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
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.
Relay medals
September 17th, 2011 by News Desk
THIS year’s competition took place at the new track and field facility at Sutton Valence School. This event always generates excitement and eager anticipation as it is very much a team effort that involves everyone – athletes, team managers and parents.
For a number of reasons, there were fewer teams from Ashford but as always, Ashford AC came away with medals, 2 silvers, 3 bronze and many fine performances. The important outcome was that all the teams from Ashford got the batons round safely, the key requirement for success.
There were no club records achieved this year but neither were there any poor performances and athletes would have gained experience that will be of use for next year’s relays in the league competitions.
The senior women’s team, consisting of athletes from the under 20 and under 17 age group, took bronze in the 4 x 100m in a time of 52.1 s. and silver in the 4 x 400m in a creditable time of 4min 05.8s. The teams were Laura Hanagan (u20), Caroline Hatley (u20), Samantha Becket (u20) and Amelia Jones (u17) in the 4 x 400m and Laura Hanagan, Caroline Hatley, Samantha Beckett and Lucy Holmes (u20) in the 4 x 100m.
The Under 17 women’s team also gained success with silver in the 4 x 100m and bronze in the 4 x 200m. Sophie Hamlyn, Abbie Purkiss, Lauren Bamford and Kayleigh Miller-Leslie combined well to take the silver medal in the 4 x 100m final in a respectable time of 52.9s. Abbie, Lauren and Kayleigh were joined by Hester Hill for the 4 x 200m final to take the bronze medal in 1m 53.4s. Two medals for fine team work.
Temi Banwo, Ben Cox, Oliver Price and Tom Williams just missed out on a medal when they took fourth place in the Under 17 men’s 4 x 100m final in 46.7s. Their team mates in this age group, Aaron Kellow, Callum Burgess, Neil Daughters and Declan O’Driscoll fared less well in the 4 x 400m final, finishing in fifth place, getting the baton round in 4m 8.3s.
Fourth place in the Under 13 boy’s 4 x 100m final, was the result for the fine effort of the Ashford quartet of Jake Timmins, Kian Crawford, Joe Whitby and Elliott Rudd. Their time of 57.9s being not far behind the bronze medal place.
The Ashford under 13 girls group managed to have 2 teams in the 4 x 100m final. The Team1 of Hannah Owen, Ruby Cox, Chloe Ford and Emily Knight took another fourth place in 56.7s. Whilst their colleagues in the Team 2, Jess Carly, Jess Box, Eve Graham and Jamie-Ann Hayes came seventh in 62.6s. An excellent result to get both teams in the final.
The under 15 girl’s squad of Charlotte Tappenden, Emem Umoh, Ellie Gooding, Emily Hamlyn and Bethany Kimber, covered the 4 x 100m and 4 x 200m between them. The girl’s efforts gaining an excellent bronze medal in the longer race in 1m 54.7s., and 6th. in the 4 x 100m final in 54.0s.
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