Torbay athletes represent GB and England in European and home championships
Amazing performances from Torbay Council sponsored athlete in UK Champs
Torbay Athletics Club was in a unique position in its club history when it had two of its top athletes on International duty.
Georgina Scoot was selected to represent Great Britain in the European Under-23 Championships in Bergen, Norway. Georgina’s main event is the triple jump where she has won several national titles over the years.
On this occasion, she was selected for the long jump with a season’s best of 6.51m, ranking her number 1 in the UK at Under-23 level.
In Bergen, Georgie was not quite at her best, not making the final from her qualifying group. Georgie was offered a scholarship and attends Princeton University in the United States, where she does most of her training and competing, after the former Torquay Girls’ Grammar School student joined the club as a 12 year-old and won her first national title at Under-15 level in the triple jump.
Keeley Little, fresh from her Inter Girls Under-17 silver medal in the 200m at last week’s English Schools Championships in Birmingham, was immediately selected to represent England schools in the home countries schools international at Derby’s Moorways stadium.
Competing in less than ideal weather conditions, Keeley finished a very creditable 4th against the UKs best in the 200m in 24.71 sec. Later, Keeley was part of the England 4 x 100m relay team which sprinted to victory and was rewarded with a gold medal.
Keeley is one of Torbay Council’s Believe to Achieve young sports stars and has received funding to help her to achieve her dream of representing England. It has been a long pathway to success since she joined the club as an eight year-old.