DOUBLE GOLD FOR GEORGE EVANS AT NATIONALS
****DOUBLE GOLD FOR GEORGE EVANS AT NATIONALS****
It was a good day for George Evans who managed a new PB to win the shot with 17.24 – just 6cm short of Jamie Stevenson’s U17 championship best for the event. George then followed that up with a PB of 55.25 in the discus to complete a fine day’s competition for the young thrower.
Coach Duncan Flockhart said: ‘We really pleased with George’s throwing in the shot because he was over 17m on three occasions. So the series shows co…nsistency as well as the big PB itself.
‘He’s had a bit of physio recently after doing some hammer work earlier in the year and had some acupuncture. It seems to have worked and he’s looking forward to another two competitions before the end of the season – the England Athletics Age Groups in Bedford and the UK School Games.
‘He was at 16.71 before today so to go to 17.24 is another bit of progression for him. The discus PB was another step forward, as well.’