JENNA Blundell soared to fifth in the UK rankings for U17 women with a blistering personal best in the South West Schools’ Track & Field Championships, at the Exeter Arena, writes KEVIN FAHEY.

The 15-year-old St Laurence School student, from Bradford on Avon, won the inter girls’ 80m hurdles in a time of 11.57secs which clipped 0.23secs off her legal electronic best time.

It was one of Wiltshire’s best performances of the meeting and certainly puts Blundell in contention for a place in the final off the English Championships next month.

For good measure, Blundell was also third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.65m, which was also a PB by 3cms.

Other impressive Wiltshire winners included fellow sprint hurdler Sam Roberts, sprinters Will Browne and Zoe Mattacks, plus middle distance runners Rory Howorth and Anna Burt .

South West Schools’ Track & Field Championships, Exeter Arena (A=Avon; W=Wiltshire) (E=English Schools’ qualifying standard; N=National Standard).

Senior boys - 100: 2 Will Kennedy (W) 11.14; 4 Jordan Earley (W) 11.29; 200 (+1.9w): 1 Kennedy 22.62; 4 Ben Wells (A) 23.23; 400: 3 Oliver Shad (W) 50.69 (hts 50.34); 800: 4 Michael Proffitt (A) 2:02.94; 5 Joe Gentry (A) 2:05.33; 1500: 1 Jaymee Domoney (W) 4:01.47; 4 Cameron Perkins (W)4:15.60; 3000: 3 David Warnes (A) 9:27.70; 400H: 1 Callum Short (W) 56.99; HJ: 3 Adam Brooks (A) 1.88; Jav: 4 Nick Ritchings (W) 45.58.

Inter boys – 100: 3 Daniel Brooks (A) 11.12 (E); DNS Ulas Akkkus (W) (hts 11.38); 200:1 Cameron Sprague (A) 21.89 (N); 400: 7 Sam Waddell (W) 54.48; 800 3 Themis Bower (A) 2:02.72; 6 Elliott Doughty (G) 2:09.40; 7 Alex James (W) 2:09.87; 1500: 7 Dan Davis (W) 4:31.84; 3000: 3 Hugh Sadler (A) 9:20.09; 3 Max Davies (A) 9:30.93; 100H: 1 Sam Roberts (W) 13.48 (N); 4 Jack Moore (A) 14.43; 400H: 2 Joe Collins (W) 57.46; 5 Sam Chivers (A) 62.11; 7 Reuben Wilmshurst (A) 65.53; 4x100 relay: 1 Avon 44.85; 1500 S/C: 3 John Howorth (W) 4:35.92 (E ); 4 Robert Howorth (W) 4:35.93; PV: 4 Kurt Cameron (A) no height; HJ: 7 Jack Rigby (W) 1.76; 8 Kieran Short (W) 1.76; 8 David Thomas (A) 1.76; LJ: 2 Jake Burkey (W) 6.33; TJ: 3 Jake Nicholson (W) 12.55; 6 Sam Chivers (A) 11.65; SP: 6 Josh Ricketts (W) 10.62; DT: 7 Robert Jedrzejczak (A) 31.13; Jav: 1 Nick Rusinov (W) 52.50 €; HT: 1 Tyler Molton (A) 47.12; 3 Ricketts 36.88.

Junior boys – 100: 1 Nathanael Mitchell (A) 11.6 (hts 11.48); 3 Will Browne (W) 11.8; 7 Will Clarke (W) 12.2; 200: 1 Mitchell 23.63 (E ); 5 Femi Akinbobola (W) 24.36; 6 Browne 24.39; 300: 3 Aaron Belchamber (A) 39.56; 5 Ethan Stock (W) 39.97; 6 Mitchell Young (A) 40.29; 800: 1 Abdi Hasan (A) 2:05.39; 5 William Ackerley (W) 2:12.64; 7 Max Sockett (W) 2:13.42; 1500: 1 Rory Howorth (W) 4:11.91 (N); 7 Jordan Murray (W) 4:26.62; 10 Sam Gentry (A) 4:30.22; 11 Will Morris (W) 4:30.61; 12 Justin Davies (A) 4:33.39; 80H: 2 Kieran Appleton (W) 11.90 (E ) ; 3 Dan Taylor (W) 12.09; 4x100m: 2 Wilts 48.43; 3 Avon 49.11; HJ: 4 Ransford Ako’nai (W) 1.66; LJ: 1 Ako’nai 5.91 (E ); 5 William Scammell (W) 5.69; 7 Leighton Tuodolo (A) 5.25; TJ: 5 Cameron Harvey (W) 11.21; 6 Tim Leong (A) 11.18; 7 James Lanfear (A) 11.09; SP: 5 Sami Eatherden (A) 10.53; 6 Deago Bailey (A) 10.38; Jav: 5 Robbie Milne (W) 38.42; 6 Archie Carr (A) 33.68; DT: 8 Igor Grindley (W) 27.42; 11 Liam Hillier (A) 23.60; HT: 2 Toby Conibear (A) 34.62.

Senior girls – 100 (+1.5w): 1 Zoe Mattacks (W) 12.54; 2 Sarah Smith (A) 12.80; 400: 1 Beatrice Fordham (W) 60.73; 6 Sarah Long (A) 63.34; 800: 4 Ella Brimble (A) 2:33.44; 1500: 1 Ellie Wallace (A) 4:42.81; 5 Yasmin Watling (W) 5:00.99; 100H: 2 Mattacks 15.67; LJ: 2 Abby Miles (W) 5.55 (E ); SP: 4 Imogen Davies (W) 8.50; DT: 3 Davies 26.34.

Inter girls – 100: 4 Leitichia Faulknor (A) 12.88; 5 Emily Arrell (W) 12.92; 6 Polly Maton (W) 12.93; 200: 3 Abisola Ojo (A) 26.47; 4 Skye Allen (W) 26.56; 5 Arrell 26.66; 800: 1 Anna Burt (A) 2:09.49 (N); 5 Harriet Emery (A) 2:21.53; 6 Caroline Brenchley (W) 2:26.80; 7 Nancy Dineen (A) 2:28.81; 1500: 2 Jade Littlechild (W) 4:51.66; 3000: 3 Olivia Burton (A) 10:55.13; 4 Elizabeth Plews (A) 11:08.52; 80H (+1.5w): 1 Jenna Blundell (W) 11.57 (N); 4 Sophie Parker (A) 12.52; 300H: 3 Imogen Dawe-Lane (W) 45.97 (E ); 1500S/C: 2 Caitlin Wosika (W) 5:15.4 (N); 4x100m relay: 2 Wilts 50.87; PV: 1 Molly Caudery (C ) 3.95 (CBP & N); 2 Esther Leong (A) 3.25 (E ); 3 Caroline Walder (A) 2.95; LJ: 7 Polly Maton (W) 5.12; 8 Harriet Legg (W) 4.74; 9 Ellie Shail (A) 4.74; TJ: 7 Ottilie Knight (W) 10.03; 8 Scarlett Thompson (W) 9.92; 10 Lucy Durham (A) 9.79; HJ: 3 Blundell 1.65 (E ); 7 Renee Jelf (A) 1.59; SP: 3 Emma Bakare (A) 12.39 (E ) 4 Georgina Henry (W) 11.58 (E ); DT: 3 Catherine Clayton (A) 32.32; 6 Georgia Pickford (W) 28.28; 7 Georgina Henry (W) 18.77; Jav: 3 Knight 37.21 (E ); 7 Bakare 29.73; HT: 2 Anna Loughlin (A) 45.99 (E ); 4 Ella Adams (A) 37.90; 8 Chloe Pitts (A) 35.15; 9 Zoe Bishop (W) 32.78.

Junior girls – 100: 3 Rhiannon Bowen (A) 13.16; 200: 1 Khiaana Kofi (A) 25.98 (E ); 2 Jessica Fraser (A) 26.57; 800: 4 Katie Jones (A) 2:22.79; 6 Rosie Whitehead (A) 2:24.41; B: 2 Eleanor Webster (A) 2:24.46; 3 Susie Hirst (W) 2:25.41; 8 Eva Porter (W) 2:32.54; 1500: 2 Enya Maylor (A) 4:49.11; 11 Megan Poole (W) 5:09.27; 15 Louise Webb (W) 5:11.40; 75H: 6 Isobel Viant (W) 12.02; 4x100m relay: 2 Avon 51.31 (E ); HJ: 6 Lottie Newcombe (W) 1.46; 8 Abigai Elms(W) 1.41; LJ: 2 Tia Jackson (A) 5.25 (N); 12 Sophie Lawrence (W) 4.38; 13 Isobel Norris (W) 4.38 SP: 1 Norris 10.11; 2 Molly Hole (W) 10.04; 7 Victoria Oge-Evans (W) 8.97; 9 Zoe Okoye (A) 8.31; DT: 1 Anna Merritt (A) 32.90;5 Olivia Gregory (W) 27.89 (E ); 7 Niamh Boulton (A) 25.71; 10 Alex John (A) 22.21; Jav: 9 Hole 25.72; HT: 2 Merritt 35.59; 4 Lean Hale (A) 33.40; 5 Katie Loach (W) 29.11.