REBECCA White finally achieved her first legal triple jump of over 13 metres when she won the British Universities Championships at Gateshead.

The clearance of 13.02m put her tenth in the all time National Rankings List and lifts her to the top of this year's standings with Ashia Hanson still to jump outdoors.

It was her 12th BUSA Championship gold medal in her last Championship and she also took silver in the long jump with 6.09m.

Sadly, the meeting at Gateshead was overshadowed by the death of England Junior International Ed Prickett, who was involved in a road accident outside the stadium while warming down after winning his heat of the 5,000m.

Personal bests

THERE were personal best performances all round for Hyndburn Athletic Club at the Bank Holiday Meeting at Trafford.

Eight athletes set new marks with Curtis Pearce also a race winner. The under 15 lowered his best by a second to 2:08 in the 800m while Nathan Riding in second clocked 2:15 for a nine-second improvement.

There were successes at the same distance for under 17s Nicola Barnes and Michael Smith, and under 15s Leigh Lennon, Ashleigh Williams and Jennifer Mitchell, while under 13 William Eaton reduced his 600m time by four seconds to 1:56.

Athletes from Park High School and Pendle also lowered their personal best times at Trafford.

Only a week after running 2:21.9 for the 800m, Park High under 15 prospect Tiffany Boswell clocked 2:21.5 to finish second.

Jane Hancock registered 46.2 for the under 17s 300m while Rebecca Robinson was the third improver, this time in the under 15s 1500m.

Pendle's Ben Lindsay set his best time of 2:03.4 in winning the under 17s 800m and while Eleanor Markendale's long jump of 5.18m was not a PB, it won her the under 15s contest.

Comfortable win

ENGLAND International Pauline Powell was an easy winner at the Rosemere Cancer 5K Run on Sunday.

In a field of nearly 300 runners, only three men finished clear of Pauline, whose time was 16:40.

Elsewhere, Clayton's Mark Brown was eighth and third veteran in the Ten-mile Ravenstones Brow Fell Race at Saddleworth.

Club mate Dave Gregory was third vet and 12th overall at the Keswick Half Marathon in 1:21:47 with Chorley Harrier Gareth Booth 20th in 1:25:02.

Phil Bolton of Rossendale Harriers was the winning under 14 boy in the recent Bunny Run Fell Series.

Bolton won two races and was second in the other two.

Carl Andrew and Paul Wadsworth took fourth and fifth in the under 16s.

First for Taylor

THERE was more success for Dale at the Haslingden High School Fun Run where Phil Taylor was first and Katie Ireland was second woman at the age of 13.

Women's winner was former member Louise Cooper, who now lives in the south, and represents Belgrave Harriers.

Recently she ran the London Marathon in 2:54.