Inglis eyes treble shot after personal best

SARAH INGLIS put herself in the frame for a possible treble shot this summer by earning the world championship qualifying time for the 5,000 metres.

The Scot, 30, demolished her personal best in coming third at the Portland Track Festival in Oregon in 15:05.51 as Eritrean-born American Weini Kelati won.

Inglis, who quit teaching to join a Puma-backed set-up in North Carolina, will now go into this month’s British trials with a chance of selection for the worlds, Europeans and Commonwealths – with 10,000m also an option with standards under her belt.

“It’s going to be interesting with three championships and who does what with a lot of choices,” she said. “So I’ll be there to take whatever I can get in to be prepared for that level.”

Olympic medallist Josh Kerr was seventh in the 800m in 1:46.95 in his last trials tuneup.

Meanwhile, Callum Hawkins will keep pushing for his best form despite another injury setback. The marathon star, in his second comeback race since foot surgery, came 16th in yesterday’s Scottish 10km championships in Kilmarnock, which was won by Inverness Harriers’ Sean Chalmers in 29:59.

“It wasn’t the best. I put myself in it but unfortunately about 6km in, my Achilles decided to flare up and I had to jog it in,” Hawkins said.

“The aim is to race myself fit. Just with the circumstances I’ve been in over the last three years and things that have happened with injury, I want to get back racing and have some fun. And I’ve missed racing.”

Fife AC’s Belle Simpson won the women’s title in 33:22.

Elsewhere, Scottish high jump No.1 Will Grimsey was just one centimetre off his lifetime best by clearing 2.24m in Germany, earning the Commonwealth Games qualifying standard.

And in Watford, at the BMC Grand Prix, Jenny Selman finished third behind Ellie Baker and Jess Judd in the 800m, while Steph Twell came fifth in the 5,000m.