Grace Nicholls with her trophies at the Julie Rose Stadium

Grace Nicholls powered her way to a double victory in the Kent County Athletic Championships at the Julie Rose Stadium.

The Ashford School pupil’s first success came in Saturday’s under-20 1,500m, which was run as a straight final and quickly developed into a battle between Nicholls and Invicta East Kent’s GB International Beth Carter.

With 300m to go, Nicholls grabbed the lead to secure a win in 4min 40sec and achieve her English Schools Championship qualifying time.

Then, on Sunday, Nicholls added the 800m title after recording a comfortable win in 2.16.