Outstanding performer Eben Marsh leaps to a new Year 7 long jump record of 5.10m. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0590961)

THE sprinters dominated Tuesday’s Island Secondary Schools’ Sports Day, as records galore were sent tumbling.

All but one of the 100m sprints saw a one equalled or bettered and in total there were eight new bests in both the track and field. It was a staggering performance when you consider how long many of the records have stood and some of the names of those who set them.

Although the racing conditions were absolutely perfect, there is no doubt that the performances of the athletes were as equally stunning. A further six records were equalled and one of these came in one of the races of the day when Theresa Roberts equalled the 100m time of 13.2sec. set a quarter-of-a-century ago, narrowly beating her competitors over the line.

She set a new Year 8 standard of 27.4 outright in the 200m.