Kinnear brightest of many stars

ERIN KINNEAR (Victoria College) could emerge as the brightest star in the galaxy at the Kit Kat Irish Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday (9 am) when the best and the brightest face each other in what promises to be an action- packed day.

Last weekend at the Antrim Forum she set a new Irish senior record when she cleared 3.77m at the Ulster Schools championships. In the highlight of the meeting, she exceeded the old record which she’d held jointly with her training partner Zoe Brown.

The performance qualifies her for this year’s European Junior Championships in Tampere and takes her to Tullamore on Saturday as the hot favourite for the title on a day of fierce competition.