in a time of 13.2seconds, taking two-hundredths of a second off the previous record she shared with Holly Johnstone.
The boys race saw Conor Bowden step it up a gear to come home in 12.7s, dropping another one-hundredth of a second off his time from earlier in the year.
Both athletes look perfectly poised for the secondary schools district championships on Friday.
One other record was claimed on the weekend by Kym Stehbens in the 45-49-year women’s discus.
Her throw of 20.82metres added a metre and a half to the record she was sharing with Sharon Dickson.
The perfect 5 from 5 Personal Bests medallion is proving more difficult as the season wears on with Rehan Bell being the only one to secure all five this week.
It could well have been a very different story though as another eight athletes – Michaela Bracs, Kisha Simpson, Jade Scott, Peyton Burden, Harry Morris, Dan Butler, Cooper Douglas and Taku Mandizvidza – all falling only one PB short with 4 from 5.
Craig Williams also gave it a fair crack finishing with 3 PBs and an equal time in his 100m from the five events.
Four-year-old Indy Gell’s ‘‘Big Long Jump’’ will see her take out this week’s ‘‘Top Tot’’ award. Excellent performances continue to see Legend Certificates presented each week with another nine to be awarded to Kisha Simpson, Jaidyn Ferris, Luke Hales, Ally Haddon and the Bracs sisters, Michelle, Renee and Michaela.
Athletics is now coming into championship season with the schools district championships on the last two Fridays of this month.
The Barrier Reef Masters Games in Cairns mid-August is followed a week later by the Schools Regional Championships and Outback Sunset Carnival in Longreach and all culminating at the ANQ Championships in Townsville on September 25-27.
The Mount Isa Athletics Club will have representatives at all of these championships and is expecting good medal hauls at each. Athletics continues this Saturday at Sunset Oval starting at 2pm
