Eden Davis, 18, produced a remarkable display of sprinting
to finish fourth in the England U20 100m Championships at Bedford. In the
course of contesting heats, semi-final and final, Davis successively reduced
his PB from 10.60 to 10.46. The Herts Phoenix athlete now stands 7th
in the UK U20 rankings. "I was visualising everything in the call room
beforehand, and trying to stay relaxed", Davis commented. "The
weather certainly helped, plus the fact that I had two of the fastest runners on
either side of me".
Competing in the same championships as Davis, Blackheath
& Bromley vaulter Sophie Dowson cleared 3.75m to earn the U20 pole vault
bronze medal. "I was delighted to earn my first national medal", said
Dowson, 18. "It was just frustrating to be so close at the next height,
3.90m. I cleared the bar but knocked it off as I came down".
Brighton & Hove AC’s Adam Firsht, 14, achieved an Under
15 800m England Schools Standard in the South Eastern Schools Inter-Counties Championships
at Basingstoke. Firsht finished fifth in 2:04.92 and in the process reaffirmed
his standing as the top young middle-distance runner in Sussex. "The hot
weather made the conditions difficult, but running against such strong
opposition helped me bring the most out of myself", he stated. "I
have been working all season towards beating 2:05 so to achieve it is
fantastic".
Richard Goodman improved a long-standing 5000m PB by 19
seconds, recording 14:03.20 to finish fourth in a British Milers Club Gold
Standard race at Watford.
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