ASHFORD AC’s trio of race walkers featured strongly in the South of England’s win over the Midlands and the North in their match at Dartford.
Kate Funnell carved 27 seconds off her personal best over 5km to win the Under 17s race in 26:32.
Jonathan Hobbs also won the U20 one hour walk recording just over 12km while in the U13/U15s event over 3km Rebecca Roddy secured a fine third place.
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Best spurs Kate to victory
September 27th, 2010 by News Desk
Rachel sets new mark
September 21st, 2010 by News Desk
ASHFORD AC’s Rachel Hanagan broke a 23 year old club record in a fine weekend in the U20 heptathlon at Stoke.
Rachel finished a splendid sixth with a personal best points tally of 4,205 after a victory in the 800m in a personal best 2:24.78 and second in the 200m in 26.17. She set another best in the high jump with 1.49m and a season’s best 5.24m in the long jump.
Her points tally broke Karen Hambrook’s club record in the heptathlon set in 1987.
Caroline Hatley also competed well finishing 17th in the U17 heptathlon with season bests in the long jump and high jump.
Ashford multi eventer Chris Blandford was 17th in the U20 men’s decathlon with a personal best javelin of 51.09m and more bests in the 110m hurdles (20.40) and 100m (12.48) with a seaon’s best 400m of 56.10 and high jump of 1.54m.
Matt cleans up
August 16th, 2010 by News Desk
ASHFORD athletes enjoyed success in Sunday’s Southern Inter Counties match at the Julie Rose Stadium.
Matt Morsia led the way with victory in the A triple jump with a personal best leap of 15.17m but there was also a fine effort in the women’s event where Rachel Hanagan took third with a season’s best 11.26m.
Race walker Kelsey Howard also shone winning the B 3000m walk with 16:00.56.
Sarah Snare had a good day second in the B shot with 9.34m and fifth in the A javelin with a season best 31.81m.
Gareth Morris was also busy second in the B 110m hurdles in a personal best 16.52 and was also third in the A 400m hurdles in 56.09.
Sam Beckett took third in the women’s 400mH in 68.66 while veteran Pete Davey was fifth in the A men’s 110m hurdles in 16.33.
Romney Marsh rising star Grace Nicholls recorded a fine second in the women’s A 1500m clocking 4:40.80.
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