Lewis and Brackstone scoop top Inter Counties
Honours
Report by Tom Gayle
Steven Lewis and David Brackstone both struck gold over the bank holiday
weekend at the annual British Inter Counties championship held in a blustery
Bedford.
18 year old Lewis added his first senior
title to his endless list of junior accolades following a tight battle with
his Staffordshire team mate Chris Tremayne. Despite windy conditions Lewis
was able to take the title winning a jump off with a vault of 4.95. The next
time Lewis returns to Bedford he will be focusing his attentions on securing
selection for Great Britain World Junior Championship team at the National
U20 AAA’s at the end of June.
For Brackstone it was the second major title
of the month as he added the Inter Counties 400m hurdles title to the
British Universities crown he won right at the beginning of the month.
Fortunately there was not a repeat of the gripping drama Brackstone
experienced at the BUSA championships as he was simply too good for the
opposition taking the tile in 52.43, with his nearest rival well adrift.
It was not all Stoke AC celebrations though
as red hot favourite for the women’s 100m crown Amanda Forrester was
reduced to a spectator’s role in final. After posting the two fastest
times of the competition in her heat and semi final she was clearly the hot
favourite to scoop the crown.
When the final came, the usually slow
starting Forrester soared out of her blocks, unfortunately though her
reactions were just two quick for her body to handle and within metres was
forced to pull up with a suspected strain. For what is possibly the clubs
strongest hope for a Athens representative this summer it was a cruel way to
end the weekend watching her rivals fight it out as she jogged and walked
the remainder of the race, but hopefully the physical damage was not too
great and she will be again a major force to contend with come the Olympic
trials in July.
Stoke AC Results
Men
110m Hurdles
Heat 2 (+2.7)
5. Nicholas Gayle U20 (Staffordshire)
14.95
400m Hurdles
Heat 3
1. David Brackstone (Cheshire) 53.46
Final
1. Brackstone 52.43
Pole Vault
1. Steven Lewis U20 (Staffordshire)
4.95
Shot Putt
15. Morris Fox (Staffordshire) 13.20
Discus
13. Fox 43.95
Women
100m
Heat 2 (-1.2)
1. Amanda Forrester (Staffordshire)
11.80
Semi Final 1 (+0.2)
1. Forrester 11.83
Final
8. Forrester 30.72
Pole Vault
4. Kate Dennison 3.50
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