ASHFORD Athletic Club are looking to appoint a new head coach after the resignation of Stella Bandu at the club’s annual meeting held recently.
Lorna Miller and Tina Tappenden have joined the executive covering the Under 15 sector with Tina taking over from Mary Holmes as the team managers representative.
The club chairman will be elected at the first executive meeting on May 21
The club have now completed the purchese of the photo finish equipment and are now looking to run more sourses to increase the number of operators for photo finish. This is a joint venture with ALT.
A new tripod will allow the system to be used on the infield with double beam finish poles for better finish line accuracy and there is also a gazebo to keep the equipment dry on the infield.
This move will keep the photo finish away from spectators and athletes and cut down the amount of cabling needed to run of the meeting room in the main stand.
All eyes will be on Ashford’s Julie Rose Stadium over the weekend of May 12/13 when they again host the annual Kent track and field championships.
This year the championships will feature disability events for the first time.
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Bright start for seniors
ASHFORD’S senior squads made a bright start to their Southern League track and field season just edged into second place at the Julie Rose Stadium.
The key to the match was an outstanding track display by Walton’s women winning 78 out of a possible 80 points against a young but challenging Ashford squad.
It meant overall Walton just pipped the host team 209-202 fending off Stevenage 162 and Worthing 156.
The result left Walton a surprise second in the table after the first match with Ashford in fifth.
While Walton’s women had the dge on the track Ashford women struck back in the field with a double success for Jenn Tibbenham in the shot and discus and Hannah Hogben also shone with a B victory in the discus.
Stevie Langford and Debbie Martin won player of match awards for their high jump double, Stevie winning with 1.70m and Debbie rising to 1.65m to claim the B honours.
There were fine second places in the pole vault for Ellie Gooding with a personal best 3.10m and Emmeline Rendell; while sisters Rachel and Laura Hanagan went close to a triple jump double Rachel second in the A string and Laura winning the B event.
Rachel and Debbie Martin notched A and B second places in the long jump.
The men also sparkled in the field events with five victories from eight events and also claimed three B victories.
Matt Morsia secured a man of the match double for his fine wins in the long jump and triple jump in tandem with Steve Lake who won the B triple jump.
Veteran Jon Ward also had a double win in the A shot and discus working with Chris Blandford who won the B discus and also won the A javelin.
Pete Davey continues to show his class over hurdles winning the 110m A race with Luke Williams making it a double in B event and then winning the B 400m giving way to rising star George Huxley who won the A race in a personal best 61.7.
George also won the B 200m where Gary Carr followed up his 100m A success with a second in the 200m A race.
Other successes came in B events where Jacob Lane leapt a personal best 1.75m to almost emulate Matt Hogben’s 1.80 whoch took second in the A event.
It was a similar story in the pole vault where Stuart Chisholm’s 3.20m gave him B victory behind Luke Williams who claimed second in the A event with 3.60m.
But overall it was a fine team display by the Ashford squads who challenged strongly in all the events.
Solid start for young athletes
ASHFORD made a creditable start in the Kent Young Athletes League at the Julie Rose Stadium finishing second overall in the boys and third in the girls.
Alex Lynch was the star of the U15 boys winning the shot in convincing style with 10.90m with Oliver Marsh going close to making it a double second in the B event with 5.69m. It was a similar story in the discus with Lynch second in the A string with 22.33m while Ed Miller won the B string with 20.78m.
It was a good day for Miller too second in the A javelin with 30.60m with the B section won by Kyle Denning with 29.72m.
Kyle was also fourth in the A 800m with 2:34.5 and fifth in the long jump (4.41m) while Lynch was fifth in the 200m (25.9) with Owen Morgan fourth in the B string (28.8).
Jordan Rogers was third in the 1200m walk (14:20.4) and Miller sixth in the 100m (13.9) with Marsh fourth in the B 100m in 15.0.
Kieran Eland ran a fine 2:29.9 to be third in the B 800m and Alexander Hardy fourth in the B long jump 3.97m. Ashford were fourth in both relay events.
In the U13 boys Jake Timmins had a good day winning the long jump with 3.99m and a fourth in the 100m with 14.5 while Lewis Godden was second in the B sprint with 14.7. Lewis was also second in the B discus with 12.36m.
Elliott Rudd followed up his win in the high jump with 1.30m with third in the B 200m (34.2) and Kian Crawford performed well with a third in the A discus (15.00m) and second in the A hammer 17.63m plus a fourth in the A 200m with 31.1.
Ashford were third in the 4x100m relay.
Jaimee-Ann Heyes notched the only A victory in the U13 girls winning the javelin with 20.1m and Sienna Farrance almost made it a double for the club second in the B event with 10.99m.
Emelia Isaac had a fine day winning the B shot with 5.81m with Jaimee-Ann second in the A event with 6.04m and Emelia was second in the A long jump with 4m with Faith Cox winning the B event with 3.34m.
Sienna and Faith also had seconds respectively in the A and B 1200m walk and Faith was also fourth in the B 150m (23.9) with Jessica Box sixth in the A race with 23.2.
Jessica was also fifth in the 75m sprint (11.2) with Jacqueline Benson fifth in the B race with 12.9.
In the 600m Jessica Carley was fourth in the A race (1:53.1) with Alexandra Prickett fourth in the B race with 2:04.7. The duo also competed in the high jump with Alexandra third in the A section with 1.15m and Jessica third in the B event (1.10m).
Hannah Brooks won a C string 150m in 24.6 and the girls were fourth in their relay to be a fine third overall in their section.
In the U15 girls the only victory came in the 4x100m relay but there were a number of solid individual displays Mary Coleman second in the B shot with 6.94m with Hannah Owen fourth in the A event with 7.85m and the duo did well also in the hammer Hannah third in the A event (21.12m) and Mary third in the B with 15.10m.
Ciara Ewart had a second in the B discus with 11.32m with Rebecca Cock fourth in the A event with 12.38m and Ciara also had a fifth in the 100m sprint (13.4) with Eve Graham sixth in the B race (14.7).
Charlotte Tappenden, Rebecca and Casey Smith also worked well in the 200m while Casey and Eleanor Potter gained valuable points in the 800. Charlotte and Eve also secured vital points in the high jump.
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