Reports by Catherine Eastham
Women's Southern League Division Two - 2002
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Division Two Final League Table |
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1 |
Hertford Phoenix |
30 |
1362 |
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2 |
Blackheath H Bromley |
28 |
1277.5 |
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3 |
Reading AC |
27 |
1243 |
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4 |
Chelmsford AC |
26 |
1169 |
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5 |
Belgrave H |
24 |
1149.5 |
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6 |
Ealing Southall & Middx AC |
25 |
1138.5 |
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7 |
Colchester AC |
22 |
1077 |
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8 |
City of Portsmouth AC |
23 |
1018.5 |
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9 |
City of Plymouth AC |
19 |
971.5 |
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10 |
Shaftesbury Barnet H |
16 |
935.5 |
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11 |
Thurrock H |
17 |
926 |
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12 |
Medway & Maidstone AC |
16 |
912 |
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13 |
Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow AC |
17 |
901 |
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14 |
Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC |
16 |
889.5 |
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15 |
Bromley AC |
15.5 |
877 |
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16 |
Huntingdonshire AC |
14 |
870 |
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17 |
Luton United AC |
18.5 |
869 |
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18 |
Southampton City AC |
13.5 |
845 |
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19 |
Hastings AC |
12.5 |
836 |
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20 |
North Devon AC |
12 |
822.5 |
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21 |
Brighton & Hove AC |
11 |
816 |
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22 |
Worthing AC |
10 |
802.5 |
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23 |
Cambridge H |
14.5 |
778.5 |
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24 |
Highgate H |
11 |
752 |
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25 |
Oxford City AC |
10 |
640.5 |
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Promotion Again - Division One in 2003
Match 6, Southampton, 7 September 2002.
1 Thurrock H 179; 2 Southampton 172; 3 Belgrave H 166; 4 Colchester AC 163; 5 Shaftesbury Barnet H 158.
Could it have been any more nerve-racking? With the Belles starting the last match in 4th place in the league, and needing every single point to ensure promotion, the team was missing a number of key athletes. In fact, the team was missing a lot of key athletes; either through injury, illness, tiredness, or simply attending a wedding (ok, so it was Diane Allahgreen’s!)
It was yet another of those all too familiar scenarios from days gone by, whereby the team had to pull together to ensure that all events were covered. This meant we had Lucy Webber winning the pole vault, then going on to do the javelin and 4x400m relay. Our other pole vaulter, Jenny Searle, also showed her diversity by winning the 100m hurdles.
Other wins came from Amala Onoura, with a sprints double, Jennifer Culley in the 400m, and the 4x100m relay team. Michelle Nestor won the triple jump but also achieved personal bests in the long jump and high jump!
So desperate for points were we that Julie Mitchell barely had a chance for a warm-up as, having been held up in traffic, she arrived only just before the start of the 800m. Still, she managed to achieve 2nd place in the race, and after a proper warm-up, gained 1st in the 1500m.
Among the juniors, Toks Anne Hassan was on form, winning the 200m, but otherwise the overstretched team struggled. Many of these youngsters will be moving up into U17’s next year, so we need to attract some more junior talent quickly for next season.
Our usual high points score was significantly down, with the final score seeing the Belles placed only 3rd in the match. It was a long wait until the following day when we learned that we’d managed to scrape through into Division One. Only just though, dropping down to 5th place.
Big thanks go to everyone who competed throughout the season and particularly in this last match. Let’s hope next year isn’t as stressful, and the Belles’ promotion streak continues.
Senior Women
100m: 1 A.Onuora 12.6; 3 S.Murray-Burton 14.5. 200m: 1 A.Onuora 25.7; 3 S.Murray-Burton 30.2. 400m: 1 J.Culley 57.0; 5 G.Porter 85.3. 800m: 2 J.Mitchell 2:22.7; 4 J.Poloni 2:50.1. 1500m: 1 J.Mitchell 4:39.7; 3 M.Gates 7:24.0. 3000m: 3 T.Sturton 11:37.0; 1 D.Hearn 12:56.8. 100mH: 1 J.Searle 19.8; 1 D.Kandaros 27.7. 400mH: 2 D.Kandaros 79.8; 2 J.Smiter 87.7. HJ: 3 M.Nestor 1.55; 3 J.Smiter 1.25. LJ: 2 M.Nestor 5.23; 4 J.Smiter 3.83. TJ: 1 M.Nestor 10.71; 2 J.Smiter 8.77. PV: 1 L.Webber 3.50; 1 J.Searle 2.30. SP: 5 G.Porter 6.55; 4 M.Jones 5.71. DT: 5 G.Porter 23.66; 5 M.Jones 14.40. JT: 5 G.Porter 24.57; 5 L.Webber 16.69. HT: 3 G.Porter 29.52; 5 K.Collier 13.46. 4x100m: 1 Belgrave 50.6 (S.Murray-Burton, J.Culley, M.Nestor, A.Onoura). 4x400m: 5 Belgrave 4:43.9 (D.Kandaros 74.0, L.Webber 66.5, J.Poloni 78.5, J.Culley 64.9).
Under 17 Women
80mH: 3 S.Murray-Burton 16.0.
Under 15 Girls
100m: 2 T.Hassan 13.5; 4 H.Gates 15.1. 200m: 1 T.Hassan 27.4; 3 E.Collins 30.2. 800m: 4 E.Collins 2:59.1; 3 H.Gates 3:09.5. 1500m: 3 I.Ainsworth 5:41.9; 3 C.Olawore 6:16.4. 75mH: 5 C.Hopkins 14.9; 5 E.Collins 18.5. HJ: 2 T.Hassan 1.50; 4 C.Hopkins 1.10. LJ: 4 I.Ainsworth 3.72; 5 H.Gates 3.93. SP: 2 C.Olawore 7.70; 5 L.Hopkins 5.22. DT: 2 C.Olawore 17.84; 5 L.Hopkins 10.40. JT: 3 C.Hopkins 15.36; 3 L.Hopkins 10.83. 4x100m: 4 Belgrave 56.7 (C.Hopkins, E.Collins, H.Gates, T.Hassan).
Match 5, Worthing, 27 July 2002.
1 Belgrave 217.5; 2 Ealing S&M AC 199; 3 Worthing AC 173.5; 4 City of Plymouth 117.5; 5 Huntindon AC 105.5.
With the Belles sitting in 4th place in Division 2, and the top five clubs moving up for promotion, the mood in the camp was one of nervous excitement. With only two matches remaining could the Belles maintain this position? It would take a large points score to keep us in contention, particularly because of the closeness of the 4th to 8th clubs. We were also up against Ealing, who in 5th place provided the toughest competition.
Diane Holden set the agenda on the day with a ground record in the hammer (55.30m) - this despite only arriving 5 minutes before the event started! Christine Harrison-Bloomfield and Amala Onoura proved a great double in the sprints, gaining double firsts in the 100m (11.9 and 12.5 respectively) and 200m (24.5 and 25.7 respectively). Other double firsts came from Julie Mitchell and Syreeta Stracey in the 1500m (4.35.8 and 5.15.8 respectively), with Julie also getting a clear win in the 800m (2.15.7) which she used as her warm-up!
Triple-jumpers Caroline Stead (11.98m) and Michelle Nestor (10.25m) continued the double first tradition, with Michelle again and again proving herself at this event.
A great 4x100m relay (48.4) with Amala, Amy Forsyth, Jennifer Culley and Christine Harrison-Bloomfield summed up the level of talent our women's team now possesses. Sadly there was too much work for Christine to do on the last leg of the 4x400m (4.10.0), although her fabulous 55.7 last leg had the crowd thinking a win could be possible. Coming second wasn't too bad, and the Worthing team which won did break the ground record in doing so.
In the Juniors competition, Toks Hassan is turning out to be a talented sprinter who is a pleasure to watch. She won her 100m in 13.0 and the 200m in 26.8, whilst also winning the high jump with 1.45m and being part of the second placing 4x100m team.
Other Junior wins came from Louise Collier in the 800m (2.21.4) and 200m (27.8), Catherine Olawore in the 1500m (5.35) and Shana Kemp in the javelin with 10.82m.
What a terrific day it was for Team Manager Cynthia James, not only with the great result, but also two wins in the raffle. Can it get any better?
Senior Women
100m: 1 C.Harrison-Bloomfield 11.9; 1 A.Onuora 12.5. 200m: 1 C.Harrison-Bloomfield 24.5; 1 A.Onuora 25.7. 400m: 1 J.Culley 55.8; 4 M.Nestor 68.7. 800m: 1 J.Mitchell 2:15.7; 2 S.Stracey 2:28.3. 1500m: 1 J.Mitchell 4:35.8; 1 S.Stracey 5:15.8. 3000m: 2 M.Heaton 11:11.8; 3 J.Smiter 14:15.1. 100mH: 1 M.Knight 15.2; 4 G.Porter 20.9. 400mH: 1 J.Culley 63.0; 4 J.Smiter 86.5. HJ: 2 M.Knight 1.60; 1 M.Nestor 1.50. LJ: 2 M.Knight 5.55; 1 M.Nestor 5.19. TJ: 1 C.Stead 11.98; 1 M.Nestor 10.25. PV: 3 J.Searle 2.30; =2 J.Smiter 2.00. SP: 3 M.Knight 10.88; 1 D.Holden 10.49. DT: 3 D.Holden 32.28; 5 G.Porter 20.74. JT: 2 M.Knight 34.97. 2 G.Porter 25.58. HT: 1 D.Holden 55.30; 3 G.Porter 28.14. 4x100m: 1 Belgrave 48.4 (A.Onuora, A.Forsyth, J.Culley, C.Harrison-Bloomfield). 4x400m: 2 Belgrave 4:10.0 (M.nestor 71.6, J.Culley 57.0, S.Stracey 65.7, C.Harrison-Bloomfield 55.7).
Under 17 Women
80mH: 2 A.Forsyth 12.2; 2 S.Murray-Burton 15.7. 300mH: 1 A.Forsyth 45.5.
Under 15 Girls
100m: 1 T.Hassan 13.0; 2 E.Collins 14.1. 200m: 1 T.Hassan 26.8; 1 L.Collier 27.8. 800m: 1 L.Collier 2:21.4; 3 E.Collins 2:55.6. 1500m: 3 I.Ainsworth 5:31.0; 1 C.Olawore 5:35.5. 75mH: 4 S.Kemp 15.4. HJ: 1 T.Hassan 1.45. LJ: 4 I.Ainsworth 3.73; 2 E.Collins 3.23. SP: 3 C.Olawore 7.60; 4 L.Collier 5.31. DT: 4 C.Olawore 17.21; 2 S.Kemp 12.69. JT: 5 S.Kemp 10.82; 4 I.Ainsworth 3.68. 4x100m: 2 Belgrave 54.5 (C.Olawore, E.Collins, L.Collier, T.Hassan).
Match 4, Battersea Park, 6 July 2002.
1 Belgrave H 247; 2 Luton United AC 153, 3 Cambridge H 145; 4 Highgate H 125; 5 Basingstoke &MH AC 111.
Senior Women
100m: 1 S.Claxton 12.34/1.0; 2 J.Culley 12.5. 200m: 2 H.Stares 25.52/-0.7; 4 S.Murray-Burton 29.65/-0.8. 400m: 1 J.Culley 55.55; 2 V.Goodwin 61.97. 800m: 3 V.Goodwin 2:20.42; 5 J.Smiter 3:12.07. 1500m: 1 J.Mitchell 4:38.35; 2 V.Goodwin 5:20.79. 3000m: 1 B. Dagne 9:52.32; 5 J.Smiter 14:42.28. 100mH: 1 S.Claxton 14.5; 1 M.Knight 15.35/0.3. 400mH: 2 H.Stares 64.0; 3 J.Smiter 87.5. HJ: 1 M.Knight 1.55; 1 M.Nestor 1.50. LJ: 1 S.Claxton 5.98; 1 M.Knight 5.15. TJ: 1 C.Stead 11.53; 1 M.Nestor 10.85. PV: 1 L.Webber 3.40; 1 J.Searle 2.30. SP: 1 E.Massey 15.01; 1 M.Knight 10.87. DT: 1 E.Massey 40.33; 1 D.Holden 36.01. JT: 1 M.Knight 33.02; 2 J.Smiter 19.51. HT: 1 D.Holden 56.96; 3 J.Smiter 16.65. 4x100m: 1 Belgrave 51.17 (S.Murray-Burton, A.Forsyth, M.Nestor, S.Claxton). 4x400m: 1 Belgrave 4:10.77 (H.Stares 58.0, D.Kandaros 61.8, V.Goodwin 70.3, J.Culley 60.7).
Under 17 Women
80mH: 1 A.Forsyth 12.11; 1 M.Bentley 15.24. 300mH: 1 A.Forsyth 45.5.
Under 15 Girls
100m: 1 T.Hassan 13.0; 2 H.Gates 14.2. 200m: 1 T.Hassan 26.78/0.9; 1 L.Collier 27.69/0.7. 800m: 1 L.Collier 2:28.32; 3 E.Collins 2:54.84. 1500m: 3 C.Olawore 5:29.85; 1 K.Burns 5:40.79. 75mH: 2 C.Olawore 15.65/-0.3; 3 E.Collins 18.50/-0.3. HJ: 1 T.Hassan 1.43; 2 C.Hopkins 1.15. LJ: 4 C.Hopkins 3.59; 3 H.Gates 3.32. SP: 2 I.Sanders 7.51; 1 C.Olawore 7.34. DT: 1 I.Sanders 19.53. 2 E.Collins 11.37. JT: 2 C.Hopkins 15.06; 2 I.Sanders 12.96. 4x100m: 2 Belgrave 54.05 (H.Gates, C.Olawore, L.Collier, T.Hassan).
Match 3, Norman Park, Bromley, 8 June 2002.
1 Blackheath 201; 2 Belgrave 189; 3 Chelmsford 186; 4 City of Portsmouth 128; 5 Medway & Maidstone 123.
Senior Women
100m: 1 A.Onuora (U17) 12.3;3 S.Murray Burton (U17) 13.9. 200m: 1 M.Marks 24.8; 1 A.Onuora (U17) 25.4. 400m: 4 S.Thorn 64.6; 5 M.Nestor (U17) 67.2. 800m: 5 S.Thorn 2:32.4; 4 T.Sturton 2:40.5. 3000m: 2 M.Sharp 10:22.4; 1 T.Sturton 11:20.5. 100mH: 1 S.Claxton 14.5; 1 M.Knight 15.6. 400mH: 1 M.Marks 61.8. HJ: 1 M.Knight 1.65; 1 A.Hollman 1.60. LJ: 1 S.Claxton 5.80; 1 M.Knight 5.38. TJ: 1 S.Claxton 11.35; 1M.Nestor (U17) 10.11. PV: 1 L. Webber 3.95. SP: 1 S.Newman 11.45; 1 A.Hollman 10.02. DT: 1 S.Newman 55.27; 2 A.Hollman 26.79. HT: 1 D.Holden 57.94; 1 S.Newman 28.02. JT: 1 A.Hollman 34.58; 1 M.Knight 33.77. 4x100: dq Belgrave (S.Murray-Burton, A.Forsyth, S.Claxton, A.Onuora). 4x400: 4 Belgrave 4:31.4 (M.Nestor 67.8, T.Sturton 72.9, S.McGregor 65.8, S.Thorn 64.9).
Under 17 Women
80mH: 2 A.Forsyth 12.5; 2 S.McGregor 13.5. 300mH: 1 A.Forsyth 45.8.
Under 15 Girls
100m: T.Hassan 13.4; 4 E.Collins 14.6. 200m: 1 T.Hassan 27.3; 1 L.Collier 27.8. 800m: 1 L Collier 2:18.1; 4 E.Collins 2:56.3. 1500m: C.Olawore 5:18.6; 3 K.Burns (U13) 5:35.9. HJ: 2 T.Hassan 1.50;5 S.Kemp 1.15. LJ: 5 E.Collins 3.09; 5 K.Burns (U13) 3.09. SP: 3 C.Olawore 76.6; 4 L.Collier 5.17. DT: 4 C.Olawore 15.32; 3 S.Kemp 13.80. JT: 5 S.Kemp 9.83. 4x100m: 4 Belgrave 54.7 (T.Hassan, C.Olawore, E.Collins, L.Collier).
Match 2, Norman Park, Bromley, 18 May 2002.
1 Hertford Phoenix 207; 2 Belgrave H 182; 3 Bromley AC 157; 4 Hastings AC 138, 5 North Devon 126.
Faced with a severely depleted team because of the clash with the international at Loughborough, team manager Cynthia James amazingly managed to field a complete team in all but one event. Unfortunately for her, that meant she also had to compete (in three field events!). Likewise, many of the rest of the team showed themselves to be real troopers by filling in in events that weren't their usual.
Nonetheless, a spirited team effort from the seniors and juniors led to Belgrave achieving 2nd place on the day although, to be fair, some of the competition appeared to be suffering even more from a significant lack of athletes.
In windy conditions, Lucy Webber's pole vault of 3.95, just days after flying back from the US, easily won the competition and would have been enough to beat Janine Whitlock's 3.92 at Loughborough too.
Amala Onuora continued to show her excellent form, dominating her races and pulling off a flying finish to help the team win the 4x100m relay. Other strong performances came from Maria Sharp in the 800m and 3000m, and Maureen Knight's multi-events on the field.
The juniors faced some stiff competition but managed to hold their own. The performance of the day, however, had to go to Louise Collier with her club record smashing 1500m. Not only did Louise knock 11 seconds off Jackie Stone's 17 year old U15 record, but she also knocked 0.6 seconds off Jenny Webb's U17 record. Well done Louise!
Senior Women
100m: 1 A.Onuora (U17) 12.2; 4 S.Murray-Burton (U17) 13.9. 200m: 1 A.Onuora (U17) 25.2; 2 S.McGregor (U17) 28.2. 400m: 4 S.Stracey 62.5; 4 S.McGregor 64.8. 800m: 1 M.Sharp 2:15.0; 4 J.Poloni 3:00.0. 1500m: 3 S.Stracey 5:10.6; 2 C.Eastham 6:10.9. 3000m: 1 M.Sharp 10:04.6; 2 T.Sturton 11:05.9. 100mH: 1 M.Knight 15.6; 3 J.Smiter 22.9. 400mH: 3 J.Smiter 88.4; 2 C.Eastham 91.6. HJ: 1 M.Knight 1.60; 1 M.Nestor (U17) 1.50. LJ: 1 M.Knight 5.38; 1 M.Nestor (U17) 4.81. TJ: 2 M.Nestor (U17) 10.20; 2 J.Smiter 8.47. PV: 1 L.Webber 3.95; 1 J.Smiter 1.80. SP: 1 M.Knight 11.55; 5 C.James (W55) 6.76. DT: 5 C.James (W55) 16.86; 5 J.Poloni 10.12. JT: 2 M.Knight 32.36; 5 T.Sturton 12.20. HT: 5 C.James (W55) 15.07; 5 J.Smiter 13.85. 4x100m: 1 Belgrave 51.4 (S.McGregor, S.Stracey, S.Murray-Burton, A.Onuora). 4x400m: 5 Belgrave 4:36.2 (M.Nestor 67.2, J.Poloni 78.1, S.Stracey 66.7, M.Sharp 64.2).
Under 17 Women
80mH: 3 S.McGregor 14.8. 300mH: 1 A.Forsyth 46.7.
Under 15 Girls
100m: 3 T.Hassan 13.4; 3 E.Collins 14.4. 200m: 3 T.Hassan 27.9; 4 S.Kemp 29.8. 800m: A.Bollam 2:50.9; 4 K.Burns (U13) 2:48.8. 1500m: 1 L.Collier 4:52.0; 2 C.Olawore 5:28.3. 75mH: 4 C.Olawore 16.2; 3 A.Bollam 17.4. HJ: 2 T.Hassan 1.47; 4 S.Kemp 1.20. LJ: 4 A.Bollam 3.71; 5 E.Collins 3.23. SP: 3 I.Sanders 7.77; 4 L.Collier 5.37. DT: 2 I.Sanders 20.16; 2 C.Olawore 16.58. JT: 4 I.Sanders 13.19; 4 S.Kemp 10.61. 4x100m: 2 Belgrave 55.2 (S.Kemp, E.Collins, L.Collier, T.Hassan).
Match 1, Eton, 27 April 2002.
The Belles were streets ahead in most of the senior events but we missed the middle distance aces who were competing so successfully at Sutton Coldfield in the AAA 6 Stage Road Relay. We were also not as strong as we'd have liked in the youngest age group - and overall had to be satisfied with 3rd team place.
AAA Indoor Champion Amy Spencer turned out in her first Southern League match, winning by about 10 metres, and Sarah Claxton and Julie and Anne Holman also made their debuts with great success. As usual Jennifer Culley, Maureen Knight and Amala Onuora piled on the points and Hannah Stares and Shelley Newman continued where they left off last season - winning their events in fine style.
A club record came from Amy Forsythe in the under 17 300m hurdles and Diane Holden added over a metre to her hammer record. Under 15 Louise Collier's 2:19.6 800m was also a club best and improves our under 17 and under 20 age records as well.
Senior Women
100m: 1 A.Spencer 11.7; 1 A.Onuora 12.1; n/s S.Claxton 12.4. 200m: 1 J.Culley 25.3; 1 A.Onuora 25.1. 400m: 4 S.Stracey 64.8; 5 M.Nestor 68.2. 800m: 3 S.Stracey 2:28.3; 4 B.Cobden Ramsey 2:49.2. 1500m: 4 K.Dillane 5:51.3; 4 J.Smiter 7:19.4. 3000m: 5 K.Dillane 12:08.6. 100mH: 1 M.Knight 15.6; 2 J.Smiter 24.1. 400mH: 1 H.Stares 61.2; 1 J.Culley 62.2. HJ: 1 M.Knight 1.60. LJ: 1 J.Holman 6.21; 1 S.Claxton 5.96. TJ: 1 M.Nestor 10.27; 2 J.Smiter 8.27. PV: 3 J.Smiter 1.70. SP: 2 J.Holman 12.72. 1 A.Holman 11.23. DT: 1 S.Newman 55.25; 1 D.Holden 36.44. JT: 3 A.Holman 35.89; 1 M.Knight 35.55. HT: 1 D.Holden 57.71; 5 J.Smiter 12.34. 4x100m: 1 Belgrave 48.5 (A.Onuora, S.Claxton, A.Forsythe, A.Spencer). 4x400m: 1 Belgrave 3:55.8 (H.Stares 59.2, S.Stracey 63.7, J.Culley 58.1, J.Holman 54.8.
Under 17 Women
100m: n/s ; S.McGregor 13.7; S.Murray Burton 14.0. 80mH: 4 S.McGregor 14.3; 4 S.Murray Burton 19.3. 300mH: 2 A.Forsyth 45.6.
Under 15 Girls
100m: 5 E.Collins 14.5; 2 H.Gates 14.2; n/s S.Kemp 14.5. 200m: 1 T.Hassan 27.7; 4 L.Collier 33.6. 800m: 1 L.Collier 2:19.6; 3 E.Collins 3:09.2. 1500m: 2 C.Olawore 5:35.7. 75mH: 4 T.Hassan 16.6; A.Bolland dnf. HJ: 5 T.Hassan 1.30; 4 S.Kemp 1.20. LJ: 5 H.Gates 3.70; 5 S.Kemp 3.28. SP: 2 C.Olawore 7.90; 4 L.Collier 5.35. DT: 5 C.Olawore 14.05; 5 E.Collins 7.68. JT: 4 S.Kemp 11.24; 4 H.Gates 7.15. 4x100m: 3 Belgrave 56.5 (H.Gates, E.Collins, L.Collier, T.Hassan).
1 Reading 211.5; 2 Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC 189.5; 3 Belgrave 176; Brighton & Hove 136.5; 5 Oxford City 84.5.