Trinity School, Teignmouth, sent a 65-strong team of athletes to the South West ISA Athletics' Trials, held at Yeovil Athletics Arena, which boasts some of the best facilities in the south west.

A record 900 athletes from a selection of the south west's top independent schools competed for a win in each event, which then guarantees selection for the ISA National Athletics Championships to be held this year at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.

Trinity's athletes excelled themselves once again, gaining a string of first places. Most notably a sprint double by Tammy Dean, who eased to convincing victories in the junior girls' 100m and 200m, recording impressive times in the process.

Tammy is now well placed to compete for top honours in Birmingham.

Will Plunkett and Alfie Chan competed in the intermediate boys' age group, each coming home with victories – Will winning the triple jump and Alfie the high jump. Alfie also went on to record second place in the triple jump, behind Plunkett.

While impressive enough, this performance was made all the sweeter for Alfie as he is currently at the bottom end of the age group, with another year to compete.

Other successes included Tom Smith with first place in the junior boys' javelin, and Charlie Eastwood winning the junior boys' high jump. Again both these boys, currently in Year 8, were competing against Year 9 students.

The shot putt competitions also yielded success. Christian Edbrooke, although not performing to his best, was a clear winner in the Year 7 boys' category, the standard of his performance puts him in a prime position for another success in Birmingham.

Equally impressive was Jamie Isaac-Richards, who heaved his much heavier shot to a similarly impressive distance in the intermediate boys' section, booking his ticket to Birmingham in the process.

'Athletics is a multi-disciplined sport and the all round success achieved by Trinity's athletes can be partly attributed to the competitive nature of the students involved,' said a spokesman for the school.

'However, the comprehensive focus on track and field provided by the physical education curriculum, and an ongoing partnership with Exeter Harriers, has played an equal part and paid dividends for Trinity once again.'