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Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club member Shannon Flockhart sets new 1,500m record

08:00, 22 June 2024

Shannon Flockhart wrote another chapter into the Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club record books at the weekend.

Competing in the semi-finals of the 1,500m at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships – held at Hayward Field in the USA – a victorious Flockhart stopped the clocked in a time of 4:05.99.

It was a performance that saw Flockhart, who went on to finish sixth in the final, jump above Holly Archer in the leading women’s Cambridge & Coleridge 1,500m times.

Shannon Flockhart has moved to the top of the charts
Shannon Flockhart has moved to the top of the charts

Archer’s previous top time, which was set in Portland three years ago, stood at 4:07.20, while Flockhart’s previous personal best over the distance was 4:08.37.

Closer to home, the club picked up two gold medals and a bronze at the South of England(SEAA) Senior and Under-20 Track and Field Championships.

Aedan Lydon took the top prize in 5,000m with a time of 15:17.78, while Samuel Clarke marked his return from injury with a gold medal in the men’s 400m hurdles.

Meanwhile, David McQueen secured a third-placed finish with a leap of 6.41m in the long jump.

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