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Athletics Report 9

We were significantly stronger
in the hurdles. In the first two
matches we scored 5 points out
of 56 in the 400 hurdles. Joe
Fuggle returned to the team to
compete in a tasty A string with
times affected by the wind. Alex
O’Callaghan Brown made his
debut in the B string and gained
a fine third place, a great per-
formance as he was recovering
from a chest infection and had
been on antibiotics all week.
We had our top pairing in the
110 hurdles with Reece Young
gaining 5th in a strong field and
Alex Nwenwu setting a seasons
best of 15.28 in coming second
in the B string.
The standard of the steeplechase
was the best of the season with Tom French at Bedford overcoming injury to win the B string long jump
two athletes under 9 minutes.
Richard Webb, who took a 4x400 squad of himself Jordan
tumble at a water jump, and Dan Layne, Joe Rogers and Joe Fug- Bedford Match
Kennedy, nevertheless, picked gle to 4th place. Jordan had been 1. Blackheath & Bromley 329
up some good points. troubled with injury recently 2. Harrow 322
and Joe Rogers had to visit the 3. Southampton 318
With a few injuries in the medical team after his individual 4. Sale Harriers 308
sprints, we were a little stretched race. The 400s were tough with 5. City Of Liverpool 257
so it was reassuring to have everyone down on their bests. 6. Kingston & Polytechnic 239
the services of Camron Lyttle, 7. Herne Hill Harriers 192
Duayne Bovell and Shamar Winning the third fixture put us 8. Windsor Slough Eton &
Thomas Campbell. All three in a very strong position to get Hounslow 180.
plus Alex Nwenwu helped us promoted. Interestingly, looking
to fourth in the 4x100, having at the table, we were one League
picked up useful points in their point behind Harrow who had
individual events. 126 more match points. We After Three Matches
were four League points ahead 1. Harrow 23 (1057)
Camron timed a useful 10.74 of Southampton but had only
in the 100. Duayne was not scored 25 more match points 2. Blackheath & Bromley 22
supposed to run because of than them. As well as big (931)
an abductor injury but risked victories, we had scrapped and 3. Southampton 18 (906)
making it worse by turning picked up important points in 4. City Of Liverpool 12 (819)
out. He pulled off a great third B strings. 5. Sale Harriers 11 (801)
place in the B string and was 6. Kingston AC & Polytechnic
under 11 seconds. Shamar ran a Harriers 9 (720)
personal best in the 200 despite 7. Windsor Slough Eton &
a troublesome groin niggle, and Hounslow 9 (676)
Adam Herring was there to run 8. Herne Hill Harriers 4 (548).
the B string before helping the