The team that took part in the match at Southampton all performed to their best, and because of this, the Club finished the season in 6th place and thus avoided relegation. Morris Fox was at his usual best, winning the shot and coming 3rd in the discus. David Brackstone acieved a 2nd and a 3rd, Paul Nwaolise ran well again in the sprints, as did Steve Butler. It was great to see Andrew Corey on the track for the first time in 2 years, he posted a good time in the 400m despite being under ther weather. Danny Thompson continued to show his versatility by competeing in the 400mHurdles and the 400m. Andy Prophett showed his best in the 800m and Steven Heathcote displayed his usual team spirit by willingly running both 800m and 1500m. He is the type of athlete that future teams should be built around.  The same can be said of John Danahay, Peter Benyon and Adrian Thiemicke, who, despite being nowhere near match fit, were prepared to give all they could for the club. Absent athletes should take note! It was in the field that we generally performed to our best with Dominic Shepherd, Roger Skedd, Robin Smith, Neil Fairlamb, Ashley Steventon and Rob Eggleton all backing up Morris in his efforts. There was also a welcome return from Chris Harvey, who showed real spirit in slotting into the gap left by David Mountford. Nik Gayle also showed his talent again in the 110m Hurdles. The Club needs its strongest men's team to be constantly available, or needs to decide who really wants to compete for the club and stick with those. Chris Brackstone

 

		Pos			Time/Dist
100m	A	6	Paul Nwaolise		11.3
	B	3	Steve Buttler		11.3
200m	A	3	David Brackstone		22.1
	B	5	Paul Nwaolise		23.3
400m	A	6	Andrew Corey		50.7
	B	7	Danny Thompson		53.8
800m	A	6	Andy Prophett		1.56.6
	B	5	Steven Heathcote		1.59.6
1500m	A	8	Steven Heathcote		4.15.1
	B	7	Andy Prophett		5.10.7
5000m	A	7	John Danahay		16.30.3
	B	7	Peter Benyon		17.31.7
3000mS/C	A	7	Adrian Thiemicke		11.49.8
	B	6	Peter Benyon		11.50.2
110mH	A	4	Nik Gayle		15.2
	B	2	Robin Smith		15.4
400mH	A	2	David Brackstone		53.6
	B	6	Danny Thompson		61.4
4x100mR		6			44.0
4x400mR		7			3.49.9
Long J	A	5	Chris Harvey		6.36
	B	5	Robin Smith		6.04
High J	A	6	Ashley Steventon		1.75
	B	3	Roger Skedd		1.75
Triple J	A	5	Chris Harvey		12.40
	B	6	Neil Fairlamb		11.10
Pole V	A	6	Neil Fairlamb		3.40
	B	6	Roger Skedd		2.40
Shot	A	1	Morris Fox		14.11
	B	1	Dominic Shepherd		12.75
Discus	A	3	Morris Fox		40.51
	B	1	Roger Skedd		38.37
Javelin	A	5	Dominic Shepherd		55.16
	B	2	Rob Eggleton		50.93
Hammer	A	7	Morris Fox		28.53
	B

MATCH SCORES
	Club	Pts
1	Cardiff	324
2	Bedford	322.5
3	Liverpool	321
4	Kent	313
5	Swansea	311.5
6	Stoke	240
7	Solent	197
8	Crawley	161

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS After 3 matches
	Club	Pts	Match Pts
1	Liverpool	1264	25
2	Bedford	1225.5	25
3	Cardiff	1219	25
4	Kent	1132	20
5	Swansea	1104	18
6	Stoke	1044	16
7	Solent	893	9
8	Crawley	818.5	6