Track & Field Awards

Runner in Hyde Park

As the club looks ahead to the cross-country season we celebrated the end of the outdoor athletics season with the annual social and award presentations.

In the Southern Athletics League, we finished 12th in division 2, not far off last year's position and points total although competition was much tougher this year in the expanded league. Next season the league is currently planning to re-structure so that there will be three divisions, and we would be in division 3, although given this will involve a lot more travel this plan may change at the league AGM! Team captains Lisa Pettit and Nicola Barberis Negra presented trophies to their athletes of the year: Mary Davies for her ever-improving throwing, and Roger Coyle for his sprinting and hurdling.

In the Southern Counties Vets League, the women's team once again made it to the final and finished 5th (from 8 teams), improving from previous years. Team captain Jan Farmer presented her athlete of the season trophy to Alison Nolan (although she wasn't there to receive it). The men's team had another good year, scoring well in each meeting but not quite making it to the final. Team captain Andrew Maynard was unfortunately on holiday we will have to wait until he returns to find out who has won it.

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