ASHFORD’S Rachel Hanagan exploded out of the blocks to take an Athlete of the Match award in the club’s Southern League meeting at Chelmsford.
She clocked 12.7 to win the A 100m in an excellent day for the club’s women but the men were below par as Ashford slipped to fourth on the day.
Katie Keet went close to making it a sprint double second in the B race but Rachel was outstanding adding victories in the A long jump (5.18m) and triple jump (11.23m) in a double with rising star Debbie Martin who notched three wins on the day.
In addition to her B wins in the jumps (4.73 and 9.89m respectively) Debbie secured a convincing victory in the A high jump with 1.60m in another club double with Laura Hanagan who took the B event with 1.50m.
Ashford’s pole vaulters again came good Ellie Gooding second in the A event with 3.20m and Emmeline Rendell winning the B vault with 2.70m.
It was a similar story in the 100m hurdles with Laura Hanagan second in a personal best 15.5 and Ellie winning the B race with 15.7.
Young Lana-Emily Foyle gained good points with a pb 9:54.2 in the B steeplechase and javelin as did Amanda Jukes in the 400m and 800m and Amelia Jones in the A steeplechase and B 400m/800m.
Ashford’s women also shone in relay winning the 4x100m event.
Pick of the men was Chris Blandford with seconds in the A discus with a personal best 33.23m; javelin and B shot plus fourth in the B hammer with Luke Williams taking second in the A pole vault; B javelin and B 1500m. Pete Le Rossignol also had a second in the B pole vault.
There were personal bests in the A and B 3000m for Matt Britten (9:34.1) and Matt Iles (10:59.3) and Tom Williams in the A 400m hurdles (59.4). Andrew Robertson has a best in the A 3000m steeplechase by 11:20.7.