A solid third place in the last league match of the season left the men’s team in 16th place in division two, safely clear of relegation.
There were only four event wins for Walton but a lot of good performances meant many 2nds and 3rds.
The return of Josh Davis strengthened the throwing events and two of the event wins were in the shot where Josh won teh A string and Simon Percival with a pb of 10.66 won the B. Josh had two 3rd places and a 4th in teh other throws but that promoted Simon and Kevin Shepherd to 2nd in the B string Discus and Javelin.
Ramon Wright and Mark Partidge ran well in the high standard sprint races. John Redshaw knocked 2.5s off his 800m pb and Steve Mills ran a seasons best time in the B string. John then ran a good 1500m with John Marsden running a seasons best in the B race.
Walton’s other wins were in the 5000m where James Harvey and Jon Brine ran well judged races to overtake the early leaders in both the A and B strings. Jon Brines time was a pb.
In the Steeplechase James and Jon dopubled up again for two 2nd places wioth James running sub 10 minutes for the first time this season.
Adam McCarthy equalled his pb for 2nd place in the sprint hurdles with Stuart Fawcett 3rd in the B race. Adam and Stuart also teamed up in the 400m hurdles and the pole vault.
Courtney Codrington equalled his high jump best and went one better in the triple jump with a new pb and a first jump over 12m. Courtney also long jumped with Jon Ladley.
A full list of performances are below.
Match Result
There were only four event wins for Walton but a lot of good performances meant many 2nds and 3rds.
The return of Josh Davis strengthened the throwing events and two of the event wins were in the shot where Josh won teh A string and Simon Percival with a pb of 10.66 won the B. Josh had two 3rd places and a 4th in teh other throws but that promoted Simon and Kevin Shepherd to 2nd in the B string Discus and Javelin.
Ramon Wright and Mark Partidge ran well in the high standard sprint races. John Redshaw knocked 2.5s off his 800m pb and Steve Mills ran a seasons best time in the B string. John then ran a good 1500m with John Marsden running a seasons best in the B race.
Walton’s other wins were in the 5000m where James Harvey and Jon Brine ran well judged races to overtake the early leaders in both the A and B strings. Jon Brines time was a pb.
In the Steeplechase James and Jon dopubled up again for two 2nd places wioth James running sub 10 minutes for the first time this season.
Adam McCarthy equalled his pb for 2nd place in the sprint hurdles with Stuart Fawcett 3rd in the B race. Adam and Stuart also teamed up in the 400m hurdles and the pole vault.
Courtney Codrington equalled his high jump best and went one better in the triple jump with a new pb and a first jump over 12m. Courtney also long jumped with Jon Ladley.
A full list of performances are below.
Match Result
| Bracknell | 134 |
| Brighton & Hove | 124 |
| WALTON | 106.5 |
| Ryston Runners | 101 |
| Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets | 71.5 |
Results of the other matches and the provisional final league table can be found at SML Division 2
Individual Results
| 100m | Ramon Wright | 11.5 | 3A | Mark Partridge | 11.6 | 3B |
| 200m | Ramon Wright | 23.5 | 4A | Mark Partridge | 23.6 | 4B |
| 400m | Jon Ladley | 54.5 | 5A | Steve Mills | 60.7 | 5B |
| 800m | John Redshaw | 2.02.2 PB | 4A | Steve Mills | 2.08.8 | 3B |
| 1500m | John Redsshaw | 4.15.9 | 4A | John Marsden | 4.30.1 | 4B |
| 5000m | James Harvey | 15.56.2 | 1A | Jon Brine | 17.05.2 PB | 1B |
| 110m Hurdles | Adam McCarthy | 16.4 =PB | 2A | Stuart Fawcett | 19.6 | 3B |
| 400m Hurdles | Adam McCarthy | 59.9 | 4A | Stuart Fawcett | 65.3 | 4B |
| 3000m Steeplechase | James Harvey | 9.55.7 | 2A | Jon Brine | 11.07.8 | 2B |
| High Jump | Courtney Codrington | 1.80 =PB | =2A | Simon Percival | 1.65 | 3B |
| Long Jump | Jon Ladley | 5.52 | 5A | Courtney Codrington | 5.41 | 3B |
| Pole Vault | Stuart Fawcett | 3.40 | 3A | Adam McCarthy | 3.00 | 2B |
| Triple Jump | Courtney Codrington | 12.26 PB | 2A | Stuart Fawcett | 10.90 | 3B |
| Shot | Josh Davis | 11.34 | 1A | Simon Percival | 10.66 PB | 1B |
| Discus | Josh Davis | 31.15 | 4A | Simon Percival | 30.48 | 2B |
| Javelin | Josh Davis | 43.58 | 3A | Kevin Shepherd | 34.82 | 2B |
| Hammer | Josh Davis | 32.40 | 3A | Jack Rutherford | 21.55 | 4B |
| 4 x 100m Relay |
Partridge, McCarthy
Codrington, Wright |
3rd | ||||
| 4 x 400m Relay | Ladley, McCarthy, Fawcett, Redshaw |
3.38.9 | 5th |