ASHFORD AC U15 boys maintained their challenge in the Kent Cross Country League at Somerhill School again finishing second to host club Tonbridge.
Jack Goss led the chase taking fourth in 16:32 but well supported by Tim Forsyth seventh in 17:08 and Declan O’Driscoll 16th in 18:11.
Ashford U17 men finished fifth team after good runs by Aaron Kellow (27th in 22:15), Neil Daughters (28th with 22:16) and Darrel Rand (31st in 22:55).
The trio are all first year U17s so it was a fine effort making the step up in this league.
In the U13s Kyle Denning was 19th in 15:38 and Oliver Marsh clocked 17:08 for 23rd in his debut race for the club having only joined two weeks previously.
The club are grateful to Kyle’s mum Lisa for raising sponsorship to buy a team tent to take to these events.
Sam Beckett was fourth in the U20 women in 23:22 and Amelia Jones ninth in the U17 women with 20:18.
In the U13 girls Ashford’s Truly Capell was 35th with 16:34 and Hster Hill had a fine run with 15th in the U15s with 15:14.
In the senior women leading Ashford runner was team boss Janine Brown in 16th with 23:51 with Rebecca Weller 58th in 29:41.
Folkestone Running Club women finished a fine fourth team again led by Helen Wheeler ninth in 22:42 and supported by Kylie Hassel 13th with 23:30, Lauren Fawke 26th in 24:42, Tina Eke 52nd with 28:36, Kath O’Connor 59th in 29:46 and Kim Gardiner 63rd with 31:35.
Ashford AC men’s team were fifth with a top 20 finish by Tony Forsyth with 37:29 backed by Kevin Williams 51st in 40:12 and Pete Walsh 60th in 41:20 with Ian King 104th in 45:47.
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ASHFORD AC’s Janine Brown stunned even herself in taking a superb gold at the National Police UK Championships held in Scotland.
Despite awful conditions with rain and wind she claimed victory in the 800m with a season’s best 2:29.3 and also took bronze in the 1500m race in another season’s best of 5:06.3.
The event was also trials for the European track and field championships being held in the Ukraine over September 22-25 but Janine said she was not seeking selection as she needs a break after a long and demanding season with injury and marathon training.
But she aims to be back with road and cross country events for Ashford and Kent Police after her break.
Another Shepway athlete enjoying success is Vicky Silk who was back on form with two golds in Dublin strengthening her claim for selection for selection in the world championships in New Zealand in January.
She threw consistently in the discus to win with a personal best 18.88m improving her best by 84cm and she went close to setting another best in the shot with a winning throw of 6.13m in another impressive series.
She now has two meetings left with the Diamond League meeting at Crystal Palace on August 15 and then in Slovakia in late August for the IWAS world championships.
Kate Funnell and Kelsey Howard represented the Folkestone School for Girls at the Four Nations U17 International Athletics meeting at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow with Kate coming fourth and Kelsey fifth.
With race walking an emerging discipline within athletics at the moment, it is quite a coup for the school to have two athletes competing at this level, in the same age group and at the same time being good friends.
Kate also recently competed in the Aviva UK Championships at Birmingham joining Lisa Dobrisky in featuring the club’s colours at the highest level in the BBC televised event.
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