How Ashley Wong’s surprising national title win propelled his amazing season along
Brilliant Bracken Ridge Little Athletics junior Ashley Wong, the our northside Local Sports Star of the Year award winner, has revealed how his surprising national title win earlier this year lifted his confidence for an amazing season ahead.
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Brilliant Bracken Ridge Little Athletics junior Ashley Wong is the Northside Chronicle and Bayside Star Local Sports Star of the year award winner.
The record breaking sprinter was crowned at a gala function held at the Queensland Cricketer’s Club earlier this week.
Wong was straight off the plane having produced two dazzling performances at the Queensland School Sport Track & Field State Championships in Cairns.
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In storm conditions, Wong flew around the bend in 21.76 seconds to obliterate the 1998 100m Qld Schools 200m record of 21.88 and the 1992 QLD athletics u16 200m record of 21.85.
His blistering 200m effort followed his first sub-11 second run to win the 15 years 100 in a Queensland record time for his age group.
It was a Queensland schools 100m record for 15-year-old boys.
Wong, who is part of the Queensland Target Talent Program, attends St Joseph’s Nudgee College.
Wong said winning the 100m national title this year gave him a tremendous boost for his season.
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“I’m not sure who was more surprised, my parents, my coach or my fellow competitors,’’ Wong said.
He then added two more gold medals, a silver medal, two Queensland records and an Australian Championship record at the meet.
The Wavell Height resident, who nominates Usain Bolt and Aspley Athletics Club product Alex Hartmann as the favourite athletes, said it was rewarding to have success after all the hard training.
“You do all the hard work training — getting up early, running hills, reps, starts, more reps, dry needling, sports massage, chiro and physio — and then it all comes together … or you pull a hammy,’’ he said in reference to injuring his hamstring three times in 2018.
“I’m also lucky to have a fantastic training squad. They’re there to support you when you give everything you’ve got.’’
Wong is a junior from the Bracken Ridge Little Athletics Club who now runs for Nudgee College and QUT Athletics.
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