Energiser Ingr springs to new highs
EVEN Britney Ingr’s dad shakes his head at the 12-yearold’s endless energy levels.
“I suppose they all are like that at this age,” Richard Ingr smiled.
Indeed, four gold medals, two state records and a national milestone at last weekend’s Queensland Little Athletics Titles in Brisbane attest to Ingr’s vigour.
Ingr now owns a 100m best time of 12.46sec in the under-14 division and also claimed the Australian Best Performance award and a new national record in the under-12 girls age group for the 200m (25.67sec). She also won the triple jump (10.75m) and the long jump (5.10m).
Her track and field bling comes after Ingr scooped the fastest person on sand nippers mantle and a state crown at the Queensland surf lifesaving championships a month ago.
The Varsity College Year 7 student trains five days a week with respected coach Brett Robinson at Gold Coast Athletics after taking up the sport more seriously two years ago.
Dad Richard understandably is keeping the hype subdued but admits his young charge will draw inspiration from the Commonwealth Games.
“I’m sure that’s her intention (to one day reach that level) but it’s premature to think about how far she could go,” he said.
“But she’s quite excited to be ranked No.1 in that 14s age group which keeps her spirit high.”
Ingr adds to the growing list of Gold Coast talent able to nominate for the Bulletin’s Local Sports Star awards.
The Bulletin is on the lookout for kids who love their sport, great teams and the awesome coaches and volunteers who make it all possible.
With awards up for grabs at local, state and national levels, we’re recognising and celebrating the exceptional talents of our sporting community.