TWO of Tamworth's fastest-rising athletics stars have shone at the NSW junior athletics championships.
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Isabella Wall and Abbie Peet both took home silver medals from the event, as well as recording new personal-best times.
Wall's second-place finish came in the 800 metre event, in which she smashed her previous personal best time.
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As well as turning heads in the 800 metre event, Wall also shone in the 1500 metre race, finishing sixth overall.
Meanwhile, Peet competed above her age group in the 11-13 years multi-class 800 metre event.
Despite being the youngest in the race, Peet stormed home to claim a silver medal and notch up a new record-breaking time for the competition.
Trained by Tamworth athletics legend Wally Warner, the pair was joined by fellow locals Mia Allen, Emmett Hall and Porsha King.
Allen put in a stellar effort in the under-11 100 metre final, finishing ninth overall and claiming a new personal-best time.
Hall starred in the boys 100 metre final, recording a new personal- best time on his way to a seventh-place finish.
As for King, a new personal-best time helped her qualify fourth-fastest in the under-10 girls 200 metre event.
She went on to claim a sixth-place finish in the final before notching up a new personal- best time in the 100 metre event, only to miss out on the final by one hundredth of a second.
Warner said he was proud of the effort his young charges put into their events.
"They all gave it there best, which is sensational and all I can ask for as a coach," Warner said.
"In my opinion, they all worked really hard to be ready for their events and the results they achieved show that.
"I have no doubt they will be better for the experience and continue to improve going forward."