Report by Andy Prophett
A
battling performance in Kingston in temperatures more akin to Kingston,
Jamaica saw Stoke finish seventh on the day, but drop to the foot of the
league with just one fixture remaining.
With no A string victories in the match, Nick Gayle and Alex Nelson were the
most successful Stoke athletes with their second places.
The 110m hurdles was again the club’s most successful event, with
Gayle equalling his second place of the last match and Alistair Candlish
gaining 3rd place in the B event. Nelson,
competing in the 200m, suffered a rare defeat at this level, but gained
valuable points for the team.
In the middle distance events, Tom Gayle continues to have a good season and
again doubled up effectively to finish 3rd in the A 800m in
1:52.48 and 4th in the 1500m in 3:53.33.
The 1500m also saw junior Carl Shubotham achieve a pb as he finished
fourth in the B event. Elsewhere
on the track, there were also PBs for new signing Chris Perry in the 400m
hurdles and first year junior Damian Gallagher in the 5000m, whilst Steve
Bazell gained 3rd place in the B steeplechase.
Decathlete Sam Bishop had a typically busy afternoon and was the team’s
top points with 27 points from his 4 individual events.
His best return came from a 4th place in the A shot, which
was backed up by a 2nd place from Gregg Nixon in the B event.
Nixon also took 3rd spot in the B discus, whilst Rob
Eggleton took 4th place in the A javelin.
Chris Harvey and James Dohnal both had busy afternoons, working hard
for the team and competing in 4 events each, with Dohnal registering a new
PB in the triple jump.
The final fixture of the season takes place at Crawley on August 5th and a
strong turnout is essential if the team is to
have any chance of avoiding relegation.
PS Andy Prophett is too modest to mention that he showed an excellent
return to form himself with a fine tactical run in the 800m B race... Sub
1.55 in the next race Andy?
For full results see www.bal.org.uk
Match Result
League Table
1. Harrow 350
1. Harrow 21 (988)
2. Kent 344
2. Kent 19.5 (975)
3. Liverpool 318
3. Liverpool 19 (968)
4. Herne Hill 295
4. Southend 15 (856)
5. Southend 264
5. Swansea 11.5 (778)
6. Crawley 227
6. Herne Hill 9 (727.5)
7. Stoke 215
7. Crawley 7 (656)
8. Swansea 188
8. Stoke 6 (650.5)
Stoke AC Results
100m
A 6 Sam Bishop 11.32 (+1.9)
B 6 Richard Porter 11.59 (+0.5)
200m
A 2 Alex Nelson 21.52 (+0.5)
B 6 Richard Porter 23.15 (+2.6)
400m
A 8 Chris Perry 53.84
B 7 Chris Harvey 53.18
800m
A 3 Tom Gayle 1:52.48
B 4 Andy Prophett 1.56.66
1500m
A 4 Tom Gayle 3:53.33
B 4 Carl Shubotham 4:07.31
5000m
A 7 Damion Gallagher 15.53.93
B 5 Peter Benyon 16.11.28
3000sc
A 5 Gavin Walters 9:45.4
B 3 Steve Bazell 10:04.5
110H
A 2 Nick Gayle 15.12 (+0.8)
B 3 Alistair Candlish 16.13 (+1.0)
400H
A 5 Chris Perry 58.16
B 8 Steve Bazell 70.87
High Jump
A 6 James Dohnal 1.75
B 7 Chris Harvey 1.50
Pole Vault
A 8 Gavin Walters 2.50
B no competitor
Long Jump
A 7 Sam Bishop 6.65
B 4 Chris Harvey 6.30
Triple Jump
A 6 Chris Harvey 12.08
B 5 James Dohnal 11.91
Shot
A 4 Sam Bishop 12.75
B 2 Gregg Nixon 11.59
Discus
A 6 Sam Bishop 38.21
B 3 Gregg Nixon 38.09
Hammer
A 7 Greg Nixon 37.03
B 7 James Dohnal 15.96
Javelin
A 4 Rob Eggleton 56.08
B 5 James Dohnal 40.73
4x100
DNF
4x400
7 Stoke 3:32.99
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