HOLLY Bleasdale is homing in on the senior women’s British record after raising the Under 23 indoor record in the pole vault for the fourth weekend in a row.

The 19-year-old Blackburn Harrier added another two centimetres to clear 4.50m as she won her event at the McCain City Challenge in Sheffield.

Already this season Bleasdale has raised her personal best by 15 centimetres, having previously cleared 4.35m outdoors, and she is second on the all-time UK list – only 10 centimetres shy of Kate Dennison’s 4.60m.

She said: “I came in at 4.15m, which is the highest I’ve ever started at, so I thought I’d give it a good go.

“I just wanted to get a PB (personal best) and stay fresh.

“I was pleased to clear 4.50m and I was quite far over it, so hopefully I can have another good attempt at 4.61m next week at the Aviva UK Trials.”

Also representing the Manchester Warriors at the EIS were Ribble Valley Athletic Club members Leigh Lennon, Nathan Riding and Sam Yates.

Both Lennon and Riding set season’s best performances, with Leigh taking fourth in the women’s 800m with 2:13.82 and Nathan took the same position in the men’s 1500m clocking 3:54.20.

Yates was selected for the men’s medley relay, where Manchester took fifth.

Chorley Athletic Club’s Ian Gouldthorpe won the long jump at the Masters Indoor Open Track and Field meeting with a longest effort of 5.33m, beating former GB decathlete Alex Kruger.