Hastings power to emphatic victory in league match
Hastings AC provisionally won the match by around 80 points, making it two victories and a close second place in their opening Division Three South East fixtures this summer.
Athlete of the match was 15-year-old prospect Shannon Hopkins-Parry, who produced strong performances in several events.
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Hide AdSee also: * Bexhill ace clocks country’s fastest time this year* New Hastings United fans’ group is set up* Battle ace wins again in national championship* Hastings crowned UK championsHopkins-Parry was third in the list of top 10 individual performances by women athletes in the match with her time of 2:24.5 in winning the B string 800m. She also ran the 200m in 28.7s and won the B string 800m in 2:24.5.
Caitlin Millar was number one in the women’s top 10 with her 800m time of 2:20.6 and joint ninth with 5:03.8 in winning the 1,500m. She also won the A string 400m in 63.5s.
Kim Martin was sixth with a discus PB of 22.32m and joint ninth with a PB of 7.98m in the shot. She also threw a PB of 19.42m in the hammer.
Rosy Clements won the B string 400m in a PB of 73.1s, while Becky Mabon triumphed in the B string 1,500m with a PB of 5:39.1 and ran a 3,000m PB of 12:15.
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Hide AdShelley Clark produced PBs of 6.31m in the shot, 14.96m in the hammer and 12.08m in the javelin.
The team of Millar, Martin, Mabon and Hopkins-Parry came second in the 4x400m relay in 4:39.2, only missing out on victory by 0.1 seconds after Hopkins-Parry made up around 10 seconds on the anchor leg.
Hastings AC were without their usual female sprinters due to injury, but Clements and Suzy Frost deserve a mention for stepping up and performing well in the 100m.
As for the men, Gary Foster was number two in the top 10 overall performances for his time of 15:28.4 in winning the 1,500m and Martyn Reynolds was number 10 for his 200m PB of 23.4s.
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Hide AdReynolds also clocked a PB of 11.8s in the 100m and came second in the A string 400m with 54.8s. Ryan Morrissy won the B string 400m in 58.3s and B string 800m in 2:10.2, with Rhys Boorman easily winning the A string 800m in 2:02.6.
Ben McCallion ran the 1,500m in 17:14, while Reece Lincoln won the A string 1,500m in 4:33.8 and Dylan Bolton took the B string in 4:43.