ASHFORD AC’s Sam Beckett was flying at the London Indoor Games at Lee Valley with victory in the 200m with a season’s best 26.74 seconds.
The following day she notched another season’s best in the 60m with a fine 8.09.
George Huxley continued his hurdling improvement twice breaking the the club’s U20 men’s indoor 60m record with a second in his first race with a personal best 8.68 seconds and then improved that to 8.62 in the second race finishing third.
Both will be aiming for more improvement working on their starts.
The club’s excellent high jumper Debbie Martin has been working on changes to her technique with coach John Bancroft and had to settle for a 1.60m clearance while John also competed as a veteran clearing 1.40m.
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George sets new high
February 1st, 2012 by News Desk
Duo in Kent squad
January 28th, 2012 by News Desk
TWO Ashford AC youngsters helped the Kent Under 11 squad to fourth in the Aviva South East Regional Sportshall Festival at Burgess Hill.
Faith Cox produced the best girls performance on the track and Thomas Keaveney shared first place in the speed bounce with 52 bounces.
Ashford had a good day at the Kent competition at White Oak dominating the Under 13 boys group.
Top honours went to Cameron Amadee in a clean sweep with Oliver Marsh second, Giles Manning third and Joseph Whitby fifth.
Cameron also won the vertical jump, shot, standing long jump and two lap race in further clean sweeps while Oliver won the speed bounce with Giles third.
Alex Lynch won the U15 boys crown with victories in the shot, speed bounce and two lap race.
In the U13 girls Jessica Box was fifth, Eve Graham seventh and Alexandra Prickett eighth with Alexandra also taking seconds in the standing long jump and speed bounce.
Thomas Keaveney was back in action in the U11 competition helping the Julie Rose Jaguars to sixth place after a fine third in the speed bounce with 52 and fourth in the vertical jump.
Also in action for the Jaguars were Ewan Wood, Jacqueline Benson and Nathanial Hughes, while in the 10th placed Julie Rose Jets were Grace Pitman, Elizabeth Peacock, Callum Warner and Kate Callow.
Huxley sets indoor club record
January 9th, 2012 by News Desk
TRAINING partners Samantha Beckett and George Huxley were in action at the Lee Valley indoor track for the Metaswitch Games on Sunday, January 8.
Both Ashford AC members were using this meeting as preparation for the coming outdoor season.
Samantha contested the 60 metres and 400 metres. In her first run of two over the 60, she was unfortunately deemed to have false started and as a consequence, dwelt in her blocks at the restart, coming 5th in 8.29s.
However, in her second race, Sam ran much better, overhauling the initial leader, winning the race in a season’s best time of 8.18s. Later in the day, her 400m race proved to be too tough and although leading at the 200m mark with a good split time of 28.5s, Sam tired and finished in third place in 64.15s.
George competed in the 60 metres hurdles and the 400 metres. This was George’s first attempt at the indoor sprint hurdles and started with a win in the first of his two races. His time of 8.91s. totally eclipsed the Under 20 club record of 10.4s, which had stood since 1992.
In his second race he went even quicker, winning in 8.82s.
The efforts in the hurdles resulted in George picking up a niggling groin injury which forced him to take it easy in the 400m race, finishing in 4th. place in 55.35s.
Another Ashford AC athlete, Luke Williams, competed in the pole vault and in a lengthy competition, cleared 3.61 metres and just failed 3.71m on his third attempt.
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